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Had great nights there, A47 was a nightmare to get there though.....couple of memories spring to mind....the time me and Planty drove to Warrington to pick up Brian and Madeline, called at Gary Rushbrooks in Notts...then Brians van broke down(PLANTY WAS DRIVIND AS bRIAN HAD EITHER AN ARM OR LEG IN PLASTER)Had to get Mick Holsworth to pick us up next day as they we both doing Lacarno dayer...then up to Brians to pick up Plantys car...got in just in time to get bus to work mon. am...i suppose alost 30 years on with 100's os such weekend adventires it seems nowt...but this was at the time a fantastic fun fiasco. Then the night Kev Draper played "I Don't Like to Lose" uncovered, at the time Richards top play, caused a bit of a stir that one LOL rEMEMBER THAT WALLPAPER] hARPO

Never had a problem, but i have always worn leather soled shoes for dancing, although the missus is talc crazy, before we went out with one another Sandi and i went to Pritchards "do" at Dudley, where talc was banned, she filled an ash tray and put it under the table, to dip her shoes in before dancing, and was most indignant when the management removed it, having followed the white footprints from the dancefloor to beneath our table!!!!!! Gotta say if i wa still promoting as a trained IOSH health and safety rep., first aider and trained risk assesor, i would be carrying out risk asessments and would as a result ban talc, and also those ridiculously outdated and totally "cringeworthy" accrobatics during dancing at any event as they are a claim just waiting to happen, all that throwing yourself about was ok in '74 when we were kids, 50+, people doing it now look silly i'm afraid, we may as well just come out and dance the charleston, another silly outmoded/outdated dance form!!!!

Well its a saving on petrol costs....we'll see you at the Royal, is the back function suite not available for hire there anymore, i always thought it was a nice room??? PH

Sorry!!!! did somebody say something??????

Haven't read every reply..so probably mentioned by many Emanuel Lasky "Peace loving man"....not a protest song but certainly Vietnam related