Stevo's Magic Bus

[Easty]

Anyone out there remember Stevo's magic bus to The Torch from Leeds?

[Kegsy]

I remember going on a bus from Leeds a few times, not sure who organised it.

On one particular night the bus went to Barnsley first for a guy called Kev Holts 18th (I think) party.

After we left the party, to head to the torch, the bus got pulled over by the old bill.

We were taken to a school somewhere and all strip seached for gear.

Luckily, I think most people had already dropped theirs so only a

couple got busted.

I think we actually arrived at the Torch about 3am.

Kegsy

[Petedillon]

Kegsy, the clue is in the title! Stevo's Magic Bus! Alan Stevenson of Leeds, later Halifax used to run it. I only went on it a few times because I used to travel to the Torch with Tony Banks. I remember being in the Torch the night the bus got busted. They announced it on stage. Martyn Ellis ...'if anybody is waiting for mates from Yorkshire arriving, just heard the Leeds coach has been busted'..

[Kegsy]

Kegsy, the clue is in the title! Stevo's Magic Bus! Alan Stevenson of Leeds, later Halifax used to run it.

Hi Pete

i did wonder if it was him.

kegsy

[Soul Stu]

Great days I remember the bus breaking down and we had to push it up a hill I used to suffer from travel sickness especially after a nighter One particular journey back I was chucking

up out of the drivers side window and drinking Lynn's Milk of Magnesia...

Edited March 1, 2012 by soul stu

[Petedillon]

I remember that time it broke down Stu. We ended up in a bus depot somewhere, it was the fumes from the bus, it set a few off..happy days.

[Easty]

It seems that the bus getting pulled over was a regular occurance, if indeed Kegsy's bus was Stevo's, as I was on it the night we got pulled just coming past Huddersfield Town's ground. I was at the front of the bus as we approached a set of lights which had the inside lane closed off and two police vans parked in the coned area, being reasonably bright I realised something was wrong and dived back to my seat at the back of the bus, pulled a packet with my gear in out of my pocket and just had time to stuff it down the side of the seat before the police steamed onto the bus and ordered us all to stay in our seats with our hands on our heads. We were then taken to the Central Police Station where the process of taking us out of our seats two at a time, putting numbered stickers on our backs and the lifting the seat and checking with a torch for gear before taking us inside for a strip search started. Eventually they got to our seat and my wife and I got up with some trepidation and watched as the seat was lifted and they looked underneath. Unbelieveably none of the police saw this little envelope fly through the air as they lifted the seat before disappearing down the back. We both looked at each other in amazement as we were led off the bus. About an hour later I got back on the bus to find my gear still where I had seen it land and immediately set about finding a drink to take it in case lightening was going to strike twice. Strangely, it was my wifes first nighter and she didn't seem at all fazed by all this. Maybe she just thought it was in the wedding vows and hadn't noticed at the time.

Edited March 2, 2012 by easty