Enigma. 1,533 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Sherwood Rooms ,Greyfriar Gate , Nottingham 1960s Astoria ,Greyfriar Gate , Nottingham 1979 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I was in Brighton a couple of weeks ago and I found to my astonishment that Barry Noble owned Brighton Pier! I was most impressed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Saw Gregory Isaacs live here,' Night Nurse' tour..his rendition of "Cool down the Pace" ...talk about turn up the bass,while I wine' up me waist!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 On 2012-10-28 at 1:18 PM, .... said: Think it was still called The Sherwood Rooms into the mid-seventies on memory. Just surfin and found this info on Sherwood Rooms. It appears to be still under that name into the 80s? It shows 'The Who and The Hollies' both appearing there in the August 1966, my last summer living in Nottingham. Never went to see them though, to busy saving the pennies for my coming Christmas wedding. http://www.songkick.com/venues/56176-sherwood-rooms/gigography 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Well blow me down! I can't remember The Sherwood Rooms reverting to its original name. Nor can I remember Corpo buses with a separate exit door. Bet Catfan can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Had some great times in the 60s at the old 'Sherwood Rooms'..........Marsdens/Farrands held there Xmas dances there,entered a competition one year,with a girl called Hazel who worked at Marsdens Netherfield,a little cracker and great Dancer.........was certain we'd won,but came 3rd,not surprising really her boyfriend was a non-dancer and also worked at Netherfield Marsdens was one of the Judges......mardy bu99er...........lol. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 I remember another time in the 60s, took a girl from Stapleford to to the Sherwood rooms to a Football presentation night.........she was a little 'Fire-ball' to say the least....anyway i'd had a couple of dances with another girl i knew and she got all 'Mardy' and stormed off to the car park that used to be at the rear,and as i went looking for her i could hear a loud banging sound................eventually found her kicking a blue Morris 1100 causing several dents in the door...............my blue Morris 1100 was parked about 2 rows away.................lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 The 1100 was a nice car. My girlfriend / Wife's dad had one. We used it all the time. It was Dove grey not blue, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Got lots of memories of 1100's inc.nearly drowning in one in Boston...........different 1100 different girlfriend both disasters...........lol. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Come on, then, Ben.... tell us how you nearly drowned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 #34 I'm confused. Is 1100 the number of girlfriends you netted in the 60s or do I have a gift for seriously underestimating your charisma? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 NO and no....Jill........ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Sherwood Rooms .Think the first band I saw here was Budgie, remember Diamond Head, I think supported by Irish band Mama's Boy's... Doe:s anybody remember the name of the band that supported Wishbone Ash?..think that's correct.. A Female singer, guitarist played a Flying V. About '85 me thinks. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 6 hours ago, HSR said: .Doe:s anybody remember the name of the band that supported Wishbone Ash?..think that's correct.. A Female singer, guitarist played a Flying V. About '85 me thinks. I wasn't there, but a wild guess......Girlschool ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted September 10, 2020 Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Nope, Kelly always played a Les Paul, as I said female singer..hung out with her.. Saturday onwards, Think the gig was Tuesday night Anyvoody recall the Theatre Royal Series on TV.....Recall Motorhead, Girlschool..about 1980..I'm sure there were others.,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Corcoran 0 Posted September 16, 2021 Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/10/2020 at 12:33 PM, HSR said: Nope, Kelly always played a Les Paul, as I said female singer..hung out with her.. Saturday onwards, Think the gig was Tuesday night Anyvoody recall the Theatre Royal Series on TV.....Recall Motorhead, Girlschool..about 1980..I'm sure there were others.,, Don’t know the female singer you’re referring to but 1. The place was still called the Sherwood Rooms when I saw Diamond Head and Hawkwind there in 1984 (I still have the Diamond Head ticket stub here… https://musicintheattic.co.uk/gig-tickets-part-1-the-1980s 2. It had been renamed The Astoria by the time Notts County FC had their historic crisis meeting there in 1986 (35 years ago today infact - link here…) https://twitter.com/magpies_history/status/1438086572784685058?s=21 3. The TV series filmed at the Theatre Royal was called Rock Stage and was broadcast (simultaneously on Radio Trent and Central TV or ATV I think) in 1980. The shows I can remember are Motörhead/Girlschool, The Stranglers, Squeeze and The Specials/The Selecter I think. The Motörhead / Girlschool show (and others) is up on YouTube. Link here… https://youtu.be/YVlxCA6lRKY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Just watched my Motorhead boot dvd copy, superb.. trailer add's a couple more to the list. Joe Jackson and Martha & the Muffins... Does anybody recall the Cig' kiosk in the Sherwood Rooms / Astoria.? Fag machines had been the fashion for decades. Don't get it.. A payed human.. dedicated solely to.cig's..before you ask..yes they were all female ?? Remember those Pretty girls hitting the inner city pub's with a free 5 pack mid nineties. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 614 Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 The Astoria gets a few mentions in the new film "Last train to Christmas" (out now on Sky). Don't know whether Michael Sheen's character of Tony Towers who owned it is based on Barry Noble though. The film was written/directed by Julian Kemp, one of the first youngsters to attend Central TVs junior drama workshop, which now uses part of Richmond House, the building just to the back of the Ocean nightclub. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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