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The Ricky-Tick was an influential 1960s rhythm & blues club in Windsor, Berkshire, England, host to many important acts such as The Rolling Stones,〔John Pidgeon's Rock'sbackpages blog: http://www.rocksbackpagesblogs.com/2009/04/cyril-davies-and-the-stones-in-january-1963/〕 The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and Cream. The club was resident at several Windsor locations over its lifespan, and in later days included clubs in Guildford, Hounslow, Reading and High Wycombe, but its most famous venue was the Windsor river-side mansion at Clewer Mead. Gigs were also organized at the Drill Hall at Maidenhead in 1963, and hosted bands like Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and the Stones. The original venue for the Tick was an upstairs room behind the Star and Garter pub. It then moved to another pub called the Thames Hotel, not in Peascod Street, Windsor but down on the Thames river front, before moving to Clewer Manor. Sunday nights saw the Disco-Tick evenings with Fridays and Saturdays devoted to live bands. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band were regulars as were Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, The Alan Price Set, and others including Herbie Goins, John Mayall, and Zoot Money. The "Tick" also helped introduce Motown to the UK with The Supremes, Temptations, and Stevie Wonder all appearing. There was also an in-house "Boutick" where you could buy shirts and other clothes of the day. Ricky-Tick was also the club where the Yardbirds are playing ''Stroll-O''n while Thomas (David Hemmings) looks for Jane (Vanessa Redgrave) in Antonioni's film ''Blowup'' (1966).〔(Go to time 3:31 ), YouTube.〕 ==US meaning== "Ricky-tick" can also express quickness in the way something might be accomplished, as in "This needs to get done most ricky-tick." The term is used often in US military and law enforcement. The phrase in this context was first used in the US Marine Corps, but its origin is disputed: either derived from the Japanese phrase "riki-tik", or from Rudyard Kipling's ''Jungle Book'' short story ''Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'', in which the titular character is a quick, snake-slaying mongoose. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ricky-Tick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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