tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post9170014421669438700..comments2023-10-04T16:22:32.920+01:00Comments on Thanet Strife: MARGATE ROCKS?Bertie Biggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14197385124719226254noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-36088052491531465642009-03-17T21:17:00.000+00:002009-03-17T21:17:00.000+00:00Good to see these two bands down here, long may th...Good to see these two bands down here, long may this kind of thing continue.<BR/><BR/>TBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-41634094900257253262009-03-17T11:57:00.000+00:002009-03-17T11:57:00.000+00:00Older people can also attract large crowds (of all...Older people can also attract large crowds (of all ages), but sadly not always in Thanet. I saw 73-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis in London in October (it was a sell-out), & the guy's fee is $75,000 for a 45 minute performance...& his last top 10 UK hit was 48 years ago!Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-3598223085145959042009-03-16T23:35:00.000+00:002009-03-16T23:35:00.000+00:00Peter, it's not that the older acts are unapprecia...Peter, it's not that the older acts are unappreciated, it's the fact the youngsters will go to contemporary groups!<BR/><BR/>Myself, I'm the wrong side of 40 and would much rather see someone from the chart rather than from the classical chart!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-25933724602541039722009-03-16T18:32:00.000+00:002009-03-16T18:32:00.000+00:00Much of the credit for getting some more contempor...Much of the credit for getting some more contemporary acts at The Winter Gardens should go to the entertainments manager Paul Palmer (& I'm not just saying that because he's my boss!). Another modern act who played there recently was The Fratellis, though we've some top older acts too (Billy Ocean did a great 2 hour concert there a couple of weeks ago). <BR/><BR/>It's a pity that some older acts are under-appreciated though (my favourite concert in the 2 years I've worked there was a 60s package tour that included the great P.J. Proby amongst others, but the hall was little more than half full).Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273124520330547347.post-20258086415903169482009-03-16T11:15:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:15:00.000+00:00Bertie, as the bottom has dropped out of record sa...Bertie, as the bottom has dropped out of record sales profits, the only sure-fire way of recording artists securing cash is through live acts.<BR/><BR/>Cliffs Pavillion in Southend has seen a jump in quality of performer and use as well.Head, SMEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065972461608526811noreply@blogger.com