West Kensington In The Sixties.

[Atheist]

Anyone remember those days and those characters? Andy Law; Nureyev; Curved Air; the Cedars pub; Gas Works; the Three Kings pub; mad poets and painters?

[Buenchico]

Did The Three Kings later become The Nashville Room, famed for its punk band performances?
https://www.punk77.co.uk/punkhistory/venues_nashville.htm

https://punkmusiccatalogue.wordpress.com/nashville/

It's right next door to West Hampstead station and still trading as the Famous 3 Kings:
https://matchpint-cdn.matchpint.cloud/shared/img/pub/1830/554755285-1706623624_original.jpeg

The Cedars, alas, now seems to be a branch of Sainsbury's:
https://postimg.cc/bscKm7G5

Andy Summers and Zoot Money lived in West Kensington in the 60s:
https://www.loudersound.com/features/andy-summers-interview-photography

[newmodarmy]

Do you mean the band Curved Air (sang 'back street love/ luv'  I recall-  but that was around 1971?)

[jno]

West Kensington rather than West Hampstead, Buenchico?

[237SJ]

No but (if it wasn't for wishing my life away) I would have loved to be a teenager in London in the '60s

[Buenchico]

Thanks for pointing out my typo, Jno!

[Atheist]

Buen; the Three Kings did become the Nashville, and there was a great guy (un bossu) who sang ciountry songs (can't remember his name).

Curved Air were there and their fiddler (can't remember his name) suggested joining us, but fortunately for him it didn't happen.

And it was West Ken, not West Hampstead.

Andy Sumers and Zoot Money: I don't remember meeting them.

And there were so many other characters:- George McCall, Ginger George, Liana, Mike Absalom, Dave the Rave.....

[Buenchico]

>>> "their fiddler (can't remember his name)"

https://www.darrylway.com/

[Atheist]

Buen; that's right, Darryl Way. We wouldn't have got on, anyway. He was a good fiddler, though.

[Buenchico]

Possibly bringing back some memories for you, Atheist?

[Buenchico]

. . . and . . .

[newmodarmy]

Wikipedia may be wrong but it says Curved Air formed in 1970.

[Atheist]

When we knew Darryl, I don't think he was in Curved Air.

[Khandro]

Me, South Kensington, Chelsea & the Fulham Road.

[smurfchops]

The Cromwellian, South Kensington.  Klooks Kleek West Hampstead.  Samantha's, Off Regent St. Whisky a Go Go, Flamingo, Marquee  Wardour Street. Last Chance Tottenham Court Road.  The one in Ham Place, Soho.  Those were the days.  Of course I was a Mod... 

[Atheist]

smurf; Ah, the Marquee. Recorded a live albun there in 197.....

[Atheist]

Buen. Abo was a great friend. Lived in Sunnyhill Court, Earls Court. Balcony weighed down with cannabis plants in pots. All sprawled over his bed swigging frozen orange juice from cardboard tubes. Bags of sweets and savouries to guzzle. Those were the days (as Hairy Mopkins used to sing).

[Atheist]

Getting oversentimental now.

[wolf63]

Atheist,

Has any of your music popped up on AB?

Did you have a previous username?  GG?

[Atheist]

wolf; No it hasn't. And I never had a previous name. I've said enough already. x