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The webmaster, north Bucks:
Another great party night but the June gig slightly eclipsed it.
This gig sold out in advance despite the record admission price (and
stayed a record till 2009) and I had ticket no 1 getting to Earth Records very early
in the day. The gig had no support act, but not through anyone’s fault.
Originally the support was Musical Youth. They scored big with Pass The Dutchie and it promised to be a good support until the pesky education
authorities made the band go to school rather than tour. The replacement
support, The Flying Pickets (who would go on to greater success), pulled
out on the day when one of the band took ill. This was the second and last
Friars appearance (until 2009 - Ed), the sheer scale of their next production making another
appearance not a possibility.
Joe McCallion, Friars fan
Kid
Creole when he appeared at Friars was appearing on the Old Grey Whistle
Test that night and Dave Stopps set up the Aston hall with a telly so
when the gig finished we escorted the group over there to watch it
and the champers and booze flowed freely
A really great night and if my memory
serves me right his wife was taken to Stoke Mandeville hospital
after the gig without him
(webmaster's note : that last bit is
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