Little-stevie

No no no..Not regional please....Dave and In Town Mikey would be running over the sheep from Ponds Forge with tractors Then there are the pie eaters,scallwags alongside bloke who still tuck jumpers into jeans ...Lets keep it a uk thing and we can all laugh at each other...Kenny aint sure what he is any more....He shouts loads a money with a Barnsley twang Most of that London lot are from all over,north v south don't exist ok...We are all one Well most of us...

What thread was you reading Ian on NCSC to come up with the playlists????I think it will be harder and harder to be cutting edge and still provide quality and get enough people through the dor and still keep everyone happy .."A promoters job is not a happy one"..Good topic...There are so many nights now to hear many different styles from Lincoln to North Wales and Portsmouth to Aberdeen..I don' think the north /south thing is what it was a few years back..We have inside toilets up here now and listening to smooth mid tempo southern soul,well some of us...The tradional northern soul nights are still up here but so are the more progressive ones too..Did the Southern sound mean London/south coast and then the rest???Birmingham/Bristol/Cambridge etc are very south were all these put in the northern stable??...Good topic indeed...Over the years it was the tradional northern towns for me and London,aint too sure what was going on elsewhere....The sound of Kent in the 80s brought a lot of us together,that was the sound we all first started listening to...up-tempo,deep soul ballads,stompers etc,it was all just soul to us,nothing to do with north or south...I did notice a big difference when i started going to the 100 club..It was deeper more mid tempo than most northern club nights, and sound that i really took to but not others as much...Kent and Stafford really paved the way for us in the 80s and it was a breath of fresh air that kept us on the soul scene...Could go on and on about this thing i love But i will take a break...

Yes Bobby Bland version..Fecking tuuuuuuuune indeed...That Brett bloke is a soul brother and a drunk ..

Can't get ebay..What is it...Sorry thats a repeat... Oh no! not the billy boys Bluebells die but not the evergreen

Can't get ebay connection at the moment,what tune are you talking about...Scan please or description....

Any feedback from you lot on this show... ITS been running for quite a while now....Let me know if anyone can catch it later..

Lost a copy on Red Columbia..Gave away the demo when i was pissed and kept the boot for me ..Always always on my play list..Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuune indeed..Can i have another real one please....

Made him have some food to slow him down ...Got to try and keep him off the booze fo a couple of hours ....I think he wants to pop in the Ducie Bridge but we anit down that end of town...That place can wait for a month or so..

Mark Bicknell in suspenders ...Give me a call when you are at the station Brett..

Go on Pete..Get out of the house..You can tape all that reality tv crap and watch it later... Coventry is quite near..If its the £12 ticket then i could try and sort you out a guest pass ..... If anyone is going to see the show in Manchester this week..We have an after show party tomorrow and here is my plug plug plug No tickets or pass required its free to all punters even if you aint gonna go to see the play....Also our last Thursday night event so come along and meet the cast plus a few pissed up soul source members... Cool Off are gonna host the After show party for the Once Upon A Time In Wigan Play.... Thursday 5th May....Mint Lounge..Oldham street.. Manchester...Free entry... A chance to meet the cast and sample the best underground venue in town... DJs.... Paul Sadot (director of the award winning play) Brett Franklin (the Ducie Bridge landlord) Steve Cato Chris Morgan Greatstone soul club Mark Bicknell Carl Rhodes 60s/70s..Northern/RnB/crossover plus a few wigan classics 8pm to 2am..... For more info...07752084878..............www.cooloff.net...stevecato64@yahoo.co.uk Cool Off.............Keeping it real

Sam in the theatre Did you steal the toilet rolls or the lead off the roof you scallywag

Don't know if they would let his sort into the theatre ..Paul R SAID THEY SHED A TEAR AT THE END,thats been done many a time over the last few years,myself included and i aint ever been to Wigan..That says something in itself about the play..We all see aspects of our own lives on the scene during the two hours,some more than others..I think the plays given joy and memories to many people..Its also got a lot of people back onto the scene with flyers for soul nights and djs playing at the theatres in the bar area before and after....

Pete You could go and see the show on this tour..Starts in Manchester tonight for 4 nights and then London,Glasgow,Wigan and last to Coventry,on you're doorstep aint it...Pop along mate but leave the camcorder at home A certain person sneaked one into the show at Manchester but the red record light was spotted and they were told to F"*& off :angry: ..They are not gonna release it to dvd while its showing live....

I have seen it now for the third year running and its not easy to judge...The cast is different each time but all have been very very good actors..On the whole its been getting very good feedback from the press and public,aint heard much negative feedback at all...I know the cast and the producer/director so maybe i'm not in the best position to judge....Its a tall order for 4 people to hold the stage for two hours without losing the crowd but they seem to have done this really well... Did you see the show to a full house or not??? i have found the weekend nights with a full house are the best for atmosphere etc...Half empty on a school night aint gonna be the same...Let me know what you did not like,aint nothing wrong with negative feedback,each to there own.....Did you see it in Blackpool,Pompey or elsewhere???????

Come on mate...It was a PK 125 Heard a lot of good things about you're soul dj nights on the scooter scene from Peter S on here...Let me know where you are at mate and would like to meet up for a drink some time..Don't get started on the soulies v scooter thing We all know there are plenty on the scooter scene who are really into the music and then there are them other ones

Hi There Send a postal address and i can send you some flyers from the last few years..I also have patches etc...All my details are on my website..www.cooloff.net

Is that the Duke from Huddersfield...Did not know you could write mate.. Many links between the scooter and soul scene..Not all of them scooter boys are loud mouth,bad dancing,beer drinking yobs... :We have some of them on the soul scene and they aint ever seen a scooter.. .. Love and peace.. Rev....Kenny Lynch..

I think the magic of the Ritz was that a lot of people only got to go to a few all niters a year and there was always a bigg buzz in the lead up to it...Lots of soulies coming from all over the country..I really miss that place,great memories...First all niter i met Mr Bolton at, i think he was a virgin then The Ritz rarest of the rare was one of the great moments for many and took them on the road to salvation and away from the top 500 ...Good post Matt...

When a niter was at midnight then it was half the fun to wait outside with all you're mates...Then run inside and straight onto the dancefloor..The first dj was really pleased to open up the night with everyone outside listening to the pounding beat and the anticipation was stepped up..Now the first dj on is dreading it,the graveyard shift...Times change and so do peoples habits...I don't want to walk into niters in bright daylight...I love the warm up do's before the all niter..Lets hope they continue...Come on the weekend....

Gonna pop over there..Great way to start off a big big weekend.. :yes:I hope the Trouts will be there for some cross-over magic...

I would like to see niters starting later...In the past it was 11pm/12 midnight...Then the likes of Greatstone and many others could be an ideal place for the night owl brigade to meet up....There will be a good little crowd at the Greatstone who will be over at Sherridans later..... ....Looking forward to the weekend

Hi mate Last one there on Thursdays..Aint the best night to put on a rare soul event...Got good plans the event on a weekend...See you son mate...

Hope to see a good few of you lot down for the after show party and the very last Cool Off at the Mint Lounge... Cool Off are gonna host the After show party for the Once Upon A Time In Wigan Play.... Thursday 5th May....Mint Lounge..Oldham street.. Manchester...Free entry... A chance to meet the cast and sample the best underground venue in town... DJs.... Paul Sadot (director of the award winning play) Brett Franklin (the Ducie Bridge landlord) Steve Cato Chris Morgan Greatstone soul club Mark Bicknell 60s/70s..Northern/RnB/crossover/modern soul on the rare side... 8pm to 2am.....Free entry........ For more info...07752084878..............www.cooloff.net...stevecato64@yahoo.co.uk Cool Off.............Keeping it real....

I have a mate who will take the ticket...Pm me..or email... steve...

If certain people react to you that way then so what????leave them alone,there are plenty of other folk out there who will give you the time of day...Not all people out there nice,just the ones on soul source.. Well most...