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I also have - on loan - a brick from the Hacienda. Though actually I only ever went there once in 1986 and didn't like it much. I was already past my 'formative' period.

My memories of the Russell Club are mainly of that interview with Pete Shelley. It went on for a couple of hours, he was a very easy person to interview, with lots of ideas and interesting thoughts.

In Manchester, quite a few pop stars mingle with the masses - people often find themselves standing next to, or drinking in a bar with members of New Order or 808 State or Doves or whatever. They are not really on a higher plane, like the mega-stars of the past, such as David Bowie.

I would like to photograph him or interview him, but there's not much chance of that. And that reminds me of another Manchester venue. Bowie on his groundbreaking 1972 tour played at the Hardrock, Old Trafford. The building is still in existence as a B&Q store. Most regrettably, I didn't go, another on my list of regrets. The former Hardrock is only just around the corner from Morrissey's old house on Kings Road.

Today one of Manchester's premier venues is the Apollo, but previously it was a cinema. I remember being invited to a rather saucy film there by a girlfriend in the mid-70s.

I can't think of any more lost Manchester venues at the moment, but no doubt there are plenty more!