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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #20 Posted: 22 May 2011 at 08:13 PM »
I think it was the very early seventies, before I was old enough to go to the Pier - before they became 'American'.
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #21 Posted: 23 May 2011 at 08:40 PM »
I remember the South Pier late fifties early sixties before the big bands arrived.It was a new era and the excitement we felt as we walked through the door and up the stairs was electric.We had fabulous dresses with layers of filly peticoats hooped petticoat to make our skirts stand out.The boys and the girls all looked so smart.The boys nearly all ways wore a suit.Im so glad i had my South Pier days it was the most importent time of my life.When my daughter was a little girl she used to love to hear about that era.
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #22 Posted: 25 May 2011 at 12:36 AM »
I wasn't from that era Margaret but I know exactly what you mean about the excitement before you went in. I felt the same way about Bricks disco on Gt Yarmouth seafront which was my favourite stomping ground in the early 70's.
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #23 Posted: 25 March 2012 at 08:51 PM »
Pebbles Disco was indeed in the basement of The Newcombe, formally The Scotsman and now HushHush Nightclub. Many happy evenings in there chasing very pretty Italian/German/French students! Closed in 1980 if I remember.
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #24 Posted: 25 March 2012 at 09:12 PM »
I'd forgotten about that one! A favourite place of mine was the Hideaway at Haddiscoe/St Olaves, almost under the bridge. We would also have some events at Beccles Public Hall, and us youths thought nothing of driving from Lowestoft to Beccles four or five times in an evening. You never went as far as Bungay, because the teens there were somewhat unfriendly to Beccles people, and hadn't really heard of Lowestoft. Getting an underage drink in those days was pretty tricky too - although the Morning Star would often forget and serve half pints of bitter to Kirkley High School students. Mainly I think because the landlady was a bit batty! This was also the era of PC Ron Lockwood who had a Norton Commando motorbike and hated moped riders with a passion. 

Memory check - the DJ at Pebbles was called Des Syder I think - lived somewhere in St Aubyns Rd.
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #25 Posted: 25 March 2012 at 10:11 PM »
Did anyone used to go to the dicos at the art school in Morton Rd now seagull theatre i remember some names coming there as well as  Royal and S Pier
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #26 Posted: 25 March 2012 at 10:20 PM »
Does anyone remember  the disco at back of the Morning Star north.The only thing i call recall at the moment is how dark it was inside.
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #27 Posted: 26 March 2012 at 07:41 AM »
Quote from: funkychick on 25 March 2012 at 10:11 PM
Did anyone used to go to the dicos at the art school in Morton Rd now seagull theatre i remember some names coming there as well as  Royal and S Pier
When I went tere it was a youth club run by a Mr Tanner. !952/3?
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #28 Posted: 26 March 2012 at 08:18 AM »
It was a bit later for me Meryl about '62 /63
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Re: South Pier concerts c1973 « Reply #29 Posted: 26 March 2012 at 07:33 PM »
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Memory check - the DJ at Pebbles was called Des Syder I think - lived somewhere in St Aubyns Rd.
I remember Derek Syder from school.
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