Here's a typical ad for Tiffany's, the kind that would crop up in the Entertainment pages of the Tele regularly back then, this one here being from 1972.
I see their Tuesday private function was on till 1 o'clock in the morning, while their normal weekend business hours stopped at midnight or earlier. Strange!
And who were Force 6 - a local band?
I liked Tiff's, they had a pretty good Band playing there about '79, same playlist every week, but good nonetheless, and it was good for pulling....
ReplyDeleteDid Andy Gray not get a right good going over in Tiffanys resulting in Jim McLean banning United players from going there?
ReplyDeleteYes he did but could have been worse if it wasn’t for the doorma
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Deleteanon was probably waiting for 'the everybodies doooing the locomotion' joke, having said that Tiffs was alright never managed to pull though, only got in one minor scuffle and the dryburghs special tasted like it was made from bananas.I do remember a lot of guys would come out the bogs pissed wi thir knobs hanging out, at first I think it was accidental then it turned into a sort of daring game and a bouncer was posted to there to stop patrons exposing themselves voluntary or other wise, what fun : )
ReplyDeleteI used to go on a monday night when I was at school alex and ed sweeny doing the disco they were pish,
ReplyDeletewere the doormen all fae the hulltoon and beechy
northern soul punters collapsing with palpitations coz they'd took too many blues and hadn't drunk enough water, the memories are flooding back ha ha ha wot a larf
Ah Tiffs..smerties on the door bullying ah chunt, because that's what they were good at..Ralph Milne stealing a lassies hand bag for beer money..what a fkin dump lol..
ReplyDeleteShit they only did they're jobs against arseholes like you
DeleteUsed to go every Saturday afternoon-to me at least it was pretty cool-bunch of druggies like Tam& Tina hogging the back tables-Disco / Northern Soul- few good dancers strutting their stuff on an empty floor-quite a few likely lads- and laddettes- braw!
ReplyDeleteForce Six were originally an eight piece band and were resident at Sunderland Locarno prior to opening Tiffany,s Dundee 16th Dec.1971.They finished in April the following year.Ex Rite Tyme guitarist Frankie V played with them.The other members were mainly from Birmingham area including John Hancock the organist,band leader Roger Lawden on Sax/flute his partner Penny on vocals.Clive S the drummer was from Banbury, Clive E on bass from the Newcastle area.
ReplyDeleteGood times for some! John Hancock now teaches piano - take a look at his You Tube videos!
DeleteThanks a lot for the lowdown on the band. Good to know there was one Dundee guy in the line-up anyway, Rite Tyme hailing from here.
ReplyDeleteTiffs was rough that's for sure but personally I never had any problems here from customers or with the doormen. I suppose if you got in the doormen's way / radar it would have been different. I was happy to keep out their way. Thinking back, doormen were far rougher / harder back then. I suppose you had to be in a town like Dundee or anywhere for that matter. Now all doormen are vetted (i think)...
ReplyDeletefckn loved tiffs was there every night except sunday n monday cause it was closed lol danny pettigrew
ReplyDelete50p to get in, no bad eh
ReplyDeleteused to go to tiffs on wednesdays,but the doormen spoilt a great time. most of them were thugs and thats putting it mildly.
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree with saying the doormen were thuge ,I can assure you that I worked there for 4 years and yes there was lot of fighting I went home quite a lot withe sore hands,head ect,If wasnt for us the place would have closed,We were far from being thugs it was the punters that caused all the the trouble i.e. futba dances were a nightmare as were 18 birtday dances aye good old days.
ReplyDeletewhere is all the photos from tiffs remember the italian guy that used to take everybody fotaes
ReplyDeleteyer right I was working the nite Andy Gray got a doing, I stopped it but not in time for him to get a cut above his peeper and a black eye.He was playing the next day unlucky.
ReplyDeleteesEurovi tillisCirca 1971-72 Licensing Laws at that time meant that the bar closed at 10pm if I remember correctly but if you had a meal you got to drink later maybe til 11.30? So to get round this Tiffanys charged everyone for a meal so could stay open at weekends later. Chicken Supreme was amazing. During the week was always private functions so was open til 1.00am. Tickets were always (illegally) available at the door. Bouncers were more interested in pulling than fighting and rarely started a fight. Unless of course somebody was asking for it. When the bells went red jackets would appear from every direction. There were some rogues and some really good guys working there. You know who you are. Remember the Burgerhouse next door? Remember Peem Duff the Manager? Then Alan Farr then Derek McPhail. Monday night was always Ladies Night as that was when the airmen came in from Scone. Remember the 106 Club?
ReplyDeleteWell, I met my husband there in 1975.......and still together!
ReplyDeleteWhat year did it shut down and why, what was it called after? Does anyone know?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone remover a door man called vic hill
ReplyDeleteYes I remember vic. He worked there same time as Ronnie and Mattie Bell.
DeleteAnd Ally Phillips ( the burger boy )
DeleteAnd minger Martin
DeleteAnd Eddie Hampton That was in Peem Duffs era
DeleteAll good guys. As said previously more interested in pulling than fighting. If the bells went however!!!!
DeleteAnd Alan Murie
DeleteI remember tiffs was a good place to go remember a few people fa there Jim Derek Allan wee Jackie and a few others always wondered what happened to them all good night club
ReplyDeletei was student at the air service training at Perth in feb and march 1974. each friday evening we were at the tiffany's with friends . so nice . 48 years ago .
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