By Lowell (165.121.215.122 - 165.121.215.122) on Saturday, April 20, 2002 - 07:37 pm:

Thanks to David Meikle, Bobby Eli, Clay McMurray, Weldon McDougal III & Cal Street, SoulfulDetroit.com is pleased to present Enjoy!

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Saturday, April 20, 2002 - 08:48 pm:

WOW!!! Great photos and a lot of good memories. Clay is right. There will never be a place quite like the 20 Grand. Thanks for the memories.

By john lester (213.1.129.201 - 213.1.129.201) on Saturday, April 20, 2002 - 10:37 pm:

Thoroughly enjoyed that little tour...

You guys are gettting expert at all this...

By Joe Moorehouse (205.188.193.36 - 205.188.193.36) on Sunday, April 21, 2002 - 03:17 am:

Great stuff. Just picked up Joe Terry's single on Enterprise about the 20 Grand--"we danced on the tables, we danced on the chairs..." A completely legendary club.

By Ian W (62.6.102.42 - 62.6.102.42) on Sunday, April 21, 2002 - 08:05 am:

Wow! You've promised it for a while David, but now it's arrived! The whole thing sounds too good to be true. Even Blackpool Mecca Highland Room & Wigan Casino sound trivial against the description of the Twenty Grand!

What is/was the instrumental album that Bobby Eli worked on with Mike Terry at Tera Shirma?

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Sunday, April 21, 2002 - 02:18 pm:

Guys

Brilliant - as expected! I'm looking forward to reading it again at leisure. Wonderful pictures and great reminiscences - this site just gets sweeter every day :o)

By Carl Dixon London (195.153.219.170 - 195.153.219.170) on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 01:27 am:

The nearest I have got to 20 Grand is my salary! Great stuff - when is the merchandising going to be available??

Cheers

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.96.205.134 - 213.96.205.134) on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 08:33 am:

thanks to everyone for enjoying the 20 grand webisode.

thanks to graham in particular for those two wonderful exterior pics. i never tire looking at them.

please also remember that these stories will always remain "open".

if anyone wants to add some detail please let me know.

next up, after i return from the BIG D, will be "the rose battiste story"....by acooolcat, this is the first written detail on a legendary singer.

By john lester (213.122.197.43 - 213.122.197.43) on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 10:13 am:

Graham...

Great stuff....looking forward to it.....

....hit and run...hit and run,run run....tra la la

By john lester (213.122.197.43 - 213.122.197.43) on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 10:19 am:

Carl

With that salary, you can treat us ALL to a night at the TWENTY GRAND

By phillysoulman (170.115.179.106 - 170.115.179.106) on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 05:47 pm:

Great story guys. Thanks for including my bit and my photo!! I will never forget my Detroit indoctrination at the 20 Grand!!

By John Lester (213.122.202.137 - 213.122.202.137) on Monday, April 22, 2002 - 08:06 pm:

Bobby....you deserve and earnt that bit...

By Dave Moore (195.26.143.177 - 195.26.143.177) on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 12:46 pm:

Congratulations Guys,
Once again a truly magical place brought to life by people who share a common love of it. Grahams photos are stunning. First time I've seen them. And we thought the Mecca and the Casino were legendary! Can't wait to see what you come up with about Ms Battiste!

Many thanks,

Dave

By acooolcat (61.222.95.58 - 61.222.95.58) on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 03:46 am:

David, Lowell and everyone - the pages look great and thanks for all the hard work.
BTW; What did Gloria Sykes record?
I see on the 1968 ad' that Channel 9 (CKLW?) was screening something from the club -does anyone still have film footage of these shows?
Graham

By Ade (193.129.220.205 - 193.129.220.205) on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 05:18 pm:

David, Lowell et al.

what a story! What a place! what a great website!

Bobby Eli

what a great shirt!!!!!!!!! Its the only thing that could put a sunburst les paul in the shade! Fantastic

Can't wait for more!

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.107.27.25 - 213.107.27.25) on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 05:39 pm:

loveuali sent in the following regarding the pic on the 'multiplex' page of the 20 grand tour:-

The participants pointing to the 20 grand sign, looks like Aretha Franklin, second from the right,
and the lady standing next to the building looks like Carolyn Franklin.

By Eli (170.115.179.118 - 170.115.179.118) on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 05:51 pm:

Hey Ade, I wish that I still had my 70's gear.I had tons of the stuff. I would make a fortune on selling them to the vintage shops!!

By Lowell (165.247.228.144 - 165.247.228.144) on Friday, April 26, 2002 - 05:28 am:

I have noticed many kind comments here and in some other threads I have scanned and just want to acknowledge them and say thanks and thanks, too, to all of you for making this forum of such great quality, information and humor.

I wish I could clone myself so I had time to follow this discussion as completely as I prefer to, but I have another raging fire on the Fab Ruins forum that also consumes my time.

But for now, I happily look forward to meeting up again my co-conspirator David [and Harry] in the motherland, the D herself, in two days. More good things are certain to follow.

By acooolcat (211.78.28.92 - 211.78.28.92) on Saturday, May 11, 2002 - 03:44 pm:

I'm now able to answer my own question (April 24) - Gloria Sykes was a member of The Four Sonics that recorded on the JMC label.
Graham