Stax Records- trivia question.....NOW LOCARNO BASED Q

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Stax Records- trivia question.....NOW LOCARNO BASED Q

Postby Chris TV175 » Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:09 pm

OK all of you trivia freaks. Why is "STAX" actually called "Stax"??

Answers below please.

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Postby davetheoldmod » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:37 pm

founded by Jim Stewart and sister Estelle Axton hence STAX :stomp:
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Postby Chris TV175 » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:32 am

ain't Google wonderful :-D

Yep- correct
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Postby Mr Les » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:36 am

Cus they have "stax" of great records ??? lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stax_Records

Ah the mighty power of the internet !!!
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Postby Gerry » Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:33 pm

Chris Powell wrote:ain't Google wonderful :-D

Yep- correct


thats why triva questions on here are a waste of time to be honest, everyone just uses google to find answers :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Postby davetheoldmod » Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:23 pm

where would we be without it !!! :wave:
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Postby Chris TV175 » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:43 am

OK smartasses!!!

This one won't be on Google:-

What was the entrance fee IN OLD MONEY, to get into The Locarno Ballroom on Monday nights back in 1967?

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Postby Steve Holloway » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:12 am

Complete guess, as these days I can`t remember what happened last week, let alone 40 years ago!

2bob? or perhaps 2/6?
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Postby Chris TV175 » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:17 am

nope
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Postby davetheoldmod » Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:17 pm

1 shilling and sixpence but like Steve a bit of a guess as I didnt come back to Bristol till 1968. :stomp:
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Postby Chris TV175 » Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:05 pm

nope
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Postby Dave Merchant » Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:35 pm

Hi Chris

When i visited The Locarno on a Monday night (1967) the entrance fee was 3s6d.


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Postby Chris TV175 » Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:00 pm

First Prize to Dave Merchant :clapping:

Spot on..........3/6d in old money (17.5p)
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Postby Steve Holloway » Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:35 pm

Bl**dy Hell Dave! How did you remember that? It was 43 years ago!

Now give us a list of the girls you met there. Names, Addresses, Tel numbers.......................
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Postby Chris TV175 » Sat May 01, 2010 8:34 am

Steve Holloway wrote:Bl**dy Hell Dave! How did you remember that? It was 43 years ago!

Now give us a list of the girls you met there. Names, Addresses, Tel numbers.......................


That could end up very interesting! Any cross references??

I'll start:-

Lynne Yerbury- Bedminster
Carol Thomas- Bedminster Down
Gerry (no not ours)- went to a party at her place, bottom of Kings Head Lane
Christine Mitchell- Bedminster Down
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