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No, the 'ie' ending makes it sound like something fluffy and twee like a cardie. I mean, if punks were called punkies and mods were moddies they would sound ridiculous. I agree with your point though, and I use 'soulie' with no worries as its traditional, obvious and the music is cool enough to carry any name.

I'm not sure it still qualifies as a youth cult. Soulie is what most would recognise, but it does seem naff for some reason. As does the the word 'naff'. To reflect the longevity and respect, I think August Rare Soul Fans, or Arsouls for short might be good.

Tru dat.

Ta, Phil. Was very lucky with the transport last couple of years and made the most of it. Will be scaling back now, being more sensible and picky - luckily we've got lots to choose from - particularly in the North - and your little nighter is one of the best of 'em. See you there soon.

I've been to a couple darn sarf, and dancefloor discipline wasn't a major concern. I would also say it is shared by some clubs run by younger promoters, some mod dos, and (from what I've heard) some European dos as well. On the other hand I went to the 100 club for the first time the other day, and it was brilliant, though as it was an anniversary it may not be representative. Bear in mind there is a school of thought different to that at your average Northern whippet-eating nighter; that seems to go along the lines "rules are for control freaks, and they intimidate or discourage newbies". Importantly, there isn't the cultural history of "the dancefloor is for dancers", and nightclub tradition seems to provide the template. Its a particular bugbear of mine, but neither do I like the bullying or undiplomatic approach sometimes taken at more traditional places up here. It is worth bearing in mind that what most of those places have that many traditional nighters don't, along with the pissheads on the dancefloor is lots more young people. I haven't been to enough places to generalise though, but I would hazard a guess that not all the traditions of Northern Soul went South (and elsewhere) with the music.

Ok, wasn't crticising, sorry if it came across that way. Good luck with it, swoz.

Sounds like the directory on here? https://www.soul-source.co.uk/rare-northern-link-directory

For what its worth darcyboy, I admire your fierce dedication to talking utter bollocks.

Yeah. Well, I did, though I felt a bit conspicuous washing half-naked (top-half, smart alecs) in the bogs. It didn't have that changing room feel. Cloakroam (ie. recess under the stairs), quid a bag. Others kept them by their table.

I also parked within a few hundred yards, no problem. First time, and I was quite surprised how easy it was (I asked advice first). I travelled a couple of hundred miles south, so booked a cheap room just outside London (30 mins from venue), then drove in later on. There are also night buses running to the outskirts all night if you want to drink which are apparently full of gangs of marauding drunken thugs, but as I watched them go past the venue at 3 and 4 in the morning, they didn't look as bad as they are reputed to be. ?>

Any blokes reading that useful tip who've never met her, I would strongly advise against taking that approach with JumpinJoan. Don't worry though fellers - the Attic lads are renowned for their relaxed, open-minded, touchy-feely deck management.

In my experience Harry, there isn't an established nighter that doesn't have something really enjoyable about it if you are open to the experience, regardless of your musical taste. Best to try as many as you can, and work it out for yourself - it can often take a couple of trips to get the feel of a place. According to the Allnighter Planner, coming up in the midlands(ish) next month or so we've got Rugby Kings Hall, Stoke Nuneaton Co Op Lifeline Six Hills Bishops Wood Barnsley Stormin' Soul (not technically the midlands, but nearer to York in your signature than the others) Bidds and a few others that are still relatively new. Rugby would be a great start for you next Saturday.

Great achievement. Happy Anniversary. Never been, but hope to visit in the very near future.

Ha! I spit on your measly 10 pages. Here's 1405 (so far) - and I don't even like football. Or counting. Anyway, it's off topic. Original, whiny, 'original vinyl only' only, please.

I saw that one as well, but I don't think its got the other lyric OP mentions in. Like the record though. Also done by the Walker Brothers, amongst others. https://www.youtube.c...h?v=5wb5kX2hzfI

I can't help either. Will anyone else who can't help let JJMMWGDuPree know as well, so if his direct appeal fails, he will at least know who can help thanks to davetay's ingenious initation of the process of elimination.

No normal Motown fan would have come up with those objections given that playlist. The venue (presumably the Fed, Nottingham last night) has another do, a monthly Northern event. Craig is also name DJ involved at a big localish monthly Northern/Handbag event (Westgate). Probably punter was vaguely aware of this, and was trying to appear 'clever' to boast to his/her mates how theyd used their vast power of musical knowledge to wind up the DJ as soon as they heard a track not on their sole Motown Chartbusters CD.

I agree, but am not interested in any idiot waffling into a microphone he or she has no idea how to handle. The main purpose of the DJ is to provide the music - I am not paying to hear their philosophy on life. The point is not that they should stay silent, but if they open their mouth, there should be a reason for it. E-nun-ci-ate. Get to the point.

I don't mean to be rude, as I know you are responding to a personal attack, but I do believe that is the most off-topic, local radio comment I have ever read.

Yeah, MC Rimmer is a damn good exception, though he should try some cough sweets.

I doubt that it's always a technical decision, and for new DJs at least, we shouldn't underestimate the mind-over-body power of sheer terror. The only DJ recently I can remember listening to (because I had no choice) between the records was an idiot who seemed to think he was a local radio 'personality' DJ judging by the length of his spiel. He all but gave us the weather forecast, traffic conditions and a couple of unfunny prank phone calls.

I was at Soul Revolution last year, and didn't witness this meeting. But I am happy to take your word for it, and accept you are different people.

As Ken keeps pointing out, this thread has had a dispropotionate number of views for its subject matter (sales), which has no doubt generated a lot of business activity and cash for someone. It's even got non-collectors like me reading it. As that's entirely down to the spat, I've got to ask... Has anyone here ever seen James Trouble and Ian Dewhirst together in the same room?

Swoooooosh. Always loved that. So simple, so bloody cool.