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Reviews; Claim your business; Escape. I went to Change Is probably from 1969 until Scamps opened at the end of 1973. Ill post a comment as soon as I have anything to report. #11 of 20 Nightlife in South Shields. Brilliant site! Would anyone know where I may get hold of a photo of the Gay Trouper pub. Fuelled by this success, they picked a fight with Family singer Roger Chapman who proceeded to chin both of them in two minutes. Restaurants in South Shields 1. 10. June Viner. Enjoy the trip. It was a no-brainer that these lads were something very special. Another of those in attendance was Marcus Levey, who with his twobrothers ran La Dolce Vita before selling the club to the Bailey Organisation in 1965. The only place in South Shields at the time that charged an entry fee. But the Gogo was the best of them all I remember seeing Chris Farlowe, Brian Augers Trinity, Spencer Davis Group, The Family, Zoot Money, Geno Washington, Georgie Fame, Otis Redding. My Dad also played on on the early ITV programme One oclock Show, does that ring any bells with people out there? Tinker Smiths I have googled and tried Face book but without any success. me and me mates were rockers, wed move down to the rockliffe arms and the station hotel then the club a go go. Im mainly interested in the lead singer of the time called John Little (or possibly also used the name Osbourne). Chic was there when I was set upon by a couple of London thugs connected to the Krays, I remember one of the patrons saying that buggers goin back to the smoke with a couple of cracked ribs. They did a lovely beans on toast. Great site and yes the Club Agogo was a Great Venue.I met my wife there in October 63 and we married in June 66.We are still together.Neville McKittrick the Invaders Singer was a colleague of mine at British Paints.Last I heard of him he had his own Paint Company in Canada.I would love to make contact again. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); But if you were there and you cant remember much, then this site will jog your memory, at least about the local north east music scene of the mid to late sixties. He said, Dance with me and started doing what he called The Pickett. JT, #74. The club, which is in Greys Court at the bottom of Grey Street, has had several makeovers since opening as a cabaret club in the early sixties. Would be good to have a reunion.. sorry to hear of joe lisles death the 69 club owner. They are both sisters of my mother Loretta, who also worked there. :)A perfect gentleman. I was there from day one for about 15 months. Went to the Dolce for years and my mate at the time was DJ at Sloopys. My mate and I were upstairs buying hot dogs and I got ours and put plenty of Tomato sauce and Mustard on both and went to move away from the counter when a guy in a light tan suede cowboy Jacket backed into me covering his suede tassels in sauce. In the late 1950s it was converted to a ballroom and became the Majestic. Solicitar ms informacin: 310-2409701 | [email protected]. old nightclubs in south shields. Theres also a poster from the 60s of The Seaburn Hall when the Crusaders supported the Moody Blues. Find what you're looking for about Nightclubs in South Shields with city-visitor. Anyway, I hope your life is going well Trevor. A long shot here but wondering if you ever heard of a band called the Lyle Brown showband or similarplayed in whitley bay in the mid 60s. Just been reading a comment from Pete Wallis from May 2015. The Beatles played for 5 bob. Bounce Back 2 the Old Skool . The casino in La Strada (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn), 1963 advertisement for La Strada (courtesy of Rob Quinn), 1965 Advertisement for La Strada (Courtesy of Rob Quinn), Resident group the Crusaders with La Strada owner, Sandford Goudie on the right with a conga drum (photo courtesy of Rob Quinn). You mentioned Bill Colwill there was a Bill C. who used to be always at the Mayfair maybe to do with the music and he was in my shop every lunch time with a Colin Topping and a guy called Brian. At the opening night the DJs were myself and Simon Dee. You may remember us as Jean and John the tall couple who danced a lot! If Pete is still around you could use my email to get them together. I was too young to have gone to the legendary Club AGogo as I was still at infant school at Stanley, Co.Durham in the late 60s & 70s, but a good mate of mine John from my village in Burnopfield, was a regular there throughout the Go gos duration & John has told me over the years, all the stories & Im jealous as hell that I never had at least one night at the Club AGogo to enjoy it! I would like to think so. Can you believe we dont have a single photo of this momentous occasion? Rehearsals were sometimes in the Engineers Club in Ellison place. In relation to the Hendrix gig my dads uncle was the manager at the Haymarket Hotel and he reckons the band had a pint in the back room ,presumably before they went on or between sets, Great to see Germain up there looking as animated as ever ..pity there is not a music track download of everyone in action! oops sorry just found them under media -great stuff thanks. We worked many times in Newcastle and the North East area. Just spent a couple of hours wallowing in nostalgia. He can remember going over and taking shots of the area when he heard it was going to be pulled down. Marcus now lives in Leeds and is a professional artist. Sixties and seventies I had 7 music and record shops around Tyneside so was involved with the discos and nightclubs dance music sounds and strings. I only wish more photographs had been taken to record all this! My father was Carl Hersman who played keyboards. We went and sure enough it was them minus the Leopard skin leotard tho. John and I are celebrating our 39th wedding anniversary today and so have been looking back to when we first met in two very special nightclubs in newcastle (long gone but never forgotten) mainly Change Is (later known as Bloomers) and our very favourite place Scamps. Does anyone remember the Kontors band; Alan price, Chas Chandler, Bernie Maguian, Gordon Cleghorn, Nick Brandon, Chunky Bourne, Barry Preston? Jeffrey was CONTENT!!! Notice: Function is_feed was called incorrectly.Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. JT, Hi Micky Dunn/ John Taberham, Heres a few other pictures that should bring back the golden age of northeast clubbing: . It was a great place to go to if you liked dancing which I did. We had a drink with him at the hotel and what a lovely man he is. We drove all night and met some great Geordie at the match and who then took us to the Cavendish where we saw from memory Gerry and the pacemakers. HiFred If you have any photographs of that time I would love to see them. On a different note, is Keith Crombie the same guy who I bought a truck from when he was a truck salesman at Minories in the sixties. Other venues I remember were the RAFA club and The Bombers in Gateshead. It closed in 2015. Had some great evenings there in the late 1950s as well as any evenings at the Oxford Gallerys and the Majestic. Most of the lads my age in 1972 aspired to have their hair like the lovely Marc Bolan. Our selection of photographs recall an era of social club beauty contests, colliery wagons,. As well as the Crescendo he ran the Club Tempo in London and the Pentland Club in Edinburgh. Happy Times. I WAS A (VERY)YOUNG LEAD SINGER WITH THE CRUSADERS RESIDENT GROUP AT LA STRADA CLUBS 63/69,IF JANE IS READING THIS I WORKED WITH HER DAD KEN MADDISON FOR YEARS.HE WROTE MUSIC FOR ME FOR OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS AND WE MADE DEMO RECORDINGS TOGETHER FOR ERIC BOSWELL.I LOVED HIM AND BOY WHAT A MUSICIAN.I LEARNED OF HIS PASSING NOT LONG AFTER AND SHED A TEAR.I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN HIM ONE MORE TIME.THOSE YEARS RIGHT THRO THE BEATLES ERA AND WORKING WITH ALL THOSE STARS WAS UNFORGETTABLE .OH I COULD WRITE A BOOK.GOD BLESS YOU KEN. 1. Ian Galbraith was one and I understand he subsequently became the Mayor of Sunderland. A couple of years ago we were in Benidorm and we got talking to these three couples, one of them said You are obviously from the Newcastle area, where did you go on Friday nights in Toon ? I answered The Maj Ok he said, now who where the resident group ? Rue and the Rockets I answered, Well meet Rue and the Rockets, its us three and we are still going in fact we are on the Dynastic tonight. Also played drums on I Keep Singing that same old song, Heavy Jelly (Skip Bifferty). Tunes such as Back Street Luv by Curved Air and In My Own Time by Family were played a lot. The Crusaders played La Stradas as resident band three times a week for over six years, but also played the big hotels, the Locarno in Sunderland, the Mayfair in Newcastle. I remember queueing to get inside where you went down lots of dark stairs to an amazingly even darker area with fantastically loud but mesmeric music. The concept was that the club would not be the same from one week to the next. The Marimba was open for just over a year before being gutted by fire. He played a vital role in its history and the history of Newcastles night life in the 60s. I went to a place in 1972 which I knew only as the dive bar and could never understand why. Remember Mike Jeffrey trying to get Legalite roulette system into me CIU clubs. Its said the CID were only two steps behind them where ever they went from the minute they got here. I went there quite a few times in the late 60s. After leaving the Invaders I played there regularly with Blues Band Vermen, with the late Keith Waring on lead and harmonica,Malcolm,ex lead guitar from Kylastrones,forget bass players name and Les Proud singer. Required fields are marked *. The building that housed the Guys & Dolls is still standing. I was only 5 or 6 but my uncle Michael who owned the places used to give me Coca Cola he seemed like a god to me then! Wow Rue and The Rockets have certainly filled out ! what a great club. five sat new vikings (wally mcgill sid cross etc)high five sun(myself alan hull mickey gallagher kenny anderson martin quinn)forgot to mention when a train rumbled over viaduct all the beers fell off! Buy tickets from a trusted primary outlet. I came up to Newcastle in 1968 when the clubs in london were on the way out. You and I used to share guitar vocals with Ken Maddison in the early 70s at La Strada until I moved to Montego Bay. Sad to note Dave Findlay passed away recently. Hi, does anyone remember by dad Alan Clay? Bringing back lots of stories! Some magic names and places. In North Shields, for quite a long time in the 60s, the basement of The Jungle was a night club. I must have known your Dad as I went there a lot (do you have any photos of your dad from then, Im certain that I will recognise him and then after I met John there in 1974 we shared our club nights between Change Is or was iit Bloomers then and Scamps. any help would be great as they are my great uncles. Men anybody remember? Along with La Dolce Vita, the Cavendish featured some of the best acts on the cabaret circuit. I would just like to know anything about the soulless pos. Thanks for the memories though, and keep up the good work. Those of us of a certain age will remember clubs like La Dolce Vita, Greys Club, the Cavendish and the Club AGogo. My boyfriend was working and was 15. AJS 170. I have often wondered what became of Margaret Armstrong who lived on Benjamin Road in Howden and worked in a large Civil Service Centre (name forgotten). The Downbeat was situated in Carliol Square, Newcastle not far from Worswick Street bus station. To Anna (156) yes I remember The Kontors. My favourite thing to do was go immediately to the clubs ( can you believe I used to think going to the pubs a waste of good dancing time!) I think the name was Michaels? Hi However good atmosphere,great friendly bar. Ive exhausted all avenues looking for answers. Reading this took me back to my childhood. I remember you Chic Reid if you see this please get in touch. It was so dark and there were couples kissing in corners and dancing where they stood. Sadly he passed away at a comparatively young age. Great site. My friend dad played with Del & the Infernos, from South Shields. Hello, this has been a great read. Does anyone have memories of seeing the singer Dick Haymes at any of the following in Newcastle. Im talking late 50s early 60salso played the Newcastle Empire on a show called Carrol Levis discovery.bit like opportunity knockscame 3rd out of 20 so no fame and fortune .I am 73 now and I have always said the best years were without doubt the 60s..When you said next to London came Newcastlecorrect. `you may already have it? Thank you again Roger Im now in trouble for being late for an appointment as Ive just read through all of the comments again!!! Might be worth trawling facebook or look for Brenda Marsh who was close. I stayed with Kim when she went solo but only again for a short time. I worked in the baileys club Bloomers in bath lane first manager was Dave abbot who went to a bailey club in Stockton second manager was Bob Duncan who after three years moved over to manage La Dolce Vita . Initially the Downbeat was a jazz venue but towards the end of its life it featured mainly Rhythm & Blues bands. Can you believe I used to have to buy a friend a drink just to get her to dance to something I loved probably JamesBrown or Family or something great! http://readysteadygone.co.uk/bryan-ferry/, Unveiling the past Amanda, Mike and the plaque. Hi David, great to hear from someone who worked in so many places, back in the disco days, doing such an important job by providing the fab music. Hi, could anybody please give me any information about my father geoff manning aka harry branson gorst, who married my MOTHER, irene graham. That building and those surrounding it were demolished and have been rebuilt. Hi Dave Coates enjoyed reading your post I dont live in Newcastle but had lots of contacts, friends and customers from my Disque records days in town. please call me, if you dont want to speak here i TOTALLY understand, Worked greys club 1974 worked night club then casino had great memories also worked moulin rouge dean street for Teddy berg when they took over the bottos etc. The Marimba opened in 1959 serving Italian food and snacks during the day at prices students could afford. Photo: Shields Gazette Photo Sales 2. Some of the other people there were Wally Nash (now a business man living in the USA) who managed the Marimba for Mike Jeffery and later the Blue Note in Sunderland for Ray Grehan; Sandford Goudie who owned the La Strada clubs in Sunderland and South Shields; Trixie Sullivan who was Mike Jefferys secretary and personal assistant (at the time he managed Jimi Hendrix), vocalist David Macbeth, Teddy Berg owner of Greys Club, Barabara Berg and Joan Tenniswood who both worked at the Club aGogo in the sixties. I found a photograph of my great-great-grandmother Mary Jane Fergusons public house, the Station Hotel, in Laygate Lane, South Shields. Kennedy's Bar South Shields 5 Bars & Clubs By steveL794 This is a great Little bar great atmosphere and is such a welcoming bar, well worth a visit great chilling bar 3. I worked at Newcastle Crown Court from 1978-1980, and during that time, I worked with Tommy Oxley, who has been mentioned here on this site. It had a bad name she said. Under new management I. Great memories. Ifeel so incredibly nostalgic about those very important days, which went over much too quickly. Pete Wallis. I remember a band called the Wildcats with Hilton Valentine & Chas Chandler (playing bass I think) ,who played at the Hotspur hall in Whitley Bay on Saturday nights in the sixties.I also remember the Alan Price combo playing frequently at the Victoria pub next to Woolworths in Whitley Bay, haven,t seen any mention of these venues in your lists! June I knew John Harker ( he was a freind of my brother Gordon) and I do know Ray Huntley I will have to pass on your compliments. If anyone has any input on my post please respond. I regularly caught last bus from Sunderland (where my Wife lived) to Worsick Street but missed last bus to Fenham so went to Jazz Lounge at Club Agogo until 01.30hrs and hada a few beers and watched some great acts.I then caught the All Night Entertainment bus from the Central Station at 02.00hrs with a Bun Burger in my hand from Bowers. Life goes on. Your email address will not be published. Thanks, Great memories, and thanks to everyone for sharing them. I had an input early in the posts re La Strada and Ken Maddison and was lead vocalist at the Sunderland and South Shields nightclubs. I went to Change Is regularly from about 1969/70 until Scamps opened at the beginning of 1974 I think? Dusk was known for its huge New Year's Eve events, staying open till 7am. Great article. Finally, in relation to the Seaburn Hall in Sunderland we also used to go there does anyone remember Ronnie Stephens and Ray Huntley great dancers. no one has mentioned the muscle inn built into the viaduct bottom of dene st, the club was run by wrestlers hence the name.The club room was tiny 40 punters it was full.an H girder ran the length of the bar (head height)where punters rested their beer (or whatever had fell off a wagon)this was circa 1962 on a friday it was jazzers M.C. Lorraine, its lovely to hear how much you enjoyed going to Bloomers and glad the memories made you smile! Occasionally, I heard it referred to as the Gay Trouper. Had some good nights at the Majestic. In the event they failed to show up, probably much to the relief of the host Keith Crombie. Great site!! worked there opposite the Sounds with Eddie Farrow and Bobby Carr on a temporary basis untill a club in Low Fell was completed.. that name escapes me tho.,.One night at at the Picadilly, Ronnie Pipe in an agitated state (unusual for him MR laid back) informed my old man that the the CRAYS were in.. sure enough. The club was taken over by the Bailey Group in 1965. Gordon Clegg worked for the Post Office and passed away last year. Eric Burdon of the Animals lived in the Walker area and I remember standing next to him in the bus queue shortly before he rocketed to international fame. Two Scotsmen together in a nightclub, what could possibly go wrong! Sorry to waffle on just wanted you to sayhello if it should be by any chance the Bill Colwell from 1967/8 years at our Newcastle shop. The Kon-Tors didnt play original music but were a great cover band. Exciting times. The decor must be 30 yrs old. Used to tell my mam I was going to the one at Whitley Bay as I wasnt allowed to go to the Newcastle one. I was hired by Ron Markem and Bob Monkhouse In January 1969 as Reception Manager for the Change Is club. There is a good article by The Evening Chronicle when the last record went on sale in auction. 9. The Guys and Dolls, Marimba and the El toro featured a lot in my life then, my sister Ann Taylor worked as a receptionist at the Turks and has contributed previously, happy days. LA DOLCE VITA CRAZY NIGHTS!!! i was the original singer with the Gamblers when we split they joined Billy Fury, who also stole my girlfriend ! Greys club is one of the few Newcastle Clubs that has been running since the sixties. When they played The Cellar Club, So. I DONT KNOW WHERE THE BALANCE OF THE GAMBLERS ARE, BUT GREAT TIMES. Does nobody remember the Jimmy Bence Orchestra the resident band at the Mayfair? He is 93 living in South Africa. Jean, I wonder if you could share any photos you may have of Bloomers nightclub. Cube in the spotlight A scene from. The late Joes favourite tale which I have heard dozens of times was the night they were working the GoGo and a very young band were guests, in Joes words bloody useless. I used to work at the Oxford with Don Smith and Jims 2 room as singer with the trio. We were also friends with Clive Lee who was a total fruitcake in the style of Freddie Starr! Not in the same league as the other clubs in the area, but full of the essentials of life - beer, women, music and food. Save this search; Map View; List your business for Free! Did you ever go to the Playground on Westgate road -about the same time as I have a very grainy photo of the outside and also way before that I loved going to the Dive Bar part of the Swallow Hotel on Newgate Street? there was a keyboard player and a drummer called Allan, who drove around Newcastle in a big left hand drive American car. Big hair and big eyes and John with his shoes wouldve been 65 We married in 1976 and continued to go out to Scamps and are still married now. I remember you, Dave Elliott, Bob Anderson and my other dads mate Alf. X. Nice to see the Dolce vita, too. ANNE MILLAR (TAYLOR) I DONT REMEMBER THE VENUE ANNE, BUT WE WORKED ALL OF THE AREA IN THE SIXTIES. Hi Does anybody remember the house band at La Dolce Vita in the early seventies, Robbie was the bass player, John the lead guitar. It was situated on the forth and fifth floor of a building at 1 Pink Lane, opposite Bowers restaurant. Used to go to the GoGo Young Set,we were only 14/15 , sit and watch the older ones dance then go home and practice, following week we were there on the dance floor, giving it large.. The building that held the club has long since been demolished. 1967 Advertisement for La Strada in Sunderland. Yes Trever. The club was situated on Bath Lane, Newcastle and was spread over three floors with a reception, a disco and a cabaret room, all with curved walls. What a tremendous website with loads of nostalgic detail of the early music scene in North East. So he cannot remember if the signage was still showing. Met some real characters. Read more. Absolutely loved it. Maggy Ross could be Maggy Heskith who died a few years ago. 15 years of age in 1962. my 1st beer was in the railwaiy, whist livin on hillheads road. Hope all is well. I used to visit clubs like the Flamingo,La Discotheque, The Scene,Marquee,Whisky A Go Go,All Star, Tiles etc. The night club continued to host cabarets Freddy Starr, Mud and many many more for a few more years and was always called the Dolce Vita until it was renamed Walkers. Thank you He told me about his time as a photographer at Newcastle Night Clubs in the 1960s. I was the only doorman for over one year. She said: "The pubs of South Shields are numerous and each has its own fascinating history. Bars & Clubs. La Dolce Vita supporting P J Proby. . [Just stumbled across this, I am the son of David Finlay please put all your stories from the hay days so I can get some sort of history to pass on to my kids as my mother jackie and davey split up when I was a baby and I only have his reputation to talk of and dont know if what I am told is true. Happy days. Im loving the new web site a fantastic design and fantastic photos. The reunion took place at the Jazz Caf, Pink Lane, Newcastle hosted by Keith Crombie who was involved in the day to day running of several Newcastle clubsback in the sixties. Ive lost touch with my dad who was the bouncer with Tommy at the go go club. Ken, remembers you as a great singer. :)Alas, me and my friends said theyd never be famous with a name like that!!!!! Some good people who were pioneers back then and desrve a lot of credit for making Newcastle (a millon miles from London)a firm favourite with some great artists in the 60s from all over the UK and abroad wanting to play this region. Her stage name was Julie Johnson. I also spent many a Monday night at your home testing scotch with your folks and a feisty small terrier before you moved from Whitley Bay. Bumped into old school friend, Hylton Valentine and his mates (Animals) there on occasions. I have never heard of Tom Oxley, but would love to know more. Rob . Read more about the Club AGogo on this link. Mighty Joe Young was the band of our choice.many musicians stood in with them, Nigel Stanger being one of them, Ronny McLean on tromboneEric Burdon often sang or shouted there and Allan Price raised the roof with his piano and electric organ if I remember rightly. Please post photos, memories and exploits from your favorite hangout. Cheers. Basically we went to anywhere where Eric Burdon was! Detroit sounds the hinge the outfit perfumed garden well me for one as I was in ALL of them our biggest claim to fame was backing the opportunity knocks star the muscle man at the middle club, byker. He was on stage about ten minutes later and when he turned around to sing to people upstairs from the revolving stage the sauce had spread as a large black arc across his back. Tom spent a lot of his time at The Dolce Vita when the club had super stag nights on Mondays and Crazy nights on Thursdays, Hi. to be just a newcastle club owner & darn with the peace & love universal. Happy days .most of the time.no mention of New Orleans jazz club at Forth Banks..I assisted on the door and behind the bar at timesand I used to play with a local band called The Pilgrims..named after the Arcade in Pilgrim street where we were based ..always used to end up at the Asia Chinese on Bath Lane where the cheapest thing on the menu was Curried chicken livers with boiled rice for 2 bob in old money 2 inch thick marine ply shells with heavy duty internal struts and mounting frames but man the sound was awesome, power, punch and clarity. And dont even think about the Downbeat!! Davey, worked at club agogo sadly passed away yesterday morning great man. Dave and Tommy Findley worked the door most week-endsI cant remember the name of the resident group but the singer was called Billy , the saxophinist was Peter and the organist was Bernie . Amongst those talked about were two men who were heavily involved in the north east club scene in the sixties Mike Jeffery and Ray Grehan. The Majestic Ballroom on the junction of Westgate Road and Clayton Street was originally built as a cinema. Greys Club. Loved the stories behind the venues and the old photos. We started out at the jazz clubs and remember many nights at the New Orleans Club (I dont see that mentioned anywhere) followed up with going on to the Downbeat or the GoGo. I was really 56 but had big hair and platforms. I then returned to a normal life !!!! By this time the Club AGogo on Percy Street was in decline and the opening of Sloopys was probably the final nail in the Club aGogos coffin. Just stumbled across your website. Ah, Dusk! What a great little site! Ho Hum happy days and strange memories. I played most north east theatres and eventually retired (I think) in 2016. Also loved the Gogo. A friend in music (Colin Bradley who played in a Teesside band called The Road Runners with Paul Rodgers and Micky Moody in the 60s) was kind enough to send me a link. Where did his photos go? it is the same Ken Brady. Let me know and Ill ask Roger if he could help us exchange email addresses! My dad Bob Stephenson (pianist) played at both La Dolce Vita and La Strada. I was born in Teesside in 1971 my Dad and Godfather had been doing the club circuit until we moved to Brighton about 73. But last week I did visit an old friend in Whitley Bay and realised that my Dad must have been working at The Pickwick shortly aftter it opened (which I guess was why we moved to Whitley in the first place). Sharing the ladies toilets with the staff from the bus company in the same building. Such a shame it all came to an end way too soon. 190 Dave, Hi, used to follow the Sect, go to various clubs and halls around Newcastle.Also the Elcorts, then the New Religion, and New Elcorts, I believe. Then late 1962 we changed to mods and started going to the Go-Go, and also the West End boys club. A long time ago! unfortunately I missed the Go Go but spent many happy hours at The Dolce,Sloopys,Cavendish,Bloomers (Change Is) Ruperts,Annabels ,Sands Club,Sombrero,Chelsea Cat,Julies,Burgundy Cobbler,Latino,Fiesta the list goes on and on saw some great live acts over the years. how about that for happenstance. I remember a night run by the students union at the Mayfair where they would have on 3 or 4 top groups of the sixties. The Majestic closed as a music venue in 1967 and became the Gala Bingo Hall. There is a good photo of the group playing in Wetheralls. Enter Your Postcode Submit. Closed to become Ocean & Collins and has since rebranded as Bliss and is now Voodoo. Things started to go wrong the following year when Bob Monkhouse found out that Ronnie Markham (who later rebranded himself as the hypnotist Romark) had been helping himself to the club takings and cooking the books. The best thing is Im still alive and have great memories. AGE OF AQUARIUS future existence. Excuse me if I sometimes get things wrong, memory is not what it was from 60 years ago. a great bunch of people used to drink the night there. I know this is a long shot. Are you David Coates from the Felling and Ken Cooper from Windy Nook ? A bit like the place in Dirty Dancing. Jean McGowan x, re: comment 94 George Sinclair The Mayfair finally closed its doors in August 1999 and was later demolished to make way for the Gate Leisure Centre. We also went to the Cellar Jazz Club in South Shields and to the jazz club at the Grange Hotel in Fulwell, Sunderland where lots of art students from Sunderland Art College went. so it was really interesting to read the posts from Dave Pinder, Shani Lawn and Jo Slater, who also have connections to that time. they were with some very large chaps and i believe an escort of C.I.D. We made many friends and had a wonderful time with so many happy memories. It features nightclubs in South Shields who offer clubbing, live bands and nightlife. They also used to play to a younger audience at the Hop in Whitley Bay.

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