70's / 80's clubs....

[celeste]

I think either Umberto or Stannage went to Century FM but that has changed it's name, don't know what it's called now

[Manxman]

Try http://jamesstannage.com/


Umberto; http://www.realradionorthwest.co.uk/presenters-shows/presenters-s72i/umberto/fbq13lqt/


Hope this helps.

[celeste]

Thanks for that
 
Remember now, Century FM changed it's name to Real Radio

[chad]

Hi Penny, yes it was the Conti ( continetal) . Thanks for that it really gets under your skin when you carnt remember.   

[chad]

Penny, if im not mistaken i thought it was Selwin Demmy ( the bookmaker) who owned the Millionare ?

[penny]

Glad to be of help re the Conti, Chad!  You may well be rite about the Millionaire club. I just seem to think chris quentin, who was brian tilsley in corrie used to own a club and thought that was it. Must be me age...aargh!  I now live in derby but am desperate to move back to m'cr...tis very borin here and they dont cater for oldies like me who still like indie music!

[celeste]

Penny, if im not mistaken i thought it was Selwin Demmy ( the bookmaker) who owned the Millionare ?

My father knew the Demmy brothers, I think they owned the Phonograph on King Street and then the name changed, maybe they changed it.

[chad]

Hi Penny one good turn deserves another, I can help you there the club Chris Quentin owed was the High Society it was near the Union pub  on the opposite side of Princess St.  It had a class dance floor with different coloured lights under neath it.   Never lasted ver long.

[chad]

hi Celeste, the Demmy's Gus and Selwin, owned or had stakes in a few clubs in Manchester at different times.  As i recall a couple were Millionare, Time and Place, Slack Alices although said to be owned by George Best, Someone told me ( if true) it was bankrolled my Selwin Demmy.

[chad]

Hi Penny one good turn deserves another, I can help you there the club Chris Quentin owed was the High Society it was near the Union pub  on the opposite side of Princess St.  It had a glass dance floor with different coloured lights under neath it.   Never lasted ver long.

[penny]

Thanx for that, chad. I remember it was near princess st. Only went there a couple of times and it was pretty dead as i recall. My fave places were the conti, hacienda, swingin sporran and cyprus tavern. I also remember a club with knickers on the ceiling! Lunchtimes were usually spent in the crown and anchor nr dale st. Pete shelley of  buzzcock was often in there

[celeste]

hi Celeste, the Demmy's Gus and Selwin, owned or had stakes in a few clubs in Manchester at different times.  As i recall a couple were Millionare, Time and Place, Slack Alices although said to be owned by George Best, Someone told me ( if true) it was bankrolled my Selwin Demmy.

A girl at the Airport where I worked said they were known as the 'cream bun boys' or something similar - maybe you can guess why, can't put it on here as I don't know if anyone would take offence

[chad]

Penny, the pub with the Knickers was called Paddies Goose ( nicknamed the dirty duck).  I used to work on Whitworth street  and often went in the local pubs for a lunchtime drink on Fridays.
 
Cleste,  not sure about the cream buns lol

[chad]

god my minds going now lol.... Tommy Ducks was the more popular name for the pub it was on one of the streets of Oxrord road 

[tony dixon]

Tommy Ducks, which was a grade 1 listed building was, allegedly, torn down by the brewery who wanted to sell the land to property devolopers. The council refused to issue a demolition order because of the building's status - so the brewery ( crafty beggars ) had it demolished over-night.They were ,consequently, fined £100k.
Chad, as you say, the pub was situated off Oxford Road on East Street - I used it occsionally in the early sixties - always good for a laugh.