Paulb

Tammi Terrell - All i do is think about you Marvin Gaye - When I feel the need Barbara McNair - Your gonna love my baby

Is it me or do the niters in the north seem to be medium - large capacity venues. Two of my fav venues are sadly no more - Goldbourne and Sheridans, which were both on the smaller side but with cracking atmosphere's and a nice dark setting. Dont get me wrong, I love big venues, but there's something about these smaller more intimate nights that I really love. Does anyone know of any similar venues knocking about?

I have to log in each time i enter the site despite clicking the remember me button. Any ideas why?

He's winding you up, dont worry about it!

Right then, I'm off to join goth-source. Ill see you on the other side.

I'd rather be a goth than have to endure modern.

Just my opinion mate. Cant see the pop connectionn with that tune thats all

Some is but most isn't mate. I just dont like soul records being described as pop. Its almost disrespecting them in my book.

Its never a pop record in a million years!

No, I think Dave was right. No football in Cleethorpes.

He mentions the effect that Stanley Kubric played with his film. Lads wearing false eyelashes and that on the terraces. Quite amusing really! The other noticeable thing was the drastic change in fashions over a relatively short period of time.

I'm currently reading a book called "BOVVER" by Chris Brown (thats b o v v e r not bower). Its about the hooligan scene in the 70's and mentiones that the soul boys were into it all too. I grew up in the 80's and watched Burnley thoughout my teanage years but never saw any fighting and none of my mates were into it. This books goes on about how the hooligans of that time were between 15-20 years old which I couldn't believe. I've always thought that hoolies have always been much older. I also found out the other day that Wigan was full of 14-20 years olds and that shocked me too. Both of these scenes were dominated by young kids. Kids fighting and taking drugs at such a young age when I was climbing tree's and playing army at 14. The incidents that this bloke took part in are genuinely shocking and this was happening every week up and down the country. Did the two scene's go hand in hand or was it two different groups doing two very different things? Were these lads kicking the shit out of you sat afternoon then being your best mate at the mecca / torch / wigan sat night? I came to the conclusion that I would have lasted 5 mins tops in the 70's. Thats absolute tops too.

I tend to forget that other moderators exist. To be honest I think he's stealing your thunder.

It will like be a junkie going cold turkey. He'll be reassuring himself he's ok, maybe even thinking its no problem at all. Then the itching starts followed by cold sweats. He'll finish up selling his shoes for ten minutes. "Ten minutes man, thats all i need then thats it. This is the last time I swear"!!!

I can just picture Shane at Prestatyn twitching at the thought of someone posting in the wrong section. I'll give him till sat aft before he "just nips to the bank", when he's really looking frantically for a computer.

You're dead right mate. Dont want this thread to turn into something else so ill shut up now.

Wasn't aiming it at you mate or anyone in particular, it just seems to me that if it isn't rare then its no good, sometimes.

I suppose I can understand both sides of the arguement here. Wasn't having a go at you Dan and your opinions are as valid as mine. Its hard for a newcomer to get onto this scene and accept the politics that goes on sometimes. Same with the tunes. Its almost like certain songs have become a joke over the years for one reason or another and I cant see why. But hey ho, thats the way it goes eh, Going back to the start of the thread a couple of folk were imediately writting off certain more popular songs but these are the very songs that will get someone into this scene, like the young lad in question. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love all these songs and I don't think its "cool" to look down our noses at them and pretend they're are nothing to do with us when these are the very foundations of the northern scene. IMO too many people on this site pretend they are a cut above the rest and tend to laugh at others that will allow themselves to enjoy the more established songs which I think is wrong basically. Please dont take this as a dig at anyone its just an observation I've made though the few years i've been on the board. P.S. Brett, you are a nutter! Also, my little Ukranian friend cant wait to see you at prestatyn.

Oh you rascal

I give in. Give songs a 3 years life span then bin them . Shane, why do you always have me down as an oldies fan . I love new and old stuff. Im just saying that one persons oldie is anothers newie. Anyway are you still up for that footy match or have you bottled it.

Spot on Winnie. I'm not saying I want to hear these so called overplayed songs all night but it would be nice to hear them every now and then. This isn't a debate about oldies being played all night long, I'm simply saying that I'd enjoy hearing tainted love at middleton tomorrow because to me it isn't an overplayed oldie. Dan, do you not think its a bit selfish to say that the songs you're tired of hearing should never be played again, because these songs are all newies to me and many others. So in 2020 we'll have a room full of 70 year olds saying " bloody shit this love finds a way. I remember them playing this 18 years ago so under no circumstances should it ever be played agian". Cast your minds back to the first time you heard these oldies. What was your reaction the first time the intro of tainted love ( as an example ) come on......... close your eyes........think back.......come on....there we are, now thats the same feeling that new ears get hearing it now. So how anyone has the right to say that these sounds shouldn't be graced on the all nighter scene again is beyond me. Is that what this scene is about, a set of grumpy middle aged men pulling their faces at songs THEY dont think should be played because I thought that these songs belonged to everyone. When i have kids I wont let them eat bacon butties because it will remind me of a time when I loved bacon. They'll start asking "whats this bacon i've been hearing about dad?" and ill be forced to let them try it. "Look at them enjoying their bacon. How dare they" i'll think. Next news the little bastards will be asking for it every day and really enjoy it, maybe so much that they will be curious to try sausage or even black pudding. Over my dead body!!! Right I've had my little say and I've fallen out with you all. If anyone wants me at prestatyn ill be locked in my chalet listening to Right Track and bloody enjoying it!

He's tiny as well. Actually couldn't believe just how small he was. Good actor indeed Shane.

The lad who plys Ian, the gay brother, was down prestwich last month. He was doing all the acrobatics and told a mate of mine he was doing boxing classes to improve his moves. He's new to the scene but was loving it.

I just think that the soul scene tends to cater for the veterans rather than the folk that are relatively new to the scene. I love songs like What, out on the floor, landslide, etc but these songs have been sent to the northern 'room 101'. I was at stoke on sat and there were about 50 dancers under 25 that danced to these songs all night because these are newies to some of us. Don't label them over played oldies when they clearly aren't.

I think its top your lad is loving the motown tunes and I too wish that the soul police would allow these tunes to be played every now and then. Id give anything to hear Tainted Love at a nighter. Its one of my faves but for some reason its a joke on the scene. One of the greatest intro's ever and everything that northern should be. If i were you id tell him the avoid the chin scratchers and dance to what he likes. Why does everything have to be rare all the time! Just my opinion of course.