The 1970s Working Mens Club

The Late 70s, early 80s. The Comedians, Opportunity Knocks, Search for a star.
Variety was king, but Working men’s Clubs in the North of England were nearing the end of their hay day.

My Parents considered it essential to spend at least one night a week at these places and who could blame them ?.
Bingo, Pie & Peas, Cheap Beer, snooker, darts, dominoes, a raffle, one arm Bandit and some top class entertainment.
They could sit in the same seat at the same table, week in, week out, with all their friends, filling an ashtray to Mount Everest proportions whilst supping lager & Lime and watching such legendary acts as Huff & Puff, Soya & Bean, Rivers & Rhodes and the hilarious Corky Todd & Bobby Elmut. These two Cards contain a full list of future attractions. Classic 70s Clubland acts. LOL

Antiques of the future

Sinclair ZX 81 Personal Computer, Browni Carolina 8 Track in car Stereo, Texus Instruments TI-99 4A.

Wages of sin

I found this amongst some old documents and bits of paper the other day.

A wage slip from my youth. I think you get more than that for sitting on your bum nowadays. But you could buy a 12" single for 79p back then and I'm pretty sure the vast majority of that cash was turned into vinyl.

It certainly didn't go on cloths judging by the picture i found with it.

When i look at my record collection now i note that 1981 was probably the year i spent the most amount of money on music. I seem to have bought anything and everything.

There was a time when i owned the entire top 40 every week. Just buying the new entries and a few of the new releases each Friday when i got paid. It didn't matter what the new entries were, Depeche Mode-Just Can't get enough or Joe Dolce-Shaddap you face, because i, like an idiot, bought it. I was playing at being a DJ at the time so i did have an excuse i suppose. Although i never remember mixing Soft Cell Tainted Love with Julio Iglesias Begin the Beguine so what the bloody hell did i buy that for ?. All that money up in smoke.

Worth every penny.

Scene & Heard

A long forgotten record shop that served me well over the years.