Leo Sayer in Worthing tonight

[Buzzer]

Sussex's greatest ever singer still has the magnificent voice. Anyone else go? It clearly meant a lot to him as he spoke fondly of Worthing and Shoreham and still referring to 'West Sussex Forever' (his words) as home. The crowd was a bit subdued but Leo was on top form and I hadn't realised that the 'Mexican Discotheque' mentioned in his hit Moonlighting was the Mexican Hat in Worthing. He got quite emotional at the end with a lovely little monologue as 'Giving It All Away' played out.

 

[Questions]

Became the Carioca by the time I got in there around 76/77. He went to my old school in Goring, Blessed Robert Southwell.
Nicholas Hoogstraten went there as well. Good show by all accounts.

 

[Pickles]

I was on the door list tonight, no charge,

Found out that Meck ft wasn't in the house.

I was off baby, Leo who?

 

[mona]

I saw the Who in Worthing in 1970. Leo Sayer? Very underrated.

 

[Captain Sensible]

The crowd was'subdued'.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

He gave a great interview on the radio last Sunday, talking about Shoreham, growing up & living on his houseboat.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Never been a fan of all day drinking myself.

 

[OzMike]

Isn't he an Aussie citizen living in the Perth area now?
That's what they say here.

 

[Buzzer]

Isn't he an Aussie citizen living in the Perth area now?
That's what they say here.

Yeah. He's definitely an Aussie citizen but I don't know whereabouts. He did say last night that although he now lives in Oz, that this is still what he refers to as home. He made a very lovely little tribute to the way that the people of Shoreham had responded to the air crash and that it made him feel very proud of his hometown.

Seriously though, the bloke is excellent value entertainment. Highly recommended.

 

[lawros left foot]

I saw him in about 74/75 at the Assembly hall in Worthing, I don't remember much about it, except he didn't wear his clown suit

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Bought Silverbird at Virgin by the clocktower in the 70s great singer songwriter, love to have been there.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Does Leo still have that funky afro or is he bald as a COOT?

 

[BN9 BHA]

I liked his brother when he played for the Albion.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Saw him when he played Worthing last year. The years have been very kind to him and he barely seems to have aged. Amazing energy for a guy of his age. If Liverpool can have John Lennon airport, we can rename Shoreham Leo Sayer International Airport shirley! And I love it that Montague Street (Worthing) gets a mention in Moonlighting as well as the Mexican Hat. Leo is quite simply a LEGEND......

 

[OzMike]

Yeah. He's definitely an Aussie citizen but I don't know whereabouts. He did say last night that although he now lives in Oz, that this is still what he refers to as home. He made a very lovely little tribute to the way that the people of Shoreham had responded to the air crash and that it made him feel very proud of his hometown.

Seriously though, the bloke is excellent value entertainment. Highly recommended.

I think that all ex pats refer to the place they were born as their true home.
I do miss it at times, but still think I made the right choice for the long term.
There have been more downs that ups recently, but got to keep a stiff upper lip at all that.