General Chat

Well done Mr M.... :-D

Thanks for that Mr Magoo..never seen that before...very impressed with your searches....really chuffed!!
Our band was on a programme on Granada TV ,,sort of a magazine one ,on T.V around this time as well It was called People and Places with Bill Grundy and Gay Byrne.it was when Corrie was in its infancy and we were in the studios all day as it was live and we had to get the timing right.

I've found the one that The Beatles was in a bit later,but never found ours..suppose it's not important enough...would be around 1959/60.

I'm still in touch with 2 members of our band ,one now lives in the States and has just given up going on gigs over there.

This mentions The Collegians too............

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/50-years-on-from-the-beatles-first-real-680652

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Just been reading this and it's very interesting about Brenda.

Have just Googled and found this...........

http://www.thebeatlesinmanchester.co.uk/page12.htm

Will have a look for more..... :-D

:-D :-D :-D Polly

I really enjoyed it. I had my hair in the same style as Cilla back in the 60s. Some of the men's hair styles last night were a bit extreme though.I thought Bobby Willis looked more like Boris Johnson :-D

I really enjoyed it too. What a singing voice Sheridan has :-D :-D :-D

I really enjoyed it :-D I'm not an expert on Liverpool accents, but I know what you all mean. A false Geordie one really grates on me! :-D ;-)
I think Sheridan Smith is a great little actress, and I'm looking forward to next week. :-D

For Jems :-D

Brenda thats amazing , you must have so many stories to tell.....consider you getting your pic done !! I will take a pic next time im going past there I promise <3 <3

Now can I have your autograph please :-D :-D :-D

Maggie are you a Sooooth mother :-D :-D :-D ;-)

I enjoyed it, but then, not being from Liverpool, the accents don't bother me.

However, have an allegedly 'Cornish ' speaker with a vaguely Devon accent would pee me off!!! Or Hampshire/Dorset.
Even a Norfolk/Suffolk .

Guess who's mainly a Sooth-Moother?

coo - someone famous on here the Brenda :-D :-D

Mersey,
I went to the University hospital to see a specialist about 12 years ago as I had a mole that had to be looked at at the back of my eye,and I said we would go on to see how Mathew street is....but I had my eyes dilated and couldn't see the brick,but my Oh saw it.
I would love a pic of it sometime,but don't want to put you out
I have the picture on line of me and the band that was published in the programme.When we were there we went into the memorabilia shop just up from the cavern and they knew every date and knew the programme and said it was worth about £300.
I was amazed at the record of almost everyone who played there and even the River boat shuffles we played on..cos you know it opened as a jazz club and we played many times with Acker Bilk,Kenny Ball,etc

Ray McFall who started the Cavern bought the piano especially for me as Most of the jazz bands then didn't use a piano,so sometimes if I see a picture of the original place,I look at the piano and think it was originally for me!,

Claim to fame!
I lived in Manchester then and we used to come up the East Lancs rd

I enjoyed it, was hoping it was'nt going to be dissapointing after all the trailers for it.

HID and his dad worked at BICC he said he heard rumors that she worked there, but never knew whether it was true or not

Who knows, yes I would love to meet for a coffee and a chin wag and you could do your impression of Cilla :-D <3

Mau I think thats what put me off a little was the accents.....if ever you get chance to come here Mau we could meet for a coffee and chin wag :-D :-D ;-) <3

I enjoyed it Mersey and wasn't disappointed. There's always 'bad dialect' from actors who aren't from the area...think Brenda Blethyn's Vera :-S...but I'm loving the music (my era lol)

Brenda you must have so many good memories, I've never been to Liverpool so must go one day.

edit: I've got to say we girls never wore denim jeans in the 1960s, it was the lads who came off the navy ships who wore them. We went out with boys who wore Italian suits *swoon*
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I thought it very watchable :-D :-D

Brenda next time Im there I will definitely take a look :-D :-D WOW do you have a picture of it if not I could take one for you :-D :-D

Which Grapes pub was it, was it the one opposite The Adelphi?? :-D

Mersey,if you go to Mathew st and look up at the bricks of the bands,you will see quite near the top,the name "The Collegians". I was one of them.
Done loads of all nighters there and had a few naps in the Transit van parked ,as you could then,in the street.
The cavern now is further up the street than the original ..
We used to go the The Grapes for a drink when the supporting bands came on.
Coca cola only in Cavern 8d a glass!