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In the 1950's Colin, Roy, Len and I, would meet on Blackburn Boulevard and get the bus to Accrington at about 7.30, wrote Allan Huntingdon.
Our first port of call would be the bar. The order to the barman was four pints of Black & Tan (to those unfamiliar with the jargon that is half pint of bitter mixed with half pint of stout) and four liqueurs.
That would be the first of four rounds of drinks, taking us to about 9.00pm, just in time for a few dances. This may seem a bit over the top nowadays, but we were used to that amount of alcohol with little effect.
At that time we danced to the Eddie McGarry's Orchestra that played the Con. Club every Saturday night as well as making recordings and attending other halls in the country. They were a great band and had a very good following from fans all over Lancashire.
One thing I must stress. Although there were four of us on what might be called a Bender, we never got into any trouble, nor caused any arguments. If we saw a fight we would go round and leave them alone. The police at that time were in control, unlike today, when they can't raise their fingers for fear of being sued for compensation.
Occasionally, Len's nephew would come with us. He was a great lad of about 6ft 2in, possibly about 15 stones in weight and only 16 years old but looked to be in his early twenties.
He was as good a drinker as we were and eventually joined the police force like his father before him and reached the rank of Chief Superintendent. Unfortunately, he died several years ago. So sorry to end on a sad note.
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