Old Mates That You Have Not Seen In Years

[Tomangoes]

Went to Drax a while back and bumped into an old mate I have not seen in over 25 years. Its was brilliant.

With so many Born Again soulies attending venues have any of you had a similar experience?

Ed

[Guest southpaw]

Went to Drax a while back and bumped into an old mate I have not seen in over 25 years. Its was brilliant.

With so many Born Again soulies attending venues have any of you had a similar experience?

Ed

Yes had the same sort of thing happen to me at a local night in Nottingham saw a mate who I'd not seen since the Peterbrough fleet allnighters back in the early 80's anyway I owed him £5 he still rememberd after all these years we both had a good laugh about, like you say it was great to see him.

[Little-stevie]

Went to Drax a while back and bumped into an old mate I have not seen in over 25 years. Its was brilliant.

With so many Born Again soulies attending venues have any of you had a similar experience?

Ed

No.. we aint all as old as you...

Yes i have had that experience at a few places, its fantastic to see them in some respects but sad that they aint the same rebel that you once knew ... It can be the best feeling in the world sometimes or a real letdown indeed with all the baggage that comes with some..

Tuesday blues ha ha x

[Jez Jones]

well yes I bumped into 2 lads only last friday gone . I went to a Keith Minshull promotion at Congleton Town Hall last friday and met 2 gents I had not seen since mid/late 70's . Terry poole and Willie Click!. Willie reminded me of when he used to run Minshull about back in the day to soul do's. He was quite put out though that he had to pay to get in on the night . he also reminded me that he had quite a collection as well funny how you remember the important bits

[Dean]

I'm usually the embarrassed one stood there trying to jump start my memory as someone recalls past events that I was part of when all I can think of is "Who the hell are you!" Worse when current friends are waiting to be introduced and I can't, other than to say "This is someone I may have known at some time in the past". By the way, If you're reading this and have been speaking to me recently about long past times - I don't mean you obviously .

There are some old friends in my head that I'd love to run into, some are even alive, but I never see them ever. Do you think I've just made them up?

Expect to see me wandering around in slippers soon.

[Little-stevie]

I'm usually the embarrassed one stood there trying to jump start my memory as someone recalls past events that I was part of when all I can think of is "Who the hell are you!" Worse when current friends are waiting to be introduced and I can't, other than to say "This is someone I may have known at some time in the past". By the way, If you're reading this and have been speaking to me recently about long past times - I don't mean you obviously .

There are some old friends in my head that I'd love to run into, some are even alive, but I never see them ever. Do you think I've just made them up?

Expect to see me wandering around in slippers soon.

I think you would look quite sexy in slippers mate... As long as its two ans not one of them giant fu£kers..

I have the same problem with quite a few folk i have met in the last few years, never mind going back to my youth.. Slippers and dribbles coming from me soon while i shout at the tv and it aint switched on

[Guest]

Went to Drax a while back and bumped into an old mate I have not seen in over 25 years. Its was brilliant.

With so many Born Again soulies attending venues have any of you had a similar experience?

Ed

A while back , I was walking through Doncaster town centre , when someone - whose face was familiar - halted in their tracks while passing me , and said .......

" Didn't you used to be Malc Burton ? "

Malc Burton

[John Al]

A while back , I was walking through Doncaster town centre , when someone - whose face was familiar - halted in their tracks while passing me , and said .......

" Didn't you used to be Malc Burton ? "

Malc Burton

Who does he think you are now then Malc?

In a similar vein, not too long ago someone said to me "do you have an older brother called John?"

Made my whole month that did!

John.

[Guest]

Who does he think you are now then Malc?

In a similar vein, not too long ago someone said to me "do you have an older brother called John?"

Made my whole month that did!

John.

I came to the conclusion after the meeting , that the chap assumed that MB was my stage name ........

Malc Burton

[Little-stevie]

I got caught out of late.. A person said " did you used to be big Sue from Huddersfield, before the operation"

You can't hide all of your life.. Glad the secret is out really...

[John Al]

I got caught out of late.. A person said " did you used to be big Sue from Huddersfield, before the operation"

You can't hide all of your life.. Glad the secret is out really...

What, THAT big Sue? From Huddersfield? Remember when.........

At last I've found you! Come back to me......

[Guest BIG H]

Yeah i bumped into an old mate that i used to go to niters with, i hadnt see him for 22 years after the handshakes, hugs and introductions to eachothers partners my first question was.........'so Kam you still got your records!'

[Guest paulobone]

Yeah i bumped into an old mate that i used to go to niters with, i hadnt see him for 22 years after the handshakes, hugs and introductions to eachothers partners my first question was.........'so Kam you still got your records!'

Polo from Worcester...dont see him for years....then up he pops and downhill everything goes for forty eight hours

where are you ??

regards

Paul Obrien

[sister dawn]

Its when someone comes up to you and knows you so very well, they are all full of smiles and hugs, while you are stood there, thinking oh god please let me remember this persons name and where I know them from, wishing you could remember as quick as an internet connection.

[Chris L]

Went to Drax a while back and bumped into an old mate I have not seen in over 25 years. Its was brilliant.

With so many Born Again soulies attending venues have any of you had a similar experience?

Ed

10 years ago at the Mecca re-union, Dave Burton came up to me and said "Helo Chris" hadn't him since 1973, 25 years thus. We keep in touch, I went to his wedding in Hong Kong where he lives, we DJ'd

together in the Philippines and we went to Soul USA in 2006.

It's like you've never been apart.

Chris L

[Davetay]

Went to Drax a while back and bumped into an old mate I have not seen in over 25 years. Its was brilliant.

With so many Born Again soulies attending venues have any of you had a similar experience?

Ed

I have seen a few over the years, but it was great seeing Bernie Golding at Guy,s 50th last year, it was the 1st time i had seen him for about 25 years.

[Guest]

Went to Drax a while back and bumped into an old mate I have not seen in over 25 years. Its was brilliant.

With so many Born Again soulies attending venues have any of you had a similar experience?

Ed

I saw a few faces I hadnt seern for a long long time at the Stafford reunion (held at the Queens theatre in Burslem a few years ago) ...really good experience.

However, I was just saying to a friend earlier,that on Saturday I saw someone (an old soulie who used to be one of "the gang" when we went to soul nights in the early eighties) I hadnt seen once since then (ie; twenty plus years ago) and that was by no means a pleasurable experience.

The (nameless) bloke in question looked absolutely awful, and without a doubt it was caused by too many drugs...his face,skin and body were ravaged...not nice at all! Really shocked and saddened me actually.

Edited August 25, 2008 by Delasoul

[Dave West]

Been going to Drax since it started (nearly). On one occasion me old mucker Phil Gravill from Scunthorpe (my home town till 1983) turned up. Not seen him since 1977 and he'd hardly changed. On another occasion two others, Jack from Winterton and Rennie from Barton turned up. Again 30 years since last seen. Have kept in touch and now see them regularly, Probably see them tonight..

WESTY

[scunnyjack]

Been going to Drax since it started (nearly). On one occasion me old mucker Phil Gravill from Scunthorpe (my home town till 1983) turned up. Not seen him since 1977 and he'd hardly changed. On another occasion two others, Jack from Winterton and Rennie from Barton turned up. Again 30 years since last seen. Have kept in touch and now see them regularly, Probably see them tonight..

WESTY

Leave enough money behind the bar for us if you are spinning the discs when we get there.

[Guest nubes]

There's been a quite a few occasions.these are ones i can remember..Smiggy from Harboro and Ally mayer from Leicester at a dayer in Kettering near Xmas 04.....Mark Freeman and Graham from Cheltenham at KIngs Wigan 30th.....Jo Brock at Rugby....Vernon at the Ritz..Manchester ..Wigan 25th ... '98...but the memborable ..and i dont mean it detrimental to the others in any way...was meeting up with Steph from Bradford....at the NCSC Manchester..04..again ..one of my first mates on the northern scene who i met at the Casino....we stood stared ...recognised and screamed when we realised who each other was...at the time i was talking to Karen Crane ..who had travelled up with Mick from Bradford.....good mate of Steph...Karen and myself was looking for a base...Steph came over at that point to tell Karen that their party had a table further down...the rest as described...that night was very special for a lot of reasons...I had travelled up with Wulfie....met up with Annie...wulfie's future wife...and through Annie ..have got to know most of the Bangor soulies..who are a great crowd.....Delxxxx