hippo girl

i certainly did pete...the cool cat bar served soft drinks!.........then graduated to the sunday night gigs..still underage but no id required!!!!! the music was great..don't know who owned the club but it was attached to the adlib and think that was owned by a guy clled jack who lived at arnold ( girlfriend was gwen who managed the club)..anyone help me out here ?

most of the penny crowd were on the game, never mind advertising! LOL

well said bamber, totally agree

i remember the beachcomber being open not only sunday afternoon but at night as well..the good old cool cat bar!..

you never too old gadge!! went to the running horse last night to see new local bands

image boutique was owned ( i think ) by the guy that owned the hippo club......alex the dj who charlie and i are trying to find did the artwork on the walls of image..think it became savills estate agents and more recently the surf shop fat face

now now beefy whats that all about..vintage clothing is where its at !

there was an oxfam shop on bridlesmith gate near to the goods entrance of M&S

now called the new venture club

i remember the joke shop......

it was on bridlesmith gate until late 80's (paul smith worked here ) and then it moved to the top of hockley....closed recently ..wasn't expensive just original

did any of you old trendies buy your strutting stuff from birdcage on bridlesmith gate...?

you are right beefsteak, it was the eviva moved to barker gate in the lace market....who was the guy( with the long ponytail) who worked in the chippy and lived at sneinton?

can you remember his name mariag.....was it john something?

can you remember the greek chippy at the top of victoria street..some great characters worked in there.....were you one of them?

me too!

i left in 68, ben lyons was the head teacher ...went to the big school reunion 2 years ago..all my kids went there as well..good times!

tucks habit was the old moor farm

i went to bramcote hills grammar sussexred, now back living in the village

thanks for the info Dez....pete groves, whatever happened to him and pete garfoot? did you know alex Dez, cause me and charlie are trying to contact him?

chick zamick had a sports shop on Alfreton road......just down from canning circus on the left....had a daughter called linda

sad old man!

he couldn't even busk!...hope he's on this site wonder what his user name would be"man at C and A" or "butlin reject"......ha ha

he really loved himself!...last seen busking in Beeston ( think he used to live in Long Eaton).....made a very good living

one of the many possers in the penthouse Beefsteak!..can anyone remember Alan Prowse who use to busk outside C and A in the 80's..well he made so much money that he was a regular champagne drinker at the penthouse bar!