Lead Guitar-Vocals: Mark Wenski
Bass Guitar-Keyboards-Vocals: Rick Warren
Above: At Macey`s Tavern Waterfront Auckland
Above: Cobb n Co Hamilton
Above: Richardsons Tavern Mt Roskill
Above: Rick & Mark seated playing a resident gig at the Potters Wheel Tavern New Lynn. Solo entertainer Dave Cowell (RIP) was also resident at the Potters Wheel for many years.(The Potters Wheel Tavern, the Pioneer Tavern HSN and Te Atatu Tavern along with the Westward Ho Tavern in Glen Eden sadly no longer exist)
Above: Rick and Mark at their five year long residency (1984 to 1990) at The New Orient Restaurant Strand Arcade Auckland where they worked Monday through to Thursday, leaving the rest of the week free for road and pub gigs, the boys had a completely different repertoire for the pub and club scene.
Above: Very Sadly The New Orient no longer exists. The New Orient (or Orient) restaurant in Auckland's Strand Arcade closed down in 2010. It was a well-known Chinese restaurant in the Strand Arcade, between Queen Street and Elliott Street, and was one of the earliest Chinese restaurants in Auckland. The restaurant opened in the 1970s and closed its doors in 2010
Nightshift Duo 1981 - 1992 Originally formed by Mark Wenski and Gary Orme - Gary left the Duo after two months and teamed up with Simon Ross who then became the circuit duo named "Roxoff" - Rick Warren replaced Gary Orme - Nightshift Duo stayed together for 12 years.
Nightshift Duo worked numerous venues around Auckland and NZ and had residencies at many of the below gigs - Lion Circuit - Portage Trust - Waitakere Trust - New Orient Restaurant Strand Arcade Auckland 4yrs - Cosmopolitan Clubs in Auckland - Bars and clubs North Island - Beauty Contests - Airforce, Army, and Navy dances and events - Cameo Lounge Dargaville - Birkenhead RSA - Henry The Eighth Nightclub Whangarei - Butts Kawarau - Westward Ho - Inner Circle Avondale - Maceys Bar Auckland - Wellsford Inn - Margaritas Bar Taupo - Lakeside Establishment - Gables - Wellsford Inn - Warkworth Tavern - Dargaville Hotel - Abbeys - Birdcage - Alexandra - Mon Desir - North Harbour Arms - Upstairs (Newmarket) - Shakespeare - Birkenhead Inn - Birkenhead RSA - Takapuna RSA - East Coast Bays Club...(Information and pictures C/- ricko.co.nz NZ Circuit Bands and Musicians)
Below Video: "Nightshift Duo" (Quiet Thursday Night) recorded live at Richardson`s Tavern Mt Roskill Auckland 1989, including clips of guest singer "Cathy" - excuse sound quality recorded from the internal mono microphone in the VHS Tape Camcorder.
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