Fishpole   10 #13 Posted June 14, 2005 Originally posted by deelightful3 used to go to the saturday morning venue for kids at the top rank.  Aaaahhhh fond memories of marvelling at my white socks turning that lovely blue shade under the lights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Zumba Zebra   12 #14 Posted June 14, 2005 If you had a white bra on the lights would pick it out - very embarrassing.  We went in circa 1986?? when Gary Glitter was there and he fell off his shoes and couldn't appear, did his back in I think.  Wouldn't pay 10p to see him now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jillybabes   10 #15 Posted June 17, 2005 Ah, my mum and dad used to go there when they were 'courting' in the early seventies. My mum ended up working there too for a couple of years in the early eighties and when it became the Roxy. Wasnt it Barry Noble who owned it? Im sure he died. I never went there myself. Used to go to other clubs such as Cairos and Jacks, Josephines, The Roundhouse, Uropa, The Rhythm Room and Millionaires. Those were great days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
peterf   10 #16 Posted July 9, 2006 HI, I used to work at the Top Rank from june 1979 to august 1985 lots of good bands, good events, 20 or 30 dinner dances every year and lots of friends," punters" and staff ! The place held 2500 people, I hear the place is to be knocked down soon, Very sad !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Wattsy   10 #17 Posted July 10, 2006 Oh yes had many a good night on a saturday. Went to the Beer keller first then onto Top Rank / Steelys / roxy whatever you want to call it.  Then when i felt more grown up I went to the Fiesta (Next Door) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
peterf   10 #18 Posted July 10, 2006 yeah, next door we had a cabaret type night club and a casino. A lot of the big names from the sixties and seventies played the Fiesta, all that, and you could get scampi in a basket! sophistication or what ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
docmel   10 #19 Posted July 12, 2006 i am sure that in the late 60's there was something on at the Top Rank on a Tuesday night.  All the 'lads' went down there and we all 'did the tour' - walked round the edge of the dance floor, trying to spot someone who may just say yes if you asked her to dance - then walk up the 'back staircase' - on the balcony, had another look down onto the dance floor - and then down the other stairs - carried on until you managed to 'pull' - or left lonely at 10:30 to get the last bus home Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Windmillgal   10 #20 Posted July 12, 2006 What memories!  Tuesday night at the 'Rank' - remember the DJ and that awful Slush stuff!!!  When the stage started to revolve and Maurice Naylor's band started to play the dance floor emptied quicker than a drain!!  We too moved to the Fiesta when we had 'grown up' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
peterf   10 #21 Posted July 12, 2006 The Maurice Naylor band ,ah yes, thursday nights "grab a granny" night! in reality it was "over 25`s" night, so the band and the two two dj`s did alternate spots until 10 pm, a lot of the older punters got lot of pleasure out of that. after 10 the music changed so they drifted away, leaving the place to the under 50`s I recall the dj`s were a thin guy with a `tash and a permed mullet called Stewart and a rotund younger bloke called Steve...I last saw Steve dj`ing a bar in Benidorm about 1988-9. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
peterf   10 #22 Posted July 12, 2006 P.S. !!! I meant the dj was called Stewart, not the mullet !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
crimble   10 #23 Posted March 2, 2007 Ah, my mum and dad used to go there when they were 'courting' in the early seventies. My mum ended up working there too for a couple of years in the early eighties and when it became the Roxy. Wasnt it Barry Noble who owned it? Im sure he died. I never went there myself. Used to go to other clubs such as Cairos and Jacks, Josephines, The Roundhouse, Uropa, The Rhythm Room and Millionaires. Those were great days!  I'd be interested to know what your mums name is as both my wife and I worked at the rank during the early eighties and are stillin touch with some of the staff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
crimble   10 #24 Posted March 2, 2007 Did anybody work at the rank during the eighties? I was there from '79 until '86 and had some really good times (not counting grab a granny hell nights) I'm still in touch with the likes of Margaret O'Hanrahan and others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...