Benidorm



luvulongtime said:
get pissed. rattle pissed stinkers. get sunburnt listen to failed artistes singing 'hey las vegas' in shite but somewhat class bars and go home
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I live here and I'm one of the "failed artists" you mention, but have I really failed?

Prior to the last year, I worked about 12 hours a week and I spent a vast portion of the rest of the time drinking free beer, swimming in my pool and having barbecues or parties with my mates. If that's failure, I'm glad I didn't make it in a 9-5.

Just saying.

😎

Oh, and I've never heard a single act here singing Hey Las Vegas.
 
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Loved it in the seventies. Went back about ten years ago for a week. It’s not as bad as it’s made out BUT we didn’t go anywhere near the square. There’s a lovely beach between the Levante and the Poniente near the marina. It’s mainly Spanish folk there and you can walk to tapas alley in five minutes at lunch time.
Any holiday is what you make of it, you can have a good time in Benidorm. We went to Torremolinos a couple of years ago and prefer that.
Give me Greece anytime though.
 
Dodgy said:
I live here and I'm one of the "failed artists" you mention, but have I really failed?

Prior to the last year, I worked about 12 hours a week and I spent a vast portion of the rest of the time drinking free beer, swimming in my pool and having barbecues or parties with my mates. If that's failure, I'm glad I didn't make it in a 9-5.

Just saying.

😎

Oh, and I've never heard a single act here singing Hey Las Veg
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gerraway i'd have thought Tony Christie would have been a staple of the bar acts he was the last time i was there,, feel free to give us an example of your song list
 
luvulongtime said:
gerraway i'd have thought Tony Christie would have been a staple of the bar acts he was the last time i was there,, feel free to give us an example of your song list
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Been coming here 20 years. Other than the odd old timer who is still around, I've not really heard any Tony Christie, except Amarillo, occasionally.
I have a repertoire of over 650 songs, though my speciality is 80's, I guess.

I do an 80's show and a tribute to Vince Clarke so Erasure, Yazoo and Depeche Mode in that, but Dexys, The Jam, ABC, Journey, you name it from the 80's and I probably do it.

I also do a Soul, Motown and Northern Soul show, amongst others so Harold Melvin, Barry White, Frankie Vallie, Archie Bell, Frank Wilson, Edwin Starr etc.

Also do a history of Britpop show: Beatles, Stones, Oasis, Bowie, Fratellis, Madness, Faces etc.

It's a living.
 
Dodgy said:
Been coming here 20 years. Other than the odd old timer who is still around, I've not really heard any Tony Christie, except Amarillo, occasionally.
I have a repertoire of over 650 songs, though my speciality is 80's, I guess.

I do an 80's show and a tribute to Vince Clarke so Erasure, Yazoo and Depeche Mode in that, but Dexys, The Jam, ABC, Journey, you name it from the 80's and I probably do it.

I also do a Soul, Motown and Northern Soul show, amongst others so Harold Melvin, Barry White, Frankie Vallie, Archie Bell, Frank Wilson, Edwin Starr etc.

Also do a history of Britpop show: Beatles, Stones, Oasis, Bowie, Fratellis, Madness, Faces etc.

It's a living.
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Do you do bars or hotels or both mate? Is it a good earner in normal circumstances? Sorry I am a nosey kernt.
 
Dodgy said:
Been coming here 20 years. Other than the odd old timer who is still around, I've not really heard any Tony Christie, except Amarillo, occasionally.
I have a repertoire of over 650 songs, though my speciality is 80's, I guess.

I do an 80's show and a tribute to Vince Clarke so Erasure, Yazoo and Depeche Mode in that, but Dexys, The Jam, ABC, Journey, you name it from the 80's and I probably do it.

I also do a Soul, Motown and Northern Soul show, amongst others so Harold Melvin, Barry White, Frankie Vallie, Archie Bell, Frank Wilson, Edwin Starr etc.

Also do a history of Britpop show: Beatles, Stones, Oasis, Bowie, Fratellis, Madness, Faces etc.

It's a living.
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Is sticky Vicky still alive?
 
Ciro_DiMarzio said:
Do you do bars or hotels or both mate? Is it a good earner in normal circumstances? Sorry I am a nosey kernt.
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Both, marra.

Work for all of the MedPlaya hotel group, The Ambassador etc and do White Star, Tropical, Secret Fountain, Jokers, Morgan's Tavern and occasionally Cafe B, amongst others.
Gala said:
Is sticky Vicky still alive?
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Yeah, she's alive and well. Lovely woman.
 
Been twice, not a lads mash up, but me and the Mrs.

We stayed in the Terallata Apts. Sort of in the middle but up further away, was in a residential neighbourhood so was nice an quiet.

Was a nice walk down to the seafront, tbn a good walk in either direction.
 
Lionel Hutzz said:
Following on from a recent comment in a thread "you've obviously never been to Benidorm" I wondered what it is actually like? I know a few on here will have been but is it actually as horrendous as people make out or just a typical rough package holiday place? I know the place gets a bad reputation but is this warranted compared to other places? Once went to Cancun which also has a bad rep and although it was rough it was still a decent laugh the time we were there.
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Old town is nice, the other bit is what you think it is. It’s great for a weekend away with the lads.
 
Dodgy said:
Both, marra.

Work for all of the MedPlaya hotel group, The Ambassador etc and do White Star, Tropical, Secret Fountain, Jokers, Morgan's Tavern and occasionally Cafe B, amongst others.

Yeah, she's alive and well. Lovely woman.
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We stayed in the hotel next door to Morgans tavern when we went. Can't remember the name like
 
Dodgy said:
Been coming here 20 years. Other than the odd old timer who is still around, I've not really heard any Tony Christie, except Amarillo, occasionally.
I have a repertoire of over 650 songs, though my speciality is 80's, I guess.

I do an 80's show and a tribute to Vince Clarke so Erasure, Yazoo and Depeche Mode in that, but Dexys, The Jam, ABC, Journey, you name it from the 80's and I probably do it.

I also do a Soul, Motown and Northern Soul show, amongst others so Harold Melvin, Barry White, Frankie Vallie, Archie Bell, Frank Wilson, Edwin Starr etc.

Also do a history of Britpop show: Beatles, Stones, Oasis, Bowie, Fratellis, Madness, Faces etc.

It's a living.
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You don’t know Donald and Jacqueline Stewart by any chance ?
 

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