January 20, 201214 yr What a fucking gig that used to be. dragging folk from all over the NW to see George Roper doing a Matt Busby act. Edited January 20, 201214 yr by leigh white
January 20, 201214 yr Never missed when Gene Pitney appeared there. You've never seen so much gash in your life - and all up for it! (well, most anyway.) :-)
January 21, 201214 yr Saw The Housemartins there at a free gig back in 1986 when it was City Lites. was that with school pal (HAYWARD) sang carven of love
January 21, 201214 yr I used to go most Saturday nights in the 80's. I saw Tommy Cooper, Bob Monkhouse, Showaddywaddy,Zat Knight abd the Pips and Freddie Starr amongst others. A good nights entertainment and a good chance of a leg over. Edited January 21, 201214 yr by freds dad
January 21, 201214 yr Saw Edwin Starr there back in the 70's "War,Hurr.....what is it good for?" Also saw Tommy Hunt there. "I always end up loving on the losing side"
January 21, 201214 yr I had my stag do there in 1982, then round the corner for a currie A good old fashioned stag do! Leave your house at 7 and be home for 3! Now its more a case of leave at 7 on a friday morning, and get back at 3 on the monday afternoon!
January 22, 201214 yr Fuck me, Showaddywaddy lived there, Alvin 'My CooCaChoo' Stardust, Gary 'the beast' Glitter, the list is almost endless, as others have said, some fantastic Friday and Saturday nights there in the 80's
January 22, 201214 yr Showaddywaddy, fuck me.. All them that used to dress up as them in multicoloured Ted suits used to get chased up and down Market Street when they first turned up..
January 22, 201214 yr Author I jumped on a coach bound for Kirkby with a girl i met in the club hoplng for a lift back up the East Lancs, i have never been kicked and scratched off so many wimmin in my life. The bus driver dropped me off on the Queens island in Boothstown thank fuck.
January 22, 201214 yr Showaddywaddy, fuck me.. All them that used to dress up as them in multicoloured Ted suits used to get chased up and down Market Street when they first turned up.. I went seeing them for one of my friend's 10th birthday party. I thought it odd back then, but lookin back, even odder now.
January 23, 201214 yr Author I went seeing them for one of my friend's 10th birthday party. I thought it odd back then, but lookin back, even odder now. I first heard of Showaddywaddy when i was working in Torquay in 74 and all the inbred Devonians took a shine to them.
January 23, 201214 yr Grumbleweeds for me, good laugh, Sure i saw Edwin Starr at the Aquarius in the 70s.
January 23, 201214 yr I am feeling very old tonight You'll be telling me next you went to watch the drifters and showwaddywaddy with my dad!! Or even worse tony Christie at that place somewhere near Blackburn. Talk of the north ! Edited January 23, 201214 yr by Mona
January 23, 201214 yr Can't remember his name, the fella who used to split his pants, lived up Halliwell at one time. did he ever do Blightys.
January 23, 201214 yr Author PJ Proby was a yank singer, he sang Hold Me, in 64, he split his pants doing a gig. I was only ten years old and my mam told me.
January 23, 201214 yr Showaddywaddy, fuck me.. All them that used to dress up as them in multicoloured Ted suits used to get chased up and down Market Street when they first turned up.. Had an erm ..altercation with Showawaddy in the Moat House, Chester one night. Load of us used to go in every sunday and they turned up late on, in the multicoloured drapes, giving it large in what was 'our' bar!
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