The Blue Light or "Blue Leet" as it was affectionately called was on Green Lane behind Alverthorpe School and next to the Con club. It's official name was The Malt Shovel. Spent a few nights in there, It actually had a blue light over the door.
Surprised some wag didn't swap the blue bulb for a red one.

My biggest thrill musically was going to see the Rolling Stones at Leeds Odeon on October 9th, 1965 when they were in their heyday with Brian Jones and Bill Wyman. My favourite band of all time. I remember the date clearly as it was the same day that Elsie Frost was murdered at Horbury Lagoons. When the police came around interviewing people where they were on that day they asked me where I was, I told them that I'd gone to see the Rolling Stones at Leeds. The detective then turned to my mother and said, "Did you go with him?" I ask yer!! Yer couldn't make it up!!

I'm fairly sure that the old Blue Light pub is now occupied by PK Teasdale electricians ??

Well we do have something in common.

Being out of step as ever I started following them in 1980 at aged 18. I hated synth pop and heavy metal to a lesser degree. I was put onto them by my college lecturer and I never looked back.

Seen them many times but with Ronnie Wood obviously, but the mid to late sixties was their wow period, so I envy you that.

Saw them at Wembley in 81 or 82 can’t be sure and they were fantastic, the ultimate rock n roll band imo.

Could be mate, looks like some houses whenever I’ve passed.

Admire your taste greatly, vasty.
I've seen them (so far) at Leeds Odeon, 1965 (5th row from front); Maine Road Stadium, Manchester, July, 1990; Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, August, 1999 (Sheryl Crow supporting) and Old Trafford, Manchester, June 2018. Every concert a fantastic experience. Comparable to a Trinity Wembley win!!. Hope I manage to see them live again. Both Trinity and the Stones that is.

Er, yeah, like Paul Sykes for instance!!!!!!!!!'"

They’re making a film about Paul Sykes'"

Haven't had much to say for a while with all that's going on but reading the post about the stones at Leeds Odeon 1965 woke me up I was there as well brilliant memories.

Paul Sykes was not a great character, anyone who thinks he was needs help.

Just because he had occasional glimpses of intelligence and thus could write the odd paragraph does nothing to rehabilitate this horrible individual. He was also only an OK boxer, nothing more, a pastime that allowed him to express his bullying nature with little risk to himself.

His only legacy in my mind were the victims he left in his wake, many of whom were far weaker than him. He has no nobility whatsoever in my book.

Why we celebrate the worst in society and not the best baffles me. So some fool wants to make a film about this bullying thug is a disgrace and exploration in the extreme.

Make a film about Neil Fox? Well of course not, decency and real toughness doesn’t sell.

Get your point vasty. There was a spate a few years ago where it appeared that every underworld thug during the last sixty years put their memoirs to print making lots of money in the process. I would rank Sykesy in that category. I have s copy of his autobiography, "Sweet Agony", which makes interesting reading to ldentify with the Wakefield locations mentioned, and the names of people who were familiar to me, but the fact that he was deeply involved with under aged schoolgirls put me off any other interests in his life that I may have had.