good old days
i used to go to the icy in the 80s and used to live for it, such fantastic memories, people who went i remember were heath chean, george white, andy aweedibo, vinny bishop, i used to go with my foster sister debbie.
songs that remind me of those wonderful days are, turn it on again and macarther park for the speed way, and other s songs were xanado, one day in your life, one day i ll fly away, japenese boy, woman in love. absolutely fabulous days. xxx
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Silver Blades 60's / 70's
Hey Jim, my name is Tony Cargill and like you i spent most
of my childhood at the ice rink, Day in Day out, i also know
Mike very well and i hav'nt seen nor do i know where he is today !
like you i don't live in the UK anymore ( Mallorca ) but i also like
to reminisce of them Great Days/Nights !
Actually Carl was not Mike's brother, Mike's brother is an actor called
" Paul Barber " who is better known as " Denzil in Only Fools & Horses,
Carl Riley brother of Brian & Johnny & sister Lorrain, played ice hockey
for Liverpool Leopards along with Bernie Snagg, Jimmy Kirwin among
others, i oh so miss them times back in the Day, also miss the friendships
which are now lost in time and only recalled when we say
" I Remember When "
Anyway i guess i'll have my head full of Ice Rink memories at work today,
but they where just some of my best moments in my childhood.
Anyway Jim, i hope this helps in someway,
Take Care
Best Regards
Tony Cargill . . . . .
PS. Alan Day, Barry & Melvin Coy, remember any of these names !!
Last edited by Tony Cargill; 12-17-2008 at 11:57 PM.
The Time Piece
Hey Guy's, Les Spain worked at the " Time Piece " night club down by seal street, he left there in the late 70s early 80s and i believe he went to work for Tamla Motown records in the USA, he was good friends with the group
The Real Thing who would go to the Time Piece when ever they where in town !
Take Care My fellow Scousers !
Tony . . . . . .
Cheers for your posts Tont, welcome to the site.
Kev
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Tony Cargill, I remember you could get in the clubs because you was old enough and used to get away with paying kids fare on the buses cos you looked so young. I remember you falling asleep in our Mikes flat above the coffee time cafe on Kenny and we coloured your face in and stuck ciggy stumps and matchsticks in your hair, you woke up and went out without knowing, god we pissed ourselves laughing.Originally Posted by Tony Cargill
On going through my late dads possesions i've found a few photo's of the Zambonie , they're not very clear but i was wondering if they'd be worth adding to this thread ( not that i could add them) you can see the huge clock clearly ,
Karen
Silver Blades Liverpool
Hi, I like all of you used to go to The Silverblades rink in Liverpool in my teens every Saturday night. I remember the smell of the place, the 80's tunes (dire strates, Duran Duran & A-ha) The place was falling down, you could not get to one side of the rink because the plaster work was unsafe.
I loved the place so much I have tried to recreate the atmosphere and feel of the place in Warrington. I could not find the money to open a real wet ice rink, so my place is a synthetic rink but the kids love it and its prity good to skate on. I would love to see anyone who used to go to the Silverblades,Liverpool. Who like me are all grown up now with kids of our own!
Come down to Ice-Blok, Cockhedge shopping centre, Warrington
Ice Blok - Synthetic Ice Skating Rink in Warrington bring the kids and have a laugh.
It's been great reading about your memories of The Silverblades Liverpool. I would love to see some photos of the old rink if anyone has any?
Cheers
Dale
Campaign for an ice rink on Merseyside
There is a group on Facebook called ' Campaign for an ice rink on Merseyside '
it has gathered over 5,000 members in the last couple of weeks.
Really! the other one closed because it wasn't making enough money to cover its overheads and upkeep of the place.
At least thats what I got told when it was on the verge of closing down.
The other one closed because the bloke who owned it ripped the guts out of it thinking he was getting a grant to bring it up to date. Never got the grant, Liverpool council ended up owning it and ran it into the ground. Thats as far as I can remember but it was a long time ago.
Looks like a good set up you've got there.
How does it compare to skating on Ice?
I've put this pic' on before, for someone,but thought you might like to see it again!?
Campaign for an ice rink on Merseyside
I just hope some of the Liverpool community who are also on Facebook can join this group, maybe leave a good comment and forward it on to their friends so that they can join too
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