Ryan Sim-(Dr)Savage is as much a part of Hastings as the castle and lemon ketchup.

So when his half-century celebrations took place down at The Albion last Sunday it wasn’t surprising that half the town seemed intent on cramming into this esteemed boozer to toast a living legend.

And the depth of feeling for the town’s leading alternative band leader was counted not just in pints downed and tequilas demolished – but also in the huge cheque that represented a brand new V8 engine for Ryan’s darling Dolly camper van…

Were you there? Who wasn’t! Hopefully we caught you in the crowd…

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