Moving to Bradford
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H.Dot - We've probably snogged! Er...been to Champagnes and 42Street and Cloud Nine - haven't heard of the rest (thank God). But what about "Dollars", as was?
Why of why didn't I got the 1 in 12 club when I was there? At least we went to the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, the Wharf in Huddersfield and some indie-goth gaff I've forgotten the name of in Halifax-fax-fax.
As for "bypass" in Bingley - you mean, bypass in the sense of a four lane motorway that goes RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTRE OF TOWN!
Why of why didn't I got the 1 in 12 club when I was there? At least we went to the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, the Wharf in Huddersfield and some indie-goth gaff I've forgotten the name of in Halifax-fax-fax.
As for "bypass" in Bingley - you mean, bypass in the sense of a four lane motorway that goes RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTRE OF TOWN!
Geoff Collier
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HackneyE9 said:Yeah....
Never got pissed in Keighley, mind. Too scary
If you think Keighley is scary, try Hull. Meanwhile, i've just walked to the Turkey (in Goose Eye) and back for a swift half
Geoff Collier said:
Hull? Scary?
Not IME. Especially not the Old Town pub crawl.
Beverley Road on a Saturday night can be a bit
though. Mainly 'cos of the sheer number of men in Ben Shermans and girls in slightly oversized belts, and the amazing number of coppers they flood the area with. Me and longdoggy once counted the police as we sat in the wetherspoons one Friday evening: in the time it took for us to have one leisurely pint, no fewer than 12 patrols went past!Geoff Collier
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Roadkill said:Hull? Scary?
Not IME. Especially not the Old Town pub crawl.
Beverley Road on a Saturday night can be a bit
It was Beverley Road that I meant. Now, Springbank was another matter entirely
And the only time in recent years I felt threatened in a pub was in the Queensdicky_plums
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Hi Folks,Spion said:
I can confirm that this was indeed the toilet-break song of choice for DJ Jason, although the Underworld and the Shearbridge Garage were the venue and bog in this case.
Jason still does a monthy indie set at the Loveapple, where he is known to play the song still, although I believe he uses the on-site facilities these days.
I was the DJ at Tumblers on Fridays and most Saturdays from 1989-1996 ish. If you danced to Jump Around, Step On, Been Caught Stealing, Cud, Beers Steers and Queers, er, Shed 7... or shouted "play some New Model Army ya bastard" - then that was me in the wooden DJ booth. The walls were sticky and graffiti-ridden, the electrics and door-staff dangerous, the beer cheap and the kids young.
Tumblers was closed in about 1997 and resurfaced as Gaudis where it became the student-only venue that Pickwicks had been before. In turn Pickwicks became more 'alternative' for a while as 'Club Magaluf', but closed a few years later. Gaudis lasted until a couple of years ago, but now both the buildings that were Pickwicks/Magaluf and Tumblers/Gaudis are unoccupied. Not sure what the old Underworld is now, possibly a restaurant. All victims of the likes of Revolution, Chicago Rock, Livingstones, Wetherspoons etc pulling students and locals down to the homogenised 'West End'.
It's been interesting reading the accounts on here about nights out in Bradford in the early 90s. Who could forget Champagne and Haig (the owner) with his dubious door policy and 'upstairs' activities, the 60s nights, bottles of Brown for £1? I think the building is empty now too, although I expect Haig still conducts some kind of business.
The Smithy and Frog & Toad are long gone; the Peel a Russian Restaurant(?); Mannville is The Head; Biko gone; Westleigh "all drinks still £1.50"; Shearbridge to become a curry house; Java cafe a pile of bricks.
Anyway, if you've got any requests, come and ask.
"Bottles off the dancefloor please!"
DJ Dicky.
dicky_plums
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citygirl said:Dicky Plums...welcome to urban
"haig"...wouldn't be anything to do with "haigy's" on lumb lane, would he?...
just wonderin' like
No connection - but I did wonder that too.
He looked a bit like James Brown and had a doorman known as Mr Thin, who can still be spotted wandering ghost-like around Bradford.
lemontop
hungry luma
Greetings Dicky. I can guarantee I was one of the annoying people who used to come up to you drunkenly asking for music. Can't believe all those places have changed. The Peel a Russian restaurant?! I used to work in there. My worst night was a Weds when the Uni sports clubs used to come in. I was on my own behind the bar pulling 15 pints a time for each round, serving the food etc. Was a cool little pub though. I also used to work in the Java and can't believe the love apple is still going. The Shearbridge was ok as was the Westleigh but Pickwicks was always a big pile of poo. I should go back and have a look.
dicky_plums
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Its true http://peelpub.co.uk/ although I have no idea how popular it is.lemontop said:
Whenever I pass it there's usually a young lady touting for business outside, but I don't think it's to promote the "special friendly environment" in the Peel.
"Everything is delicious!"
What were your annoying requests then lemontop?
lemontop
hungry luma
God knows, random indie shit probably. Did you ever dj there on a Monday? That place was so cheap! Wasn't it about 30p a shot? Seem to remember drinking treble gin and tonics because the tonic was free! My poor old liver. I remember going to Tumblers one night and there were no lights at all in the women's toilets as well as none of the toilets having doors-such a classy joint but I loved it!
dicky_plums
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Monday was mostly DJ Jason (he of the toilet dash). He looked like he should be in The Charatans. I think it was something like doubles and pints for £1, but 10p-a-pint-night rings a bell. Maybe it was like £3 in and 10p a pint.lemontop said:
Its hard to listen to The Bluetones these days without recalling the indie kids and the messy drunken fumblings that no doubt took place on the dancefloor, in the bogs and outside Tumblers.
dicky_plums
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Ha! Er, yeh, I think I remember you....I fobbed you off and rarely played any. You were fairly irritating but not as intimidating as the fella who used to threaten violence if I didn't play Stiff Little Fingers.boha said:i think i spent most of the night asking you to "play senser, go on, go on, play senser" etc etc
"Play some Cud!"
"Play some rave!"
"Ash! Ash!"
"ere mate - play somet decent"
"got any Meatloaf?"
dicky_plums
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Just looking back at this thread - he was called Barry and he took over as manager at Champagnes on Mannville Terrace for a while after the Underworld. Last time I heard he was a primary teacher in Scarbro..!boha said:think his name was barry (although i could be wrong there). a few of my mates were friends with him, i knew the people who took the place after him though.
think he started another club down by the kashmir, which was good, but closed pretty quickly.
Shah Jehan is now called omar khans, still good though, although i prefer the kashmir because it's cheap
lemontop
hungry luma
H.Dot said:was that the cafe at the bottom of the hill between the entrance to the Alhambra and the Odeon? if so, I had one of my first dates with my (now ex) wife in there. Nice coffee, good memories.
Think it was about half way down near the Alhambra. I would have been the stressed one bringing all the food at the wrong time! I was a rubbish waitress.
