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Very sad news..RIP mate dave and stefka x

lost a real soulie, will miss you. XXX

will miss you mate! dave and stef xxxx

Thanks very much for all your messages, texts and visits .....really really touched by them !!!! Stef said i died twice in the ambulance ( gotta find out the young paramedics name etc) then straight into theatre to repair stent. Just gotta take it a bit easy now ( only 10 tablets every day now!!!!) Ive been lucky twice over! My advice would be if you ever feel even slightly unwell ! Dont hesitate dial 999 every minute can be and is crucial Again thanks so much from Stef and I xxx

Just got back from hospital, Dave doing fine ....Being released on Wednesday... All he has to worry about now is me driving him home. Thanks again for your well wishes. I'm sure he'll read them all personally when he gets back home. Love Stef x

As mentioned earlier, Dave is bored and would appreciate any vistors. You have a captive audience! He is in :- The University Hospital of North Staffordshire Harsthill road In a side ward of the Coronary Care Unit Visting hours are 3.30 pm to 4.00 pm & 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm (Monday & Tuesday this week) This would be much appreciated by me. Thanks Stef

Thanks to you all for your get well wishes. I will pass them on. He really frightened me this time as his heart stopped 1 minute away from the hospital. I thought he was a goner this time. The police outside Stoke were brilliant and called an ambulance at once. Thanks again to Pete and Gail for their support, I couldn't have got through it without them. Left him feeling very restless, it as noisy as hell with all the monitors going off don't know how anyone can sleep through them. Once again thanks for all your kind thoughts. I'll let you know of any further updates. Regards Stef x

this is it!

thats the original the boot has the instrumental on B side i have different coloured one than all the others iv ever seen will post it up later . as far as i remember dave burton and i sold the first one found to mr minshull at the torch , still a wonderful sound.

have just been informed by Pontins managment that after our request for day passes etc. we can offer day passes @£15 also full weekend passes ( no accommodation) for £25. which is great news!!!!

My remit for Southport weekender was to get together the best djs on the scene, which i believe i have achieved. I will change most of the line up every year, so that we have "new /different" names every year. They have also been told " no repeats-no excuses" during that session! We want to involve all aspects and styles, and in the future want the younger djs who are making their own style of scene to feature too,but it will take time! The first time i went to prestatyn there were 400 + and it gradually built to what it was at the end.

i have asked him , hes busy this year bui next year might possible!

Then look no further! southport weekender rare room has some of the best djs in the country ,check out the djs and see if their the ones you want to hear!!! the oldies room also has some of the most popular djs and quite a few who will play beyond the top 500 !!!

Isnt that the way with business's the world over, they make a profit one year then next year they set a target for the following year , and you are expected to meet that or its down as a loss! I agree with you that it was never loud enough, to engage the crowd into the performance. Which you need, and the performer needs to drive them on! imho. At Southport the sound system is very much louder and clearer than Prestatyns main room. Dave

I agree with Julie , It was busier every year no doubt about that!! the empty chalets were mostly ones that were in need of refurb i was told. The Queen Vic was essentially a rare and underplayed room, and as such had a smaller following, it allowed punters who liked to hear new tunes that the djs were trying out, on the whole we had very positive comments from punters. Roll on october! dave

found this site the other day , they are cataloging all 45s ever released worldwide. with label scans! im sure the collectors on here could fill thousands of gaps with their info and knowledge! https://www.45cat.com/

pm'd you dave

Couldnt have said it any better........thank you.

Met him a few times ! really nice bloke who was there, me and bruce doyle used to meet him quite regulary on the train back from an allnighter that we had been to. He was returning to london from his train thing! had some great chats and laughs. look forward to the radio 2 programme later.

Vontastics.....let me down easy.....toddlin town vg+++ £15 The rosebuds.....say youl be mine....tower...vg.. plays fine £70 The little bits (featuring karyl mann) this feeling of love....dynovoice demo.... does not appear in label discography.....Vg+++ £140 Ruth Christie......dancing feet.....tide.....vg+ £45 Difosco....sunshine love....earthquake demo m- £75 Jackie payne.....no puppy love jetstream vg+ £45 Shirley Lawson so much to me enterprise vg+ £150 Brice coefield aint that right omen demo vg+ £300 Jennifer wells dining in china town genuine E £500 The Hesitations push a little harder uk london M £80 Jelly beans you dont mean me no good french pye picture sleeve vg++ £75 The knight bros city life checker vg+ ( so rare that chess dont have a copy , when the knight bros cd came out this track had no credits etc) £600 am open to near offers P/M me thanks for looking dave

he was a friend of ian lavines father i seem to remember, i remember ian telling me that S/K changed the name to L/J on his advice, as it sounded more like a soul singer!