Kix

Ku Club, Annabelle's (I never minded Annabelle's), Fino's, that bar where the bar-birds were in bikinis - Idols, Boulevard.

I'm showing my age now!

Seem to recall it was a lot more violent than The Toon ever was.

Blue Cat

Fino's on a Thursday night wasn't bad, Annabelle's was a dump though never liked that place.

scrubbedexpat141

What about that boat?

**** me...it was a proper dive.

NorthernLad

Bentleys and another, began with 'C'?

Kix

Bentleys, bloody hell yes. What was that one up by the bus station - not the central one, park lane one.

Kix

Chambers was it? Add to the mix Marlowes and Fat Willy's Surf Shack (I think) near the Empire.

NorthernLad

Yeah, Bentleys was down from Park Lane station on the corner...later renamed Pzzazz. A shithole.

Thanks for Chambers, went there a lot but couldn't remember the name. Last time I had a night in Sunderland I got a fractured skull and broken jaw. Not been out since.

Sandboy

not again, they already cancelled it a week ago


oh and......

Kix

We'll still be above you at the end of the season, and it wouldn't surprise me if DiCanio gets sacked....

(Wouldn't surprise me if Pardew does too btw - it's his birthday today, wonder whether JFK and MA sent him a card)?

Boomhauer

Looks sort of like the Kraken's tentacles.

Tockalosh

I think its a nice looking structure to be honest.

I am sure they could have built tower bridge on the cheap but a nice bit of design goes a long way

Still them not building it saves me from ever having to go and see it or is that gaan and see it

Yes a closet bridge spotter with a bald head, beer belly etc

Arcadia

Blue Cat do you remember The Tuxedo princess..The floating nightclub?

Its berthed on the tees now, right next to The riverside stadium, its a rust bucket now and looks like it will sink at anytime..a right eyesore.

And I mean the boat not the stadium before you lot say anything

Arcadia

Sorry Scamp, didnt see your post..it was the Tuxedo princess or Royale I think it changed its name quite a few times over the years.

We here at Middlesbrough have The Bongo International still going strong, it makes " The boat" look like a luxury cruise liner.

Kix

Ah The Bongo - over the border so to speak. Went there a few times, what a place. Words cannot describe that place, no really, they can't.

Tuxedo Princess and Royale were two different ships, Royale being the second and larger one - Wiki. Depending on where the tide was in it's cycle the ROyale used to lean heavily North, weirdly enough most of the bars were on that side so you'd stagger towards them.

Blue Cat

yes I remember it went a few times but nights out in the toon weren't my thing used to stay more local