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Been looking through the old threads, found one old Dj's, anyone remember Adrian Ross from the Mecca, time is tight, ?? haha:hothothot

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Talking of old DJs one of the best mobile discos about in the late seventies early eighties, was DISCOMANTIS run by Barry Prattley and Paul(can remember his surname) they did the Thursday and Friday discos at Martholme Grange

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Hi, saw that you used to live on Eagle st in Ossy, when was that, ?? I had a m,ate John lived there a while, a pigeon guy,

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Discomanis did the Lodestar before Martholme Grange.
Cheetah was a mate of Barry and Paul,I cannot remember he other Pauls surname.
Anyone heard about Cheetah's wereabouts ?His First Name was Paul.
Used to hang around the Pickwick.

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1967 to 1972, can remember any John living on Eagle St in those days except ME:D as for pigeon fancier, there were pens at the front owned by John Ormerod Sen and one outback owned by a father and son team, can't remember their name but all three were into pigeons

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Anybody remember Big Mick Ward? DJ at Accy Disco in late 60's and bus driver on Accy Transport. Gave me a good education in black American soul music - summat you couldn't learn at AGS! :cool:

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Which disco was that Wyn,

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On Whalley Road on the second floor of that red brick building where Catlows was. Started in summer, 1967 and I was one of the first members. You went through a little doorway and up a flight of stairs. They had that strange luminous lighting that made the pass out stamp on your hand glow - cracking music though!

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Got me there Wyn, don't think I ever went there, if I did I must have been 3 sheets to the wind:D

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Probably wouldn't have appealed to you - no alcohol served. ;) I was only about 16-17 when I went there...moved on to licensed venues a couple of years later! :D

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Ah well why didn't you say its obviouse why I'd never heard of it:D

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Hi Wyn,
I remember the disco well, was my first time out so to speak, the lights also showed the bits on your jacket, haha, spent many an hour trying to get them off,
Do you remember the guy everyone was in awe of dancing / popularity etc, Joe Davitt, gees thats a long time ago,

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Hi Jaysay,
I'm the son of the father and son team, I remember you well, Dave

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The other John was John Morphett, originally from Accrington, but came to live up our way around that time

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Now you've got me thinking Dave and trying to picture you, which I'm normally very good at, but I'm struggling this time:D Obviously you must have gone in the Bull, everybody did.

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Does anyone remember Wayne Hothersall as a DJ ?

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Yep, remember Joe, lived down Charter Street and worked at Milletts on Church Street. Think he lives in London now.

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Hi Jaysay, used to go in the Bull qiute often, remember Ernie Gribble and his wife, wonderful couple of people, always remember Ernies cardigans, and the NAME of the way to the toilets, can you remember ??
His son would have played cricket with you and Pete Shorrock and his other son was in the army,
Also embedded in my memory Jack Kirby a great guy and Terry Woods missed his way as a dart player off Eagle St

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Who can ever forget Accy Disco. It took over in popularity from from The Con. for the younger end. It was the centre of activity for the Accy Mods. It was here that we heard all the latest soul and Motown imports. Getting your hand stamped at 9 o'clock and going either to The Hope and Anchor or The Broadway for a pint (underage)
Trapping off with a bird and going up "The ragshop back" but thats another story. No wonder I have dodgy knees.

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used to do Corners i think on melbourne st? worked same place as him fer years.;)

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I work with him :D

I keep telling him to get his decks out :D

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Yeh, I remember going there in the 60's

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Wow glad I read that twice:D:D:D

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Fer my money, the best local D.J, was the late "Harry Curry" used to do the A.E.U. on friday nights, along wi many other places in Accy n Church, started me off n taught me the score, great bloke n a good mate.;)

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Must have missed this post when it was first posted. Both Jack and Terry lived on Eagle Street Terry was my next door neighbour, Jack lived across the road at number 3, Jack worked with a partner back in those days, Jim Riley, who's now my neighbour today, We all worked on demolishing the old wooden stand at Peel Park back in the late sixties. Ya Terry was one hell of a darts player, haven't seen him for years but I think he still lives in the same house saw his wife Roz a couple of years back in accy, ya and that sign leading to the toilets, if I remember rightly it just yar tis or something like:D

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I knew wayne well, used to do a bit on the door at the corners when it was busy .Was once there when we went on the lash ,wayne went into the pool room in the queens and came back out minus half his hair and missing an eyebrow was funny for us but i remember him being a little upset:hehetable

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Was in Baggy's wine bar (Gt Harwood) on Saturday night. Happened to notice Kevin the former DJ from Martholme Grange was doing the disco!! 'Its been a long time' I said, 'that it has' he replied. 'I thought you were dead'! I retorted, I see you haven't change at all your still as mental'!!

lol, 20 years on and we were chatting like we'd seen one another just last week........class!
He did look fab though, he looks younger now than he did then!

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Bet the same cant be said for most of the punters from there especially those from wednesday nights:D

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Absolutely not!!!! Was thinking the very same............grab-a-granny Wednesday!!:rolleyes:

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Not that i would know about that sort of thing:rolleyes::D

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Just thought i think it is Wayne HASLAM not hothersall:)

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Didn't realise Romps was that old either:D

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Those nights must have started after Alan Begby took over, was never open on a Wednesday when Skinner had it, except for private do's

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I'm not I starting clubbing when I was 3!!! :D

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Hahahaha

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Must have been shake RATTLE and roll then Romps:D

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That's a name I had totally forgotten about. I remember him getting me an old Drifters single which i still have...those were the days!

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Mick Ward is my brother

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Sent you a private message Chris

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Anyone remember the DJ at the young person rock disco Peepers behind Blackburn museum.in the 70s .Think he was called Jeff and worked for king Georges hall or Blackburn council..

Would love to make a rock compliation of the athems he played.Would like to contact him for his own memories.if anyone knows how...reason is that theres are radio stations playing a hour of your song choices if they like em One called Planet rock) has taken a shine to my 70s stuff but they like a story as to why you picked em.

Want to send in a Peepers list, (I remember about 20 of em cos I bought em)Have you any memories of the songs they played..

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Hi Wynonie. Mick Ward is my brother I used to go to that Disco until I left Accy in 1969

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Yep, I remember you by sight. Your Mick played some top notch sounds - still listen to a lot of them today.