Flashback: Pictures and memories from the 1984 York Festival

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Flashback: Pictures and memories from the 1984 York Rock Festival on Knavesmire

"Later that day, after The Sisters had been on stage, their lead singer Andrew Eldritch requested an extra bottle of Jack Daniels as part of their rider clause. I took him down from their changing room at the top of the racecourse grandstand to get him to sign for the extra bottle, then we took the lift back up.

"Unfortunately, the elevator promptly got stuck between floors. Thank the lord, I had a walkie-talkie and managed to get us rescued after about twenty minutes. Myself, Andrew and a bottle of JD had entered that lift and I’m slightly ashamed to say that only two of the three came out intact. And it wasn’t the Tennessee whiskey."

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robertzombie wrote:Flashback: Pictures and memories from the 1984 York Rock Festival on Knavesmire

"Later that day, after The Sisters had been on stage, their lead singer Andrew Eldritch requested an extra bottle of Jack Daniels as part of their rider clause. I took him down from their changing room at the top of the racecourse grandstand to get him to sign for the extra bottle, then we took the lift back up.

"Unfortunately, the elevator promptly got stuck between floors. Thank the lord, I had a walkie-talkie and managed to get us rescued after about twenty minutes. Myself, Andrew and a bottle of JD had entered that lift and I’m slightly ashamed to say that only two of the three came out intact. And it wasn’t the Tennessee whiskey."

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Wow!! :lol: 8) :notworthy:
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i hadn't even heard the sisters until february the following year and certainly wasn't at the festival. however, as that day was my 14th birthday i am ashamed to say i can't remember whatever the f**k i was doing. any ideas? :?: :lol:
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Crikey!
I would have thought Yes would be higher up the bill

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Pista wrote:Crikey!
I would have thought Yes would be higher up the bill

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:lol: have you heard them though? :urff:
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Yes

(see what I did there?)

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robertzombie wrote:Flashback: Pictures and memories from the 1984 York Rock Festival on Knavesmire
"Unfortunately, the elevator promptly got stuck between floors. Thank the lord, I had a walkie-talkie and managed to get us rescued after about twenty minutes. Myself, Andrew and a bottle of JD had entered that lift and I’m slightly ashamed to say that only two of the three came out intact. "
I wondered where this anecdote was heading at this point...

Thanks for the link ! :notworthy:
Happy memories of a less than perfect day. I must be in that big crowd scene but in the pre digital age you can't get that level of detail by zooming in.
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Coincidentally (?), a great new pic of :von: at York uploaded today https://www.flickr.com/photos/36467017@ ... 840652262/ :notworthy:
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Photo 10cmx15cm from a set.
Source Jim B.
I think from neg.
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spiggymr7 wrote:Photo 10cmx15cm from a set.
Source Jim B.
I think from neg.
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
spiggymr7 wrote:Photo 10cmx15cm from a set.
Source Jim B.
I think from neg.
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Merci, Monsieur !
Absolutely. That's a lovely old photo ... :notworthy: ... thank you for posting, spiggymr7 ... :D ...
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Cool! :notworthy: 8) :notworthy:
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I used to have the bootleg vid of this gig... all I remember is some idiot in a bobble hat
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