tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.comments2023-08-30T18:56:27.943+02:00JACK THAT CAT WAS CLEANJack That Cat Was Cleanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306618859543489536noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-59718623144001109822015-05-29T14:45:05.563+02:002015-05-29T14:45:05.563+02:00Does anybody remember the Stage door? Coffee bar ...Does anybody remember the Stage door? Coffee bar with blues music. I used to go there about 1966-67. My late Sister was Maureen Martin and I was friendly with Scotch John and a young Ginger lad. I am Pauline Mulheron on fb.paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781577103684818779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-49236088295549177382015-02-24T00:11:59.375+01:002015-02-24T00:11:59.375+01:00I don't know if anyone remebers the 'Roari...I don't know if anyone remebers the 'Roaring 20's it was mainly for the then young black immigrant contingent 'fraid I can't quite remember which street it was on could have been Wardour I remember scoring some dexidrine and dope there around '66/67 and dancing with some nice black females only to be kicked out by an 8 foot black bouncer for dancing to well to the reggae bit much I thought at the time as both me and my mate were white anyway the chicks loved us!! Great times!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777015818008985235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-55376423624431143182014-12-22T22:49:57.418+01:002014-12-22T22:49:57.418+01:00Yes its a funny old world for sure.I remember it a...Yes its a funny old world for sure.I remember it all very clearly,the Dungeon,boat clubs,Palais ,Sheffield Manchester,Skeggy,Leicester,London ,Brighton.Jazz club Byard lane,Cemetery back of the Dungeon,Yateses wine lodge,Flying Horse,Kardomo Cafe,Tollerton Flying club,Birdcage Boutique,Burtons,Mohair Suits,Italian Shoes,Crombi Coats.Uppers, Downers,Scooters,Mini Vans,Nicked Cars,Police in Morris 1000,Fights ever weekend.Roy Pickance,Pete Welik,Spalding festival 67,Music to much to much.Friends in later years Roger Daltry,Joe Strummer,Jimmy Cliff,Jason Mayall , John Copper Clarke, Snienton Dale,Paul Smith,Roger Webb.Roger Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091982235972515508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-6984126378889333172014-11-17T18:59:14.108+01:002014-11-17T18:59:14.108+01:00Hi,
1963/64 I was the lead singer with a group cal...Hi,<br />1963/64 I was the lead singer with a group called Johnny & the Bobcats, later to become Group 004 + 1. <br />We supported many acts at The Noreik Club including The Kinks, The Paramounts and Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames. What a fabulous gig it was in those early days. There was always a good crowd that really enjoyed there music. It is a pity that there is very little memorabilia of the Noriek available.john maskellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-75043912173594219462014-11-11T15:07:05.181+01:002014-11-11T15:07:05.181+01:00Hi I'm linda I was always at the le duce.i wan...Hi I'm linda I was always at the le duce.i want to no if anyone remembers the coffee pot across the road from there.alan the old Turk ran it and gay elvis.if anyone remembers it plse contact me at lynzyo@yahoo.co.uk thanks so much xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-36521501374952821412014-09-19T16:53:00.738+02:002014-09-19T16:53:00.738+02:00Best band I saw there was the Animals, we had a fe...Best band I saw there was the Animals, we had a few beers with them at the pub across the road.<br />Lol that guy says strip search in the middle of the club, big imagination.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200927956358660780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-6334669401235631042014-07-13T15:29:56.990+02:002014-07-13T15:29:56.990+02:00I was a Beatnik in Soho and the Giggolo was open m...I was a Beatnik in Soho and the Giggolo was open much before stated here. I went there with Nicky Scott's entourage and also saw Nureyev there and that was early 60's, I frequented the Kandy lounge, the Coffee Pot in the basement of Berwick street was mod gay in early 60's too.So many coffee bar clubs back then, and the Limbo in Wardour Mews. Not all Jamaicans were pro gay, I had a friend in the Kandy Lounge. Coloured Chris, and his family would never have accepted him as being gay, so he was a runaway like so many of us in the West end back then.Viv/Mandy/ Amber st Clarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-25483239927051075152014-04-29T23:41:31.198+02:002014-04-29T23:41:31.198+02:00hi if yourstill around london 2014 terry the malt ...hi if yourstill around london 2014 terry the malt and steve the hat any memories Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-42150501937938358582013-10-12T16:04:08.036+02:002013-10-12T16:04:08.036+02:00Hello all ex Dungeon members.
I was a member from...<br /><br /><br />Hello all ex Dungeon members.<br /><br />I was a member from late 65 to late 67, anyone remember Gabby, he always wore a mid tan Edwardian drape suit, very cool for the times.<br /><br />Two piece made to measure, Mohair, Italian suits with 14 inch centre vents, 3 inch pocket flaps, 6 buttons on the sleeve cuffs and Frenchies on our feet....<br />Great Times.<br /><br />Yan. Stu, Pete Blood, Kenny (Mini Boy) Astill, Mondo, Alan Richards (great Vespa - great mate), Cass, George, Linda, Brenda what were the names of the girl twins?, Paul Smith (not that one) Dave Picker, so many names to try and remember.......<br /><br />The Who, The Smallfaces and many others who played for our entertainment.<br /><br />I remember rocking a battered van, back & forth one night, containing Andy Fairwether-Low, (Amen Corner) who we thought may be having his way with a local girl inside.<br /><br />Also the famous Sat night when it was raided by the police with the bus outside, and so legend has it, every one in the toilet flushing pills down the loo, not that I saw a lot of drugs.<br /><br />All dayer’s on a Sunday were always my fav, Sundays in the UK were so dead in those days, nothing open at all.<br /><br />Anyone remember the Four Seasons on top of Griffin & Spaldings Dept store, where we would all meet to have a chat and coffee, also the Kardomah round the corner, very bohemian, the L shaped rooms on Glasshouse Street, very chic but very dark inside if I recall and the Joe Lyons tea shop on long Row.<br /><br />Renos Restaurant on Alfreton Road was where the scoooter boys would meet for eats, next door to Jeffs, the only shop in town you could buy any decent gear.<br /><br />Friday nights at the rooftop dance at the Nottm Poly used to start our weekend, fab girls and great music (Wayne Fontana - any body)<br /><br />Desert boots and parkas, Lee Rider jeans and the latest Ben Sherman shirt, purchased from the New Sir Jeffrey shop on Alfreton Road completed the weekend look.<br /><br />The Manchester Twisted Wheel, The Clouds in Derby and of course The Greatest of them all....The Mojo in Sheffield, where Peter Stringfellow used to let a group of us sleep on the dance floor overnight before returning back to Nottm next morning, after raiding his small fridge, for eats.<br /><br />It was when Stringfellow took over the music decks in mid 67 and gave Nottm its first taste of The Summer of Love, that for me the Soul era ended and most people went separate ways, but the memories remain, a little clouded maybe with time but still there all the same.<br /> <br />Best wishes.<br />Roy<br /><br />SOME OF THE MUSIC PLAYED.<br /><br />At The Club..Drifters<br />Needle In A Haystack..Velvelettes<br />Shake Me Wake Me..Four Tops<br />Nothing But Heartaches..Supremes<br />Can I Get A Witness..Marvin Gaye<br />I Spy For The FBI..Jamo Thomas<br />Oh How Happy..Shades Of Blue<br />Holy Cow..Lee Dorsey<br />Headline News..Edwin Starr<br />Billy's Bag..Billy Preston<br />Open The Door To Your Heart..Darrell Banks<br />Al Capone..Prince Buster<br />Getting Mighty Crowded..Betty Everett<br />Beachwood 4-5789..Marvelettes<br />Let's Go Baby Where The Action Is..Robert Parker<br />I'll Do Anything He Wants Me To..Doris Troy<br />Harlem Shuffle..Bob And Earl<br />The Entertainer..Tony Clarke<br />How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You..Jnr Walker<br />B-A-B-Y..Carla Thomas<br />Nowhere To Run..Martha And The Vandellas<br />My Guy..Mary Wells<br />The Way You Do The Things You Do..Temptations<br />Big Time Operator..Zoot Money<br />You Don't Know Like I Know..Sam And Dave<br />Respect..Otis Redding<br />Heatwave..Martha And The Vandellas<br />You've Been Cheatin'..Impressions<br />Barefootin..Robert Parker<br />Little Darling..Marvin Gaye<br />King Of Kings..Jimmy Cliff<br />Back In My Arms Again..Supremes<br />Stop Her On Sight..Edwin Starr<br />These Things Will Keep Me Lovin You..Velvelettes<br />Help Me..Spellbinders<br />Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever..Four Tops<br />634-5789..Wilson Pickett<br />Get Ready..Temptations<br />See-Saw..Don Covay<br />Just A Little Misunderstanding..Contours<br />Right Track..Bill Butler<br />Helpless..Kim Weston<br />Road Runner..Jnr Walker<br />Working In The Coal Mine..Lee Dorsey<br />I Can't Stand It..Soul Sisters<br />This Old Heart Of Mine..Isley Brothers<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-38911276781853362922013-09-17T02:14:25.196+02:002013-09-17T02:14:25.196+02:004+1 took over from a band called Bobby Cristo and ...4+1 took over from a band called Bobby Cristo and the Rebels who were initially booked to play at the club by an agent by the name of Alex Jaques (Ajax) Entertainments. I was the guitarist in that band and we used to play every Wednesday night and also the week-end all-nighters, we supported The Stones,The Searchers, Neil Christian and the Crusaders (who were brilliant),and many other acts who were current at the time. We used to rehearse all day Wednesday and lunch at Dom's Cafe which was about 20 yards along 7 Sisters Road from the club....... I'll never forget those days. J. H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-44487923270428527062013-07-16T23:37:25.329+02:002013-07-16T23:37:25.329+02:00I lived on the Woodberry Down estate in the 50s ju...I lived on the Woodberry Down estate in the 50s just a couple of miles from the Noreik when it was a cinema. Seeing Steve Reaves in the Hercules films was one of my boyhood heroes. I saw some great actors in those days but it was nothing compared to what I was going to see in a few years.<br /><br />I was 16 in 1963 when I first started going to the Royal. Thursdays was the night. Great music, great fashion, great atmosphere, great fiends. We would also go down West. The club scene included the Flamingo, the Scene, Marquee but my favourite was the Disc in Wardour Street. It was there I first saw Georgie Fame in his checked jacket and the organ he still plays today. What an excellent band. They captured the sound of the mod scene of the day so well. I remember hearing Stevie Wonders Fingertips there for the first time. Its a shame he gradually turned to mainstream music after that.<br /><br />I then discovered that one of my favourite cinemas had been turned into a night club. What a venue! I saw bands such as the Who, Yardbirds, Georgie Fame & the Blueflames, Pretty Things and many more. I also remember seeing some American acts. I'm sure I saw the Platters or was it the Drifters. I remember seeing their limo outside the club with racial words scratched into the paintwork. To think such an insignificant club out of town could put on such great acts is unbelievable. Another plus was that you could hang around the place until dawn the next day.<br /><br />I have still got a membership card for the Noreik if anyone is interested. It will cost you only £5,000,000!<br /><br />What would I do with that £5,000,00, I will buy the flats which have been built on the Noreik site, pull them down and build a replica Noreik and fill it with 60s R&B tribute bands with free of charge admission to today's mods.<br /><br />North London was the place to be in the 60s with the Noreik, the Royal, the Royal Standard, the blues circuit not forgetting the great Tottenham Hotspurs. Any one who followed the Gooners was a lost soul.<br /><br />One other iconic place was Davis's (Gateway to a Mans World) in Tottenham. I would go there on a Saturday morning and buy a mohair suit. Having short legs I needed them taking up. No problem said the shop. Come back after the match and they'll be ready.barneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-19979010750211472972013-07-13T10:40:46.694+02:002013-07-13T10:40:46.694+02:00There is no mention of the Rolling Stones in any o...There is no mention of the Rolling Stones in any of these posts. I only ever went to The Scene Cub once; it was to see the Stones. After that I went to every gig they did; each time it was at a larger venue.<br />Credit has gone to The Marquee as being their first ever gig; I don’t think so. The Marquee was a bigger space than The Scene; I doubt very much they would go back to a smaller audience.<br />The night I was there it was packed solid; no room to dance. I was at the back and could hardly see them. But then I got to sit at the same table as them in the bar, or was it a nearby pub; I forget. At that point they were not well known and I was too polite (shy) to butt into their conversation. But there I was, in touching distance of these all-time greats. <br />Does anyone know if the Stones were there before The Marquee; it would please me to verify that.<br /><br />Geoff Grittennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-62700190205893840952013-06-04T01:36:22.625+02:002013-06-04T01:36:22.625+02:00How bona to catch this blog...I remember with love...How bona to catch this blog...I remember with love and excitement my teen Jewish princess years at Le Duce Subway the Stud ....buying 10 doobs for a pound on the door at Le Duce and al those Sunday randy comedowns....I was called Vesuvius by Gina who whored outside the Hilton and whatever happened to my mate John Burt who lived In Earls Court...swallowing those Benzedrine swabs from inhalers ..yuk!! I loved those years of young gay Soho excess....they made my life richer<br /><br />Now I'm 61 as gorgeous as ever....as happy now as I was then ...if anyone sees this and remembers Laurence the Jewish boy from N W London. Hi and thanks for the memories xxxxLaurence Waxmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-1814731957909601372013-02-21T23:18:39.895+01:002013-02-21T23:18:39.895+01:00Recently chatted about Ezz Reco, he seems somewhat...Recently chatted about <i>Ezz Reco</i>, he seems somewhat elusive. Have you got anymore info on him?Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-55732427962659418842012-11-06T18:46:06.680+01:002012-11-06T18:46:06.680+01:00My fiance and I are Mods that live in Atlanta. I&#...My fiance and I are Mods that live in Atlanta. I'd like to get in touch with Max? Is there any chance? My email is supergrg@gmail.com. Tyler, my fiance was blown away when he heard there was an authentic Mod in Atlanta! ExDebofLastYearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449852894173548128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-60703091281347302202012-11-01T11:53:12.724+01:002012-11-01T11:53:12.724+01:00Luv that time and place.Luv that time and place.JD Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617298541306570029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-71426111363028588582012-09-13T17:54:45.370+02:002012-09-13T17:54:45.370+02:00Fantastic.
I was too young to be a proper Mod but...Fantastic.<br /><br />I was too young to be a proper Mod but, having seen two sixth formers at my school turn up one morning on an immaculate scooter wearing crombies and bowler hats (which were replaced with school caps before they entered the school building) I was desperate to become one. By the time I was old enough, Mod was on the wane and the choice was skinhead or greaser! I obviously chose the former, but was left feeling a bit unsatisfied.<br /><br />Can I ask about the shoes that Del is wearing in the pic with the chalk stripe suit – are they the elusive Solatios?John KIngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-32707476212130170092012-08-31T02:01:38.600+02:002012-08-31T02:01:38.600+02:00One of the Nottingham mod girls used to ride Pilli...One of the Nottingham mod girls used to ride Pillion on the back of a flash red and chrome vespa from Bulwell. I think she was from Bestwood estate. Used to see them down at the Dungeon club. Glenn Reidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-89244134838831831682012-08-19T12:05:08.707+02:002012-08-19T12:05:08.707+02:00I was the DJ on the 2nd floor at the Whisky and mo...I was the DJ on the 2nd floor at the Whisky and moved to the Isle of Wight with Chris, Steve and Pete VB. I'm 64 now and living in the Canary Islands. I do a radio show every Friday between 6pm and 8pm on CanaryUk Radio, www.canaryuk.com. To celebrate 48 years since the Mods v Rockers battles I'm doing a Quadrophenia tribute this Friday 24th August 2012. My best mate Goff is not well and I'd like to do an interview with an old Mod who was there. If you can help or you know someone who can please contact me - spikeonq@live.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874791805178905487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-7182177795511810172012-08-19T12:04:43.478+02:002012-08-19T12:04:43.478+02:00I was the DJ on the 2nd floor at the Whisky and mo...I was the DJ on the 2nd floor at the Whisky and moved to the Isle of Wight with Chris, Steve and Pete VB. I'm 64 now and living in the Canary Islands. I do a radio show every Friday between 6pm and 8pm on CanaryUk Radio, www.canaryuk.com. To celebrate 48 years since the Mods v Rockers battles I'm doing a Quadrophenia tribute this Friday 24th August 2012. My best mate Goff is not well and I'd like to do an interview with an old Mod who was there. If you can help or you know someone who can please contact me - spikeonq@live.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874791805178905487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-13964461345793215072012-08-19T12:00:23.288+02:002012-08-19T12:00:23.288+02:00Hi all - I was the DJ on the 2nd floor of the Whis...Hi all - I was the DJ on the 2nd floor of the Whisky in 64/65 and went to the Isle of Wight with Chris, Steve and Pete VB - where the bands played. I'm 64 now and living in The Canary Islands. I do a radio show every Friday on CanaryUK Radio, www.canaryuk.com. This Friday 24th August 2012 I'm doing a tribute show to celebrate 48 years of the Mods v Rockers battles on the beaches. I know we all went to Great Yarmouth on the August Bank Holiday weekend in 1964. My best mate, Goff is not well so I'm looking for an old Mod who was there for the weekend and will do an interview with me on the phone [Skype or Landline] Please contact me at spikeonq@live.com if you can helpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874791805178905487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-7196855723482908702012-06-17T15:31:26.254+02:002012-06-17T15:31:26.254+02:00On your page dated 10 OCT 2011
Skegness, 1965 - No...On your page dated 10 OCT 2011<br />Skegness, 1965 - Nottingham mod girls . The photo of the girls in striped dresses is taken in Great Yarmouth. Winter Gardens in background. Photo taken by J Barker & Sons Ltd., 22 St Peter's Plain, Great Yarmouth.Paul Godfreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-35367763274005564972012-05-23T00:13:47.473+02:002012-05-23T00:13:47.473+02:00I think I knew Pete Saunders, mentioned in this ar...I think I knew Pete Saunders, mentioned in this article.<br /><br />If I remember correctly he lived in Ewell (I know that Frederico Marcantonio did because I knew his siter)and if it's the same guy, he worked at George Newnes, publishers of woman's Own, Flair, Nova etc. at the same time I did. He was a clothes fanatic (and soul fan, like me)and went off to the USA, returning at the time that Donovan's first electric album came outSteve Skinnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-56778034115312110902012-05-17T08:51:16.882+02:002012-05-17T08:51:16.882+02:00Great photos. Love some of the poses!Great photos. Love some of the poses!Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975282714651024572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506041357416908308.post-51914189195740809362012-05-16T03:27:59.258+02:002012-05-16T03:27:59.258+02:00Bestwood Est mods Girls,one the gals had a Mod boy...Bestwood Est mods Girls,one the gals had a Mod boyfriend from bulwell who had one Flash Vespa.I think is name was Glen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com