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50 unusual facts about S Club


Aberdeen University Football Men's Club

After finishing third in the Scottish Uni's Championship, the University side went on a momentous BUSA Shield run which culminated in the defeat of De Montfort University 2-1 in Warwick in the Final of the British Uni's Shield Competition.

Atlanta Woman's Club

AWC also actively supports the Tallulah Falls School, which has been owned and operated by the Georgia Federation since 1909.

Broad Run

Broad Run Golfer's Club, West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Buck's Club

--SOURCED AT Drones Club-->, even naming his club's barman "McGarry" too.

College Green

Daly's Club, originally frequented by members of the old Irish Parliament, moved to number 3, College Green, in 1791 and remained there until it closed in the 1820s.

Daly's Club

This was once "Daly's Club-house," where all the noblemen and gentlemen of both Houses would adjourn to dine and drink; where were seen Mr. Grattan, and Mr. Flood with "his broken beak," and Mr. Curran, and those brilliant but guerilla debaters, whose encounters both of wit and logic make our modern parliamentary contests sound tame and languid.

Dame Street

Daly's Club was founded in the 1750s at numbers 1-3 Dame Street and remained there until 1791, when it moved to College Green.

Fox Club

The Fox Club is a traditional Gentlemen's club housed in the former London home of Charles James Fox, a British whig.

Gilda's Club

Gilda's Club was founded by Joanna Bull, Radner's cancer psychotherapist during the time she had cancer; Radner's widower, Gene Wilder; and broadcaster Joel Siegel.

Gloucester Women's Club

It was built about 1750, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, gable roofed frame Colonial era dwelling.

Guards' Club

The Guards' Club, established in 1810, was a London Gentlemen's club for officers of the Guards Division, originally defined by the club as being the Coldstream, Grenadier Guards or Scots Guards, traditionally the most socially elite section of the British Army.

Harold's Club

It was the target of a casino heist in the 1955 feature film 5 Against the House.

Heronswood, Victoria

In 1983 Clive Blazey purchased the historic estate of Heronswood, which became the new company headquarters for The Digger's Club.

The flower garden maintained by The Digger's Club has extensive plantings of flowers, including perennial borders, dry climate, cottage, and annual gardens.

High Spen

High Spen has one pub, called The Bute Arms, and two Working Men's clubs.

John Whichcord Jr.

One of Whichcord's best-known works was St Stephen's Club, Westminster (built 1874, demolished 1994), a classical building with boldly corbelled projections, facing Westminster bridge.

Jon Arnett

He runs a distribution service and supplies frozen foods to Costco, Sam's Club, and Wal-Mart.

Julie Haye

Julie's son, Josh, was played by Jon Lee, who went on to find greater fame as a singer in the successful pop band, S Club 7.

Kim Zimmer

In 1995, Zimmer appeared in an episode of Seinfeld (The Diplomat's Club), as Mr. Pitt's attorney who suspects Elaine & Jerry of trying to kill Mr. Pitt.

Langham Working Men's Club

The club’s predecessor was the Hornsey Social Club, which was open between 1907-1910, and was found at 31 Turnpike Lane.

The Lord Mayor of Haringey in 1967 was Mrs A.F. Remington and she pulled the first pint in the new lounge of the Langham that year.

Liar's Club

Liar's Club was first seen during the 1969-70 season with Rod Serling (of Twilight Zone fame) as host, and returned for a three-season run from 1976–79, after airing as a local series on Los Angeles' KTLA during the 1974-75 season.

Frequent panelists on the 1970s version included White (then Allen Ludden's wife), Joey Bishop, Dick Gautier, Fannie Flagg, David Letterman and Larry Hovis.

Magic User's Club

An enormous cylindrical alien spaceship, which people call "the Bell" (釣り鐘 Tsurigane), descends upon Earth one day.

Men and Women's Club

It met from 1885 to 1889, and the records of its meetings are now part of the Pearson collection at University College London.

The Men and Women's Club was a debating society founded by Karl Pearson to discuss relations between the sexes, such as marriage, sexuality, friendship, and prostitution.

Neil Reid

and Reid quickly faded from national prominence to performing on the Northern England Working men's club circuit.

Ouston, County Durham

A Working men's club (The Ranch) is also situated in the neighbouring village of Perkinsville.

Pelton Fell

The Pelton Fell Working men's club was closed and demolished March 2008, several years after the Colliery Inn was closed and demolished only 100 yards from the same location.

Prescription drug

Also, pharmacies operated by membership clubs, such as Costco and Sam's Club, by law must allow non-members to use their pharmacy services and must charge the same prices as to members.

Queen's Club Pro

The tournament was held in October on Clay courts, at the Queen's Club and was hoped that it would become a permanent structure like the amateur championships (grand slams) and be considered one of the big pro events like the US Pro and the Bristol Cup.

Rachel Andresen

When she was 78 she even rode the mechanical bull at Gilley's Club, wearing a cowboy hat no less, while visiting her eldest son.

Room Full of Roses

In 1973, Mickey Gilley was enjoying brisk business with his nightclub, Gilley's Club, when he cut four sides for his own label, Astro Records.

Sam's Club

In 1993, Walmart acquired PACE Membership Warehouse from Kmart and converted many (but not all) PACE locations into Sam's Clubs.

Scores New York – Gentlemen's club

On an episode of Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, anchor Tina Fey, upon reporting that former writer and cast member Al Franken was considering a run for the U.S. Senate from his home state of Minnesota, stated that if he were to win the seat, "he would be the "first SNL alum to hold office since last year, when Tracy Morgan declared himself to be the 'Mayor of Scores'.

On August 19, 2007, it was widely reported that the former Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, had visited Scores in September 2003 with New York Post editor Col Allan and Labor backbencher Warren Snowdon.

Shutruk-Nakhunte

Shutruk-Nakhunte gained a small public exposition in Ethan Canin's short story The Palace Thief, and its adaptation in the 2002 film The Emperor's Club, in which one of the key elements is a plaque describing the exploits of Shutruk-Nakhunte, described as a once famous egomaniacal conqueror virtually unknown today.

South Side Sportsmen's Club

In 1907 there were one hundred (100) members including and one honorary member: George Slade, William Bayard Cutting, John Cochrane, Frank Hall, George De Witt, Esq., Daniel Fearing, Frederic Rhinelander, W.K. Vanderbilt, Alfred Wagstaff, Jr., Esq.

St James's Club

When the pioneer of photography William Fox Talbot (1800–1877) was elected in 1825 to the club at 106 Pall Mall, London, it was using that name.

The club was founded in 1857 by the Liberal statesman the second Earl Granville and by the Marchese d'Azeglio, Minister of Sardinia to the Court of St. James's, after a dispute at the Travellers' Club.

St Luke's Church, Kew

St Luke’s Church, in The Avenue, was built in 1889, following a temporary "iron church" in Sandycombe Road, to serve the growing population of the parish with the coming of the District Line.

St Stephen's Club

From 1962 it occupied a building at 34 Queen Anne's Gate, overlooking Birdcage Walk and St. James's Park.

St Stephen's was originally on the corner of Bridge Street and the Embankment, in London SW1, now the location of Portcullis House.

The College Club of Boston

The College Club of Boston is a private membership organization founded in 1890 as the first women's college club in the United States.

The Digger's Club

Home of the Digger's Club, Heronswood is listed on the Register of the National Estate.

The Diplomat's Club

When George calls for the check, the black waiter sees Morgan leave and says "Sugar Ray Leonard can eat here on the house", which proves George was right and sends him sprinting after Morgan.

George tries to prove to his boss, Morgan, that he is not a racist, as Morgan has been offended when George tells him that he looks like Sugar Ray Leonard ("I suppose we all look alike to you").

The Dooleys

The pair took the group to Manchester for some trials in Northern clubs.

The Millionaire's Club

So, they decided to bring back former WCW president Eric Bischoff and former head of creativity Vince Russo, putting them together to run WCW with the thought that they could keep each other's failures in check.

Westside Tennis Club

The grass courts were designed and installed under the supervision of David Kimpton of the Queen's Club.


1991 Stella Artois Championships

The 1991 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1991 ATP Tour.

1992 Stella Artois Championships

The 1992 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour.

1993 Stella Artois Championships

The 1993 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour.

1995 Stella Artois Championships

The 1995 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1995 ATP Tour.

1996 Stella Artois Championships

The 1996 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

2000 Stella Artois Championships

The 2000 Stella Artois Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the International Series of the 2000 ATP Tour.

Boulder River Wilderness

Common vegetation in Boulder River Wilderness includes old-growth Douglas fir, true fir, western hemlock, and western red cedar, as well as bigleaf maple, alder, willow, and devil's club.

Charles Willie Mathews

Mathews was very sociable; he was a member of the Turf, Garrick, and Beefsteak Clubs, and was a friend of King Edward VII and King George V.

Colin Crompton

An attempt by producer Johnnie Hamp to reproduce the atmosphere of the working men's clubs in a television studio, Crompton was famous for ringing a hand-operated fire alarm bell and telling the audience to "give order" when making announcements from "the committee" in between acts.

Connie May Fowler

In 2007, Fowler performed at New York City’s The Player's Club with actresses Kathleen Chalfont, Penny Fuller, and others in a performance based on The Other Woman, an anthology that includes Fowler’s essay “The Uterine Blues.” In 2003, Fowler performed in a charity benefit performance of The Vagina Monologues with Jane Fonda and Rosie Perez.

Harald Tammer

Former President of Rotary Club Tallinn and member of the privat 100 Men's Club named Centum Club (et: Centumi klubi, also known Sajamehe klubi) led by President of Estonia Konstantin Päts.

Jefferson Center Dunmore

The highest level program finds jobs for the students at places including Allied, McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Sam's Club, and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.

Jonny L

Jonny also produced True Steppers' "Out of Your Mind", the hit single featuring Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham, and also produced "Who Do You Think You Are" and "Do It Till We Drop" for S Club's 2002 album, Seeing Double.

Kentucky Route 842

Located along Houston Road are many different restaurants, plus many large stores, such as Lowe's, Meijer, Target, Sam's Club and Wal-Mart.

Matt Briggs

Briggs served as The Writer in Residence at Richard Hugo House from 2003-2005 where he has taught writing classes for the chronically ill at Gilda’s Club and the Polyclinic, a zine class to teenagers in Redmond, Washington, produced literary events, and offered open hours to the community.

New York State Route 434

The pair of plazas feature several national chain stores, such as Walmart, Target, Sam's Club, and Lowe's, and a handful of others are located nearby at various points along NY 434.

Philip Russell Rendel Dunne

A member of White's, the Turf and Jockey clubs, Dunne was Joint Master of the Warwickshire Hounds from 1932 to 1935, retiring when elected a Conservative and Unionist Member of Parliament for the Stalybridge and Hyde division of Cheshire at the 1935 general election, with a majority of 5,081 over Labour.

Scott Goodson

During his career, he has worked for major brands such as PepsiCo, Google, Heineken, P&G, Starbucks, Smart Car, Scion, Emirates, Frito-Lay, Jim Beam and Wal-Mart's Sam's Club.

Sean Bailey

As an executive of LivePlanet, Bailey served as executive producer for The Emperor's Club, Project Greenlight, Push, Nevada (which he also co-wrote with Affleck), producer Best Laid Plans, Matchstick Men, Gone Baby Gone.

Shop 'til You Drop

In the fourth season of the PAX version that began airing in 2003, gameplay centered around a 14-department warehouse store (similar to stores like Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's) instead of a shopping mall.

Sir William Hart Dyke, 7th Baronet

In 1860, won the championship from a professional player (Francis Erwood) at the Prince's Club, which was the former headquarters of rackets.

Sol Price

In 1983, Walton dined with Price and later that year the first Sam's Club was opened in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

St James's

St James's is also the home of many of the best known gentlemen's clubs in London, and is sometimes, though not as often as formerly, referred to as "Clubland".