Mark Bicknell

What do you mean by lullaby music? examples please, do you mean more down tempo soul records. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

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Just cut the grass, been to B&Q for some plants, beautiful Malva, Laurentina, Pontentilla, a beautiful Orchid, a new giant gnome to go with the other three, painted the fence and just about to watch Chelsea V Sunderland on Sky then we are gonna get the barbie going and guess what not a cross word allday and I hate gardening...keep the faith. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I'm with Dave on this one Beeks sorry mate, although I've been known to dip my hips from time to time, from a DJ perspective half the battle is to feel the passion and vibe from within, you can feel the music in the same way if you simply just want to tap your toe or go mental on the dance floor, the good dancer makes a good DJ is not alway's the case sorry, then of course what if you are a shit dancer oh dear. Regards - Mark Bicknell

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Often if an event goes tits up numbers wise then the DJ is often the first line of deffence when it comes to paying up or cutting corners, the problem is that most people know each other pretty well and sometimes use the friendship card as a way to short change you and this often works, I've lost count over the years of every excuse in the book to under pay or not pay at all and be honest most of us swallow it, I try to agree a fee before taking the booking and most of the time stick to that fee, however money has never been my motivation to DJ but it's nice to cover expences at the very least, as for asking for spots well sometimes if you don't ask you don't get by the same token if you can still cut the mustard and make a contribution musically then I can't see a problem in doing a bit of PR and self promotion to get a few gigs, those that ask who can't cut the mustard lies the problem with this one. I've worked for pretty much all the major promoters over the years most of which are straight up people, recently got back into doing a few gigs including a visit to the 100 Club back in March, in all the years I've known Ady I can honestly say that when he's asked me to do the 100 Club, Cleethorpes etc. that we have never talked money but without fail he alway's slaps a few quid in my palm which more than covers exspences, travel, a shandy etc. still Ady is a top bloke and alway's covers his costs including the DJ's, the thing to remember is when costing an event you simply have to include the DJ cost as an exspence and pay it even if there is a short fall in numbers through the door, promoting is a risk and part of the deal is to cover all expences, if an event cost a thousand quid to put on including DJ's then make sure you go into the promotion with that sum in your back pocket then there will be no short full on the night as everyone get's paid as it should be, if there is a loss then that should be down to the promoter not the DJ. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Yes and not twenty quid. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

PM sent, can help on this one. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Long shot I know but someone out there must have contacts or connections to help me locate two Cup Final tickets must be in the Chelsea section of the ground, each team has only been allocated 25,000 tickets so it's almost impossible to get them, fair and good price paid if you can help, please contact bicknellmark@aol.com or via PM here. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

How about if you issue a cheque with a bank card then at least the money is paid and if there are not enough funds to cover the cheque the bank at least pay it then charge you £25.00 for their trouble. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Funny thing is Kev I never wrote that article you must be getting me mixed up with some other famous person lol oh and I've never owned a Jimmy Mack lol the plot thickens see you in the Prem mate next year, hope you do it pal, be affraid though be very affraid when the Chelsea boy's hit town...lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Something I've always done Kev, used to feature the old 'Two For The Price Of One' ethic on my radio shows for Solar and Starpoint over the years and it became a regular feature. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

I started back in 1976 and finished in 2009 going to gigs that is not collecting tunes some 33 years enough for anyone I think lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Observation, book due out and already being slagged off, bit like the film and numerous other subjects, topics and threads, as I've said before if you don't like something then don't subscibe to it, a trait of this scene it would seem is everyone likes to be a face, everyone likes to have an opinion and have little or no thought for other peoples feelings, glad I'm out of it to be honest, pontificating bollocks on the whole. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Carolyn Cooke - I Don't Mind - RCA Demo, nice clean conditiion, few light scuffs plays nice and clean - £65.00 includes postage, cheque, cash, postal orders, pay pal contact bicknellmark@aol.com or PM here. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Banks charge anything from £25.00 to £37.50 for a bounced cheque so it seems the problem is getting worse for the promoters on this, ten bounced cheques for example could put another £250.00 plus on the problem and so on, what I can't understand is where has the money gone? was it used to promote the gig? advance tickets sales are all well and good but seperate money should be used for running expences, when I was involved in bringing Bettye Lavette over to perform at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool several years ago myself, Rolly and Carl of The Neighbourhood Soul Club each put £1,000.00 each in a fund to cover the promotion, air fairs, hotels, venue hire etc. advance tickets were sold but the cash generated from ticket sales was kept seperate until contracts were signed, work permits in place etc. you can not and should not promote a major event like this without working money upfront, I'm not knocking the promoters here as they tried to put on a unique event, perhaps it would have been better to explain that the money had been spent and that refunds would be paid as soon as they can cover it, they are in an even bigger hole now issuing rubber cheques not to mention their reputation is now in tatters. I hope there is a resolution to all this for people who purchased advance tickets in good faith, all right coming on here saying we can bring Little Anthony over to perform and actually coming through with it is a big difference, questions were raised and asked before the event but ego I guess got in the way now it's a mess. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

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I've still got a stunning condition demo and would want at least 400.00 quid if I sold it and before anyone asks I'm not lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Willie Hutch - Love Runs Out/The Duck - Dunhill The Ambers - Potion Of Love/Another Love - Smash Dena Barnes - If You Ever Walk Out Of My Life/Who Am I - Inferno Mikki Farrow - Could It Be/Set My Heart At Ease - Karate Tony Hestor - Watch Yourself/Just Can't Leave You - Karate Ronnie McNeir - Sitting In My Class/Is'nt She A Pretty Girl - Deto The Falcons - Good Good Feeling/Love You Like You've Never Been Loved Before - Big Wheel Bettye Lavette - Feel Good All Over/Only Your Love Can Save Me - Calla Rose Battiste- Hit And Run/I Miss My Baby - Revilot Billy Prophit - What can I Do?/Sad Sam - Sue September Jones - I'm Coming Home/No More Love - Kapp Ty Karim - You Really Made It Good To Me/All At Once - Senator/Romark Cashmeres - Show Stopper/Don't Let The Door Hit You Back - Hem Tobi Lark - Challenge My Love/Sweep It Out In The Shed - Topper Garland Green - Girl I Love You/It Rained Forty Days And Nights - Revue The Ascots - Anytime/Sometimes I Wonder - Mir A Don Willie Kendrick - Change Your Ways/Whats That On Your Finger - Rca There are dozens, I'll be back later lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

You should right a book mate lol see you at your place on May 24th......come on you Chelsea! Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Cheers Andy but I'm buggered if I can find it on Ebay, must have ended mate but thanks anyway, so the hunt is still on...lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Still got my U/A USA demo, had it most of my Northern Soul journey, had the Shrine thing years ago which went but 'The Drifter' towers over that as does 'It's A Sad Thing' which I also still hold in my collection, 'The Drifter' as soon as it starts just takes me to another place, there are many good records which do this but there are few that really nail the mood and the way we sometimes feel, listen to the words, the emotion, the passion, pain it's one of THE greatest performances of all time on vinyl because that's what is is a performance, it's been said before that to sing about pain and heartache you must have lived it first hand and Ray Pollard judging by this stunning record most certainly did or put it another way there are Soul singers who claim to be and there are singers who simply are pure Soul genius. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Now that's funny lol

You go easy lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.