IF THIS IS GIVING LOCAL PEOPLE JOBS THEN THATS A GOOD THING,AS FOR ITS CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE NOT SO SURE.
THE PLACE HAD SO MANY CLICHES THATS WHY YOU GET THE CYNICISM,AND RIGHTLY SO REALLY,SOUL THEMED BARS ARE NOTHING NEW PARTICULARY IN EUROPE ETC.
MY OVERALL FEELING IS THAT WIGAN IS SHUT AND DEAD AND BURIED AND THE SCENE HAS MOVED ON INSUMMOUNTABLY SINCE THEN,THE MUSIC ,THE KNOWLEDGE,THE ENERGY LEVEL,THE INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE ETC.
THE CASINO WAS MY RIGHT OF PASSAGE,HOWEVER IT WAS THE EIGHTIES AND EARLY NINETIES WHEN I REALLY FELY PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL IE THE SMALLER CLUBS AND NO BULLSHIT,JUST A LOVE AND AFFINITY FOR THE BEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD.
AS APARTING SHOT IF THERE EVER MADE A FILM ABOUT THE CASINO I WOULD OF LOVED WOODY ALLEN TO PLAY RUSS WINSTANLEY[sUMS IT ALL UP REALLY.
BAZ A.