The Wigan Brick

[ImberBoy]

What do you do to remember a venue or a slice of time that means a lot to you? We all know of the "Wigan brick" and we hear of people digging up turf from the various sporting venues.

As we see now days on the internet, Photobuckett, facebook and of course Soul Source, there are more and more photographs being aired for public display capturing memories of this very emotive time.

I for one have never taken a camera with me to a nighter for fear of loosing or damaging it, I am lucky enough to remember where I put my bag and car keys now days! It's a shame really because each time I meet some one and engage in conversation the murky clouds part in my memory banks and I get a short movie clip of long ago visited venues, my head is now like a badly damaged version of Youtube!

I wish I had a picture of myself and my mates setting off from Hull on the coach to go to Wigan Casino, I wish I had a decent memory of all of the wonderful Nighters I have done over the years.

On the 27^th it will be the last Middleton at its present location, I am not bothered about any one else's view here but for me this is as important as the last farewell (or one of the) night of the Casino, I will be looking back with pride and looking forward with great anticipation.

I think I might dig a bit of the dance floor up, the little bit that I go mental on!

How do you remember your crazy daze?

[Prophonics 2029]

I have saved all my under garments that I wore at the Casino and I for one am happy with these memories thank you very much.

Not sure about the Tear Stained Face but defo stained.

Edited December 22, 2008 by Prophonics 2029

[Ian Parker]

by taking a camera (albeit awful 110 jobbies)

1: me holding some vinyl tune (Mr M's)

2: myself and 2 (deceased, god bless em) old friends going to St Ives on train

3: my 3 buddies halfway between St ives and Huntingdon ( no buses so we legged it)

[ImberBoy]

Talking of tear stained, the last nighter I did I wore some very supporting white underpants. On my return home I had the biggest skid mark I have ever had the privilege to see, it's a bloke thing, chicks don't seam to care too much for skid marks, go figure? Well this one was actually in 3D!

For fear of our lass loosing it, I threw the ordnance survey mapped under crackers onto our wood burner, they are still alight now and kicking out the best warmth we have every enjoyed, mind you the area where we live is supposed to be a smokeless zone so no doubt we will get a bill in the new year!

[Prophonics 2029]

I know Peat Burns but never new Poo Burns?

[Guest gordon russell]

I have saved all my under garments that I wore at the Casino and I for one am happy with these memories thank you very much.

Not sure about the Tear Stained Face but defo stained.

just one look at your tear stained pants....oooh baby

[spot]

Imber he was on "Paul O'Grady recently & I think he still does the odd bit of Dj'ing.

Sorry, I've just realised that without my glasses I misread the topic heading.

Take care,be safe & remember, "It'll be lonely this Christmas, without you to hold"

Spot.

[Guest Steve Lehair]

Well i,ve kept a few things from those misty far a way dys o the 70 s

Ive still got the blue and white rugby shirt i wore to every wigan evey weekend almost for

first 3 years it was open. i have also still go the carved wooden black clenched fist a lot of us

used to wear round our neck. Prized possesion is a piece of Golden Torch headed note paper says on it

"admit one" priceless i think. ive also got an original VAVA badge

Steve

[Soul Shrews]

One of my most treasured possesions is a black feather that dropped of Jean Carns scarf during a gig @ the Jazz Cafe.

A mate of mine once caught a bit of Roy Ayers's sweat as he stood near the stage..................probably washed off now but he was most pleased at the time (my mate not Roy Ayers)

Cheers Paul

[Guest Roddy]

i have two empty coke bottles my mate dougie and had at the venue on station road the last ime we were there and his membership (i wonder if he still has mine) !!!!!!!!!!

[Joefromupnorth]

Talking of tear stained, the last nighter I did I wore some very supporting white underpants. On my return home I had the biggest skid mark I have ever had the privilege to see, it's a bloke thing, chicks don't seam to care too much for skid marks, go figure? Well this one was actually in 3D!

For fear of our lass loosing it, I threw the ordnance survey mapped under crackers onto our wood burner, they are still alight now and kicking out the best warmth we have every enjoyed, mind you the area where we live is supposed to be a smokeless zone so no doubt we will get a bill in the new year!

Good to hear your festive yule log still burns brightly and is keeping you warm Simon lad.......see you at Middleton !!

[Guest]

It's the people and the music that count, not the building. Middleton lives on, so let's all look forward to the new beginning!

Edited December 26, 2008 by The Joker