Alan Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I can't remember where I put my car keys but I woke up this morning with these lyrics from a 1955 song by Theresa Brewer rattling around my brain. However, my memory is slightly warped by the songs adoption by Saints speccies after a shock defeat to Bradford Northern. Question, who was captain Jim? Put another nickel in In the nickelodeon All I want is having you And music, music, music I'd do anything for you Anything you'd want me to All I want is kissin' you And music, music, music This was adapted by Saints speccies to: Put another player in in the place of captain Jim He let Bradford Northern win He's hopeless, hopeless,hopeless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Possible Jimmy Stott. Jimmy played centre for Saints and England. One of his "specialties" was to cross kick for his other centre's winger. His brother played at full back and was the goal kicker. The fans may not have been singing about this match but I travelled to Bradford for the first leg of a Cup match. Saints won 4_0. I remember sitting on the outside lav in 'arris St concluding that if we won away we should have no trouble at home. The following week the second leg was played and we lost by more than 4. Perhaps the fans were singing about that match. Teresa Brewer and Nelly Lutcher. Two bound for my Bill Board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 Yes, my thought was Jimmy Stott too but I couldn't recall a Bradford match added 12 minutes later Who remembers the Juke Box (Nickelodeon) in the Lingholme Spa opposite the pub? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORT Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I remember going in that spar about 1953, I was 4 with my grandad and uncle. They expained to me what it was and that it was the first Jukebox in St Helens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 (edited) It started to get a bad name as it attracted Teddy Boys (probably quite well-behaved but locals objected to them) until further coffee bars with jukeboxes started to appear closer to the town-centre attracting them there Edited August 20 by Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORT Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Do you mean Alma's 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 Yes, in Parr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyll Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Alma's was on Higher Parr St. in Fingerpost, here's a photo. And an old thread about Alma's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halj Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 During WW11 and after, Alma's was a favourite hangout for Yankee servicemen. There were fights between the yanks and the locals most nights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 That photo of Alma's does it no favours. My cousins lived just a few hundred yards away in Graham Street and we used to buy ice-lollies there in the early 1950s and I don't remember it or the neighboring shops looking so down at heel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 21 hours ago, halj said: Alma's was a favourite hangout for Yankee servicemen I think the Lingholme Spa (or Spar, I can't remember which) was designed to look like an American coffee bar. It was certainly quite popular with an American family, husband worked at Burton Wood, who lived in Dentons Green Lane about 200 yards away added 16 minutes later Sorry, should have typed Burtonwood as all one word 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Anyone remember Rita from the Lingholme Spa? Rita married Keith Neilson; both sadly gone now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alan Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 The smile on that young lass Teresa Brewer's face is unforgettable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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