Jazz Club

[junetta]

I suppose it all depended on which crowd you belonged to at the time. Having been a member here for over a year now and reading most of the posts, I realise that I went to all the same places as most of us 'older ones'........Accy Con, Blackburn and Burnley Meccas and the Jazz Club to name a few.

I went to St Andrews, then to Ossy Tech, the first year girls were admitted, but the only person I know on here is Steeljack.

A strange sort of world.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by junetta

I suppose it all depended on which crowd you belonged to at the time. Having been a member here for over a year now and reading most of the posts, I realise that I went to all the same places as most of us 'older ones'........Accy Con, Blackburn and Burnley Meccas and the Jazz Club to name a few.

I went to St Andrews, then to Ossy Tech, the first year girls were admitted, but the only person I know on here is Steeljack.

A strange sort of world.

hey i was at ossy tech the first year girls were admitted that was the year they amalgamated with rhydings but you wern't in my class junetta your only a youngster.

[junetta]

I went to Rhyddings in 1962, the year they joined up with the Tech, first year was spent at Moor End, then one year at the main building and in 1964 my class was moved to the Tech. The first time girls had been taught there.

I have a lovely pic of us outside the main entrance, unfortunately it's in England.

Don't tell me you were the one who used to put paint on my hair during art class!

And.........we're wandering off the thread, we'll get in bother.

[Alan Gilmartin]

Mine to Cash, Im as Bowd as Buddha now, nobody I used to know in Accy would recognise me now. Used to have my hair styled, sharp suits, the lot. I havent had a suit in 30 years. But the memories are still clear of the Jazz Club, I can stll smell it, smoke, beer, women, great music, hot pies, in the warmer and a great atmosphere, what more could you ask for, for a fiver and change left to buy fish & Chips on the way home.

[steeljack]

sorry bit of a digression from topic ..."hair styled, sharp suits, the lot." ..........I bet most lads got their first suits at Burtons on weekly a payment plan , think my first one cost about 7 pound , navy pin stripe , three button , center vent . dark blue silk lining in the jacket . must have been about 17 at the time . Following year had one handmade at a tailors shop on Blackburn rd. near the railway viaduct , hand stitching around the lapels etc. Think it cost around a tenner a lot of money for a 4 pound a week apprentice .....but as Alan Gilmartin said in previous post ......smart .......only chance I get to wear a suit these days is for funerals .............

[joaner3]

I remember going in the 60's with me mates, we used to sneak over the fence, because we were all underage. Having a couple of drinks and getting plastered and playing the slot machine. Oh happy days!

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Following year had one handmade at a tailors shop on Blackburn rd. near the railway viaduct , hand stitching around the lapels etc.

You're thinking of Ernie McNoes, Steeljack. A real craftsman. Had a couple of beautiful mohair numbers made there in the late 60s. Al Gilmartin will testify to this gentleman's talents!

[Alan Gilmartin]

Certainly do Wyn, he was a true craftsman, and a nice man as well, did'nt matter who you were, he treated everybody the same, do you remember the other Tailor's , John Colliers, ( John Collier, John Collier, The Window to watch ) Alexanders, Sometimes you can't help digressing because its all realitive, I was earning 3 pound ten a week then, I was working at Brockhall. Only one thing wrong with Ernie he had really bad breath.

[Wynonie Harris]

Had a couple of suits made by a little old tailor in a backstreet in Lima a few weeks ago. He reminded me a lot of Ernie - the same professionalism, attention to detail and quiet pride in a job well-done. The suits were the business, too - a dark blue with a faint pinstripe and a light grey number for summer wear. Increasing girth means I can't carry off the "bumfreezer" jacket styles anymore. These were double-breasted jobs. Cost the equivalent of £100 each - you'd pay at least five times more for suits of that quality in the UK.

Sorry for the thread wander, folks!

[Wynonie Harris]

One thing about the jazz club - I never remember there being any punch ups there - unlike the Con and most other dance halls in the area. Must not have been there on the night Cashman had his little bit of bother!

[Alan Gilmartin]

I agree with you about the punch ups Wyn, I think the people who went up there were a bit more cultured. Just on another note Wynonie, can you tell me anything about Dee Dee Warwick, ( Dionne's sister ) I read she made, Your no good, a year befor Betty Everett and Alfie befor Dionne??.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

One thing about the jazz club - I never remember there being any punch ups there - unlike the Con and most other dance halls in the area. Must not have been there on the night Cashman had his little bit of bother!

thats cos your a bit younger than me wyn i was there one friday night when a guy glassed another guy,made a real mess of his forehead,the upshot was he got gaoled for it, hes still knocking about today.this would probably be 63/64 ish could be a bit dodgy then.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by cashman

thats cos your a bit younger than me wyn i was there one friday night when a guy glassed another guy,made a real mess of his forehead,the upshot was he got gaoled for it, hes still knocking about today.this would probably be 63/64 ish could be a bit dodgy then.

He'd probably just get community service for it these days! By the time I got there, it had all calmed down and perhaps as Al says, the clientele had changed a bit (ie none of the fiercesome rockers who used to prowl the dancefloor of the Con!).

Al, have emailed you with a bit of info on Dee Dee Warwick.