Medway Standard from Chatham, Kent, England • 21

CHATHAM STANDARD 17 SEPTEMBER 1991 21 FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER only night THE LA CENTREFOLDS with Barbie Brandt not to be misaed! Admission only £12 SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER Top comedian from EastEnders MIKE REID Admission £10 Admission tc Dinner £21 FIRST TIME AT THE CREST SAT 30 NOVEMBER SUN 1 DECEMBER FREDDIE STARR Admission only £20 BOOK EARLY TOP CABARET VENUE FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER aeen the Chippendales now aee even more with ADONIS Admission only £12 Admission a Dinner £21 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER DR HOOK Mother) Admission £18 Admission A Dinner £24 SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER Warm welcome to Back by popular demand VOE LONGTHORNE Admission £18 Admission and Dinner £26 SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER Adults Only JIM DAVIDSON Admission only £16 Admission Sc Dinner £26 22 23 NOVEMBER PAVIP ESSEX Admission only £16 Admission A Dinner £26 20 21 22 DECEMBER HALE PACE Admission £16 Admission A Dinner £26 The Crest Club Main Road Leysdown Kent Telephone (0795) 510210 Prodigal Son! you MEDWAY rock group Prodigal Son have arrived on the HIT Page thanks to a fresh-sounding tape and news of a breakthrough gig in London The five-man band bom in Gillingham's Southern Belle have put together their first tape of original songs to go with the covers which have pleased their pub audiences across the towns and Black and to many a Medway and Gravesend stage and they are now looking for regular London spots "heir first step in that direction is the gig at the Rock Garden in Covent Garden They are also looking for a manager But for now here is a review of their four-track taoe INER DOWSING' LIGHTSHIP RESTAURANT The opener it all sets the standard for the rest with a hard riff reminiscent of the early eighties and melody and jeal harmonies worthy of the sixties Singer Clint Bradley sounds like Andy Partridge from XTC on this track so the vocals do not quite match the musical power but the well-constructed riffs and prominent bass from Bryan Jones carry the song (BUILT 1840) tt THE BEST FUN RESTAURANT IN KENT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY £975 CHOICE OF STARTERS FULL CARVERY FRESH VEGETABLES (NO FROZEN HERE) CHOICE OF AT LEAST 7 GOOEY SWEETS SHARKY'S FAMOUS DISCO 60's 70's 80's until 1am YES ONLY £975 PER PERSON COMPLETE EVENING Tom Jones you've not some good companions in Steve et al FRIDAY SATURDAY FULL CARVERY ENTERTAINMENT DISCO 730pm FROM £1850 SUNDAY CARVERY LUNCH INCLUDING ENTERTAINMENT £875 CHILDREN £625 The Inner Dowsing Lightship Medway Bridge Marina Manor Lane Rochester JELEPHONR MED 0634 827194 THE HIT roving reporter Aidan Murphy (pictured) was back in his regular haunt the Good Companions Club in New Road Rochester to witness a truly showbiz experience as The Chaundeliers returned to Medway and the Atomic Jones's made their debut in the towns with a little inspiration from Tom Jones himself Here is his review: Prodigal Son have a hectic programme of gigs culminating in a trip to the prestigious Rock Garden on Sunday even though they only started playing together last year The group have taken their own songs and their many slightly unusual ard tricky covers (such as Iron Maiden's of the and Thin Lizzy's for an THE TOWNS have been buzzing for some time in anticipation of newest sensation the Atomic All that was known of the line-up was that local character Steve Webster would sing The name comes from the title of Tom second album In his stage show and on his albums Tom Jones Strangers in a strange land and with little help from their Japanese counterparts things turn from bad to worse They discover that Sato is an important member of the Yakuza a Japanese mafia gang and its members are now out for their blood This tense thriller is packed with action and suspense Rain" rated 18 is available from Our Price Videos in the Pentagon Centre Chatham Clare Weler video I ROCHESTER AVIATION FLYING CLUB INTRODUCTORY FLYING LESSON: Fly yourself with an instructor for ONLY £40 inc VAT BLOWS RAIN ON TOUGH COP DUO covered soul songs by the truckload and it is this vast store of goodies that the Atomic raided From the opening salvo of Tom unique version of the Boat to the encore of Steve and the boys gave their all The Chaundeliers had not played Medway for more than a year In the meantime they have acquired a new drummer to replace Chris Hearsey ALL entries in the HIT page are free so if you have any venue you wish to publicize call the HIT newsdesk on the Wednesday before publication on Medway 841741 All gigs are in the evening unless otherwise stated Wednesday: Southern Belle (Gillingham High Street) Perpetrator Thursday: Woodland Tavern (Canterbury Street Gillingham) Bankrupt Blues Band: Red Lion (Crete Hall Road Northfleet) The Man Band and Stone Cold Friday: Old Ash Tree (Rainham Road Chatham) The Brothers Grimm: Good Companions Club (New Road PLEASURE FLIGHT: Aerial Tours from £10 Inc VAT par parson Tataahona: 0634 816340861682 ROCHESTER AIRPORT CHATHAM MES 9SD is the real crowning glory of the tape with a gigantic hook supported by fine backing vocals and fine fretwork from guitarists Jan Sears and Neil Williams Bryan mucks in with some loose-stringed and drummer Jez Dn ce lends a hand with some good in-fills to make an awesome complex show-stealer Powerful song New sees Clint tun ing from an Andy Partridge to a Paul Di'anno the first singer with Iron Maiden! His voice is a deeper growl more suited to this powerful song There is also something of a rarity a fine sustained guitar solo ending with the return of a decent riff I don't think much of the pretentious lyrics: people don't kill their politics will" etc into the rounds off the tape in gentle fashion Guitar synths are used to give the tape a broader sound along with bluesy and acoustic guitars Stuart Abel THE GOOD GUY WINS THROUGH IN THE END Medway dims by Stuart Abel FILM-GOERS are invited to do a spot of Regarding Henry at the Cannon Cinema Chatham as Harrison Ford takes the title role in this tale of personality change Ford is Henry Turner a rich and successful lawyer who puts making money before his conscience and his family in Screen One But that is before he is gunned down on the way to buy some cigarettes in the thick of a robbery and shot in the head and shoulders The bullet lodged in his artery totally changes his personality to that of an innocent though slightly retarded child Ford rebuilds his strained relationship with his wife Sarah (Annette Bening) and 12-year-old daughter Rachel (newcomer Mikki Allen) and finds his previous professional practices are not like him at all Arnold Schwarzenegger is still ruling supreme in Screen Two in Terminator 2: Judgment Day Edward Scissorhands is showing in Screen Three artists from all UUU'UU BLACK Rain is the story of two tough New York detectives who take on the might of the mafia after witnessing a murder Nick Conklin (Michael Douglas) and Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) arrest knife-wielding killer Sato and are given the prime job of escorting him back to his native country of Japan for trial The flight goes well but Sato manages to escape their clutches at Osaka airport Conklin and Vincent are duty bound to recapture their charge 6 UR PRICE The Greatest Show on Earth HEMPSTEAD Capstone Road opp Garden Centre Featuring herds of Elephants Bears Camels Llamas Horses and Ponies Their set began with a Chris Hearsey original and proceeded with the usual mix of Pebbles-era covers and originals Fran was his usual irrepressible self one of the top frontmen 5 Rochester) Prime Movers: Red Lion (North-fleet) Nightwish disco: Woodland Tavern Steamhouse Southern Belle Midwitch: Beacon Court (Canterbury Street Gillingham) Flying Anvils: The Bounty (Bligh Way Strood) Tangent Band Red Lion (Frindsbury Road Strood) Debbie Duke of Wellington (Magpie Hall Road Chatham) karaoke Saturday: Red Lion (Northfleet) Nirvana disco: Woodland Tavern (Strood)) Barry More Sunday: Good Companions Club Ouch (lunchtime) 2 Marc Bolan and Rex Twentieth Century Boy twin pack 3 Mr Big Lean Into It 4 Rolling Stones Rolling Stones Story 5 Sonic Youth Goo 6 Yes Greatest Video Hits 7 Paul Weller Movement Paul Weller Movement 8 Jam Greatest Hits 9 lason Donovan Live 1C Pavarotti Requiem Mass i PRICE of the world International I corners OPEN TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 6pm only 5pm now on! 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