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    mod do birmingham

    Mike commented on a gallery image in Soul Flyers

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    can you post your flyers in the flyer gallery please sure you can see the negative effect doing it like this above has on rest of the members albums thanks have moved both this and other one to flyer gallery
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    just so all aware cheers mike
  3. Mike
    While following Paul Masons (BBC Newsnight) twitter feed, I noticed amongst all the "current affairs" type tweets one or two comments/connections that could be taken as northern soul related... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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    More information about "BBC Newsnights Paul Mason talks Northern"
    While following Paul Masons (BBC Newsnight) twitter feed, I noticed amongst all the "current affairs" type tweets one or two comments/connections that could be taken as northern soul related, which at the time made me look twice, but didnt really give it that much thought. After seeing last week that he had tweeted a youtube link of the Carstairs, this again stirred my interest and led to me replying to his tweet asking if he was up for passing on a quick word or two on his northern background (so to speak). As felt that it could be interesting reading for members here on Soul Source. Anyway Paul replied seemingly well up for it and within a few days he passed on the following set of words all about his northern background, which also included a photo of himself back at Ms, which is a lot more than I originally expected! If you do watch BBCs regular weekday Newsnight then am sure that you will be well up to speed on just who Paul M is and indeed what he actually does on the show, however for those who may not be aware will just add below a brief grab of a bio before his words... Paul Mason (born 23 January 1960) is economics editor of BBC's Newsnight. Paul was one of the BBC's first bloggers and has twice been nominated for the Orwell Prize. He covered the collapse of Lehman Brothers live from outside its New York HQ and, "has hardly stopped for breath since then", reporting on the social and economic impact of the global meltdown from the mean streets of Gary, Indiana to the elite salons of Davos. A memoir of Wigan Casino Paul Mason I discovered Northern Soul when I was fourteen. It took me about a week to learn to dance and less than that to find a pair of Royals brogues and some 19" bottomed trousers. Less than a year later me and my schoolfriend Mike Morley each packed our pyjamas into our badge-encrusted Adidas bags one Saturday night and set off to "sleep" at each others houses. We were really going to Wigan of course. It was a vivid experience for a 15 year old: the crush of the queue outside, which was brutal ­ you had to shove to get in. The hyper-cool people in the cafÃÆ’© along the row of shops next to the Casino: I think this was the elite of record collectors and music journalists. Lots of southerners anyway: a bloke dressed like the Great Gatsby. People wearing tiny Japanese sunglasses. For those who only know the images from the Tony Palmer film this might be a surprise but the "funk" and disco scenes were already lurking on the edges of Wigan, and the magazines at the time ­ "Blues & Soul" above all constantly introduced you to a wider selection of music than was actually played at Wigan. Once inside I bought "Free For All" by Philip Mitchell on Vee Jay, danced, flaked out and only really came back to life in the morning, when we went to the cafe in the Casino¹s basement to dance once the allnighter had finished.I remember there was a CND sign painted on a black wall and some very brilliant dancers doing slow-mo spins in the space between people¹s piled up bags and leather overcoats. Gary Ord from Leigh was my mentor in all things Northern Soul ­ he¹s pictured in the Tony Palmer film. Because the sleepover excuse didn¹t actually work, I didn¹t get to the allnighter again for a year, but had to make do with the Ritz all-dayers, plus numerous other 7pm till 11pm nights in Leigh, Manchester, Bolton, Goldborne and Wigan itself. The most I ever paid for a record was £7 for Better Use Your Head on Veep, and I remember in the same year getting £17 a week for a working at a factory in Leigh during the school holidays, so £7 was a lot. Once Mr M¹s opened, I used to spend most of the time at Wigan allnighters in there. We became instant ³oldies snobs² and looked down on the main room. On the main floor I used to dance on the right hand side, with the Leigh and Goldborne people. It was ­ as I remember it ­ quite territorial! On the last ever night I went to Wigan we went out of the back of Mr Ms at dawn and were surprised to discover it emerged into a warren of eerie cobbled alleyways. It felt like time travel. When the faster, funk-influenced style of dancing came in I went over to that, and that was the vibe at the Ritz by 1977-8 as I remember. My top ten Northern tracks are: 1. Better Use Your Head, Little Anthony 2. She¹ll Come Running Back, Mel Britt 3. It Really Hurts Me Girl, The Carstairs 4. Where It¹s At, The Jades 5. Gonna Get Along Without You Now, The Vibrations 6. Get Out, Harold Melvyn and the Bluenotes (the first Northern record I ever heard) 7. Don¹t Bring Me Down, Rita Da Costa 8. What¹s Wrong With Me Baby? The Invitations 9. Contact, The Three Degrees (heard this played only once at Leigh Casino and it took me until the iPod era to find it again) 10. Just Say You¹re Wanted, Gwen Owens I could go on. Thanks to Youtube and iPlayer I¹ve heard tracks I never heard while I was on the scene. I¹ve also got to appreciate Doo Wop and even earlier R&B, and to understand the lineage that led to soul in the 1960s. The photo shows me dancing at Mr Ms at ­I think ­the Fourth Anniversary Allnighter. The membership card is my second one ­ I lost the first. Only a few years ago did I actually get to go to Detroit and Chicago. I covered the housing crisis there and it was heartbreaking to see the birthplaces of soul ­ the once vibrant black communities ­ reduced to slums and being re-colonised by vegetation. But among all kinds of people I met there - taxi drivers, Ford workers, even the mayor of Gary Indiana, who was once mates with Pookie Hudson ­ I met people quite unsurprised to find a white guy from Northern England who knew about Okeh, Stateside and Veep. I went to Wigan allnighters regularly until 1979, when we decided it was getting too violent, too druggy, and generally not as brilliant as it had once been. I went to a couple of revival nights in the 1990s but I prefer to remember it how it was: Thousands of young, mainly white, working class kids dancing to black music in an atmosphere of friendship and solidarity, overtly anti-racist, breaking through barriers of place and time: we more or less invented the dance scene of the late 20th century. A small part of me is still always there. Paul Mason 12 Jan 2012 As said earlier Paul Mason is the economics editor of BBC Newsnight. For those who know him from that side of the real world or through his previous books then the news that he has a new novel titled "Rare Earth" that is due to be published very shortly by Orbooks may be of interest (19 Jan) You can view details of "Rare Earth" via the link below... uk http://www.noexit.co...hp/itemcode/551 usa http://www.orbooks.c...log/rare-earth/ UK publication details are as follows: Rare Earth / Ebook / March 2012 (all formats) Rare Earth / paperback / October 2012 / £7.99 site end word Many thanks to Paul for the great response to my initial request, was very refreshing in this day and age to get such a reply from someone who is in the "public eye".
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    have edited the title of topic as now confirmed
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    nice pass on on bbc iplayer now https://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b0194bc5/
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    this seems like a logical point to close this now as per below
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    hi sean due to over the top promotion do have to keep on top of event news etc in the "all about the soul" forum to do this we only allow frontpage articles to be highlighted so in future if do have any event news that feel is worthwhile for posting on front page or in the "all about the soul" forum can you use the standard news submission Frontpage News Items And Articles Blog: Source News and Info Last Update Jan 04 2012 06:16 AM thanks mike
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    don't know how well known this one is but while in the vid mood ugh heres a link Definition Media A clip from a documentary we are editing. keep on moving - the northern soul story click
  10. Mike
    some may remember that had the clip from the usa tv series up last year here's a background type video of it all
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    Soul Junction have pushed out their first release of 2012 and if you've missed the pre-release talk then it may be a good idea to get your ears on the clip below Harvey Scales - Giving U What U Want Side A - Giving U What U Want Side B... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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    hi due to over the top promotion do have to keep on top of event news etc in the "all about the soul" forum to do this we only allow frontpage articles to be highlighted so in future if do have any event news that feel is worthwhile for posting on front page or in the "all about the soul" forum can you use the standard news submission thanks mike
  13. Mike
    More information about "Harvey Scales - New Soul Junction 45 out now!"
    Soul Junction have pushed out their first release of 2012 and if you've missed the pre-release talk then it may be a good idea to get your ears on the clip below Harvey Scales - Giving U What U Want Side A - Giving U What U Want Side B - I'd Be A Fool (To Fool Around) Catalogue # SJ513 click to listen to both tracks http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/musica/HarveyScales.swf'>http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/musica/HarveyScales.swf Some of words from the Soul Junction people below... Harvey Scales is one of soul music's most enduring characters. Respected by all his peers with whom he has been associated with as either, a songwriter, producer or performer. Harvey's career began in the early 60's in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he initially began working with the Moorer family who later became better known as the" Esquires". Harvey's first recording "The Clock" (credited to "Twistin' Harvey") appeared on the Local Sauk City Cuca label in 1963. In the same year Harvey with his lifelong friend Al Vance formed the Group known as Harvey Scales and The Seven Sounds. A further 3 releases appeared on the Cuca label with "Glamour Girl" being the most notable before Harvey and The Seven Sounds joined Lenny Lacour's Magic Touch Label in 1968. During two spells with Lacour the Seven Sounds recorded 8 releases, with the likes of "Trackdown" and "Trying To Survive" still being highly sort after to this day. An earlier Magic Touch release "Get Down" secured Harvey and the group a stint as the resident house band at one of Detroit's most popular nightspots during the 60's, the famous Phelps Lounge. It was here that Harvey was introduced to Groovesville Records label owner Don Davis. more words and photos can be viewed via the link below http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/SJ513.html Member Mark H original pre-release post is below and the forum thread can be viewed (and commented on) here Just thought i would let everyone know that the latest 45 from Soul Junction is to be released on the 9th January. 2 quality ballads featuring the outstanding voice of Harvey Scales. One side is the Womack influenced "Giving U What U Want" which featured on the 1998 LP/CD "Home of the Blues" The other side is a previously unissued track "I`ve been a fool (to fool around)" which i believe was recorded in the mid/late 80`s.as it fit`s in so well with those big voiced Independent releases which were so popular around that time. Thanks to the Soul junction crew for bringing tracks like these to our attention (and on a 45 as well !!) Mark Houghton http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/musica/HarveyScales.swf'>http://www.souljunctionrecords.co.uk/musica/HarveyScales.swf Photos from Soul Junction website Credit: Harvey Scales performing Live at the 2011 Porretta Soul Festival, Italy. Photo's courtesy of Harry Grundy @ www.therighttrack.org.uk
  14. Mike
    JOE DUNLOP GLENAVON HOPE MOUNTAIN WREXHAM LL12 9HH TEL : 01978 761739 MOB: 07546666078 MOB 07739394787 joedunlop@btinternet.com POSTAGE : £1.40 1ST 45, 20P EACH AFTER CD SUBS £5 FOR 3 LISTS & CD's SENT OUT A FEW DAYS BEFORE MAIN LIST IS CIRCULATED. WEB SITE: http.//. www.soulmountainrecords .co.uk * = on sales cd U S IMPORTS Mint / Ex unless stated 1* THE COMBO KINGS ''MISH MASH'' (5 copies) FLO-JO RECORDS 15 2* HESITATIONS I'M NOT BUILT THAT WAY KAPP 75 3* AL WILSON HELP ME '''WDJ'''' WAND 200 4* EBONY ALLEYNE TOUCHING THE SKY/MY MAN OKEH 25 5* NANCY WILCOX COMING ON STRONG '''''WDJ''''' RCA 50 6* THE THREE OF US I'M GONNA LOVE YOU BABY MOLLY RECORDS 50 7* ROSCOE GORDON AS YOU WALK AWAY ABC 50 8* THREE STRANGERS LITTLE BOY BLUE ABC 50 9* UNIVERSAL LOVE IT'S YOU GIRL/MOON RIDE GLADES 75 10 MAJOR LANCE YOU DONT WANT ME NO MORE ''''wol'''''' OKEH 350 11* DANNY WAGNER I LOST A TRUE LOVE '''WDJ''''''' IMPERIAL 200 12* ESCORTS YOU CAN'T EVEN BE MY FRIEND RCA 100 13* BERTHA TILLMAN LOVIN' TIME BRENT 60 14* CENTRE STAGE HEY LADY DISPO 50 15* RUBY JOHNSON ''CALLING ALL BOY'S '' vg V-TONE 40 16* ANNABELLE FOX LONLEY GIRL (edge crack nap'''''')VG SATIN 75 17* MIKE & BILL WHERE DO I STAND YORK 50 18* MARIAN LOVE CAN'T FORGET THAT BOY CAPITOL 75 19* FIVE SPECIAL THE MORE I GET TO YOU VG+ TEAL 30 20* JJ JACKSON IT SEEMS LIKE IV'E BEEN HERE BEFORE ((1SIDED DEMO) CALLA 30 21* SPENCER MY BABY'S COMIN' HOME MIDTOWN 30 22* DRAMATICS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU SPORT 75 23* THE ORIGINAL CADILLACS I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO JOSIE 45 24* MACHINE MY BABY LOVES ME (powder blue lable) JARRETT RECORDS 100 25* STANLEY MITCHELL GET IT BABY/ QUIT TWISTING MY ARM ''''WDJ''''''''' DYNAMO 400 26* JIMMY CHANDLER I CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE CITY RECORDS 50 27* APPRECIATIONS SHE NEVER REALLY LOVED ME SPORT 75 28* THE SEVEN SOULS I STILL LOVE YOU OKEH 350 29* BRENDA HOLLOWAY WHERE WERE YOU TAMLA 6 30* THE MIGHTY SHAINE CALL ME SWEET THINGS SUE 25 31* SHARON ROBERTS PASSING THROUGH MY MIND SYMBOL 15 32* THE FOUR VANDELLS THE WRONG SIDE OF TOWN BOARDWALK 100 33* BOBBY REED I'LL FIND A WAY ''''WDJ'''' LOMA 100 34* JOHNNY MOORE WALK LIKE A MAN VG+ DATE 30 35* ALBERT WASHINGTON I'M THE MAN FRATERNITY 75 36* CLYDE McPHATTER LONLEY PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO CRY '''DEMO''' AMY 150 37* JOHNNY MOORE SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELING BLUE ROCK 40 38* GEORGE SMITH IV'E HAD IT '''WDJ'''' TURNTABLE 125 39* SLY SLICK & WICKED WE DON'T HAVE TO BE LOVERS VG+ SHAKER 100 40* FRANKIE FANELLI I'M NOT THE MARRYING KIND '''WDJ'''' RCA 30 41 GLORIA JONES TAINTED LOVE '''WDJ'''' VG+ CHAMPION 100 42* LEE CHARLES THAN WOULD YOU LOVE ME '''WDJ'''' VG+ DAKAR 15 43* SHARPEES MAKE UP YOUR MIND ONE-DER-FUL 10 44* '''''''UK COLLECTORS ITEMS'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 45* KIM WESTON YOU'RE JUST KIND OF GUY '''''PDJ'''''''' MGM 100 46* CONNIE FRANCIS IT'S GONNA TAKE ME SOME TIME '''''WDJ''''''''' MGM 100 47* EXCITERS WEDDINGS MAKE ME CRY '''''YDJ'''''' LONDON 50 48 * BILL BLACK'S COMBO LITTLE QUEENIE LONDON 75 49 * LOU JOHNSON UNSATISFIED LONDON 50 50* AZIE MORTIMOR LIPS LONDON 150 51* GEORGE TORRENCE GOODBYE SO LONG LONDON 25 52* OJAY'S I DIG YOUR ACT ''''''G&W DJ''''''''''''' STATESIDE 200 53* DARRELL BANKS ANGEL BABY ATLANTIC (red) 75 54* ALEX HARVEY AGENT OO SOUL FONTANA 10 55* 5TH DIMENSION TOO POOR TOO DIE '''G&WDJ'''' LIBERTY 50 56* RODDY JOY COME BACK BABY ''''''WDJ'''''''' RED BIRD 100 56* JAMES CARR THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW STATESIDE 50 57* SHIRLEY BASSEY TAKE AWAY '''''''R&W DJ'''''' LIBERTY 40 58* BOBBI LYNN EARTHQUAKE '''G&WDJ''''' STATESIDE 100 59 LEE DORSEY WORKING IN A COAL MINE ''''''R&W DJ'''''' STATESIDE 50 60* SAPPHIRES EVIL ONE HMV 200 61* BENICE SWANSON LYING AWAKE '''''''''WDJ''''''''' CHESS 75 62* TOM AND JERRIO BOO-GA-LOO ''''''''R&WDJ'''''' HMV 75 63* LITTLE ANTHONY NEVER AGAIN ''''R&WDJ''''''''''''''''' UNITED ARTISTS 100 64* JIMMY JAMES HELP YOURSELF (1st issue) TROJAN 40 65* CHOCOLATE BOY'S VOLTAIRE PIER DECCA 125 66* LOU RAWLS (how do you say)I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE '''''G&WDJ''''''''''''''''''''' CAPITOL 50 67 RAY CHARLES HIDE NOR HAIR '''R&W DJ'''''''''''' HMV 75 68 '''''SOUL PACKS'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 69 20 UK MOTOWN 45'S £10 POST £2 70 71 20 UK SOUL' FUNK,NORTHERN, 70'S SOUL 45'S' £10 POST £2 72 73 LP'S 74 MANDRILL NEW WORLDS ARISTA 20 75 JACKIE WILSON HIGHER & HIGHER MCA 20 76 '''' ''' WHISPERS BRUNSWICK (canadian) 25 77 ''' ''' BEAUTIFUL DAY BRUNSWICK 25 78 '' '' SWEETEST FEELING '''''''' 20 79 RUBY & ROMANTICS HITS KAPP 40 80 VARIOUS BOY MEETS GIRL STAX 30 81 LOWELL FULSOM SOUL KENT 25 82 JOEY DEE HITSVILLE JUB 35 83 BABY WASHINGTON YOU IN MY MIND UNITED ARTISTS 50 84 NATURAL FOUR GOOD VIBES ABC 65 85 JJ BARNES RARE STAMPS STAX 35 86 CLARA WARD HANG YOUR TEARS VERVE 50 87 WILLIE MITCHELL DRIVING BEAT HI 30 88 JJ BARNES & STEVE MANCHA RARE STAMPS VOLT 30 89 WILLIAMS & WATSON TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE OKEH 40 90 WALTER JACKSON SPEAK HER NAME OKEH 40 91 BILLY BUTLER RIGHT TRACK OKEH 50 92 ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS ''PAYIN OUR DUES'' VEEP 30 92 VIBRATIONS NEW VIBRATIONS EPIC 30
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    This top tv series has been mentioned a few times on Soul Source over the years and its good to say that here in early 2012 it looks like its still doing the business Unsungs latest episode was shown last night and was titled "The Story of Bobby... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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  16. Mike
    ask if wish to talk about such issues then do the following if site related - post in the feedback forum if real world related- post in the political forum thanks mike note one follow on post removed as said if wish to discuss such matters then use the relevant forums thanks again mike
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    More information about "Unsung Tv - The Bobby Womack Episode"
    This top tv series has been mentioned a few times on Soul Source over the years and its good to say that here in early 2012 it looks like its still doing the business Unsungs latest episode was shown last night and was titled "The Story of Bobby Womack " The full show along with past and advance clips of other episodes can be viewed via the link below http://tvone.tv/unsu...07Yyuqb5EFbsamb The new season features Vesta (shown last week) , Bobby Womack, Atlantic Starr, Freddie Jackson, Full Force, Millie Jackson, Ray Parker, Jr., Sheila E, David Ruffin and Whodini Full details at the link above See past articles for past seasons and links to shows
  18. Mike
    going round in circles here can see three or more different takes from members on what this thread is about and cant see a quick way to merge them all so everyones talking about the same thing so seems easiest thing is to close it thread closed, if do wish to discuss any of topics raised either start a new thread or pm me or chalky and will see if extracting posts to a new thread is worthwhile cheers mike
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    Dates for early 2012 - including Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Finland, France and UK The below was posted in the event guide s by spacefunk news of three uk dates for Sharon Jones and the dap kings for rest of uk and european dates and venu... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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    Dates for early 2012 - including Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Finland, France and UK The below was posted in the event guide s by spacefunk news of three uk dates for Sharon Jones and the dap kings for rest of uk and european dates and venues including Bristol, Glasgow, Nottingham etc see list below AGMP presents SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS SUNDAY 04 MARCH - LEEDS, STYLUS THURSDAY 08 MARCH - BIRMINGHAM, HMV INSTITUTE FRIDAY 09 MARCH - LONDON, SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE Buy tickets for all dates now from http://www.agmp.co.uk from the daptone website FRIDAY 17th FEBRUARY Koncerthuset Copenhagen, Denmark SATURDAY 18FEBRUARY Get Tickets Cirkus Helsinki, Finland SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY Get Tickets Rockefeller Oslo, Norway TUESDAY 21FEBRUARY Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY Tivoli Utrecht, Holland THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY Rockhal Luxembourg, Luxembourg SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY Muffathalle Munich, Germany TUESDAY 28 FEBRUARY Get Tickets Huxley's Berlin, Germany WEDNESDAY 29 FEBRUARY Uebel & Gefahrlich Hamburg, Germany THURSDAY 1MARCH Gloria Koln, Germany SATURDAY 3 MARCH 02 Academy Bristol, UK SUNDAY 4 MARCH Stylus Leeds, UK TUESDAY 6 MARCH 02 ABC Glasgow, UK WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH Get Tickets Rock City Nottingham, UK THURSDAY 8MARCH Get Tickets HMV Institute Birmingham, UK FRIDAY 9 MARCH Get Tickets 02 Shepherds Bush Empire London, UK SATURDAY 10 MARCH Get Tickets Concorde 2 Brighton, UK MONDAY 12 MARCH Get Tickets La Cigale Paris, France go to http://sharonjonesan...kings.com/shows to confirm dates and ticket links etc
  21. Mike
    did you not see the remark about "tounge in cheek" smiley think your man was just having a laugh in a sort of ironic way
  22. Mike
    don't really want to get into a discussion in this thread on past matters however in fairness to the other two members mentioned would like to make it clear that il wasn't banned due to other members actions he was thrown off this website for good after sending me an abusive/insulting/threatening email in reaction to a mod decision if do wish to discus this further or want me to expand in any way then again ask do it via the feedback forum
  23. Mike
    yep put my hands up, my earlier post was a bit off guess just being a bit too defensive today on site stuff apoligies
  24. Mike
    and im not bitching about anyone bitching just trying to get a general point across to all members that they can influence what gets talked about on here thats all
  25. Mike
    I would disagree with "continually" /forum/1-all-about-the-soul/ sure have ones like dislikes etc that hang around for a while but on other hand when was the last boot related one ? end of day its you out there make it what it is if you feel that could do with some new topics then why not start some ?


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