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Val, Ian Dury was the lead singer/songwriter in Kilburn & the High Roads.

I remember seeing some great "pub rock" gigs back in the day and some of them were quite local too. For instance on the other side of Peckham Rye there used to be a pub called the Newlands Tavern. I don't know if it's still there, in fact I think it's long gone but I remember seeing people like Kilburn & The Roads, Doctor Feelgood, The Heavy Metal Kids and Upp there. The great Jeff Beck played in there one night too. And I saw Wreckless Eric do a blinding set in the Thurlow Park Arms around 1980.

Agree with you on the Aswad horn section Lozzyloz. Saw them loads of times back in the late 70s early 80s including that gig at the Venue in Victoria and I saw Thin Lizzy on that Live And Dangerous tour too and they were awesome.

It has! On Forest Hill Road, opened a month or so ago. Si Mangia Da Lorenzo and I thoroughly recommend it too.

You can count me in too. Oh! God my head hurts today.:'(

I saw U2 at the Marquee Club when they first started out. This would be late '79 early 1980 and they were brilliant. Can't stand them now though. Bono thinks he's the Pope of Rock or something similar. Pompous arsehole.

It could be true but one thing I do know is that they played the Half Moon in Herne Hill coz my mate was there and there was literally four men and a dog...er that would be Bonio of course, or The Pope as he likes to be known to the general public these days. On a personal level I saw them at the Marquee Club when they first started out around late '79 or early 1980 and they were brilliant. Can't bloody stand them now though.

Bob Marley at Crystal Palace concert bowl 1980. Tripping off my skull, took me to a higher place. The Who at both the Charlton gigs '74 and '76. The Rolling Stones at Earls Court and Knebworth '76 and last year in Nice. Agree with you Sean on the '90 gig, poor sound and Ron and Keith were out of it. Sex Pistols at Finsbury Park '96. The Clash at Victoria Park in '78. Primal Scream at Cambridge Corn Exchange early '94. I could go on forever here but I'm off down the pub. See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!:)-D

Asset Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One of my best gigs ever was The Tubes at the > Odeon in Edinburgh circa 1980 - what a show. Saw them on the same tour at Hammersmith Odeon, F**king brilliant.

Best and worst gigs? Oh! too many to mention, but for starters. One of the best:- First time I saw Iggy Pop (Brixton Jan '91). I'd been wanting to see him for years and he didn't let me down. Strides on and straight in Raw Power...Total headf**k and it didn't let up all the way through. We were straight down the mosh pit pogoing like lunatic 17-year-olds. Brilliant! Worst:- Crowded House (Yawn) Hammersmith Odeon (or Labbatts Hammersmith Apollo as it was called at the time) back in the 90s. As soon as the band came on they shut the bar..boo! Heavy bouncers and you couldn't smoke or dance in the aisles and the audience looked like they'd all got the babysitters in. Walked out after six numbers and haven't been back since. BORING!!

Oh! I'm so sorry, but my limerick skills seemed to have lost me today. I start again shall I... It's Friday so where shall I eat So many places to go and people to meet.

Who me? Whaddya want?

Of course...Doctor Who! Why didn't I think of that. I can't remember the name of the girl who used to produce that stuff but she was a frigging genius.

Only if it's filled with whores, drugs and all nights card games...oh and a well stocked bar of course.

Dear El Bow, there are plenty on threads on here about restaurants in East Dulwich and lots of references to the one you mention here, mostly good I might add. I'd put url on it for you but I don't know how. Anyone else want to help this guy out?

Monty Python's Flying Circus Shameless

The Sea Cow for fish & Chips?

Match Of The Day

Good call on those three Sean but there could still be so much more. Saxondale was once again absolutely hilarious last night.

Now that's a bloody good idea. It's exactly the sort of thing I intend to do, especially as its Poets Day.

I'm not being virtuous about it Alan and golf is a game played by men with small balls.

Crows! Shudders. Ever since I watched Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds when I was a kid crows and seagulls positively give me the creeps.

They'd put the rents up again!

Totally agree with you there *Bob*. The telly is full of shite! Too many bloody soaps as well if you ask me. I'd like to see something like Play For Day brought back, dunno if you remember that of course but you'd usually get a good drama, well acted, thought provoking maybe and proper entertainment. Things like Nuts In May and Abigail's Party came from that. Brilliant stuff.

2010! Ye Gods Mockers. *Writes furious letter to Channel 4*. Grrr!