Some things i remember about the sunshine playroom
- Bobby Gillespie dancing to Thinking of You by Sister Sledge virtually every week in 1989.
- Going every single wednesday night (even once when I had flu) for nearly 2 years betwen 1988-1990.
- Sam, Louise, Julia, Dave (went back to Birmingham), Simon with the beard, Sean and Gordon, (the DJs)
- When it all started to go wrong when they did the club up in 1990 and they ripped out the carpet.
- Rob Iced Bear.
- Hearing Loaded for the first time.
- Hearing Sweetie by The Chefs for the first time
- My hair cuts.
- Dancing a lot.
- And then i started going to the Bubblegum Factory instead.
ah, the joys of bad dancing... we went there with the siddeleys, and bob and had a rare old time.
a different kitchen was briefly our very own london dance spot. i put stuff on at portlands (the cool trout basement) and played records for dancing after the bands but pretty much everyone used to sod off. i think gig goers and tail feather shakers are often futher apart than you'd think...
Posted by: ally | January 27, 2007 at 06:22 PM
I was wondering what had become of Gordon ! Hadn't heard of him in well over a decade.
Posted by: Stephen Drennan | May 11, 2007 at 04:24 PM
Realistic and classic way to present the ideas and theme through effective stills.
Posted by: Glasgow Botox | May 08, 2009 at 01:42 PM
Sheesh, was just talking about The Soundcarriers with a friend (http://www.myspace.com/thesoundcarriers) and it made me think of Sunshine Playroom. Google led me to you and your scrapbook of gig tickets. So weird to think of someone in EXACTLY the same circles who I probably never even spoke to. Did you run The Apple Orchard?
Posted by: Jason Weaver | September 10, 2009 at 03:49 PM