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Old 06-07-2010, 14:20   #56
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Re: Rock around the Clock, Bill Haley

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin View Post
Got all my suits made at Erni Mcknoes near the bridge on Blackburn Rd. These suits were as sharp as a razor, he must have made a fortune from the all us Mods in the 60s.
Saw this story, and thought it might be of interest to an old Mod.


A LANDMARK hotel is being re-launched as a Northern Soul and Motown venue following a revamp to restore its former glory.
In the 1960s, hordes of ‘mods’ flocked to Burnley’s Keirby Park Hotel every week to sample one of the country’s best sprung dancefloors.



Soul revamp for Burnley hotel (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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