A Story from Mariano..

After recent stories which have been sent in to the blog Mariano would like to add one of his own from the 70s....

I hope you understand my difficult for to write in English but here goes my story hoping like you it. In the early 70´s there was a bar opposite the Western Saloon,this bar had a lot of customers because the drink prices,were much lower than  others bars around,the bar's name was "Martin's Bar"and the owner Martin,was gay.In those years,many stray dogs,some loose by their owners and others abandoned,were coming along the streets and along the beach of Lloret,searching for tourist feed,one day,being in Martin's bar,crossed down the street,outside the bar,a bitch in heat,followed by perhaps sixteen or more dogs,when Martin saw the gang of dogs pass by the street behind the bitch,came to the door of his bar and cried -;¡Oh! "how lucky they have some"                                             

Rish's photos...

 Photos from the days of Rish, Phil & Stevie in Texas.

Not Lloret but almost!

Thanks to David for this story and photo from the 70s...

Another photo mid seventies not exactly Lloret but it was the day before??? I was transferred with Thomson Holidays from Costa Brava to Corfu (just when I was speaking Spanish!) and I had bought a place outside Malaga. So I thought I would drive to work and at the end of the season drive back to my new home in Malaga and in doing I looked in at Lloret for chicken that night in El Relicario,  while cruising round Lloret remembering the nice times I  bumped into Chris Stanley outside the Londoner (I lived above him during my first year in Lloret) and he had a go in the new “Motor” next day around evening I came across this place in Almeria where Clint Eastwood made the spaghetti westerns. Never a dull moment.

A Few from Fin

 Today's photos come from Fin, featuring the West Coast which was next door to what is now Andy and Jackie's place 'Route 66' - when I called in there the other day it was nice to meet up with Maria who's Mum Anne Marie actually worked in the West Coast...does anyone remember her?
1st pic - West Coast, Phil and Mr Highland doing a local Scottish dance.

2nd pic - Phil, Mr Highland and Totty cleaning up the town. 

3rd pic - Colin, ?, Phil, Barbara, Totty, and Fin. (Phil, who is the guy in the red shirt?)

Spooners Pics

 Todays photos taken in Nicky Tams come from Spooner...(now working in the Funky Monkey)

Can we add any names to the faces, apart from Spooner & Ramon that is!!

Maureens Photos

I still have several of Maureen's pics that I haven't yet put on the blog, sorry about the delay Maureen but as I get more & more photos sent the older ones seem to go to the back of the queue!
In the 1st pic is John Hempenstall who worked for Foto Lloses.
2nd pic. Maureen with her son Taylor

3rd Pic. Is the ever popular Gerry's Garden with Jordi, Caroline on the left. Also in the pic are Moggy, Martin, Tommy, Sharon & Charlie...A glamorous looking Aunty Jean at the front??
4th Pic. On the left Jordi  and Maureen on the right.

Grants photos from the 80s

 Grant has sent in a colourful set of pictures for us.... First 2 are the Robin Hood staff from 1988.

 The 3rd pic is a copy of the Radio Holiday request form, Gas Meter also worked for Radio Holiday! Grant says that theses forms were placed  in the hotels or handed out to the reps.

 4th Pic is Party night at Rockefellers in 1984 - Grant is on the left.

 5th Pic is the Rockefellers staff in 1984