Upon first blush Langton found the atmosphere of the Iron Door Club to be similar to that of The Cavern. The atmosphere and the groups who performed at the Iron Door were vividly recalled by him and place his tenure at the establishment during the early period of the Club. The drinks to which he refers were non-alcoholic.

"The door was similar but had only one arch. It was a sweaty place without hardly any air. Last drinks there were at 10:30 pm. Derry Wilkie, The Undertakers and Beryl Marsden were on there."

Peace-keeping was a tough business at times at the Iron Door. While each member of the enforcers of peace could take very good care of themselves, Rob recalls the strategy the group used very well.

"If there was fighting "down there" we would wait to see how bad it was. Then I would go down and clock the trouble-makers. When they came upstairs, the other lads would make sure that they never came back, if you know what I mean. We used to have many threats against us but we were always ready for them."

After a good nights hard work, Rob and his other bouncer friends would go to the Starline Club on Windsor Street. Of the Starline Club he recalled,

"Fitzie was a partner and we would drink there until all hours. A lot of the lads that were on other doors went there. There used to be some bad fights in there, ears getting bit off, hammers over the head and so on."

Jobs were hard to come by in Liverpool in the early 1960s especially for young people who were starting out. Those young men who could "take care of themselves" were seen as desirable employees as they were eager to work on short notice on a part-time basis. For some, the position of doorman held social status in their community and the job became a proving ground of sorts. In addition, more than a few of these young people would accept part-time work while "on the dole" without reporting their income to the authorities. This situation was present at the Iron Door as it was with most Clubs in the day. Rob Langton recalls

"Not a lot had their cards in on the door job and I am not sure if any of the lads had their cards in."

That this lifestyle was not out of the ordinary for club bouncers was confirmed by Geoff Hogarth who mentioned

"Bouncers may have worked at the Club 'unofficially' while they were drawing unemployment benefit. They would have handed in their Cards to the Dole Office and declared that they were not employed. Any money that they would have received from the Club would be on top of the weekly unemployment cheque. It wasn't unusual for someone working part time in the leisure industry to work and not declare it to the authorities. There were a lot of musicians in the beat bands on the dole, who did not delclare what they earned."

It is easy to see how doormen might be captivated by the excitement of making extra money while experiencing the excitement of a lifestyle filled with music, meeting other young people at the Club and gaining a reputation for their pugilistic skills. It is to be remembered that for some youths of the day fighting was a recreation. History is filled with tales in which those of Irish descent found fighting good sport. Rob Langton reminds us that he was trained as a boxer and in this regard he seemed to have the requisite skills for the job.

Of additional interest is the fact that some young men would take on the bouncer's duties of a club which in turn gave them a foot in the door for longer periods employment in another capacity. This was not always embraced by the owners who needed the bouncer for protection but did not want to be told how to run their club. There are famous stories of bouncers of the day taking over a Club entirely and in these situations the proprietors would eventually need protection from the very doormen who were supposed to be under their employ.