Hi Trisha.

Speaking of 'Pulling'. It's worth mentioning that the bands did their fair share of it !!

Ah! Memories !!

Regards

Barry

Hey Tiptop, would ya give us a break here Having played in bands in the 60s, I have to admit you're right about one thing. The girls used to be at the stage hoping to get off with me 8) 8) 8)
As for the rest, it is my humble opinion, that perhaps you are in cloud cuckoo land

I agree with what Trisha says,unfortunately there were those who did try to pull a musician or singer,I wasn't one of those,but my friend Jon who drummed with New Blues was engaged to Carole who fronted the band,he asked me to hang around as I was a friend of the band in case someone tried to pull Carole while he was taking his equipment into  the bandbus, but this site is about the showbands,it's nice to get peoples views on all aspects of them.

Every individual who went to the dances had their own perspective of why they, and their peers were there. Whether or not one individual on here has a strong memory that pulling was his, and everyone elses motivation is irrelevant. It's one persons perspective, one he is wholly entitled too. The interesting thing is the loyalty and indignation felt by the others reading his comments.....personally I think that speaks for itself.
Having said that I feel duty bound to add two things:
1. as a former showband front person I'm jolly glad there are so many followers here to ensure a balanced arguement and to prove we 'Muso's' aren't just totally up our own derrieres.
and
2. there is some merit in what tiptop says, as is there in Barry's last comments: we did have the world and his wife wanting to be the one person who would get a shot at their fave band member at the end of the night.(and many obliged!!!)  and , Yes! music and dancing has played a huge role in the courtship of the sexes since and ero long forgotten
BUT! let's not forget, this debate is not about whether people ever fancied and ultimately got off with anyone at a dance, that has never been in dispute, what is under question is that the primary and in most cases the only reason people went was to satisfy their hormones.....Think again, I have now spent 1 yaer short of 30 performing in public to audiences all over the world from 5 people to 5000 people strong and I feel confident when I say I think I know when an audience appreciates the music and when they are clearly thier for a wholly different purpose. Perhaps your terminology was too strong tiptop. One other thing....why are you on here?
Great to debate!
Dee

Dee I take my hat off to you,fans appreciated the hard work that the guys and gals put into the showband scene,entertaining dancers,signing autographs and chatting to fans after the dance,it was a hard slog for you sometimes several hours on the road to a dance then several hours back, you were dedicated.I went to see Vincent,New Blues manager at Melody Promotions one afternoon,when Kieran the bands leader rang the office to say there were bad weather conditions,it was snowing  hard but the band got through to the ballroom which was somewhere in the west of Ireland,the band did not want to let their fans down,who made many sacrifices to see their heros.Best Wishes,Love Pete

Hi All,

Good thread this. At last a bit of cut and thrust on the forum.

Very refreshing.

rgds

Barry

Well said, Liamo!