Crazy isn't it? Then 30 - 40 odd years later, most of us would be saying the same to the next generation, having worried all night, like our parents had, until they made it back home.
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Time Traveller 66
master brummie
I take it you took the Lionel Blair remark as a compliment glad you loved dancing. Watched an 1977 Top of The Pops which i recorded off the TV songs some which escaped my memories but a youthful Tony Blackburn and Legs and Co. As you say fond memories
Time Traveller 66
master brummie
Time Traveller 66
master brummie
Spot on even picked my kids and their mates up when clubs have closed and you never settle until they are home safe. Some things never change and that's good.Crazy isn't it? Then 30 - 40 odd years later, most of us would be saying the same to the next generation, having worried all night, like our parents had, until they made it back home.
Yes, I've picked up my son and his friends from gigs too and I wasn't the only one waiting, we each gave each other a knowing smile, as we waited in the twilight hours for our kids to come out from Muse and My Chemical Romance concerts, for example.
alan bartlett
master brummie
OO, you naughty boy.How many of you brave guys are gonna own to frequenting the "Dolls Club" by Camp Hill flyover. :-[olice:
alan bartlett
master brummie
I remember the Metro underneath Snow Hill Station and the brilliant Handsworth Odeon. Our local club was the Carlton.soon to become Mothers, in Erdington.
Richard Dye
master brummie
Where was the Handsworth Odeon?
COMPRESSORMAN
master brummie
How about the ODDSPOT in Holloway head I used in afternoons, yes I was rep so you can do these things...is it still there?
alan bartlett
master brummie
If my memory serves me it was about half way down Rookery Road on the right. Was called the Rookery Cinema in the day but it became a dance hall and played some fantastic soul music. It was set back from the main road with steps up to the entrance. Today I believe there is a mosque there. We went in the mid 60's. it was a long time ago but happy memories.
Wasn't it on Exeter Street (the first turn on the left, when going up Holloway Head from Holloway Circus)? Last time I was up that way around 10 years ago, the building was still there, but I couldn't see any sign of the place itself. I guess there isn't the demand now, as everywhere is open during the afternoon, for those that are thirsty.
A Sparks
master brummie
That became the Plaza, run by the Regan family along with the Ritz Kings Heath and the Plaza Old Hill!
Great club, I used to go in the mid 60s.
Time Traveller 66
master brummie
I was too young went past it on the bus though.