If you're stuck for something to do after the Leeds game on September 28th then you could do much worse than head up to the 100 Club in Oxford street where three bands with Charlton connections are playing in aid of Cancer Research UK. Nothing to do with Lyle Taylor - the gig is in memory of Duncan, the drummer of the headline band who was sadly lost to cancer last year.
The first band on at 7.45 is Dalek Beach Party, featuring a Valley Party candidate who was also part of the team that brought you the Addickted fanzine. The Daleks have been described as the Masters of Twang and like the Shadows on speed - make of that what you will but they are always good value.
https://youtu.be/3OkWMfI0suU The Rant features at least one long-term Charlton fan who went out with Miss Charlton Athletic for a while in the Selhurst days, back when that sort of thing was acceptable. (The Miss Charlton Athletic thing - playing at Selhurst was never acceptable).
Headlining will be The Wait, who older readers may remember from the Back to the Valley gig at the Tramshed. They were first on and a video of the gig is somewhere on YouTube. They feature another Valley party candidate and another who is the curator of the Charlton Scrapbook website. They supported bands like Eddie & the Hot Rods, The Icicle Works and That Petrol Emotion back in the day, as well as being on one of John Peel's infamous Roadshows down at Kent Uni.
Drumming for The Wait will be old friend Gary James from Thunder, who warmed up for the gig by drumming for Rod Stewart last weekend, so he should be match-fit.
The compere for the evening is another long-term Charlton fan, who as well as being another member of the Addickted team once represented Charlton at an FA Cup draw...
Entry is only £10 and all profits go to Cancer Research UK - tickets are available in advance from the 100 Club website -
https://www.the100club.co.uk/events/the-wait/ or on the night.
If you've not been to the 100 Club before, it's worth a visit in its own right. Everyone from The Rolling Stones to the Sex Pistols have played there and it's well known as a traditional, old fashioned sweaty, noisy venue, with a bar on each side of the dance floor and the stage in the middle. One of my personal favourite places to see a band.
The bands have to stop at 11pm but the venue is staying open for an after-party for the event until 1pm. If you can make it, please do come along and support us - it should be a good evening!
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What was that like - did you interact much with them?
But, fuck me! An after party that goes on until the following lunchtime? That's too long for me these days...
Sharing the dressing room with the Pistols: The band were sullen, like truanting teenagers - which is exactly what they were! Johnny Rotten was marvellous even then, contemptuous of our man playing trumpet, flugelhorn and violin - Rotten darting about with rodent-like sneers.
We were a few years older. We also supported Canned Heat at the dear old Greyhound at Croydon. You should remember them: American road-house rockers, with Bob Hite - 'The Bear' - wobbling and sweating on mouth-organ and vocals - their biggest hit was 'On the Road Again'.
Let it roll!