Linda was in top form tonight at the Half Moon, Putney, her regular South London venue. In her 90 minute set, backed by the Roy Thompson band, she did some...
Little Richard's 73th Birthday is on December 5, 2005. Hope He will live forever and play the great music all the time. Molly is good and Little Richard play...
One reason may be people are confused - Richard has in the past given different ages, and even different birth dates. I remember reading once it was December...
You are right, everybody thought it was December 25 until the European tour in 1966 when, somehow, someone saw his passport indicating December 5. The year...
For some reason I was thinking this morning of some of the old 78 records we used to have in our house. Never mind rock'n'roll, or even the hits of the...
Talking of reminiscing when we were young, it reminds me a funny story. I was about 11 years old in 1958 and I had an elder brother who was a young teenager...
Good evening folks! Keith Woods calling, Editor, Promoter and all-round genius. As you all may know Dr Charles Dale will be having his 60th birthday party in...
Today I took a ride on the top deck of a 159 bus from Westminster to Brixton and back. Nothing unusual about that you might say, except that the bus was a ...
It's nostalgic, yes, but I think they've had their day, except on the heritage routes for tourists as you say. In the days when nobody worried about disabled...
Nick, Interesting reminder of the 654 route. Did this not have short 4 wheelers for getting up Anerley Hill?? If I remember correctly these were the only 4...
... From: colin and christine page To: JerryLeeLewisIFC@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:10 AM Subject: [JerryLeeLewisIFC] Re: DONT FORGET...
Hi Lee, Just a note to thank you for the fantastic Oval Tavern, East Croydon gig last night. Brilliant venue and a landlord who not only run's a rock n'soul...
Ken's already written an excellent write-up of Lee's birthday bash in Croydon. I endorse everything he says - great little pub in a suburban street where you'd...
Guys, Alan Lloyd is doing a sterling job bringing the Tales From The Woods web site back to life. Please click on www.tftw.freeuk.com to view the current...
EMERGENCY - PLEASE NOTE RE 30/12 MEET-UP Keith Woods, Editor calling: Just received a message from the Water Rats that they are closed for emergency repairs on...
Folks, Santa has brought me a "new" car so my old faithful is for disposal. It is red and has a cassette radio and does approx 30 miles a cassette. With...
WELL CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW ONE KEN AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO U!!! Mine should be coming around around early 2006....hopefully! ... cassette. With windows closed and...
The Tales from the Woods website is now up and running. I have restored all of Fatbelly Peat's work so you can once more read Keith's Tales from the Left Bank...
That's very sad. I have been reading the Peter Guralnick book 'Dream Boogie - the triumph of Sam Cooke' (which is excellent by the way - highly recommended)....
Thanks for pointing this out. I get The Guardian every weekday but missed this article. Just read it. Jerry Lee could take a leaf out of her book. She says...