Comments on: About Steve Conway

By: Tim Thompson

Tim Thompson — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:25:57 +0000

Message for Steve Conway I am looking for information about your grandfathers foundry . A friend of mine has a concrete block maker made by him and can’t find any information about him . If you could email me or phone me on xxx xxxxxxx I would be grateful Tim

By: steveconway

steveconway — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:23:06 +0000

Hi Wendy,

Lovely to hear from you, and hope all is well for you and your family.

I’ve probably changed in many ways over the last 10 years, certainly physically, though I am trying hard to reverse those changes – have lost 4 stone this year so far.

But in terms of attitude and outlook I have continued to grow and change, and have developed wider tastes and a greater lust for life. I’m doing a lot of writing, several short stories published, and my second book – Running Away From The Circus – is due out this year.

Do stay in touch, and I’ll send you a copy.

All the best

Steve

By: steveconway

steveconway — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:18:25 +0000

Hi Alan,

I’ve been incredibly busy with one thing and another, but hope to get back to regular posting soon. Thanks for reading!

Steve

By: Wendy Threlfall

Wendy Threlfall — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:49:41 +0000

Hi [Steve],

I stumbled across an interesting blog by you by accident. Wow! I can’t believe how much you have changed, I hardly recognised you. I hope you managed to lose some weight and that life is still treating you well. Enjoyed reading your blog, it was very interesting.

Best Wishes,

Wendy. x

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:25:06 +0000

Hi Steve, since you haven’t posted here for 3 months, I am hoping that you are well. I also have read ship rocked several times and enjoyed it very much.
Regards,
Alan

By: Wim van de Water

Wim van de Water — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:58:38 +0000

Hi Steve, I read your book “Shiprocked” this week for the third time and still find it very interesting. Especially the part about the grounding of the Ross Revenge on the Goodwin Sands is very impressive. I have written a small piece about your book on MediaPages.nl.

Best regards,

Wim van de Water

By: LEBORGNE

LEBORGNE — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:14:57 +0000

HELLO RIC I THINK YOU ARE THE DJ RADIO LASER 558 I AM FRENCH VERY BEST RADIO STATION I LISTEN YOUR RADIO IN MP3 TODAY BEST PROGRAM AND JINGLE S … WHAT DO YOU MAKE TODAY RIC ?…THANKS YOU !!!!!

By: john macleod

john macleod — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:16:16 +0000

Iwas absolutely enthralled by every page i read in the shiprocked book and well remember many of the incidents as mentioned in the book including the aeriial tower collapsing into the north seasuch a catastrophicevent that could have spelled the end of the station aswe knew it but she came back asgood andpowerful in strength and volume and the legendas we know her liveson today albeit on sky0199and who knowsmaybe this yearwillreturn toam broadcasting where the station oncetruly belonged,allthe best from john macleod.

By: Andrew Kanter

Andrew Kanter — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:29:30 +0000

Steve. I finished Shiprocked earlier today and really enjoyed it. The pirates changed our lives for the better and brought to us teenagers in the mid 60′s an amazing range of music for which we should all be grateful. I must admit that I didn’t listen to Caroline during the 80′s when you were on board but in retrospect I wish I had! Your last chapter detailing the Ross Revenge’s near-fatal grounding and your subsequent rescue was a marvellous piece of writing. On behalf of those of us who were lucky enough to enjoy Pirate Radio in all its glory, I thank you and all the other onboard personnel for your substantial efforts in bring great music to the masses.

By: Mick James

Mick James — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:10:48 +0000

Hi Steve

Finally got round to receiving your book as a belated Christmas present , and what a great read. Made me appreciate what a devoted and brave team you were all in those days. As just a listener, we never really knew what was going on behind the scenes to keep it all going.
Thanks for the memories
Mick

By: Leendert Vingerling

Leendert Vingerling — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:59:42 +0000

Hi Steve,

I finally read your book, which gives a correct description of life on board the Ross. It brings back good memories for me. I ran the tender supplies from 1983-1988 with Willy and Danny and we met briefly.

Unfortunately we missed each other at the Radio Day in Amsterdam last year, because I wanted to tell you that I still have a few pictures with ‘ a young and slim’ Steve on it.

Let me know if you’re interested to see these.

Best regards

Leendert Vingerling
Vallauris France

By: Silvio

Silvio — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:01:14 +0000

This is amazing – I moved to Ireland a couple of years ago from Eastern Europe. Back in the ’90s, when communism fell in my country, we started a pirate station in my hometown after reading some article about Caroline in an UK magazine that somehow made it through to us, part of the international aid (first printed material I saw in English, I think). I was just a teenager then, but I remember how we felt and all the things we learned about music, friendship and radio back then. Already dropping messages to my old buddies on Facebook, letting them know that next week I will probably have the chance of shaking the hand of Steve Conway! Can hardly wait for the book to arrive – this has been a very emotional discovery for me, tonight! Thank you!

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:23:26 +0000

i am trying to get a hold of Noel O’Briain’s The Land of She; not having any luck yet. Can you be of any help, please?
Paul Smith

By: Mark Watkins

Mark Watkins — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:50:49 +0000

Cheers Steve. If poss, ’83 & ’84 too if no touble, assuming Caroline was on-air then? I’ve a feeling my 80′s Caroline listening may have started earlier!
If push comes to shove def. 1986 and 1984 as those two would be fine.

By: steveconway

steveconway — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:52:16 +0000

Hi Mark,

I’m getting in touch with John Burch, who I’m sure has an archive of this information.

Steve