wiganelli Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 ME AND MY FRIEND JIMMY "THE HAT" WERE FORTUNATE TO KNOW A DOOR MAN AT WIGAN AND ON THE NIGHT BETTY WRIGHT WAS ON 74 I THINK !!WAS TOLD BY JACKIE THE DOORMAN TO GO AND SEE HIM AT 12 OCLOCK WHEN THE NORMAL CASINO "DRUNKS" WERE TO LEAVE WE WERE THEN USHERED TO THE UPSTAIRS CLOAKROOM AND THEN SHOWN THE SKY LIGHT WE BOTH THOUGT WE WAS GETTING VIP TREATMENT WE WENT UP ON SOME LADDERS AND POPPED IT OPEN AND WHEN WE GOT UP THERE HAVE NEVER SEEN AS MANY PEOPLE THERE MUST HAVE BEEN 70ISH ALL THIS TO SAVE A COUPLE OF QUID MIND YOU I WAS ONLY GETTING A TENNER A WEEK WAGES I REMEMBER LOOKING DOWN AT THE SHEAR DROP AND THAT NIGHT THERE WAS A BIT OF DRIZZLE SO VERY SLIPPY UP THERE AND ON BEING LET BACK IN JACKIE WAS WAITING FOR HIS 50P BUT WHAT A NIGHT !!! FULL TO THE BRIM JUST WONDERED IF ANYONE OUT THERE WAS ON THE ROOF THAT NIGHT?
Guest POTTERIESPECK Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 I THINK IT WAS 76/77 & ONE OF THE BEST ATTENDED NIGHTS AT THE CASINO.
Koolkat Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 Yeah. Ive mentioned this before. I use to obtain entrance many a time "over the roof " Myself and some mates from Clitheroe. Pretty dangerous at times but needs must. Plus it was the devilment of just doing it that drove us on. We did it often. Until the bouncers got wise and were waiting for us when we dropped in. Luckily someother soulies jostled them and we got away into the Casino. The bouncers knew we were from Blackburn and Clitheroe and where we usually based ourselves (left hand at the front near to the toilets) so they hung around that area all night. We had to "gatecrash" someone elses area. That didnt go down to well neither. Scary times sometimes in the Casino. Without a doubt
Keithw Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 was at the casino when betty wright was on it was the best at Wigan i would of said didnt get in over roof but a few used to get in through beachcomber and come out under stage some how
Guest POTTERIESPECK Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 was at the casino when betty wright was on it was the best at Wigan i would of said didnt get in over roof but a few used to get in through beachcomber and come out under stage some how NEVER GOT IN THROUGH THE ROOF BUT DID GET IN THROUGH THE BEACHCOMBER ONE NIGHT , THINK IT WAS FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
Guest POTTERIESPECK Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 NEVER GOT IN THROUGH THE ROOF BUT DID GET IN THROUGH THE BEACHCOMBER ONE NIGHT , THINK IT WAS FIRST ANNIVERSARY. MY MONEY IT WAS 1976 THOUGH
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