Peacehaven Wild Kids
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In the era I was referring to I think Coasters might have closed by then.
As mentioned by @BN9 BHA we also moved on to The Gloucester
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[Brighton] The Pink Coconut mid 80s
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As mentioned by @BN9 BHA we also moved on to The Gloucester
METALMICKY
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Did them all. The original Kings club was a huge shed like affair that was part of the Kings Holiday Park site out on the Pevensey Bay road where ASDA is now. Curiously the big night there was Thursday night which was bizarrely nicknamed ' grab a granny night '. It was bizarre because it was the opposite and attracted a young crowd including lots of girls looking for a holiday fling.
In later years when the holiday park went, Kings nightclub was reborn in Eastbourne town centre with a fairly mainstream crowd. In later years it became Calebs and is now Cameo.
Shimmers was in Seaside and was fairly small and run by a dodgy geezer called Lakka who was renowned for watering down the beer and turning the air con off!
Upstairs from shimmers was Cloisters which was notorious as being a haunt for older clientele who had seen better days and were a little desperate. You weren't allowed in unless you had been divorced at least twice and had issues! The reputation was well deserved. We only went there twice as some of our cricket team were a little longer in the tooth. The air of desperation was quite tangible.
TJ's was a little doorway in the town centre next to where Millets is now. Fairly small on two levels it was another mainstream crowd but a more a place to drink or watch a band upstairs rather than shake your funky stuff.
During my time the least popular haunt was Gulliver's which was a horribly pokey joint which was again a little doorway where Harry Ramsdens is now. Beloved of visiting foreign students but had there ever been a fire a total death trap.
Weststander
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Thanks, genuinely, all interesting. We were Brightonians, but went occasionally on and off over many years.
Shimmers - a former girlfriend and I took an older brother of mine once in about 1991 when he was suffering after a divorce. Despite it being a Saturday night, there was no atmosphere, punters waited for someone to dance and no one did. A smallish rectangle. A far cry from heaving Brighton.
Cloisters was a little craze we had early 90’s. The one time I didn’t go someone outside started on another brother of mine and came a cropper.
What was the name of the fairly well known one off burger joint, run by an Arab or Iranian bloke?
Shropshire Seagull
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Had my engagement party in there, 1985 ish
Shropshire Seagull
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Simple workaround to avoid this.
Me and my mates used to find a group of girls in the queue and ask them to pretend to be our girlfriends just to get past the bouncers and in the door. Always worked, never got refused ...
OzMike
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Count me in, I also witnessed the last couple of years of Sherrys.
I moved into a flat in central Brighton in 1984 and was a club whore for years, must have spent time in all of them.
Ventured to a few in Eastbourne, Hastimgs, Worthing and London, plus surrounding areas.
I was a pub/club doorman for a while and used to treat the clubs like pubs, as was never asked for an entry fee.
I moved into a flat in central Brighton in 1984 and was a club whore for years, must have spent time in all of them.
Ventured to a few in Eastbourne, Hastimgs, Worthing and London, plus surrounding areas.
I was a pub/club doorman for a while and used to treat the clubs like pubs, as was never asked for an entry fee.
Shropshire Seagull
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The Revolution (under Top Rank Suite / Jenkinsons) was my earliest club. 16 and bopping to Dancing Queen. Free entry with complimentary tickets from Brighton Technical College.
Mr Ks (was or became The Gloucester?) was also a popular hunting ground.
Marvelous scenes ...
Mr Ks (was or became The Gloucester?) was also a popular hunting ground.
Marvelous scenes ...
nicko31
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Yes you’d be right it all kicked off that night. West Street was definitely meat wagon territory regularly around 2am. No idea what it’s like today
I recall he also had a pink poodle ( that is not a euphemism!) .
I used to know of someone who looked like Mickey Dolenz when I hung out in Lewes when doing my A levels in the mid 80s. Are you from that area?Knew that was coming, no, more like Micky Dolenz apparently
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No that won’t be me I have not been to Lewes very often
Not even to catch The Last Train to Sackville?
Silverhatch
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Clubbing in the 70s-80s:
Started with 14-15 year old fun at Saturday morning school discos at the Suite (circa 74) and Saturday nights at Sloopys.
Then (memory shot)… Sherrys/Coconut, Abinger, Bonsoir, Cinderellas/Stroods, Buccaneer, Years, Night Fever, Kings 1, Papillion, Seven Stars, Bentleys, Kings 2 and then road trips to East Grinstead (Clouds) and Tunbridge Wells (Neville Crest & Gun) plus honourable mention for Sunday nights at the Dyke!! Forever grateful smart phones didn’t exist
Started with 14-15 year old fun at Saturday morning school discos at the Suite (circa 74) and Saturday nights at Sloopys.
Then (memory shot)… Sherrys/Coconut, Abinger, Bonsoir, Cinderellas/Stroods, Buccaneer, Years, Night Fever, Kings 1, Papillion, Seven Stars, Bentleys, Kings 2 and then road trips to East Grinstead (Clouds) and Tunbridge Wells (Neville Crest & Gun) plus honourable mention for Sunday nights at the Dyke!! Forever grateful smart phones didn’t exist
Official Old Man
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Quick story about the Pink Coconut.
Back in 1982/3 I was the DJ in Rain, later to become Buddies, and amongst the music I was playing was Wham, Wham Rap (thanks to the guys at Rounder Records). The single flopped badly but I knew of the group. One Sunday night two lads came in for a burger, Andrew & George. Obviously no one had any idea who they were except me, so I had a chat with them.
I've told this story for 35 years knowing people didn't believe me.
And then.....
I met a guy who was in charge of booking acts in the PC back in the 80's and he told me how he'd booked Wham for a Sunday evening (Sunday's were gay nights by the way). It all fell into place. Yes, he sent them round for something to eat, yes they were in Rain that night and yes I did meet them.
Back in 1982/3 I was the DJ in Rain, later to become Buddies, and amongst the music I was playing was Wham, Wham Rap (thanks to the guys at Rounder Records). The single flopped badly but I knew of the group. One Sunday night two lads came in for a burger, Andrew & George. Obviously no one had any idea who they were except me, so I had a chat with them.
I've told this story for 35 years knowing people didn't believe me.
And then.....
I met a guy who was in charge of booking acts in the PC back in the 80's and he told me how he'd booked Wham for a Sunday evening (Sunday's were gay nights by the way). It all fell into place. Yes, he sent them round for something to eat, yes they were in Rain that night and yes I did meet them.
METALMICKY
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My wife threatened to leave me over my obsession with The Monkees. I thought she was joking till I saw her face and now I believe her!
My wife threatened to leave me over my obsession with The Monkees. I thought she was joking till I saw her face and now I believe her!
