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My head is buzzing with the fondest of memories of the Locarno - which we always still called 'the Vic'. I believe that the first time I attended was a Saturday afternoon session in the back end of 1960; my girl friend of three years had unceremoniously dished me on going to teachers training college and I was desperately seeking solace. Boy, did I find it! The Locarno just had to be the nearest thing to heaven on earth - from then onwards I attended every one if its sessions I could - lunchtimes, Sat afternoon AND evening, Sunday club and any additional week nights. If it had been open 30 h

The drummer, I remember, with the Beatmen was Phil Severn who I believe left this world some years ago, as has Barry Herald their saxophonist, Iunderstand? The Beatmen still reassemble from time to time in different guises but still with Paul Mountain (Bulcote) on bass.

I can't place the drummer, Lizzie, so I think you've filled in the missing link, thank you very much

That's right, LizzieM. Rog is a good friend and we keep in touch and meet up quite regularly - about every three weeks I come over on the train from near Cromer and we go for a drink at the Canal Side along with my Brother Steve (now Sutton Bonington) - we all worked on the Railway - plus Dave Morris, from Gedling. Any one reading this and is interested in joining us next time is most welcome Anyway, back to the Sons of Adam... Paddy Flynn, their lead guitarist has been in touch a time or two recently and, of late, moved from Long Eaton to his Sister's in London - he plays more jazz style gu

I was in BR Estates Office at Furlong House in the Meadows when the Vic was sold to Capital and Counties Properies for £ 1.6m - 1969, I guess? Quite a bargain for approx 1sq mile of a city centre...

Many thanks, Carni and Blondie...Happy days. Good to connect - I thought these memories had gone for ever and such a joy to learn that they live on, just as vividly, with others. Strange to think that we must all have been in each others company over half a century ago, yet not realised it, of course...

Having only last night discovered this amazingly nostalgic site myself - I've extended an invitation to my Brother Steve plus good friend Richard (Rock) Wheatley who played lead guitar with Tony and the Varitones (late of Dancing Slipper and YMCA opp firestation). Also, another good friend Roger Lymn who played guitar with Sons of Adam and Pussy Foot Four and, later, with the Beatmen, etc, etc. My, will these guys have tales to tell about the 60s Rock n Roll scene if I can persuade them to join us.

..., lived in a terraced house in Basford or Bulwell and I attended a meeting or two in his front room - one occasion we watched a film on the Grimsby and Immingham Tramway.

Thanks guys. One or two points - when I delivered my old ambulance to Plumtree, I don't recall there being anything like this number of trolleybuses there. I did visit briefly subsequently and the driver's door had, it seems, been forcibly torn off and the old girl looked very forlorn. Rodney Bramley had 466 straight from Nottm Corporation Transport - it was with him ahead of going to Plumtree. I seem to recall that the platform was damaged and he took delivery of it in this state; I can only imagine he got a cheap deal because it was behind economical repair. The eight foot wide buses had

Thank you, Michael Booth, will be a pleasure

The Penny All The Ways belonged to and were operated by Lincs Road Car.

The old Humbler Pullman ambulance was mine and I used to drive our group 'The Pacifics' round in it. Its reg no. may have been NTV 197, or some such, I'll check for my old photos I may have of it, in when in better health. I had to get rid of a it, sadly, before I married my first wife (a bad trade!). I sold it to the group and drove it up to Plumtree, I guess, early 1967? That's the morning I saw the steam powered Bedford toast rack. Several of these (petrol driven) were titled 'Penny All The Way(s)' and plied between the Clock Tower and Figure of 8 at Skeggy in the 40s and 50s; I've been tr

Locarno. Hi gang, only just joined this thread so I think I'm so very much out if date. I remember Lloydy the manager - a perfect gent - he'd take over on the record decks for a while and the punters had such respect for him they'd have danced to Gid Save the Queen had he played it. After the Locarno (which we still always called 'the Vic') Lloydy managed a Norwich dance hall and I met him there. I went to the 6d lunchtime record sessions and every evening one I could possibly attend; there was a DJ (assistant manager?) by the name of Mick who was really up himself but also a very pretty youn