Mace

You can't clean it - Chapter 5

A little bit dirt

The Bin Crowd

Nice to see Mr Waterman has joined us all..........

If it could only be SURE - Nolan Porter

Now this is more like it......keep 'em coming!

Of Soaps and Cleans and Pummy Stones Belter!

He can take it...he's a pig man,I mean big man...

I'd stink it over - Sam Fletcher

That's not Dove - Holly St. James I'm a pig man - Big Daddy Rogers

Okay, Chris reckons I've had so few replies to this post because everyone respects him too much...so come on, give the tart a hard time, he can take it...another one to start you off again..... Down and Out - George Freeman Mace.

There's no venue we know of in Stafford suitable for this event, that would allow an allnighter...though some-one will obviously tell me different now. Stoke is therefore the nearest location in Staffordshire, and Queens Hall, Burslem is an ideal venue. Regards, Mace.

Duncan...how are you? Heard you were on Soul Source. You still in Scotland... bet you're missing your oatcakes eh! Sean Brereton sends his best, drop us an email at macejojo@aol.com Regards, Mace.

Okay, following from another thread where I mentioned that Chris Waterman of NCSC turned up at Alsager Civic last week looking like Stig of the dump, half shaved with a benny hat, no glasses, a sweater that looked like it was mad from 8 old ones, and a trench coat from the first world war (virtually complete with bullet holes). Having had about a dozen people chase him around the venue for a copy of the Big Issue, I've decided to post up a possible playlist in honour of Chris and his new image. Start the ball rolling with these.. Steptoe out of the picture Tramp Too busy Fagan 'bout my baby Please add as many as poss...perhaps we can get a CD made up for him. Over to you Chris...

Phoned Des last night, as he's recently got back. I will pass on your message next time I speak to him....all are great lads, and Des is a blinding DJ with a top notch collection. Mace.

Just had exactly the same packaging today - was the sellers ID 'butterford' ? Couldn't believe what I was unwrapping!!!! Mace

Great tune this Ian....never seem to hear it being played out anywhere. Nice to see it on some-ones playlist. Regards, Mace.

I'll take the next dozen copies you find find then.... Mace

Seeing as you're a dog you can be a proper bitch.... Mace.

When I said 'decent collection' I originally meant quality, not quantity John....in reference to Marks comment that it's the tunes that count moreso than the person spinnin' them. However, in regards to quantity carried in DJ boxes, I would not feel comfortable arriving at an allniter with a mere 100 records....unless I was confident that the other DJs playing didn't have any of the tunes I was carrying. Certain records are bankers / floorpackers, others are ones I want to try out and others perfect for changing the tempo or genre of music being played (and yes, before some one comments, some are no doubt crap.... ) To have the choice is paramount, especially if playing to a crowd you are not used to, and I don't think 100 records would give you enough choice over a period of 9 hours or so. I've seen Dave Evison DJ with a carrier bag before now....but that's cuz we make him wear it over his head so he doesn't scare the crowd Regards, Mace.

In one sense of course they are Mark. A decent DJ is nothing without a decent collection. But surely the order in which they are played also plays a major part (and the correct presentation in cueing up and use of the microphone, along with a certain personality behind the decks enhances the set) Without these attributes a DJ is nothing more than a collector with a decent collection behind the decks. All these points combined correctly don't make a DJ a big name, but should effectively fill a dancefloor, and through time should gain the DJ a reputation and eventually a name worth booking. Not being a prima donna twat also helps. In my opinion anyway.... Regards Mace.

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2005 to you all. No matter how bad your last year may have been, the recent Asian disaster must make each and every one of us realise how lucky and fortunate we all are. Now if i can just find those headache pills..... Mace.

'Lonely life' on early orange Brunswick. Similar in style to Freddie Houston 'If I had known' it's a killer tune (if you like that sort of stuff) Get one quick while it's still cheap!!!! Mace

Sure is, but Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough of Staffordshire, wheras Stoke-on-Trent is a city. Bonkers I know, but I live in Alsager which is classed as Stoke, has a ST7 postcode but an 01270 (Crewe, Cheshire phone code) - I get my post from Kidsgrove (Stoke, Staffs) sorting office yet Congleton (Cheshire) is my borough council!!! By the way did you know Duncan Pollitt, Sean Brereton or Spike? Mace.

I'm 36, so far too young for the Wigan years mate. Chesterton....I used to go scooter club meetings at Chesters Pub way back around '84 , '85 .....bought my copy of Chapter 5 outside Chesters Pub for £150 when I was 18 (and was only on £50 a week at the time!)......Newcastle end that though, so Staffs, but not Stoke officially (daft as it is!) Used to also spend plenty of time round Jim Bates house with a few of me mates, listening to amazing soul tunes he had and getting him to tape compilations for us...Kell Osborne, Chuck Flamingo and the like...ah great times! Mace