17-Jun-2002, 04:07 AM
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Yes, Leyland Palace was a bit of a dump- I saw Rock Around The Clock there when I was about twelve, I was impressed and a bit frightened when Teds got up and started bopping in the aisles
I used to go to the 'Palace' on Saturday's. Usually 'Hopalong Cassidy' or something similar. It sometimes got a bit rowdy during the boring bits whereupon the owners dad would stop the film, walk down to the screen, whack it a few times with his walking stick and threaten to throw us all out if we did'nt keep quiet. The owner [forgotten his name] always arrived before the show with his wife in a convertable pink Cadillac, really something in 1950's Leyland. He usually had a big cigar going.
I think it was he that built and ran the petrol station at Tardy Gate, it was called the 'Riviera' for some reason.
John
Yes, Leyland Palace was a bit of a dump- I saw Rock Around The Clock there when I was about twelve, I was impressed and a bit frightened when Teds got up and started bopping in the aisles
I used to go to the 'Palace' on Saturday's. Usually 'Hopalong Cassidy' or something similar. It sometimes got a bit rowdy during the boring bits whereupon the owners dad would stop the film, walk down to the screen, whack it a few times with his walking stick and threaten to throw us all out if we did'nt keep quiet. The owner [forgotten his name] always arrived before the show with his wife in a convertable pink Cadillac, really something in 1950's Leyland. He usually had a big cigar going.
I think it was he that built and ran the petrol station at Tardy Gate, it was called the 'Riviera' for some reason.
John