Download this stock image: Exterior view of Tiffanys night club in London. We used to buy speakers etc from an army surplus type shop and Petes dad would make the necessary enclosures. After a very pleasant email exchange with Jim, the landlord of the Elm, way back, was of course ROY and not TED Hughes. I havnt got your Instamatic memory but you certainly rattled my recollection-box. So, What Would I Do / have done without Tiffanys! Hi I was manager of Alexanders night spot & also worked at Bentleys but had fantastic times at Alexanders, even though i didnt know Brian, Jim, & Nigel were in the Monotones but did know them from Tiffinys at Wimbledon & thats how I met them & eventually got the managers job at Hampton court they were wild times & the band were really good It would be good for a reunion if any are still kicking around, still would like to find out how Nigel got on in Aussie & any of the old staff from there. Whats more he was tone deaf and couldnt hold a note to save his life! The success prompted Brian to seek another venue, which he found not too far away at Hook. They certainly were fun times and I know sometimes you and my brother had your work cut out keeping out the un-desirables . He was there last week so we missed the chance to bundle him as we used to at Westcliff High. You opened our entry into your website as a result , for which we have always been grateful . The timber hit someone on the head on the opposite side of the stage rendering him temporarily unconscious.this was Nigel. Best regards to all. I recall being on a circular stage with The Joe Loss Orchestra and as they disappeared, around we came singing our first number. If you are interested please drop me a line [ more nostalgia!] Would be delighted to supply a CD if you email me direct at pncstanley@talktalk.net and Ill give you details. My name is Judi and I was a waitress at Tiffanys. Jim Eaton and Tony Edwards turned up at one of our gigs, and after auditioning the wall of sound, offered me a residency at Alexanders Club, playing four nights a week, sometimes five. 9 November 2021 Wimbledon. We all played together at Brians 40th anniversary bash and Pete and I did our thing at his daughters wedding. Yes there are good memories of the old days at Leigh and Westcliff. What followed was interesting, as when we had exhausted our repertoire of Beatles and Searchers songs, we were asked by the club manager to play them again. club xl harrisburg capacity; pivotal group snapnurse; what happened to sofia's daughter in john wick 3; rachel lavine robbie kaplan; THE TREETOPS.More personal memories by Jim Eaton. Easy to forget the other top local bands and how good they were. There have been several reunion gigs of the mustangs in the last few years, which I attended, and one coming up this August, 2010. Does your group ever play down this neck of the woods, would be great to meet and hear you. 1962 1966 We had made a number of changes in the group by this time. I have also recently managed to find a couple of their hits on a CD; Fab Gear: Beat Beat Beat Vol. Our high heeled Baa Baa boots were bought from the famous Bond Street boot maker Anello and Davide. Brian had written a song called Another World and I also vaguely remember recording our version of the Everley Bros When Will I Be Loved. Went to town with Sam at 2.00 pm. Their leader at the time was Jimmy Mack the keyboard player. I hope you can help. ), UK: Pye 7N 15608 What Would I Do / Is It Right (February 14, 1964) Pye 7N 15640 Its Great / Anymore (1964) Pye 7N 15761 No Waiting / Like A Lover Should (1965) Pye 7N 15814 Somethings Hurting Me / A Girl Like That (1965), US: Hickory 1250 What Would I Do / Is It Right Hickory 1306 When Will I Be Loved / If You Cant Give Me All. Lionel became our Bouncer at the Elm for Thursday evenings. At the school actually more or less. (Its not and never has been the Elms by the way). Dear Jim, please do give me your email address under jonas43@email.de, so I can send you more information. Women's Bond NFT Collection They would need to be of high-ish resolution, probably not copied from the Garage/Treetops website. Back to skool.Maffia Dance at the Midnight Lounge.Met Sam at the F&G (Fox & Goose) at 8.00 pm. Their happy reunion was too short. Alexanders was fun and I cant remember why you left, we had a succession of managers after you, no one quite as much fun.I think Tony was on keyboards when you were there, he formed his own trio and went to Benleys and I got Paddy Kirby on keyboards who was brilliant. Mark Loyd, 1964Postscript, February 2011: Jim Eaton: I have just returned from Australia where I caught up with Mark Loyd who was for many years part of The Monotones before he pursued a solo career. Hi Chris , Firstly , I can confirm it is a photo of The Whirlwinds sent to you by Graham Rousell . In 1975 Tiffany's opened. On Saturday there was another . Not much singing required in sculpture and pottery: fortunately. Finally during the year Pete Stanley also decided to leave to concentrate on his business. It was on our way home from one of these gigs that we stopped for a burger in The Mile End road, came back to the van to discover that most of our equipment had been stolen. Tim, Some great comments here. The drummer and vocalist (also from Selmers) was John Bell. It is the Mark Punter Show on 11th and 18th June and usually around 13.30 . Brian Alexander played guitar as well as Jim (didnt know his surname) Pete played piano and Nigel Basham was on drums and also was lead vocals. As veterans of the Southend 60s scene we limit ourselves to about four local gigs a year, now playing only to raise money for charity; just wish I had the energy to play more but those (nearly) fifty years have taken their toll. During the year Mark, Tony and myself were asked to appear as a holiday camp trio in a film being made at Elstree Studios. We were travelling in a convoy of three VW mini-vans each carrying about six pupils. And a belated thanks for all the great music. I became friends with Brian and we found we had two common interestsguitars and girls. When we came home the local paper ran articles about The Monotones successful tour of Europe together with several photographs of us. Got up at 8.00 am.Sam called for me at 9.00 am.Went to Liverpool. The end result was a remarkable live cover of that difficult song, and we soon realised that other Mecca bands were coming to the club to hear us perform it. TIM. The instrument was an unwieldy home-brewed effort as was the amp. We have to organise a reunion before we all fall over. He played in the Pack who had Wednesdays in the Elms Hotel while the Monotones had the rest. For engagement guidance, contact a Diamond Expert. As Jim mentioned, whilst working at Alexanders, we built a recording studio together from scratch, which had a solid sound and a good reputation with south London bands. The old Plough Lane was Wimbledon's home from 1912-1991. Later, I worked with Arthur Jim Smith, the Klansmens drummer: and he also played in our abortive Shades band: as did Douggie, ex Premiers. I lived in Craven Gardens and the smog was down to less of a metre in front of your face and you could not see your feet. John Portley, aka Exeter's Mr Entertainment. Pete Stanley also decided to leave and concentrate on the business he had started with his brother-in-law. In the article about the band for The Southend Standard Jim Eaton also noted their appearance on Ready Steady Go, Thank Your Lucky Stars and Juke Box Jury, clips Id love to see if they still survive. . During this period we built up a small following of fans who started to follow us about. They later went from strength to strength and he became, eventually an agent. Atlanta, GA. 239. STAY IN TOUCH. With thanks to Stephen Gent for this memory of Wimbledon Contact Stephen Gent . This cant be the same Monotones that do The Book of Love, or could it? During the time of the Monotones and Treetops Jim, Peter, Nigel and myself just never stopped laughing and enjoying ourselves on stage. We had been staying at our home in France and the mail and papers had stacked up, meanwhile. I was pleased and interested to hear about The Mustangs and hope maybe we could all meet up. The space at 3260 West 8th Street occupied the first floor of a three-story building. When I left I went into business and officialy retired in 1999 and moved back to Southend where all the treetops went to school together. Have just come to the end of posts and am broken to hear that Jimbo has gone now too. After nearly 45 years,today I finally tracked down and met up with Jim Eaton at the Elms only to be greeted with the tragic news that Mark Lloyd had lost his fight with cancer.As a singer myself with another local group and who was frequently invited as guest singer with the Monotones in Marks absence, I admired him tremendously and counted him as a good friend.He was supremely talented with a powerful voice, capable of singing anything from good old rock and roll to ballads and everything in between. he has only stopped performing himself in the last 5 years and now just manages. Hi De Ho..Pete. Scores of young people ran in panic . This site is a work in progress on 1960s garage rock bands. I know that the former band members throughout the early years will be sad to know that he has passed away. The Elm was then a venue for mainly jazz: Kenny Baxter and the SMJQ were Sunday afternoon regulars. Sorry about the pun. This had been made for him by his Dad, who had a tiny shop in West Street, Prittlewell: which all self-build fanatics of Strat look-alikes repaired to for machine heads, pick-ups and other bits. Kit took a job with another Mecca band, which left Mark, Tony and myself as the new clubs resident group. Thanks for all the memoriesthat was great! With regards to our CD, please contact me direct at pncstanley@talktalk.net with your address. . The band performed right through to 1977 all over the South-East, London and East Anglia with only three changes in personel: Bob Church was replaced by Roger Dupuy in 1964, Phil Thomas left the following year, and my brother Keith Read took over lead guitar from Adrian in 1973. Could this have been the U.S Monotones ? Incidentally,I remember I Remember [apologies] was chosen as an A side by The Three Bells,a UK soul girl trio but have had no luck in tracing it. Sadly, I understand that The Monotones drummer, Gary Nichols, died in April 2007. This website has brought us back in touch with so many old friends which is really great, maybe we could touch base sometime at one of the old venues. It is The Mark Punter Show on Sundays and the interview is usually around 13.30. Parlophone R5628 1967 California My Way/Carry On Living. My excuse is that it adds to the nostalgic atmosphere and if like me you lament the passing of visual, hands-on music collections, at least you will have a solid version to hold and feel ! Student Athlete at Dartmouth College majoring in Psychology and Brain Sciences. The Elm Hotel was a popular pub with a dance hall on the side. Claimed. This caught the attention of the headmaster who informed me that I was probably in the wrong job, he was right and I left. We met up with Rod Clarke, who replaced me temporarily in 1965 and he was able to put names to so many faces [ my memory fails me too often these days ]now where was I.ah yes, if you have time [ no excuse as youve retired ] check out his CV at http;//www.themoodyblues.co.uk/page46.htm..Im always impressed by those who made music their life. Ran a Vespa and was much sought after by the ladies. New Continental Club, Harter Street, Manchester. He also had an ear fetish, which was just too annoying. ]However they did broadcast a pretend band playing Its Great and Anymore on No Hiding Place which was a very tame 60s version of The Bill.And how can we forget the Juke Box Jury when the panel reviewed Its Great and Tommy Trinder,an octogenarian music hall entertainer quipped they may think its great but I dont,and voted it a Miss.Well I would like to point out that his version of Champagne Charlie is for sale on ebay for 4.99.A copy of Its Great is on Musicstack for 26 not to mention a copy of What Would I do for 228!!!! Sorry about the confusion with Gus Chesney, my memory must be playing tricks on me or the Watney Manns IPA was, at the time, too strong for a young lad like me. He said that he had some friends back home who strummed a few tunes together and I was invited to join in. It turns out to be a demo recorded before their first Pye 45, released in the U.S. without the groups knowledge! Rod often asks about you and whether you still lived near The Worlds End. his sisters grandson. I will be putting in my own Garage Band story soon. This gave another string to our bow as I sang most of the current pop songs, our drummer Ron sang the Andy Williams type ballads, and Dave covered the soul and reggae. From the very beginning of me buying records I always looked at the words in brackets under the song titles. During our final studio rehearsal prior to the take Gene Pitney dropped in to speak to Bill Farley, the resident studio engineer. They had a song I liked. So not good-bye JIM but AU REVOIR.. Well all meet again , later , in the HEAVENLY CHOIR . The blog makes no mention of the White Hall gigs and St Cedds. This meant there was no break in the entertainment. The Mustangs. The group were Banned: but invited back after a week or two, however the deal was different. We approached Pete, our original bass player, and were delighted when he agreed to come back with us. He said that when he finds time he will upload a selection onto this website, I look forward to that. During this time Brian snapped a string while fine tuning his guitar. She was too good to miss and we married in 1967 and are still so happy together, although I have finally stopped her carrying equipment about! I remember Lionel from the Estuary Gym, as I trained there. I was lucky enough to find one in a junk shop and learned to play Moonlight Bay, Yellow Bird and Aloha Hawaiiand a few more. Brian, true to his entrepreneurial character went on to open two further clubs to add to his portfolio of businesses. Please dont worry about your comment re Pam, you were not to know. Its surprising what you suddenly remember at 3 in the morning whilst spending a pennyand not always the good things.in fact a bit of a nightmare from a performance at The Elms!! Both bands used to play regularly at St. Clements Church Hall and other places but St. Clements brings back fond memories of the Mums and Dads dropping their kids of at St. Clements to see what was usually 4 or 5 bands on in one night, only coke and crisps were served and the place was always packed. My sincere condolences to Jims family. More of a music venue than a nightclub, The Atalanta ballroom in Woking, or The Ata as it was also known, was famous locally for its sprung dance floor, which was . Amp on 11. worry worm printable poem. The only person not to attend Westcliff High School was Barry Davis our drummer. I was most interested to read your memories and the other contributions on this site. At that time our final line-up comprised Brian Alexander lead guitar ), Mark Loyd ( drums and lead vocals), Tony Edwards ( Hammond organ and piano) Kit Rolphe ( our female vocalist) and myself ( rhythm guitar and lead vocals). tiffany's nightclub wimbledon Look forward to your reply. So Rock On Tommy!!! He had to be taken way in an ambulance as he didnt recover from the one short whack Lionel rendered. This was for The Grand Order Of Water Rats and was attended by a couple of hundred celebrities including pop stars and film and TV actors. We started when school friends at Westcliff High in 1960 and I played bass until 1974 when we had become The Treetops. TUNNEL 267, 267 The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1SD +44 (0) 208 540 0080 . Stream Tiffany's Nightclub Rotherham 1974 by the glummer twins on desktop and mobile. He now,with his wife Debbie,runs an events management company and also represents several acts in Australia. Our relationship with Andrew Loog Oldham seemed to fade after a while, but at least we had suits. Like many other contributors, I also attended Westcliff High School for Boys (from 1954-61) and, apart from being lead singer with the Mustangs from 1962-65 (see Mick Reads email of 11th January) Im also the older (and much smaller) brother of Lionel Thomas who, around the time he was a bouncer at the Elm Hotel with Terry Latter, was Britains strongest youth, with an 18 inch collar size and 46 inch chest. 15/06/2022 It is with deep sadness that I tell you of the passing of Jim Eaton . We eventually bought a couple of Selmer Selectortone amps and a Watkins Copycat echo unit.proper gear! So I went to my trusted record dealer and ordered it. Has there already been a funeral Maxine. The Ivy League who were enjoying chart success with Tossing and Turning refused to go on stage if we sang any of their numbers which they had heard us rehearse. Anthony came off worse. As ex-WHSB I too have lots of memories of those days generally, and of our association with the Monotones, mainly Nigel and Brian. He had probably the best rock voice of the time along with Ronnie Gent. miami building collapse update victims / timothy o'donnell chicago / timothy o'donnell chicago Long Sault . All the members of the band have kept in touch and playing re-unions were arranged in 2001, 2007 and most recently in August 2010 which involved Adrian and Bob travelling from Australia where they both now live. Mark Lloyd and Jim Eaton singing the EverlysWhat Would I Do was the first of four singles they released on Pye in 64 and 65. The best Nightclub in Wimbledon back in the day. ]Going back to the beginning,in 1959,when I asked my Dad for a guitar he replied Ill make you one.He was a first class furniture maker and thought he could apply his skills to making a musical instrument.He did just that but although it looked good every time I re-tuned the strings the neck bent and eventually they were half an inch away from the frets.I believe he thought my interest would be short-lived but he went on to make speaker boxes and amplifier cases and the bands first roadie was my brother-in-law.it was a family affair!To my Mum and Dads credit they gave their blessing to my quitting a secure job with Barclays Bank to play guitar full-time.Im sure Dads skilled fingers were crossed behind his back!When we speak of school friends I cant overlook the person who taught me my first chords,namely Dave Munday who sadly died in his teens.The memories start filtering through,despite the effects of alco-ziemerand I hope to contribute more anecdotes in the future. Someone (Probably Brian: he seemed to specialise in knowing more strange characters than even me!) Brian organised a regular Monday night gig in north London at a pub called The Sparrowhawk. Ted has visited the London and seen how much beer was shifted on a Thursday and wanted some! Unfavorite.