Tales Of Badness - Rob C

a tuesday nite out....

Well a night out to have a few beers with a few mates ended up as a blinder a Tuesday night at that. The 6 Amigos, Myself, Dave Greenhill, Mac McDonald, Dave Brightmore, Mike Mahon, and Spencer, we would normally meet up on a Tuesday night for a few beers after work and talk about what men normally chat about Soul music, Football, and Women, but this night would be different, Mac (whos real name is Alistair ..dont laugh !!) had been home last weekend (North Wales) and had been listening to Richard Searling show on Jazz FM and heard on the show that a new cd called "The In Crowd" The story of Northern Soul, was going to be released in London at the "Pop Up Club" on Tuesday night, not one off us knowing where this club was, we started out to find it, after about half a hour looking up and down Wardor St, we found the club in Soho St not far from the 100 Club, but as we got to the door its was invite only, but not to be sent away, we told the guy on the door that we worked for Jazz FM and Scootering Magazine (only said that because I had bought it that day) but in seemed to work, and the 6 amigos were in.

The place was fairly packed, but with people I did not know , seemed that most where something to do with the record company, but after coming away from the bar (£10.00 for 3 bottles of Becks !!! BLOODY HELL I hear you say) I saw a face I did know, Mr Dave Rimmer, so have a chat with him, but he also had a heart attack at the prices at the bar, but he had sorted himself out with a small bottle off vodka (why had I not thought off that) but we did not care if there was no one we knew, the dj was playing some great stuff (Mike Ritson) so it was time to take to the floor, we got a few funny looks as 3 off us danced (dont think these people had seen this type off dancing before) but it seemed to do the trick, as more and more people got up and danced....here are a few off the tracks that got played thanks to Dave Greenhill for writing them down...

Curtis Blandon In the long run Lou Johnson Unsatisfied Kim Weston Helpless Jr. Walker How sweet it is Jackie Lee Darkest Days Donald Height Talk of the Grapevine Bobby Hutton Lend a hand Will Collins Anything that i can do JJ Barnes Our love is in the pocket Darrell Banks the door to your heart Joe Hicks Dont it make you feel funky Garnett Mimms Looking for you Denise LaSalle A love reputation Bobby Bland Shoes Doug Banks I just kept on dancing Jackie Beavers Trying to get back to you Roscoe Robinson Thats enough Sharpees Tired of being lonely

So for a Tuesday night, a good time was had by the 6 Amigos, by the end off the night there were a few faces I knew the crew from A.R.S.E, and a few faces from the Capitol Soul club, Tracey and the girls from Dartford.

The c.d has been released Castle Music and is a double cd with 50 tracks (cmedd-049) there a few classics plus some rare stuff too, so for £11.99 its not bad. There was only two bad things about the night one the bar staff (& prices)

and I had to be up 5.15am the next morning

(oohhh my head)...

Rob Chadwick.