Guest Book & Fans' comments

Hi, I took my10year old grandson to see you on Saturday 7th May, and we both loved it. We’re both big fans of all things rock and roll. Keep on keeping the music alive. Best wishes from Weymouth.

Hi Mike
In Bridlington for a couple of days and looking forward to the show at The Spa tomorrow.
Kind regards
S&G x

Looking forward to seeing you at Bridlington Spa Saturday 16th April x

Hello Mr Askey. My name is Elaine Stocks and have been a fan of The Searchers since 1963 and Mike Pender's Searchers since 1987. I have recently finished reading Mike's autobiography The Search For Myself. May I say what an enjoyable read it was. It was a fantastic trip down memory lane, congratulations to Mike for this incredible journey.

Wishing you a very happy 81st birthday Mike, have a great day and keep on entertaining us with the sounds of the Searchers.

I grew up listening to The Searchers on WLS Radio in Chicago. I enjoyed the great Searchers songs. I still lisyen to them on youtube and Sixties Gold on sirius XM radio. I hope Mike Pender is doing well. - Mike Sherman

Hi everyone

Mike here just to wish you all a Merry Christmas and hopefully a Happy New Year. I say hopefully, as at this moment we don’t really know what new conditions the Government will come up with after the Christmas holiday.

The music from our memories is still with us today and that’s why myself and many of my contemporaries still have websites and Facebook pages so that you can stay in touch and keep those musical memories alive.

Christmas for some can be a lonely time and as we get older, many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness, so please look after yourselves and keep playing the music you love.

~ Mike

So sorry to learn about the loss of Chris Black

So sorry to hear the sad news of Chris Black who was the life and soul of Mike Pender's Searchers. Rest in Peace Chris xx

I was very sad to learn of the recent passing of Chris Black, a founder member of Mike Pender’s Searchers.

I hadn’t seen Chris for some years but do recall in particular him joining me on stage with MPS at gigs both in Urmston and Whitby when he came back to UK to see family and friends in 2013 – that certainly brought back those good times when we all played together.

When in 1985 I decided to form my own band MPS I was introduced to Chris by my then Agent, Tony Sherwood – immediately he was my first choice for the band, he had everything required for a pop band. He was an accomplished guitarist and keyboard player and had a good voice – so yes everything I needed for MPS. Barrie and Steve joined the band and we then spent many years all together travelling extensively in the UK and overseas.

It was 1996 when Chris emigrated to Australia and I assure you that replacing him was difficult and challenging at times!

Many memories come back to me of those days of the original MPS – we all worked hard and we all enjoyed it.

R.I.P Chris.

~Mike