Guest Book & Fans' comments

Dear Roger

I would like to buy Mike's book "The Search For Myself" please. I am nearing 64 years-old and have followed and thoroughly enjoyed The Searchers from day one and continued when it became Mike Pender's Searchers.

I didn't get to meet Mike until about 20 years ago when he came to my home town of Wisbech, to the Empire Theatre. My regret was that i didn't get photo of him. Since then I've gone to shows at the Corn Exchage, Kings Lynn, Norfolk and surrounding areas to see Mike. He has always been front and main man of any of the shows. He is the best of the 60s' era with his personality and good looks. He gets the audiences going as soon as he is announced to come on stage and after the shows it's electric.

I have waited for something like this book to come out as there are two sides to every story.

25 years ago I went to see the Searchers with Frank Allen & Co but tell people that Mike Pender is, and always will be, "The Searchers" and I have, and will not, go to any shows where they are!

I hope Mike does well in this year's Personality of the Year in The Beat as I have, and will continue to receive the book for the last 15 years or more. Sorry to go on, but Mike is the best and has stayed in England not like some of the 60s' artists that go abroad.

Yours sincerely
Colleen

Hi Mike,

I have been a loyal fan since the 60's have of the Searchers material and then some++++++ I have been communicating with Sylvia off and on. I am trying to locate the chords to your 'Goodnight Baby' tune that she mentioned to you before. Hoping to see you at the Wilbur in Boston next month but between chronic lower back just not sure.

If I can get there it would be a real honor to meet you.

Not trying to pester you about 'Goodnight Baby' but you what it's like when you get a song in your head!!!!! it's driving me nuts and my right ear was blown out long ago which doesn't help. I have sent an mp3 of your Goodnight Baby if it helps.

Warmest regards.

Chuck

Hello Mike

I have just read your book - a fascinating read putting your side of the story, which was long overdue!

I remember being at The Police Club in Liverpool with Ian Smith in Dec 1985 and you could cut the atmosphere with a knife in the dressing room before the show. We felt rather awkward being there. I still play my recording of that show (straight from the mixer!).

With regard to one of your comments in the book, do you, like me still have your Ian Allan Combined Volume?! Barbara and I look forward to seeing you at the Phil. in April.

Best wishes
Ian Beattie (also in leafy Cheshire)

Hi Mike,
I am a Japanese person who live in London. I bought 2 tickets for Silver 60s show to see you! (Manchester and Watford!!) I look forward to that very much! Please sign my original vinyl of Meet The Searchers! I have one question, what is your No.1 Beatles song?
Kind Regards,
Shuji

Happy new year! Haven't seen you since the nineties at North Sydney Leagues Club, when you came over to our table to say hello after a show...... Not sure the Club still operates as i have lived in New Zealand for fifteen years with my Partner Sheryl.

Any plans to play in N.Z? Haven't seen May for donkeys years - Hello there!!

Cheers from Ray

Your cousin Marguerita Woods sends her love to you Mike x

First time I saw you was in the Fiesta night club, in Norton, Stockton on Tees,1968/9 loved you then and you have never changed and love you now, great man, great music :)

My thoughts about Mike's book he tells you about his life as a little lad in Liverpool until he reached the top in the 1960's and up to the present time. He is a very ordinary nice man not like a lot of the stars of today and earlier years. He has written the book in a very honestway regarding the mix up as I would like to put it with the other Searchers.

He comes across as a family man which a lot of celebs don't. Also he has never given up is love for music even in the slack times in the 70's then the best thing he did was start his own band MPS. He is also very popular in America but he never forgets his fans at home, and puts himself out to speak to fans such as myself I could never imagine I would see him at the Savoy Hotel at Blackpool after all those years.

Hi. Hope you all had a lovely xmas. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE AND GOOD HEALTH FOR THE FUTURE. HOPE TO SEE YOU WHEN YOU ARE NEXT AT SKEGNESS. LOVE JANE X

Hi Nigel

Thank you for your comments on my Book. It's good to get what sounds like an honest view from someone I've never met (at least I don't think I have) I hope there will be others who give their honest opinions and not sit on the fence as it were! An honest opinion is always better than a loyal opinion as loyalty is often guilty of misrepresenting the truth.

Mike Pender