wendy

I've seen plenty of reference to martial artists influencing northern soul dancing in the 70s. Just wondering if there were any girl dancers that were also martial artists at the time and if so how did their style differ? thanks

Dance competitions are great - especially when there's cash involved. I believe some people can win up to twenty of your fine English pounds for risking life & limb....1st dance competition I saw was in Cleethorpes 10 years ago & I was gobsmacked. My only complaint is the records should be faster

Could someone please recommend a site other than funk45.com or any radio shows so I can swot up a bit? I LOVE Jimmy Castor - Troglodyte & the drums on Leroy's In The Army Now. Are The Meters too obvious to mention? x

what about Karl Rhodes! Think the surname is Rhodes. Lovely, gentle chap, his footwork breaks my brain, so fast. & the young lad in the 'Long After Tonight' film, with the big flares on, great timing & the not well known but truly awe inspiring Debbie from Clonmel. Every time that girl is dancing I have to sit down, she's so graceful (& has the dirtiest sense of humour) & yep, Paul Mulholland dances like Muhammed Ali anyone coming over for the Sleepless anniversary on Saturday is in for a treat, Steve Cato, Debbie, Liam Quinn all in one room going for it bigtime, cant wait edited to add J.C. from Barcelona! How come noone's mentioned him yet? For shame.

thanks for all the reminescences, I'm bumping this up again because I really want to go to a nighter on a proper sprung dancefloor as I am dying to see if it will somehow make me achieve those high backdrops demonstrated in This England

Just wondering if there are any all-nighters still being run in venues that have a sprung dancefloor? Ta

hahaha 1st & only time I heard this song was at Cleethorpes 10 years ago! edited to add - it was a vocal version

Unfortunately I couldnt afford the £100 price for Ton of Dynamite on ebay today. Could someone be so kind as to give me an idea of what the pressing goes for so I can save up my pocket money & then post up looking for a copy Thanks

what's a tootal scarf? thanks

oh - I'm busy that weekend hahaha see you then! x

Hi y'all, I havent posted in ages n ages n ages. Has anyone got information on Ede Robin of a biographical nature? She's tops! Thanks

them there young people mustnt be drinking enough, either that or it's a regional difference

I saw a bit of the Coronation St omnibus today by accident, I am certain I saw some guy in a leopard print thong trying to make it with some lady whilst singing the opening bit to 'You Ready Now.' Did anyone else see it?

I love the intro to Music - which is probably even worse than liking the intro to Black Power

Can someone please volunteer to teach me how to dance like that! In return I promise I will listen to all your stories about the good old days....

you make me sick edited to add i dont think i know this record but if you want help smashing stuff please ask me

this tune seems familiar - it reminds me of that tv series that was on in the 80s with wendy craig - is it the bside or something?

I have a soft spot for Louise Lewis Weee ooooo wwwwwweeeeee Let It be - it's so awful, surely one of the worst records ever? Did it ever get played??

thanks !

or does anyone have an email address for Dave (or his axe)

the Souled Out one is the film that held auditions in Dublin late last year, it's a different production company anyway, who wants to see 2 films about northern soul???

Nighters Nighters Nighters - every time, travelling to & from is so much fun, starting drinking too early, forgetting to eat, stumbling into a venue in some half forgotten town, saying hi to familiar faces, dumping the bag under a table somewhere, only to spend an hour looking for it later, getting out on the floor for the first time, talking crap at the bar, making new acquaintances....sometime after 3am the hours take twice as long to pass & are filled with more happiness than I've ever experienced on concrete, then suddenly it's 6am & the last hour goes by in a flash & it's time to start peeling my friends off the ceiling to try figure out how to get home without getting in trouble at the air or sea port, waiting, waiting, waiting to get to the next bar for a few stiff drinks Is it time for Prestatyn yet?

pm'd ya

I dont think that's strictly true, maybe if you listened to it a bit more you'd get your head round it?

missed the end of the auction - how much did this finish at? ta