[mr. smith]

anybody staying in blackpool for the weekend of the fleetwood game & into their 80s music simple minds are on friday night in blackpool's empire ballroom.

[Westbars Spireite]

That could be a good night.

[Xerxes]

mr. smith, on 07 November 2012 - 11:50 PM, said:

anybody staying in blackpool for the weekend of the fleetwood game & into their 80s music simple minds are on friday night in blackpool's empire ballroom.

saw them at Fusion in town way back (78 or 79)in the good old days - town playing the best football I've ever seen under Arthur Cox and Thursday night rock night at the Fusion with a band every week - Pretenders, Cure, Specials, Punilux etc. Ah, nostalgia ain't what it used to be

[Cactoise]

Let's hope our strikers Kick It In.

[marlons curtains]

Championship in 5 years? Dave Allen Promised us a miracle....

[BlueRover52]

marlons curtains, on 08 November 2012 - 01:13 PM, said:

Championship in 5 years? Dave Allen Promised us a miracle....

Take it you'll be organising the trip and treating your Dad?
Getting on a bit I know but Alive and kicking.

This post has been edited by BlueRover52: 08 November 2012 - 01:21 PM

[oldgoat]

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saw them at Fusion in town way back (78 or 79)in the good old days - town playing the best football I've ever seen under Arthur Cox and Thursday night rock night at the Fusion with a band every week - Pretenders, Cure, Specials, Punilux etc. Ah, nostalgia ain't what it used to be
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[Tora Tora Tora]

marlons curtains, on 08 November 2012 - 01:13 PM, said:

Championship in 5 years? Dave Allen Promised us a miracle....

It's not five years up yet so our chances are still alive and kicking

Someone beat me to it :-(

This post has been edited by Gate6: 08 November 2012 - 07:06 PM

[Cactoise]

Whilst your all enjoying yourselves at Fleetwood,Don't You Forget About Me being stuck at work!

[Bankrobber]

Xerxes, on 08 November 2012 - 07:43 AM, said:

saw them at Fusion in town way back (78 or 79)in the good old days - town playing the best football I've ever seen under Arthur Cox and Thursday night rock night at the Fusion with a band every week - Pretenders, Cure, Specials, Punilux etc. Ah, nostalgia ain't what it used to be

Where was that place?

[moondog]

Bankrobber, on 08 November 2012 - 09:36 PM, said:

Where was that place?

it's now part of the winding wheel

[Bankrobber]

moondog, on 08 November 2012 - 09:37 PM, said:

it's now part of the winding wheel

The upstairs bit? Last time i went there i was being royally reeled in by some conman photocopier salesman from Rotherham...

[moondog]

Bankrobber, on 08 November 2012 - 10:18 PM, said:

The upstairs bit? Last time i went there i was being royally reeled in by some conman photocopier salesman from Rotherham...

yep that's the place, I was there being reeled in that night too

[trickytrevsfanclub]

I remember going to the old Odeon cinema as it was back then as a kid and hearing this music coming from the secret room upstairs. I always wanted to go in but was told it was only for the big boys (I was 10 in 1979). To find out later that my favourite band of all time, The Cure, played in there makes me wish someone would hurry up and invent a time machine

[Beelzebub]

trickytrevsfanclub, on 08 November 2012 - 11:47 PM, said:

To find out later that my favourite band of all time, The Cure, played in there makes me wish someone would hurry up and invent a time machine

Not wanting to upset you further - they actually played there three times in a little over a year. They were the first band to play on the opening night (of the Rock Night, not the club) and were very popular hence the invites back. I like to think it was the highlight of their career. I've still got their autographs somewhere - Robert Smith, Tolhurst and Dempsey IIRC.

It was upstairs and had massive banks of speakers to the side of the stage and lots of tubular steel above the dancefloor. Never went other than on rock night but that was usually very popular with around 500 punters . DJ was Stu Smith from Some Kinda Mushroom and he played most of his stock -and promoted the events, booking the bands etc. He once told me that they had lined up The Fall to play but the plug was pulled before it happened

[Xerxes]

trickytrevsfanclub, on 08 November 2012 - 11:47 PM, said:

I remember going to the old Odeon cinema as it was back then as a kid and hearing this music coming from the secret room upstairs. I always wanted to go in but was told it was only for the big boys (I was 10 in 1979). To find out later that my favourite band of all time, The Cure, played in there makes me wish someone would hurry up and invent a time machine

If you've got a time machine, turn it back a decade further and see The Who (a couple of times), Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix at the ABC

[trickytrevsfanclub]

Xerxes, on 09 November 2012 - 07:55 AM, said:

If you've got a time machine, turn it back a decade further and see The Who (a couple of times), Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix at the ABC

That's just made me feel worse. Gutted.

Beelzebub, on 09 November 2012 - 06:50 AM, said:

Not wanting to upset you further - they actually played there three times in a little over a year. They were the first band to play on the opening night (of the Rock Night, not the club) and were very popular hence the invites back. I like to think it was the highlight of their career. I've still got their autographs somewhere - Robert Smith, Tolhurst and Dempsey IIRC.

It was upstairs and had massive banks of speakers to the side of the stage and lots of tubular steel above the dancefloor. Never went other than on rock night but that was usually very popular with around 500 punters . DJ was Stu Smith from Some Kinda Mushroom and he played most of his stock -and promoted the events, booking the bands etc. He once told me that they had lined up The Fall to play but the plug was pulled before it happened

Noooooooooooooooo, don't tell me that. Bring me that De Lorean Doc Brown.