Winnie :-)

=============== As I said Chorley it was the way your previous post read and my reply was certainly not designed to compel you to explain yourself Winnie:-)

=============== Ditto Agree special mention to Mike H for his stirling efforts with SS

============= He used to play football for Leicester and wore tights when it was cold

Several of us in Southampton wanted to attend the recent Yate reunion you organised but we could not, simply again because there were so many alternatives that night. The only people willing or able to drive in our crowd were not going to Bisley or your Yate do, but to London instead....Result? a bunch of us sitting at home and emailing each other in massive frustation at 8.30 pm on a saturday night! Anyway, spoke to Greety and he said it was great, so even more gutted! ====================== There's far too much on, think we all agree on that, but the 'willing or able' to drive comment gives the impression that if someone had put themselves out then the 'bunch' of them might have been able to go out. Chorleysoul not trying to be funny, just the way it reads? Winnie:-)

================== I think she makes some excellent points, it's just I like to know who I'm agreeing with. An intro from the young lady wouldn't go amiss and would add some credibility to her statement. As I said earlier her timing just seems a little suspect, considering what's been said on here over the last week or so.

============== Should have added 'old' between miserable and cynic

=================== I really agree with a lot of your sentiments, but despite that the 'miserable cynic' in me can't help wondering about your timing? Winnie:-)

============= Does it really matter? I would think Samm might be his wife Sam as it happens Also thought she (if it is indeed Sam) made sense, basically if you don't want to buy it don't. Winnie:-)

Personally I think if you put almost any of the records in Kev's top 500 book on at a soul night, you'd have people up and dancing. To me that means they are the most popular, so consequently worthy of a place in the top 500. Kev's personality/business acumen shouldn't really come into it as he was in a good position to judge, bearing in mind the Casino held weekly nighters for eight years, and back in the day the dance floor was king. Take into account how long Kings Hall has been running and the fact that it always has a full house,.... I'd say his credentials are in good order. With the fairly recent advent of multiple venues on every week, the scene has fragmented, so in different areas different records have become popular. That's a personal taste thing, and of course "newer" DJ's want to push their latest acquisitions and create their own niche and reputation, but it doesn't mean that their choices would necessarily get rave reviews all over the country. The top 500 are by and large loved by all and mostly criticised because they've been played so often, not because of their quality, which leads me to think the adverse reaction is all to do with who the author is. Most people appear to have at least one copy of it, even the people criticising it, which I find a little strange. If it's not needed, doesn't interest you, has nothing interesting in it, why buy it in the first place? Winnie:-)

get well soon Pete Winnie:-)

=============== Billy, that was a pretty funky colour you wrote in :-)

============= That's made things a lot clearer For what its worth James (and those with similar views) I think you're going in the right direction. Too many of us older generation are happy to mark time and march on the spot, which does nothing to help the scene progress and endure. Winnie:-)

============= I remember the styles of dancing clashing, soft shoe shuffle in plastic sandals to Boby Franklin and Stanley Woodruff I'm too old to start dancing in front of mirrors again and plastic sandals would make my feet sweaty Seriously I have to say I'm in favour of modern and moderately funky stuff being played in northern rooms, but would want traditional mixed in as well. What I wouldn't want is hour long sets of out and out funk.

=============== Aint that the truth :-) The top 500 must be amongst the most slagged off things on SS and if you like stuff in it, you're labelled a dinosaur.............

=========== Have to echo Pete's question. Have you never read SS dave, plenty of people on here saying what should and shouldn't be played at northern nights, and most of them aren't your typical dinosaurs. Problem with the northern scene now is that there aren't as many dancers so the thinkers have taken over the music policy, hence some of the uninspired dirges that get spun. I'm not talking about modern/funk etc, referring to the mid-tempo/R&B that gets passed off as 'dance' music. Hmmmm thinking about it, maybe our scene isn't dance driven anymore Winnie:-)

============= Carbon Copy Third window The feeling is real Fascinating girl boring drivel

scratch that, was thinking of a different record

================= Unfortunately yes. Once in Kettering, think it was the athletic club. Also heard somewhere else, maybe Willinton (the old incarnation) or the Aqua......... thangyou ver much

============ How have Joe 90 and Hawaii 5-0 not got into your top 10 sh*t tunes? I'd replace ....... 'what' with cochise. 'wrong side of town' with the larue (sorry I hate it) 'reaching...' with the sharonettes There should be a spot somewhere in the top 10 sh*t singles for sea cruise as well I'd save wombat on this occasion I have a soft spot for the Javells so would replace that with Joe 90.

============== It says you've just been added to the DJ list Ady

================ Did I miss the threat in the original 'snippet'? I would ask 'why only part of the letter has been reproduced' could be misleading not knowing all the facts. What's to be gained by putting it up on SS? Can only lead to people either implying or surmising. Why was it forwarded to Paul and not sent directly to him if it was also aimed at him Winnie:-)

====================== Ady is on the DJ list so maybe he knows?

================ That's the million dollar question and never been answered satisfactorally as far as I can recall

Where are all these posts saying if you didn't go to wigan you aren't into northern? It's a fabrication. The posts I see far more regularly are from those whinging and bleating because they didn't go to Wigan and want todays scene to be better, because it's their time now. The truth is its not going to be better, which is why those that went think it was so great, but postings saying you don't know what you're talking about, because you didin't go to wigan are as rare as Frank Wilson, or should I say one of Butch's cover ups to be more in vogue??

Would like to have gone to the Torch and probably the wheel. Never went to Stafford either, but never thought I wished I had