Paul R

Somehow one of my sisters photos cropped up on it. She used to knock about with Vaughan and the Welsh crowd, and one of the photos with Pat Blasebury(now known as Trish Pointer) was hers. She is also in the left background of the picture outside. Still no photos of me though. Perhaps I was never there! Paul

Somehow one of my sisters photos cropped up on it. She used to knock about with Vaughan and the Welsh crowd, and one of the photos with Pat Blasebury(now known as Trish Pointer) was hers. She is also in the left background of the picture outside. Still no photos of me though. Perhaps I was never there! Paul

Number 398. Just flicked through it and on page 103 found a picture of my sister with "George from Hull with friend". I've still never found a photo of me. I must have avoided the cameras!

Number 398. Just flicked through it and on page 103 found a picture of my sister with "George from Hull with friend". I've still never found a photo of me. I must have avoided the cameras!

It's such a shame that generally in this country she will be known for "Don't Mess With My Toot Toot". RIP Denise. Paul

It's such a shame that generally in this country she will be known for "Don't Mess With My Toot Toot". RIP Denise. Paul

Didn't we go through this in 1975 with Footsee, Wigans Ovation etc. Plus Major National newspapers, including the Sunday Times, doing spreads about the scene. There was a relatively large influx of "Divs", "Sightseers" etc. The floor at the casino full of sleeping people. It didn't last long until normality reigned again, and the papers found something else. What we did get are many people who realised that there was something about the music, and the scene in general, so they stayed, and I think that many are still around nowadays. This is just an observation. I don't really attend many venues nowadays, but respect to those who do. paul

Didn't we go through this in 1975 with Footsee, Wigans Ovation etc. Plus Major National newspapers, including the Sunday Times, doing spreads about the scene. There was a relatively large influx of "Divs", "Sightseers" etc. The floor at the casino full of sleeping people. It didn't last long until normality reigned again, and the papers found something else. What we did get are many people who realised that there was something about the music, and the scene in general, so they stayed, and I think that many are still around nowadays. This is just an observation. I don't really attend many venues nowadays, but respect to those who do. paul

Ordered yesterday & received today. Cheers Tone. I've read the first couple of chapters, and already i've polished up my davey lamp ready for the long trek up north to return to the fold. Is Pete Waterman still a top DJ? Paul

Ordered yesterday & received today. Cheers Tone. I've read the first couple of chapters, and already i've polished up my davey lamp ready for the long trek up north to return to the fold. Is Pete Waterman still a top DJ? Paul

So sad, another hero with many great tracks played on "the scene". I was once flying to the states for a job, and I was sat next to an American school teacher. We got chatting, and I don't know how the subject came up, but she mentioned that at her own school prom around 1967 there was a local Philly group called Lee Andrews & the Hearts playing. She was amazed that a 40 something year old from the UK(it was about 15 years ago) got all excited about a group most people hadn't heard of! I then bored her to tears with stories about the scene, and played her a few Lee Andrews tracks off the compilation CDs I had done. RIP Lee, Can't Do Without You, I've had it! Paul

So sad, another hero with many great tracks played on "the scene". I was once flying to the states for a job, and I was sat next to an American school teacher. We got chatting, and I don't know how the subject came up, but she mentioned that at her own school prom around 1967 there was a local Philly group called Lee Andrews & the Hearts playing. She was amazed that a 40 something year old from the UK(it was about 15 years ago) got all excited about a group most people hadn't heard of! I then bored her to tears with stories about the scene, and played her a few Lee Andrews tracks off the compilation CDs I had done. RIP Lee, Can't Do Without You, I've had it! Paul

Great track and dare I say it, a far better vocal than the other two Betty Boo tracks. I wonder how many more gems there are still to be unearthed? Has a vocal to the Innocent Bystanders Frantic Escape ever appeared? Paul

Great track and dare I say it, a far better vocal than the other two Betty Boo tracks. I wonder how many more gems there are still to be unearthed? Has a vocal to the Innocent Bystanders Frantic Escape ever appeared? Paul

I met him & Johnny Moore in the 80s after a gig at HMS Collingwood. I told him what my favourite track was and he said he loved it too. Very apt for today. RIP Ben.

Thanks to Mike & the Modifiers, and happy Christmas to everyone. Paul