Reeces was the Parker Street corner of the Owen Owen building, wasn't it?
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Reeces was the Parker Street corner of the Owen Owen building, wasn't it?
Where the betting shop is?
Deffo in there Ged.......Eh up......:celb (6): :celb (6): ..Go ead Lad..Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
http://www.manchesterbeat.com/venues/reeces/reeces.php
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Originally Posted by PhilipG
Thats the one Phil.
Is it the Bears Paw that was actually on Harrington Street,Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
To the right on your picture Phil about another 40/50 yards or so further up Harrington St.
Then thats the one but it was called Something else when I went there.
Ged...gerroff the phone !!!
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Originally Posted by Gerard
Gerard.
Somebody from Australia asked would I take a pic - that's why I had it to hand.
This is what he said:
"Many (many) years ago I was a doorman at a place off Lord Street. Going towards the Pier Head down Lord Street on the RIGHT was a narrow lane wide enough for one car (I think it was called Dorans Lane). Halfway along this lane on the LEFT hand side was a doorway called the "Bears Paw" beyond this double door was a staircase leading down to a very "60's decorated" bar and cocktail lounge. it was owned by one Harry Issacs and managed by a John Kerr. - At the end of Dorans Lane it became Harrington Street and if you turned LEFT here you came to another doorway which was part of the same place (all basements). This was called the Swiss Chalet which in its day was a disco. I was the doorman (bouncer!) on both although this was some 35 years ago and I doubt much would be left?"
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Originally Posted by PhilipG
Swiss Chalet is correct Phil..Spoilsport..Geds still on the Phone !!!
Lets see if he finds out what our Gym teacher Mr Huxam got up to in there..
Too late Ged....Now nearly 12.30 pm and yer've ad 40 minutes..
Yer Sacked for googlin and cheatin!!
Have a guess..what did Huxam do !!!
I'm sorry Gerard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
I didn't mean to give the game away, but when you said 50 yds away, I thought your mystery wasn't on my photo.
I know the Bears Paw was Gay, but what about the Swiss Chalet?
Gerard, I give up, my ear's red raw, I only wanted the answer but my gran kept me on for ages and now i've gotta do her messages, my brother said I only ring when I want something, I got two wrong numbers and Huxam's is ringing out.
Go ead lar - what did he do?
At the Time Phil about 1971 I went only on a Sunday night when I was about 15..(Think it was a Sunday).Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
I only went because half the School I went to
(St Gregorys now Campion Prince Edwin St) went as well to see Our Gym Teacher..
Half the School next Day were Rotten Drunk..Yeah must have been a Sunday Night..Happy Days..
What did he do Though..Was he Co-owner..Doorman...or something else...Ged..Times up lad!!!
Over an Hour now mate..Sacked !!!
Not sure Phil if the Club had any Gay connections on other Nights..
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Originally Posted by Ged
The Swiss Chalet it was Ged and Huxam was a DJ...Boss as well mate.
See..I knew you were on the phone..
Did yer see this in reply to your other one !!
http://www.manchesterbeat.com/venues/reeces/reeces.php
Come clean (and I mean about the other nights)
Yeah, saw that mate.
Do you remember Huxam's orange VW beetle with those zany black markings and stripes. Original and cool.
Ok..Me and Alice America were best mates..Straight up..She (He) fancied me when I had me Bryan Ferry Quiff...Gerry Ferry..Coooooooooooooll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
more yer Bob Hoskins now Matey.. innit !!
"Yeah, saw that mate."Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
Does that "Yeah,saw that mate" mean I'm right Ged and you/your book are Wrong Lad !!
Just that I admitted I was wrong over Gatsby's and now you pull me up again..
Its no big deal saying..
Yep..Im wrong and your right..I said it..
To see him do what? :gossip:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Strip?
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Originally Posted by PhilipG
Disc Jockey Phil..Nothing too exciting I know but he was that popular and the Kids all wanted to see him in action so to speak.
I've been told he now says He never Dj'd in there..Take it from me he Did..
It's a good job Crowley or Grocott never had him in over the coals explaining having half of Greg's in there eh. :celb (6):
As Philip has already said, Reeces was in Parker st - the Owen Owen building.
I used to go there for the Friday night discos early 1970s. Sometimes there would be a live band or singer like Edwin Starr. :)
The disco was always Mowtown & Soul music.
The guys had to wear a tie to get in.
Lindylou,Did yer go the Top Rank next to The Georges Hotel at the same Time.Quote:
Originally Posted by lindylou
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Originally Posted by Ged
Im already waiting for her to get in touch !!!!
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Originally Posted by lindylou
I used to go To Reeces Every Saturday when Slade were the Big thing,saw them on the Stadium with Thin Lizzy and Susie Quatro.
Can remember the Tie thingy,Used to take it out me pocket just before goin' in..
I remember it a bit later when it was a bar.
Used to go at dinnertimes (or Lunch, as I say!).
Was it all Tudor-like when it was Reeces?
Of course it was how could i ever forget lol kerry the barmaid from wilsons , it wasnt my mothers name but it was my 1st ever girlfriends name .Great to see the pic of michelle claires manys the time i staggered out of there .Got spiked on acid in there once didnt realise till years later on what i thought was my 1st trip ,deja vu or what .Keep the memories flowing ,cheers for that 1 christy .
Yeah, I went to the Top Rank. Every time I hear the record 'Spirit In The Sky' it takes me right back to there - it was number one in the charts at the time and we were all dancing like mad to it in the Top Rank, ha,ha :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
I saw that black group from Manchester - their name escapes me - they had a no.1 hit with 'Sad Sweet Dreamer' .. they were on live at the club one Saturday night.
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Originally Posted by lindylou
Good stuff.
Sad Sweet dreamer was by Sweet Sensation,great song.
D'yer remember Them LP's..Top of the Pops.
They had the Dolly Birds/Page 3 girls on them..
Jilly Johnson was deffo my favourite !!
They had all the hits of the time on them and a Crap Version of Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky.
Used to get mine from Woolies on London Rd.
What about "Oscars" bottom of Hanover Street..
Great disco Downstairs and Boss Chicken in the Basket upstairs.
The Steve Gibbons band (Tulane) were on there one night and his Roadies had done one or something and me and the Lads,who were well in with the Management at the time ended up having a stay behind with Steve Gibbons and being his Roadies about 4 O'clock in the morning..
Probably not best described as a Legendary Liverpool Club - not in terms of the Shakey and the old Merseybeat sort of venues anyway - but the Paradox, if anyone's interested is now 95% demolished. In fact, only the clock tower remains.
I find this quite sad to be honest, two parts of Liverpool history gone - of course the Paradox and before that, Vernons.
Shame Ross innit,I always have a little blimp at that Geat Building whenever I drive into Mac..Err !!!..B&Q up that way..Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross
Surely something could have been done with that place...
That's them ! Sweet Sensation :) :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Jilly Johnson - I remember her .. and I remember Woolies on London rd.
I remember all the other clubs mentioned further back in the thread, ie; Beachcomber, Chequers, etc. What about the Babalou ? Did you go there?
I didn't bother much with these clubs. I went to them maybe once or twice - but it was the Victoriana for me :) :) I used to go there 2 or 3 times a week. Thursday nights and the weekend nights. Me and may mate were obsessed with the place ! lol ! :celb (23):
The Masquerade was first called 'The Archways' and was in Hocken Hall alley (spelling ?). Harry Halliday ran the place and the name changed to Masquerade. The club moved to the old Red Dragon restaurant in Cases st. The next move was because of the Clayton shopping mall getting built and the club had to move on - it went to the Temple next.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhilipG
Not sure where it's located now. Somewhere around the Dale st vicinity ?
ps,
the Curzon is a different place.
I certainly did go the Babalou Lindylou..we were also well in with the Manager who had it at the Time and had a few Stay behinds there as well ...Quote:
Originally Posted by lindylou
Hiya Lindylou.Quote:
Originally Posted by lindylou
The Masquerarde is in Cumberland Street opposite the Old PO on Victoria Street,
The Temple was the 1st Bar I got barred from for being under age and was one of my Favourites,
Living on Scottie we used to walk alonng Dale St,Have a bash at the Yard of ale in that One at the Bottom of Cheapie,Forget what its called Now..
On to the Temple,Palatine,Scarlet Bar,The Vaults,Why Not,,,Hated the Pen and Wig...The Beehive on Paradise St and then The Triton and off to The Hotsy or the Tiger..Started going a bit up market later and went the Beechy, Babalou Etc !!!..
Next week it would be the Lime St Bash..Got to know a Few Gay lads who were always in the Temple..They'd say to us Windin' us up.."Gerrover to such and such a place Lad..We'll make sure yer alright in there"...
Anyway...One weekend when we are on the Lime St Route we went and Found this place Somewhere around Wood St..Yer Know I have'nt got a clue where it was to this Day.. Phil will Know..Phil...what was it called !!!!.
Anyway when we get there its.."I'm not goin' in that F'n place" !!!!!!!!!!!!...
So we get in there and I've never seen anything like it in me Life..
All the Fella's Dressed up as Women..Imagine it Now!!..Dancin' with each other and Generally just a Ball...Fantastic Night..and what a great bunch of Fellas....Err Queens!!!......Brilliant..
That one in Hockenhall Alley off Dale st is now the Arriva bus club.
The place that used to be the Walter, next to ye hole in the wall in Hackins Hey is a gay pub now, it's called Jupiters. Got mates who sing on the karaok in the Saddle sat nights then go there for a game of pool. The staff get up on the bar at the end doing all the actions to Rolf Harris' 'The court of king caratacus'
By the way Gerard, you were right of course. The pamplet I had, obviously not very well researched was superceded by 'in the footsteps of the Beatles' book by the council which has the location right. It was a genuine question, i'd been a bit lazy in not checking my more up to date reference book. Sorry if you think I was trying to make you look bad because I wasn't. See ya soon.
Thank You Ged,Your a Scholar and a Gent Mate..Quote:
Originally Posted by Ged
i was a barmaid in cindys in 1977 with tina and josy ****o who sadly died about 5 years ago would love to hear from anyone who went there
Good to hear from yer Margaret.. 77 eh..the year I got married..Quote:
Originally Posted by margaret p
I was only 12 yer know !!!.
I went to Cindys once or twice but I cant really remember the place..
must have been the last place I ended up eh..
I remember findin' 2 Tenners though outside in the Street..
Yeahhhhhhhh...That got me out the next night !!
Wasn't Cindys called something else,was that the one round the Corner from Manchester St on Victoria Street !!..
What about The "Other Place" on Stanley St..Anyone remember that..
And heres one for yer...At the Bottom Of Harrington Street on the Same Side as the Why Not..Think its one of them Money Shops or Something Now..
In the Mid 70's that opened up as some Fancy wine Bar that sold Jugs of Sangria...Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaat !!!!...Looaaaaaaaaads of it..
Cant remember what that was called either..Any one know...
Wasn't that bar something to do with the union NALGO?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Might well have been years after I went 75/76 when it was a great Disco.Quote:
Originally Posted by Motorhemp