[the dungeon club]

Still at school at Claremont, some mates had planned a visit to the Dungeon, Easter monday 1966, and i was invited. Now being under the required 16 minimum age, although i looked as if i was, i was let in as a guest.
Never having been to a club before, hey i was 14!, i didnt know what to expect.
The decor was mod op art/ mary Quant style, and very dark, it was before the multi million pound lighting thing had come about, and the sound.....it was to me totally awesome! Id never heard bass like that before, and it was soooo loud! ( i recall 4 x18" goodmans speakers on what looked like a wooden panel supplying the bass) but, the music they were playing was to change my taste from the regular pop served up on Radios Caroline and London, to what is still my favourite today.
I dont recall hearing The Isley Brothers before then, but the first song i heard in there was This old heart of mine, and that was it, my taste in music was changed, to the mix of soul and motown played there.
Id be pleased to hear form others who went there, in fact, during my year on 106 Century fm, i had a phone call from a guy who used The Fox in Sneinton as his regular, and bumped into one of the Dungeon "faces" Kenny Astle, who back then looked like keith Richards of The Stones.
Does anyone remember the following? : Sedge, Gabby, Big Eddy, Pete Lemon, Pete Blood, Chris Nickols, Graham Asher, "the mini boys" and little Eric ? and im sure everyone knows Stu Morris!

[coffee bar]

Another coffee bar I went to in the evenings was on Goldsmith Street, left hand side as you went down, past the old Playhouse.

As i recall, that would be "The L Shaped room" as it was then. Heres a little story with a connection there. I knew a guy who was in a local band who needed some records to play at The L Shaped Room between sets, and, me being into soul and motown (frequenting the clubs such as The Dungeon and Beachcomber etc) i had a good collection, which i duly lent to him, including stuff that is now worth hundreds!........Anyway, gig was done, and i waited for the return of my cherished records...................and waited......and waited..................and waited.....and.........i think you get the picture! He claims they'd been nicked, and i never saw them again. A few years later during the 70's i saw the guy playing in Roxy Music for a while, and thought about sending him a bill for them!

[Claremont Bilateral/secondary modern]

Not that i recall Mick, i seem to remember he went on the railways, but it was a long time back, so he may have done other stuff too.

[Claremont Bilateral/secondary modern]

I attended Claremont between 64 and 67, (the great years of music too!) remembering some names that id love to get in touch with again. (ill add more as i remember them)

Roger King Chris Chambers Stefan Dollar John Sissons Wayne Kerry Steve Farmery Patrick Spinks Richard Attenborough (not that one!)

Rob Stone (used to see him during my 11 year stint at Love Shack)

Brian Glazebrook, whos folks had a beer off on Gawthorne st in New Basford.

Graham Pridmore (actually went to Ellis, but lived near me )

Thats all that come to mind, more added later (if i can remember them!)