100 Club Saved! ...by Converse?

"Owner Jeff Horton has assured London radio station XFM that the shoe company's corporate presence will be discreet. But MOJO wonders, will the new partnership keep the Working Men's Club dcor - unchanged since 1973 - the Northern Soul nights and the wafting, burgery odours? Not that we've ever eaten anything in there. Ever. Have you? Answers on an electronic postcard, please!"

My grandparents told me they used to eat Chinese food at the 100 Club in the 60s when going to see jazz bands. They're both dead now. I'm not sure if there's a link

"Owner Jeff Horton has assured London radio station XFM that the shoe company's corporate presence will be discreet. But MOJO wonders, will the new partnership keep the Working Men's Club dcor - unchanged since 1973 - the Northern Soul nights and the wafting, burgery odours? Not that we've ever eaten anything in there. Ever. Have you? Answers on an electronic postcard, please!"

My grandparents told me they used to eat Chinese food at the 100 Club in the 60s when going to see jazz bands. They're both dead now. I'm not sure if there's a link

The Chinese was still there in the 70s, I used to go to Greg Edwards soul/funk nights on a thursday ( I was only 7 ) & I'm certain it was open then. Funnily enough I was talking to somebody just recently about the 100 club chinese

Sounds good to me, maybe I'll have to wear their plimmies when I'm on stage.

I'd have preferred Sharwoods Chinese meals for two but you can't have everything.

I was watching "Expresso Bongo" for the first time recently. Disappointed - but for an opening shot that featured a very young Burt Kwouk. There's a tracking shot of shopfronts that includes "Club 100". Is this the 100 Club? Any ideas?

Sounds good to me, maybe I'll have to wear their plimmies when I'm on stage.

Maybe you can get 'em to kick in for a new dancefloor whilst they're at it?

Ian D

I've just been told this won't affect our nights, so basically YIPPEEEEEEE!

A new dancefloor was definitely being talked about.

You've stumped me on the Cliff film Dave, I've never heard it described as Club 100 though.

Ady

I know I'm old but now feel really ancient. I've not only seen the film Expresso Bongo but was taken by my parents to see the musical a few years before the film came out. Can't think whky they took me and my sister, wouldn't have thought it was their cup of tea. Don't remember Club 100 in it but as I was a kid it wouldn't have meant much to me.

Glad to hear our nights are going to be okay, I did have some concerns. Roll on the 5 March, going to celebrate my birthday there, lol!

" Sorry mate no trainers allowed ":thumbsup:

" Sorry mate no trainers allowed ":thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Ian D

Typical. It's taken the best part of 25 years to navigate that dancefloor, every bloody loose tile, bump and hole, and now they are talking about changing it ?

Please support this noble cause - Save the 100 Club dancefloor !!

Great to hear the nighter is safe.

So Burt Kwouk is going to rip up the dance floor and turn it into a trainer's gym with money from the cobbler ! I'm calling Boris right away - Not Now Cato

Great news indeed. I just hope everyone at the 100club has the foresight to use the brand converse correctly and not sit back.

Limited edition trainers and 100 club converse t-shirts/bags etc...blimey the sales in the states/japan alone would keep the club open for years. Also the adverts on telly could be filmed at the 100club and done in adidas retro style (ex Dee edwards) but keeping it cool with the kids.

Jeff get that merchandice machine moving matey.

Greg

mojo mag has the below news

A place for live music since 1942, last September's announcement that West End rock'n'roll omphalos the 100 Club was closing was grave indeed. And in December, it seemed the game really was up when a public campaign to buy it fell short of the £500,000 required. Even pleas by Macca, Mick Jagger and Beady Eye fell on deaf ears.

But the Converse shoe company - which, it...

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Any idea what form the pleas from mcartney & jagger took ? Was it a "come on people dig deep if you want to keep Club 100 open" ? No one should be expected to contribute just because they're loaded but if you're involved in a campaign which fell short of the dosh required surely if they had felt down the back of one of their sofas they would have found the dosh required ? Not to worry I'll dig out my Converse boots in homage for the next 6ts