manc....60s to punk.......culture

..jimmy savile...dj@ the plaza club on oxford street...filled the place every lunchtime....bands like hermans hermits..the hollies...wayne fontana an the mindbenders....and in london the rolling stones....not forgeting the beatles in liverpool......the british beat boom had begun ...in 64-66 i was an art student in rochdale...the black and white photo....moody figure in window is me circa 62..... ..we met in the san remo coffee bar in drake street........trad jazz still hung on ......in 1961 the oasis coffee bar opened ...followed by twisted wheel ........the three coins in fountain street....young mancs had plenty of places to go clubs galore....venues applenty...bands and djs by the score all ingredients for a good night out.....nothing has changed.....the mods were the dominant tribe.......there was very little unemployment at the time...there was an economic boom teenagers had jobs and cash ideal conditions for a high profile...fast moving pop culture....purple hearts....in the mid 60s there was massive police activity...the chief constable decided teenage culture was a menace......the cavern was raided...heaven and hell club....we went to london....carnaby street...swinging london........when there were pidgeons in trafalgar square.........the i c a gallery.....nxt stop punk john cooper ckarke et al....