The
Caroline Roadshow 1977-1980 |
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The Caroline Road Show started
in December 1977 in the Grasshopper in Westham (Kent). The Tour visited
East Anglia, the South East and the Home Counties. On many occasions the
shows were completely sold out and the visitors number exceeded 500. Next
to the regular Road Show presenters, the deejays from the Caroline ship
attended the Road Show too, while on shore leave. In this way they earned
some extra money. Well-known from his activities for the Caroline Road Show is Robb Eden (ex-RNI and Caroline). Together with Simon Dee and Robbie Day he hosted the early Road Shows. Other people working for the Show were Harvey 'the Rabbit' and Barry St. James. The list of people working behind the scenes mentions agoo, Roger and Carol, Mick, Alan, Charlie and Vic. Mike 'the Professor' Baron was responsible for the lightning. In the summer of 1978, after the success of touring in Britain with a double-decker, the Road Show visited the Continent. Deejays of this Summer Tour were Patrick Valain and Allen West. A remarkable event in the history of the Road Show is the invasion by the police in the home of Derek McCaumney, a student of medicine. He asked the Road Show for help to sell miniatures of the MV Mi Amigo. The profits would go to a children's hospital. Derek was arrested on Januari 1st 1979 and the models were confiscated. They never showed up again. In 1979/1980 the Road Show deejays were Robbie Day, Harvey the Rabbit, Brian Martin (ex-Voice of Peace and Caroline), Tom Anderson and pioneer Robb Eden. They played heavy rock music (like AC/DC, Kiss, Status Quo and Led Zeppelin). The Show started normally at 9 PM and continued till midnight. Each deejay presented for one hour. After the sinking of the Mi Amigo "Britain's Best Heavy Metal Rock Road Show" continued . Robb Eden dreamed at the time of having the Mi Amigo lifted from the bottom of the sea and making a museum out of it. The Road Show was given the name Shipwreck Tour.
De Caroline Roadshow ging van start in december
1977 in The Grasshopper in Westerham, Kent. De tournee ging daarna verder
door East Anglia, de South East en Home Counties. De shows waren vaak
helemaal uitverkocht en bezoekersaantallen kwamen boven de 500. Naast de
vaste Roadshow dj's vermaakten de andere dj's van het schip ook regelmatig
het publiek. Dat leverde voor hen dan weer een extra zakcentje op. Foto's: Mike Baron. Text: Jan van Heeren.
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