Hows Many Times Did You Go To The Casino?

[Dave Pinch]

HEY MARK..GERTCHA COWSON! DID YOU NOT GO? WELL YOU MISSED THE SHOW YOU NO, IT'S SURPRISING HOW MANY PEOPLE DID NOT GO, OR STARTED TO GO FROM 79 ONWARDS, IT MUST BE STRANGE TO HERE SO MUCH ABOUT A PLACE BUT NEVER WENT THERE? I WONDER WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE? DAVE KIL

IT FEELS FANTASTIC................................................KNOW ALL THE TUNES THO

DAVE

[bri pinch]

IT FEELS FANTASTIC................................................KNOW ALL THE TUNES THO

DAVE

YEH, AND OWNED MOST OF EM TOO

BRI PINCH

[Guest Phil Armstrong]

I've only been the once, when Judy Hughes was on, anyone remember what she sung?

Fine Fine Fine Judy Street c/u

[Ste Henderson]

My brain cells will not calculate how many times I went probably due to over indulgence of pharmaceuticals

First time in '75 with some older lads then weekly, fortnightly or monthly until late '80 when I met the first wife so calculate that one

Where's Einstein when you need 'im ?

Steve

[ImberBoy]

Once to the Casino, twice Blackpool Mecca countless Nighters since 1981

[Guest stevejan]

Never as I'm far too young you old gits

You want belting with a zimmer....cheeky git

[spike1]

most saturday nights from march 1976 to sometime in 1979 but dropped the saturdays in favour of the once amonth oldies nghter

got married moved away from the scene i was a naughty lad back then

now ive been back for just over two years and attend the twisted wheel sunday soul sessions

enjoy dancin even more than i did back in the seventies think its cos i can remember what ive been doing

spike ktf

[Chris L]

Me never my mate Bruce was the 7th person through the door on the 1st night

[Chris L]

Just wonder who the first was.....Anybody any ideas??

Good question, Bruce's membership card was 007...............

[Guest turntableterra]

well said mark. too many people say they did and actually didnt, just ask the right questions and you know. who knows the first name of mrs woods on the door ,( see how quick you can google it, im timin.) its like a badge of honour. maybe 200 at the most for me......... never the mecca, always heard bad things, blowing whistles and stuff. i believe i missed a great time. not the torch or the wheel either, name story.

[Citizen P]

Good question, Bruce's membership card was 007...............

I know a lad who was number 002...

But don't forget it was the luck of the draw.

You had to apply for membership, by post,

and be a member 24 hours before the event.

ATB

Tony

[Guest JerryL]

Bloody 100s.....it was a shithole - but centre of the universe at that time.

How times have changed eh !

Went from first night till about 1976.......when it became an even bigger shithole....from playing wank pop shite with a dance beat footsee etc

[Souledtrafford]

The Wigan one - none unfortunately.

Spent most of the time travelling up and down the country watching football.

Did go to the Blackpool one on numerous occasions though.

[Guest Jeff1510]

The Wigan one - none unfortunately.

Spent most of the time travelling up and down the country watching football.

Did go to the Blackpool one on numerous occasions though.

went to very first then a good few up to 1976 just occasionally after that although did go to the very very very last one jeff

[Guest glinny]

too many times,sat nights,fri nights,every weekend i think for bout 3 years.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ezzie Brown]

4 maybe 5 ,,,,,,,,,,,,went to 2nd one i think, last one jan 75........again i think, .................ez

[Premium Stuff]

Me ... never Webby ... not old enough mate

Have to say I'm sure Wigan topped it as an all nighter but musically there are some well dodgy aspects to it

For me the more soulful 'golden period' of Northern was the Stafford period

Cheers

Richard

[Guest Gillybean]

First went in 1975, i was nearly 14 (don't think i was the youngest ) after that maybe 4 times until 1977 , got a job just so i could go everyweek

and i did and had a ball , i once got a cab all the way from North Wales. had to hitch home though , stopped going in June 81 , mainly because i was moving

to London and the Casino had lost some of it's sparkle , haven't been to any venue ever since . this is my first post , so not in the right place maybe but i love reading

about all your yesterdays , brings back mine and didn't we have the best time.

Gabby

[paultp]

I went once.

To something in about 74 or 75 with a live artist that was ticket only.

Our tickets were forged, we'd traveled most of the evening to get there and were left outside at 1 am. Like dopey 17 year olds we paid a bouncer £5 each (most of what we had) to let us in through a side door but he never showed, there were a good few others waiting too.

A couple of other kids turned up and said "what you all doing here" so we explained, they had arranged for their mates to open these emergency exit doors as they had no tickets. When they opened we all piled in and scattered.

I was quite overawed by the place, had never heard any of the tunes before, bought a record, had a few dances and fell asleep. Woke up and buggered off with everyone else as it closed. Spent most of Sunday traveling back to York.

Decided that the whole thing was over rated and never went again.