So Much Northern Soul

[Guest 50box]

Anyone get one of those Warner Holidays brochures through the door? They are like short breaks for old people. Well I didn`t Ha-Ha! but my mate did & he showed me they have 2 Legends of Northern Soul breaks on offer.

Who`s warped mind dreamed up this hideous treat? Is anyone involved that we know? Three nights in luxurious surroundings with champagne & a Northern Soul cabaret would suit some of the armchair nobs granted, but seriously is it likely to attract any numbers? I mean you could get a week in the Med easy for what it costs.

IMO the Northern Soul scene is becoming more of a diluted joke every day & it is surely time again to discuss divorcing the Rare Soul scene from it in everything including name. & this time let`s hope it gets further than a decree nisi.

My suggestions are, Commie Soul, Down&Out Soul, Cooncil Hoose Soul. Any more? Or has it been done already at the decent venues?

Tom.

[Guest miff]

Anyone get one of those Warner Holidays brochures through the door? They are like short breaks for old people. Well I didn`t Ha-Ha! but my mate did & he showed me they have 2 Legends of Northern Soul breaks on offer.

Who`s warped mind dreamed up this hideous treat? Is anyone involved that we know? Three nights in luxurious surroundings with champagne & a Northern Soul cabaret would suit some of the armchair nobs granted, but seriously is it likely to attract any numbers? I mean you could get a week in the Med easy for what it costs.

IMO the Northern Soul scene is becoming more of a diluted joke every day & it is surely time again to discuss divorcing the Rare Soul scene from it in everything including name. & this time let`s hope it gets further than a decree nisi.

My suggestions are, Commie Soul, Down&Out Soul, Cooncil Hoose Soul. Any more? Or has it been done already at the decent venues?

Tom.

Sorry carnt agree on this one. you will end up in venues with like minded people listening to music that you all like with all the same opinions about all the same things, One of the good things about the scene is its diversty. As for a weekend in a nice posh hotel being waited on hand and foot and some good Northern Soul sounds good to me even if its over played oldies I have no problem with it, just enjoy it for what it is.

And if you dont like it dont go and enjoy the fact that someone else is

Spliting the scene into differant fragments will only kill it IMO

[Dave]

As for a weekend in a nice posh hotel being waited on hand and foot and some good Northern Soul sounds good to me even if its over played oldies I have no problem with it, just enjoy it for what it is.

And if you dont like it dont go and enjoy the fact that someone else is

Miff!

Stop and think man! You'll be buying some of those nice, comfy, zip-up fleecey slippers next!

[Simsy]

IMO the Northern Soul scene is becoming more of a diluted joke every day

Steady! :angry:

Cant judge whole scene by one dodgy weekender.

[SteveM]

Steady! :angry:

Cant judge whole scene by one dodgy weekender.

Who are the legends anyway ? Can't see it on the website, although I may of course have missed it.

Edited December 13, 2005 by SteveM

[Dave]

Steady! :angry:

Cant judge whole scene by one dodgy weekender.

How much then.... 70%?

[Guest 50box]

Steady! :angry:

Cant judge whole scene by one dodgy weekender.

There`s 2 of them Are they not symtomatic of the way it`s heading?

[Simsy]

How much then.... 70%?

Some cabaret event no one's heard of ... ooh I'd say about 2%

[Reg]

Didn't Kev Roberts do some "dinner and dance " nights last year? Recall seeing it advertised on the back on NSoul??

[Guest 50box]

Who are the legends anyway ? Can't see it on the website, although I may of course have missed it.

Tommy Hunt & Lorraine Silver

[Simsy]

There`s 2 of them Are they not symtomatic of the way it`s heading?

no

[SteveM]

Didn't Kev Roberts do some "dinner and dance " nights last year? Recall seeing it advertised on the back on NSoul??

Don't know if it was Kev, but thre were some in Leeds with Richrd Searling dj'ing. Mate of mine went. Said the food was nice. But the chart motown played by RS was a bit much.

[Geordiejohnson]

[ Cooncil Hoose Soul.

[Dave]

Who are the legends anyway ? Can't see it on the website, although I may of course have missed it.

any chance of a link Mr M?

[Guest Baz]

any chance of a link Mr M?

Thinking of booking up Dave

[SteveM]

any chance of a link Mr M?

I have missed it. £216 pp for three nights.Tommy Hunt is the headliner. (Any TH anecdotes Shane ? )

Google Warner Holidays Dave.

More legends at the Stoke all dayer. .

[Guest 50box]

[ Cooncil Hoose Soul.

Er Im a geordie oik does that mean ive brought the tone of soul music down so we have to name something in a geordie tone to show its lower class.............Knob

Geeoooooordie

Howay, yer paranoid man it`s in Jockinese

[Geordiejohnson]

Tommy hunt..................theres a lot can be said for the man...and a lot that should remain unsaid

Geeooooooordie

[Dave]

Thinking of booking up Dave

[lisahurley]

personally at my age I'm partial to a bit of chicken-in-a-basket

[Dave]

I have missed it. £216 pp for three nights.Tommy Hunt is the headliner. (Any TH anecdotes Shane ? )

Google Warner Holidays Dave.

More legends at the Stoke all dayer. .

Don't expect to be waited on though

[Geordiejohnson]

Howay, yer paranoid man it`s in Jockinese

Nay ya kna uz geooordies are glasweegins wi wa heeds kickced in

Geeoooordie

Edited December 13, 2005 by geordiejohnson

[SteveM]

Thinking of booking up Dave

'Course he is Baz. But not that weekend.

Jethro is on in January

[Dave]

'Course he is Baz. But not that weekend.

Jethro is on in January

Bet you've not missed booking that one, have you?

[SteveM]

Bet you've not missed booking that one, have you?

Actually I'm thinking about the 'We'll Meet Again ' break ........................................

Edited December 13, 2005 by SteveM

[Guest miff]

Miff!

Stop and think man! You'll be buying some of those nice, comfy, zip-up fleecey slippers next!

No not ready for that just yet.

Just as a foot note a couple of work mates went a a rave do done on similer line had had a marvelous time

they had some top rave DJs on, Judge Jools, etc, From Friday all the way through to monday, Non stop, and all for under £ 300 including Food & accomadation. So it can be done, and these top DJs dont come cheep. and it would be nicer then a Caravan or Challet that seems to be the norm at Northern weekenders

[Guest 50box]

No not ready for that just yet.

Just as a foot note a couple of work mates went a a rave do done on similer line had had a marvelous time

they had some top rave DJs on, Judge Jools, etc, From Friday all the way through to monday, Non stop, and all for under £ 300 including Food & accomadation. So it can be done, and these top DJs dont come cheep. and it would be nicer then a Caravan or Challet that seems to be the norm at Northern weekender

Well I doubt if I`m the only on who would prefer the upfront weekender `Soul in the Sleet` on Gruinard Island to this pish

[Guest miff]

Well I doubt if I`m the only on who would prefer the upfront weekender `Soul in the Sleet` on Gruinard Island to this pish

Ime not saying it would be better our worse Just differant and given the right DJs and the right music I think it would be good and if it can be done for £300 Put me down for it

Why dance in a s**t hole when you can dance in a palice

[Russ Vickers]

Anyone get one of those Warner Holidays brochures through the door? They are like short breaks for old people. Well I didn`t Ha-Ha! but my mate did & he showed me they have 2 Legends of Northern Soul breaks on offer.

Who`s warped mind dreamed up this hideous treat? Is anyone involved that we know? Three nights in luxurious surroundings with champagne & a Northern Soul cabaret would suit some of the armchair nobs granted, but seriously is it likely to attract any numbers? I mean you could get a week in the Med easy for what it costs.

IMO the Northern Soul scene is becoming more of a diluted joke every day & it is surely time again to discuss divorcing the Rare Soul scene from it in everything including name. & this time let`s hope it gets further than a decree nisi.

My suggestions are, Commie Soul, Down&Out Soul, Cooncil Hoose Soul. Any more? Or has it been done already at the decent venues?

Tom.

Mmmmmmmmmmm what the fcuk is going on, I would rather drip sulphuric acid down my japs eye all week end than attend some soul in basket POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH like this, each to their own & all that, & I might be forty plus, but I aint past it yet, wasnt the NS scene once a little bit waaay a little bit woah, Jesus Christ I'm embarrassed to be associated with this Dinner Dance, cabaret crap..........Id comment further but Im almost beyond speech......................pass the drugs some one please . I thought I was still part of some dodgy underground scene, playing great music that few others knew or understood, the divs we once shunned & laughed at for thier straight life style are taking over .

If I am to be judged by these kinda promotions I wont bother any more.......................thank goodness that their is still a real scene out there somewhere.

And you can say what you like it aint right.

Russ

I apologise if any one is offended by this outburst but it makes my blood boil & needed to show this.

Edited December 14, 2005 by Russ Vickers

[Guest miff]

Mmmmmmmmmmm what the fcuk is going on, I would rather drip sulphuric acid down my japs eye all week end than attend some soul in basket POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH like this, each to their own & all that, & I might be forty plus, but I aint past it yet, wasnt the NS scene once a little bit waaay a little bit woah, Jesus Christ I'm embarrassed to be associated with this Dinner Dance, cabaret crap..........Id comment further but Im almost beyond speech......................pass the drugs some one please . I thought I was still part of some dodgy underground scene, playing great music that few others knew or understood, the divs we once shunned & laughed at for thier straight life style are taking over .

If I am to be judged by these kinda promotions I wont bother any more.......................thank goodness that their is still a real scene out there somewhere.

And you can say what you like it aint right.

Russ

I apologise if any one is offended by this outburst but it makes my blood boil & needed to show this.

Steady on mate you will give your self a heart attack.

Just been on the web site and its not a northern weekend its a motown weekend and aimed more at the dance around the handbgs brigade, so Northern as we know it, is not what its about. So all those of you that seem to really of been taken aback at the thorght of a nice weekend with decent food and one or two luxarys can rest easy

See you at Cleethorpes

[Little-stevie]

Mmmmmmmmmmm what the fcuk is going on, I would rather drip sulphuric acid down my japs eye all week end than attend some soul in basket POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH like this, each to their own & all that, & I might be forty plus, but I aint past it yet, wasnt the NS scene once a little bit waaay a little bit woah, Jesus Christ I'm embarrassed to be associated with this Dinner Dance, cabaret crap..........Id comment further but Im almost beyond speech......................pass the drugs some one please . I thought I was still part of some dodgy underground scene, playing great music that few others knew or understood, the divs we once shunned & laughed at for thier straight life style are taking over .

If I am to be judged by these kinda promotions I wont bother any more.......................thank goodness that their is still a real scene out there somewhere.

And you can say what you like it aint right.

Russ

I apologise if any one is offended by this outburst but it makes my blood boil & needed to show this.

I am sure most think the same Russ...Who is the promoter???There are more and more of these dog shit events coming up all the time as the crowd gets older,some tryin to milk every penny before the whole scene dies..I think the dinner/dance brigade are seperate from the real scene,i hope...I was told the flyer/advert fot the dinner dance had a roast chicken going round on the record decks,i had snot and beer everywhere when i heard that,i think its one of those urban myths aint it???..Some people call you a snob for putting down these events,if so then i think there are a couple of thousand on here i hope..I could be a snob also but its only because i care for the real scene and all the good people who are part of it..Rant over..

love and peace... x

Edited December 14, 2005 by little-stevie

[hipshaker 05]

its like that old saying ... "you can't please all the people etc etc".

if people want to attend these events whats the problem? and i'm sure some people do. not my cup of tea but everyone to their own.

[Mak]

Tommy Hunt & Lorraine Silver

LORRAINE SILVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest 50box]

Steady on mate you will give your self a heart attack.

Just been on the web site and its not a northern weekend its a motown weekend and aimed more at the dance around the handbgs brigade, so Northern as we know it, is not what its about. So all those of you that seem to really of been taken aback at the thorght of a nice weekend with decent food and one or two luxarys can rest easy

See you at Cleethorpes

No Miff, yes they do Motown do`s, but the two do`s in question are deffo billed as Northern Soul I kid you not. The question was is it not time to turn our back on what remains of the sadly desperate Northern Soul label while we still have time?

I reckon some people will not be happy until Sanatogen are giving away free replica Casino patches when you send in 3 bottle caps & a SAE. Only a matter of time I fear. +++++ Loved Russ`s post BTW

[Guest biggray1]

After Reading this thread I have decided to seek medical advice cos I am havin horible Thoughts on Dinner&Dance Motown Nites and seedey Seaside Hi de Hi resorts that are frightening me deep down in my Soul .. Ive Just got back from the Doctors and he advised me to take Two Valium and lie Down in a dark room for an hour or So!! should do the trick

[Guest Rich]

The missus and sister in law went to one of these doos (hen weekend) at Thoresby Hall, Nr Mansfield. Both hate soul with a passion, but both had a fantastic time apparently - and the place was booked up months in advance, so they must be doing something right for somebody.

Footnote:

For nearly 20 years of marraige Sue largely ignored me and my strange nocturnal habits, but all of a sudden she wanted a couple of CD's doing 'for the car'. Alas, they didn't last long - such as Clydie King's 'Missin' my baby' and Jimmy Burns 'I tried' aren't 'real soul' apparently

[Guest Netspeaky]

If this has upset you, just wait until the first OAP home for Northern Soulies opens, I kid you not, there will be a market for some enterprising young kid on the block to tap into.

[Supercorsa]

Who are the legends anyway ? Can't see it on the website, although I may of course have missed it.

You could try clicking >>here<<

As for Tommy Hunt, I love The Biggest Man - Top Tune IMHO!