On board the tender: Dutch DJ/newsreader Marc van Amstel (red sleeves) and Robb Eden (check shirt), among others. |
Robb Eden comes aboard. Leo van der Goot behind him, in the orange T-shirt. Ian: “Robb Eden arriving for a one hour stay with his shoulder bag full of the delights of plug records.” |
RNI's Dutch service offices and studios, De Hofstede, Bussum. Ian: “The studios were in the outer part of the right wing of the building (not pictured) off the Flevolaan in Naarden (Oud Bussum).” |
RNI's Bussum headquarters. Ian: “The whole building is now occupied by the Strengholt Music Group.” |
Dutch DJ Hans ten Hooge recording in the Bussum studios with studio engineer John de Mol Jnr., standing. This photo and the ones immediately above of the studio building date from June 1972. |
Arnold Layne, left, and Leo van der Goot. |
Dutch DJ/newsreader Gerard Smit in the studio. |
Gerard Smit in the newsroom. |
The mv Mebo II, with the back of Gerard Smit's head. |
Deck of the Mebo II. |
The door to Don Allen's cabin. Ian: “The clean side of Don's cabin. The other side had a distinctly pink hue.” Don's cabins, on both RNI and Caroline North, were covered with pin-up photos of women in a state of undress. (See his Caroline cabin on this page.) |
The swingometer, showing how much the ship is rolling. |
As mentioned on the previous page, Bob was involved with the 1970 election campaign, when RNI changed its name to Radio Caroline International and former Caroline boss Ronan O'Rahilly
got involved. He writes: “I spent more than a few hours leading up to the 1970 General Election distributing handbills in town centres. I seem to recall it was Hays Mews in Mayfair that I picked them up from - a very busy
apartment with Ronan O'Rahilly and (Northsea Managing Director) Urs Emmenegger coordinating their distribution and helping the Free Radio Association with the forthcoming London rally against the jamming of RNI.”
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Ronan O'Rahilly, left, and Urs Emmenegger. |
Ronan O'Rahilly, right, with former Caroline DJ Simon Dee. |
The campaign bus. |
Urs Emmenegger. |
