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Benidorm 1983
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black bull is no more , the duke is going ok , vincents closed last year , champions is now cafe benidorm , remember the steps ?? is now across the square , lennons is still there, which hotel did you stay at ??? , remember the apples and pears bar just by the dove park ??? down some steps , blackpool tower organist , ???
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thanks for the info ragman.
sad news about the black bull and vincents.
i remember the steps,we used to bar hop our way from the old town to levante,then down the steps and I am pretty sure the Duke is one of the first pubs you arrive at.
Cant remember the name of the hotel we stayed at,it was up a side street in the old town.We overlooked a garage.Right miserable owner,only smiled when he was being handed money!
Dont remember the name apples and pears,but as you mention an organist ,my brother reminded me of this bar we used to pop into on the way into town,Harry and Fredas bar.this guy would sit there playing all these old tunes on an organ,great stuff.We were all Cure,Cult,Bunnymen etc fans but we used to love that bar.Could that be the same place?
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" champions is now cafe benidorm "

They must have moved it since June , it was accross the road fae Cafe Benidorm :yikes
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we are talking about the old champions , years ago
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The Black Bull is now known as The Stretford End. Obviously not going to be the same owners though.
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remember the birmingham bar just round the corner from black bull , ??further towards the dove park was the apples n pears bar , popular with the brits ,
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The Stretford End at the bottom of the Jaime 1 is closed.
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Dont remember a Birmingham Bar.Might well have had a drink in there,just dont recall the name.
Found some more tickets and flyers from 1983.
Chris and Rosies Bar,Sherrys(Geoff and Lynne from Nottingham and Newport),Teddys Disco,all you can drink for 500 pesetas :cheers and we did.That was the first club we went to.All Poniente.
levante- Borsalino,Bacchus Garden,Corral,Papillon,Cap 3000.Recall going to a couple of them,but at the time they seemed full of Spanish and there was a lot of hostility towards us.Not as bad as Lloret the following year though,that was grim.
Also found my photo from that poxy bbq night near Benidorm,some goon pouring wine down my throat.I had an Echo and the Bunnymen t-shirt on that night,proud of that.As you arrived you were given a sausage of dubious origin to cook over some some coals,one bite was enough for anyone.Inside the hall we all sat on long benches and not before long everyone was chucking chicken bones and salad at other tables.Had to be done.
Bizzarely,an ex girlfriend of mine from Sittingbourne was sitting on the next table to me.
Best holiday ever.
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