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Mark Ellis passed on sad news Could you please let the soul scene know on my behalf that Pete Day from Rotherham passed away yesterday at 6.30 am. Pete was a top bloke & one of us through & through, never a bad word for anyone & out with his lovely wife Jane virtually every weekend, hell be sadly missed, in fact he allready is, many thanks, Mark.

FLIPside R&B Club presents ...... The 1st FLIPside Anniversary Allnighter Saturday March 6th Sheridans, Unit 50, Calder Warfe Mills Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. 9pm - 7am £8 Members / £10 Non Members A very special night is guaranteed as not only is it our 1st anniversary but we are also celebrating the birthdays of Lee Miller, Gareth Price and Mark Stewart For the festivities we have lined up an amazing selection of djs for your entertainment including back by popular demand Kev Connellan from No More Doggin - Leicester who amazed us all at our first allnighter last year, Ian Rowland from Shake! and Shotgun in London, Mark Thomas from the legendary Heavenly Blocked in Western SuperMare. We also welcome FLIPside first timers Colin Chandler and Martyn Bird who dj respectively at York and Hull soul clubs, both have been djing for many years and have massive followings in their own right. They bring with them a dazzling array of rare roul and blockbusting R&B 45s. As usual the FLIPside residents Mark, Joe and Ted will also be playing their own inimitable style of rockin R&B, sixties soul and UK Popcorn, they promise us a selection of brand new R&B monsters, sweet sixties newies and some classic oldies thrown in for good measure. all in all a night not to be missed .... so come along, enjoy the birthday atmosphere and as usual keep the dancefloor rockin till dawn ! for more details including full dj line up&travel directions go to www.flipsideclub.co.uk

Mick H passed on that tickets for Lifeline are soon going to be harder to find than most of the sounds youre going to get hit with. "last few remaining tickets left its going to be a packer" being his exact words Ripped Chalkies earlier post below, have to say am looking forward to this one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lifeline Soul Club present The Real Deal Rare Soul All-Nighter @ Sheridans, Huddersfield Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury (M62 Jnc 25 - M1 Jnc 40) FEBRUARY 21st 2004 9.30pm till 7.00am Resident rascals are the Countries TOP Rare Soul DJS BUTCH ANDY DYSON TIM BROWN MICK H CLIFF STEELE NICK STEVENSON & GUEST MARCO Future guests to include STEVE GUARNORI, SOUL SAM, ADY CROASDELL, KITCH, DEAN JOHNSON and others TBA! Record bar with some of the top dealers in attendance. Tables are free but must be booked prior to the night. Club capacity 250, tickets in advance £9, on the night £10 (limited). Further dates: APRIL-17th, JUNE-19th, JULY-17th, AUG-21st, SEPT-18th,OCT-16th, NOV-20th. A percentage of the takings will go to a CHARITY -EVERY TIME! we will have tickets printed anyone who would like to sell any or anyone who wants any further information can e-mail Andy Dyson @ Dysonsoul@aol.com or telephone 01302 744927 0r Mick H @ Trentsoul@aol.com or telephone 07968 030464or telephone the venue - Sheridan's - 01924-488583

Rob W asked me to pass on the sad news, that Paul Cakebread a well known Rotherham ex-Wigan and Clifton Hall regular has sadly passed on suddenly. The funeral is to be held at Ordsley Crematourium (near Barnsley) this Thursday 19 Feb at 3.30. Further details to be posted

Sidney Barnes - His Good times Still Rolling From the Citizen Times - The Voice of the Mountains, a website bashed in Asheville North Carolina comes word of a lengthy article on Northern legend Sidney Barnes. Back in the far off days of last century (1999) Sidney Barnes visited our shores, I can still remember spotting him in the Dome record room, where he seemed just a quiet unassuming man, dressed in normal street clothes and seemed a bit in awe of what was going on. Later on in the night, he easily shook of this "ordinariness" to give us a great PA on that North London stage. Following this great performance in 2000 he returned to London to give a great memorable live show at the 100 Club, along with another soul legend Hoagy Lands. By then his "ordinary" stage wear had been replaced by a gold style jacket and stetson. After the capitol he then went on to wow the Uk soul fans at Cleethorpes Weekender and other venues through out the Uk. Well time has moved on and the article mentioned at the start, gives us the chance to catch up with just what Sidney is doing, in the year 2004 along with what has happened in his life since when he shook the Uk. From maybe a different angle than our usual "northern soul" view, but an interesting one at that and suppose it is the angle that matters to Sidney the most. Maybe surprisingly to some to find that hes still working as a hotel bell man in the USA, however as the rest of the article shows that hes still got the music in him A quick quote and link to the interesting article follows ASHEVILLE - Life has taken some fantastic twisting turns for Sidney Barnes. In the 1960s, the singer and songwriter partied with Mick and Keith, toured with Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin, was invited to play Woodstock and was on the edge of stardom with the psychedelic rock and soul band Rotary Connection. Today, hes a bellman at the Renaissance Hotel Asheville, greeting customers with a warm smile and welcome before carrying away their bags. The full article can be found at more articles concerning Sidney Barnes be found at the following links non working links removed http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/sbarnes.htm a video of Sidneys PA at the dome is in the soul source archieves and can be dug out on request note (now up in refosoul along with Jazz FM show)

Posted on Soul Talk List Details of what seems to me a top idea New Century Soul Breakfast Bar Sun 29 Feb 2004 At RIKI TIKI TAVI the Print Works Manchester, 2mins walk from Allnighter, get a coffee and breakfast or just carry on dancing to some of the top up and coming DJs you eat we play!

Hi just recived a phone call from Ian Obeng asking me would I put a post up for him. in on the scene mag it says that phillips park hall is on tonight this is the wrong date the next one is on 30 april. Ian says hes been getting phone calls all day. and he didnt want people turning up he spoke to Haz&Ian they run st Bernadettes on selby ave whitefield to take some flyers down to park hall so that if any one turns up they can still go to a soul night. Haz phone no is 0161 280 9279 if any one is intrested Bernadette Jones