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Originally Posted by jaysay
When I went to Blackpool with Mum and Dad we always went to shows nearly every night North Pier, Opera House, Winter Gardens Pavilion ABC Theatre, Tower Circus, so the likes of Tommy Cooper, Bruce Forsyth, Matt Munroe, Shirley Bassey ect, but always felt Friday night free for a blast on the Pleasure Beach  |
I used to love going on Pleasure Beach too, still used to like having a walk round there up untill recently....you cant just walk round anymore i believe they charge just to go on now. Thats going to make it harder for parents today, my Mum and Dad used to take me on there 2 or 3 times each hol, but just went on 1 or 2 rides each time, that way it was split up over the week...folk arn't going to be able to afford to do that now!
A few other names i can reacall seeing there are Dickie Henderson, Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, Hope and Keen, Jo Jac and Joni, Ken Platt, Jewell and Warriss, Moira Anderson, Kenneth McKellar, Ronnie Hilton and Freddy "Parrot Face" Davies.
I was probably about 7 or 8 the first time i saw Ken Dodd in Blackpool, my lad still thinks he's great and we are going to see him again at the Grand Theatre in November, cant be too many people you could go and see at the Theatre these days 45 years after you first saw them can there?? A true Legend is Doddy!!
Best Regards - Taggy