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Horst Fascher Tribute...

And Splendid Time Was Had By All.... Lathom 2010

Horst Fascher manager of the Star Club Hamburg who first booked the Beatles over there in 1962 is a great guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him last night at what was an amazing Gig organised by Dave Jamieson of MerseyRats at the unbelievable Lathom Hall, Liverpool. I think I'm right in saying that few people have ever heard of the venue which is a disgrace. You'll see what I mean when the videos are published over the weekend. Horst was over to publicise his new book which we will feature shortly. But back to the music... the place was packed and the doors were locked (Apologies to Chuck Berry) It was a Who's who of Liverpool stars of the 60s and the bands were just sensational. You just wouldn't believe this place, its better than the Cavern, original photos, autographs, memorabilia...outstanding. Use the arrow keys to see all the videos

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More From Lathom Nights Courtesy Of Carsten..Horst's friend...

Carsten, Horst Fascher's friend and the guy behind Horst's new book which is due out in April has been in touch and guided me to his site which contains some great pictures of Horst's visit to Liverpool and of the night at Lathom Hall. Click the picture to see all of Carsten's pictures. Horst Fascher was the manager of Hamburg's famous Star Club and the guy who first took a chance booking the then unknown Beatles.

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Arty Davies one of the originals from the MerseyBeat boom is one of the great stories of the era. Struck down with Polio at an early age, Arty despite his disability became a great drummer. As the years rolled on Arty's condition got worse and he gave up drumming and had to revert to a wheelchair to get about. A few years ago encouraged by members of MerseyCats Arty got up to play again and he has never looked back. Since coming back Arty has played with many of the great MerseyBeat bands and has become a great friend of Faron the MerseyBeat legend. Arty is still playing with The Applejacks. Arty is also one of the great historians of the scene and has compiled his own "Merseypedia" of the bands who played in Liverpool during the sixties. Click the image to travel back to see the boys in the bands as they were....You Should Have Been There...