30 Jan 1965

L-R ?, Eric Stewart, Chas Barker, Vic Farrell, ?, Eric Farrell

Memories

"My brother, Alan (also known as Bush) was in a group called Brent Wade and the Wanderers with Terry and Eric before The Emperors. I used to work at The Blue Note when John Fogel owned it. Pat Dempsey (ex Ivans Meads) worked there and managed a group, can't remember the name but the lead singer was called Tony and I remember going to the Cavern in Liverpool with them, also to the recording studio at Nield & Hardy record shop (InterCity Studies, later to become Strawberry Studios).

I also met Viv Annis there who married Ian Starr (Richard Kent Style). His dad had a hairdressers on the corner of Whitworth St and Princess Street called Lou Starrs and was well known. Viv and Ian lived in Withington and Didsbury and always had a full house.I went to his 30th birthday and there were several well known people there. When I worked at the Blue Note the DJ was called Les and later it was Dave Lomas and Dave Phillips." Courtesy Denise Forrest (nee Ireland)
27/04/62