69th Year! 
69th Year!
The Whole Story of The Kinema Ballroom Dunfermline
(Includes the Cinemas of Dunfermline & Rosyth)
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| Visitor's Comments Here's a selection of the plaudits, commendations, praise, acclamations, congratulations, hurrahs, accolades, ovations, approbation, bouquets, applause, pats on the back, rave reviews and general good press KinemaGigz has garnered so far. If you would like to add to these, please click here. I'm most grateful to all who have taken the time to forward their thoughts. Add your comments here. Kind Regards,
"You should be so proud of your website as this must be so special to people and I will definitely keep in touch, get pics and more info to you asap." Take care, Jo Sleeman
Hi Ghoulz, "Firstly may I take this opportunity to thank you for sharing your labour of love with me". "I found your site no less than amazing, it evoked every emotion possible". "The Kinema was my stamping ground for a number of years from the late 60s to the late 70s". "I saw some tremendous acts there including Cream, Spooky Tooth, Family, Edgar Broughton to name a few". "To say you have made me very happy would be an understatement". "Once again thank you very much". Yours Faithfully,
Hi there - greetings from Methil! "What a brilliant site, I have just spent most of my Wednesday night going through it, excellent stuff". "I never made any of the gigs at The Ballroom as I was too young". "Many of them I have heard about from friends and acquaintances over the years (with The Clash and Iron Maiden ones taking on mythic status after a few pints)". "I could be wrong but didn't King Kurt play in around 1986/87?" "I am sure it was there that an old mate of mine saw them and was terrified when a really bad fight broke out just next to him (he was only 16 at the time)". "I seem to remember Radio Forth heavily plugging a gig by King there just before their "Love and Pride" single was a hit as well". "Keep up the good work - brilliant to know so many excellent acts have played in Fife over the years (if only it could be the same now)". Mark
Quote from 'Tom Morton's Beatcroft' (the blog of Tom Morton - Writer and broadcaster, based in Shetland; The Tom Morton Show goes out nationally and internationally every weekday on BBC Radio Scotland. Regular contributor to newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Until recently he was also writing the 'Oor Wullie' & 'Broons' cartoon strips). Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - He wrote: 'Big bands, wee ( or just odd) gigs...and Fife, Kingdom of Rock'! "Not only did Fife appear to have been the epicentre of Scottish rock 'n' roll activity throughout the 60s and 70s, but there were some extraordinary memories of incongruous band/venue matches". "But it was Brian Petrie who pointed me in the direction of the extraordinary kinemagigz website, a detailed history of the Kinema venue in Dunfermline (still functioning as 'Velocity') and the 10,000 odd gigs that have taken place there, including such luminaries as Yes, Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd". "What on earth was it about Fife"? Tom Morton - Writer and broadcaster (Just to correct a couple of details for the record, unfortunately Jethro Tull & Pink Floyd never made it to The Kinema, but David Bowie, Elton John, Cream & The Who all did and see how big they ended up! - Ghoulz 2007
"This site is one of the Best Reads I've had in a long time". "The Kinema Ballroom Dunfermline is unknown to me but Dunfermline is a large town in Scotland". "This venue has seen some really big names in music on its stage which would put the proper better known venues in the big cities to blush".  Mark.
"Hi, I have just found your website". "It's 5*****". "It brings back lots of memories". Kind regards,
"Great site! Saw quite a few of the gigs in late 60s/early 70s - including the Cream one while I was still a 15 year old schoolboy!" Mike Cassidy
Dear Ghoulz. "You've certainly won your place in the annals of "the toon". Just spent the best Saturday afternoon reliving gigs, people and the buzz that was the ballroom and Dunfermline in years gone by". "Seen a bit of the world now and happily settled in Ireland but thanks to your dedication and devotion to the task with a simple click of a button I can be transported into a time when there was no tomorrow. Would love to shake your hand the next time I'm home". "Keep up the good work and a great big thank you". Davey Campbell (The Gift)
"Excellent work, brought back a lot of memories for me". Phyllis Morris
"I wish you well with your web site". "It has brought my wife and I some lovely memories of good times". "Thanks". Tom Morrison.
"Great work once again on the Ballroom site, Ghoulz". "An incredible resource for aging musos like myself!" Yogi at DAFC.net
Hi mate, "Got to say your site is superb, and you've certainly done your homework". "Love your review of The Skids Glen gigs, what a blast those few days were". "Keep up the good work". "All the best".
"I enjoy visiting the Kinema site ..... problem is it reminds me of gigs I was at ........... a long time ago ..... " Stainless.
"Superb site Ghoulz, well impressed" Smid.
"Amazing work and dedication on your website amigo, something for Dunfermline to be really proud of". Thomas (Visit Dunfermline & Rosyth.com)
"Absolutely unbelievable dedication and a wealth of information". "Thanks to people like your good self memories are refreshed and my personal love of Scotland and anything related to it is well served! Big two thumbs up!" "Stay alive" Robert.
"Ghoulz, having done something similar for the California Ballroom in Dunstable, I know just how much work goes into a site like this. FLAMING LOADS!! I'm now at the stage where if I never see another microfiche of old news papers it'll be too soon". "My site has now been running for 4 years and is beginning to be picked up for research projects on the old bands many of whom just don't get mentions on the web. Rest assured that what you are doing here is an important historical record". "Best of luck & best wishes". Jaybee ( www.california-ballroom.info)
"May I congratulate you on the way you have laid everything out. Very fine job". Noel Lawrence (Johnny Mike & The Shades)
"This is Virginia Scott from Beggars Opera :-) Thank you very much for this !!!! Virginia Scott
"I have many memories of my days in the 60's going to see the various bands, who played there". "I have a collection of autographs from those days, also pictures of the bands". "Most of my friends think they are fake and I couldn't have really seen all those famous names in one venue". "I'm glad I found this website". Jeanne
Hi Ghoulz, "I read with interest, your report on myself in your web site on the Dunfermline Kinema". "Amazingly accurate!" Regards,
"Ghoulz, my memories of the Kinema are of great importance to me". "It's where we supported the Clash". "It was also the place we most looked forward to playing in the early days and dreamed of headlining, which we did on many occasions". "The first time we played was an amazing experience, sold out, buses coming from all over Fife - a truly incredible night for me, a 17 year old local boy and I'm sure for the rest of the band". "These were the happiest times for us, before we changed and slowly pulled apart".
"Colin, I just stumbled across your site recently as I have one in the top 100 Scottish sites too(http:\\www.boylecartoon.co.uk)". "Yours is obviously a labour of love". "What an incredible amount of detail." "Well done".
"I pop into the KinemaGigz site from time to time and have passed it on to a lot of my friends who have been highly impressed by your dedication and expertise...keep up the sterling work!" Derek Armstrong (Trax)
"What a great site. Brings back many 'No More Heroes' memories!!!!!" Nick
"Kinemagigz is now on my favourites list, I will be visiting regularly. Keep up the good work !!"
Hi Ghoulz Bill Simpson (The Skids)
Some comments from DAFC.net's 'Off Topic' forum. "The Ballroom has a lot to answer for - I met my wife there! Two sons and a granddaughter would not exist if it wasn't for the Ballroom" - Granda
"Congratulations on a great site and a lovely trip down memory lane as a performer but mostly as a member of the audience".
Hi Ghoulz, "I am a bit of an archivist as well". "It's great that you have the dedication to do this". "Keep up the good work and I shall have a look for some info from my own archives pertaining to the Ballroom." "Cheers" Bruce Watson (Big Country)
"All I can say Ghoulz is well done, fantastic site, better dare I say than the Apollo site. Certainly fills in a few gaps in my alcohol dimmed memory of those days. I particularly loved the bit on 'Trax'. Wow you did well there mate". Sandy F
"I hope to find some more time in the school holidays to have a real trawl through this splendid record of Dunfermline's musical history and wish you the best of luck in building it up to something which is more awesome than it already is. Good luck in your endeavours". Derek
"Looks very impressive, and a far bigger undertaking than I had imagined. In fact, quite a wealth of biographical detail on there that I'm sure I'll revisit at some point". "Huge amount of info. I suppose the best thing would be if you could contact bands to see if they have any clear memories of the gig, etc, but that would be a mountainous endeavour. Naturally, if there are any bands you think I may be able to help you trace, would be delighted to help". "Well done!" Alex Ogg (Author of 'No More Heroes')
"Well done to Colin for a fantastic web-site of the KB. I hope the people who view the site will respect the amount of work that has went into the content of the site. As a researcher of various venues in the town (including the Ballroom) all of the hours spent researching a project such as this deserves a great amount of credit. Well done". Brian Nobile
"Hi Colin, Very interesting site". "Well done!" Lorraine
"Well Colin what can we say. What a website!!! Must have been such hard work - well done!! Not managed to view it all but what we have is fab. Give that halo a big polish!! Now get on with the housework!" "Keep up the good work". Gill & family
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