bodzy

“Mark I did not know Vinnie that well as I was more of a mate of his Brother Dave but I have spoken to a lady who was a very good friend of Vinny's and she said she will provide you with what she knows but to contact her you will have to go to Facebook and type in Sandra Kelly because there are more than one her photo is of a good looking lady with silver blond hair and say works for Man Utd Just add her as friend she says its ok
Regards Alan Bowden
Alan Bowden”

“Permafrost , your absolutley right, "1962 "I dont know what i'm thinking no it wasn't 62 it was more like 1966/1967, I know I was Assist bar marager at the portland bars in 66/67 cos 68/70 I was in Guernsey 70 /74 I was in Heathrow 74/75 in Germany 76/80 back at Heathrow So I know I wasnt in Manchester in the 70's Georgie went AWOL in 72 to Marbella and came back in 73 and his final game was against QPR on new years day 1974
Please forgive me it must have been me having one of my Senior moments , i'll try and concentrate in future
bodzy”

“This was never the old Stork Club , The Stork club was down off Market street , in a little alley next to Carlton Square, there was a little cinema,down there as well that shown porn movies (My Uncle told me about that),and the Stork was at the dead end of the alley if you went down another little alley just off there it came out into Cannon Street, a little futher down was Cromford Square, home to Paddy McGrath's Cromford Club”

“There used to be a sayin, that if a fella came out at the end of his visit without a women ....He was Gay .....best pick-up joint in town Some say they even changed both the letters "B" in Book binders to "F"'s
bodzy”

“I was the Assisent Bar Manasger in the Portland Bars in 1966 , the Manager was Toby Randell ex British Airway's Cabin Steward , the portland bar was the pub -type bar in the photo and downstairs was the "Dive Bar" which in them days was a steak-bar with meals served till 9.00pm, We had the best bouncers in town , cos we paid a couiple of serving ,off duty police men for security any problems they would show their warrent cards The I left to work in London
bodzy”

“Boy in exile, please dont take this wrong ,and i am not being picky but you looking at the wron block of land ,the Hotel is where houses used to stand not the Southern, lets say if you stood with your back to the front door of the Imperial Pub on Birch , directly opposite would be the southern , now the land is the carwash of the garage that is set back off Hyde Rd , Oh just for the record that Pub , I used to go in with Myra Hindley the infamous Moors Murderess and a few of my other mates and today The cafe "Brenda's" is still there
bodzy”

“Permafrost, dont laugh at this but the most merorable thing , the one thing that stuck in my mind was the sweat that came off the man , he was dripping , the thin light blue mohair suit that he wore was ringing wet through from the armpits to the trousers, every night he played , I also saw him at the Napoleaon on Cornwall St Gorton M/c, when I worked there in 1989, The man ...the music ,...absolutely a star”