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Gerry Cornfield

Gerry Cornfield, dubbed Huddersfield’s oldest clubber.

The Lindley man, who describes himself as “around 70”, is a regular at town centre night spots.

Gerry parties in Huddersfield two or three nights a week, sharing the dance floor with people who are half a century younger than him.

He said: “Age is just a number. I don’t tend to mix with older people – you keep young by mixing with young people.”

Gerry parties in places like My Mou, Revolution, The Cotton Factory, Tokyo and Rouge until three in the morning. He said: “I enjoy the atmosphere in the clubs, everyone’s very friendly.”

And unlike some clubbers, Gerry doesn’t need any artificial stimulants.

He said: “I can’t understand why people need all this drink and drugs to get them going. I have the odd Stella but mostly I manage on water.”

Gerry has been a regular on the club scene in Huddersfield for several years. He said: “I like dancing when the music’s right. I’m a big fan of indie music.”

Gerry is known locally as Doc Brown because of his resemblance to the scientist from the Back To The Future films.

On Saturday the Examiner carried the story of a group called Huddersfield’s Old Dude Appreciation Society which was created on social networking website Facebook by DJ Gavin Pearson.

More than 150 people have joined the group, some posting pictures of themselves next to Gerry. He said: “I didn’t know about the article, so it was a shock to see my picture in the paper.”

And Gerry admits to being in the dark about the youth phenomenon of social networking sites.

He said: “I’m a bit confused about Facebook.” [[1]] Chl3205 (talk) 23:34, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Gerry Cornfield

A tag has been placed on Gerry Cornfield requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Becky Sayles (talk) 23:39, 15 July 2008 (UTC)