Steve G

There was a petition to try and get him OFF Peter. Not one to reinstate him - that was seperate.

Boots are always unacceptable as far as I am concerned Sean. There is NO excuse for playing Boots in my opinion, except laziness. I don't care whether the DJ is 14 or 54.

A thorny subject indeed Sean. As an aside have heard that some legitimate reissues aren't legitimate at all - despite saying they are. We know Kent and Grapevine 2000 were legitimate, but there's some really murky stuff out there.......maybe I should start a new thread Legitimate Res v Fake Reissues

Sam was sacked from Wigan at the beginning of 81 I think. If he wrote about it in the March 81 issue of Blackbeat, he would have written those words in mid February 1981 (it took nearly a month to get it printed those days). And it would have been a talking point of the few weeks before then (i.e a recent development). Still waiting to see his letter to Black Echoes, which he says sealed his fate along with a totally 70s playlist, and of course the bloody petition.

Really? I still love it but thought it was a bit too frantic for todays middle aged spreads.

That's certainly happening too.

Never had a request like that in my life Ian. ...what sort of clubs are you DJing at? Mastermind Soul night? It's usually "Can you play Doc Peabody?" or "Are you going to be playing 60s' tonight Steve?" or "That last DJ was awful can you ramp the floor up a bit?"

travelling with the Trouble party then? Have a good one.

What's your name Patroniser Staten? Cheese indeed! Get your booties up to Hitchin Friday Simon - no excuses please

That's a good point, it is another form of dumbing down. How about this instead: Punter: 'Excuse me Mister DJ, would you perhaps have (insert random tune name here) that you could play for me and my friends, it's one of our favourites and we'd love to hear it, it would really add to the enjoyment of our night, for which we've paid seven pounds entrance fee'? DJ Warwick Hunt: No, sorry. Does remind me of a story Jo told me once. Some misery at These old shoes, so she goes up to him and the conversation goes: Jo "What's up, you look really miserable?" Misery: "I paid £3 to come in here" Jo: "Oh really, well here's your £3 back, now drink up and F8ck off"

Yers it did - paint stripper - don't touch it.

Agree. There's nothing at all wrong with British.

Those comments don't apply at Yarmouth Sean. At Yarmouth it's a case of what hasn't been played already and I am normally on after Uncle Sammy who keeps the floor very busy. Of course we really need to get Simon along there again so he can experience it all once again.

So where are we? It's the Potteries but not Stoke It's a scotish flag, but not from Scotland, It was Gary's friends, but not Gary, It was the beginning of 1981, not 1980 It's on the right hand side, but upstairs. Holy Schmoly - We have to decipher what The Riddler says Robin

Yes saturday night 3 am onwards is my PARTY set. All original cheese of course But tunes designed to keep people singing and dancing. I could of course play some rare funk and boogie that no one has ever heard, but that wouldn't really work would it? As for the rest of it.....hmmm when I am on late and the promotor says when you come on "Can you up the dancefloor a bit mate the last guys killed it", I am afraid that's when some cheddar has to come out.....but it's not all cheese moosh - you cheeky beggar Agree with Chalky you got to mix it up these days - something for everyone.

They've said that they do now. you'll have to go and do an undercover inspection

Maybe just a quick "face barb" with that sock thing of yours will do the trick next time

It's not the same group Ian, but I know the point you are making and agree.

...well the scene is full of contradictions. You don't need to look very far to find them.

Just didn't think the Scots were in the Stomper club. Maybe some of them on here can shed some light then

Loads of new releases played John - look at the 76/ 77 period: Eddie Holman "This will be a night", Silvetti "Spring rain", Tavares "It only takes a minute" and "Heaven must be mising an angel", Anthony White on Salsoul, Brainstorm "Loving is really my game"......all massive at Wigan . What heady days they were. "Casanova" although was just another one in that line. Also Leon Bryant "hotsy Totsy" big at Wigan around the same time as Casanova, maybe a bit later. It wasn't just rare soul back then....Steve

We can moan about the Scots for a lot of things, but I am not so sure we can lay this one at their door.

But he won't be able to get his records out if you did that Gavin....

Not at all, in the same way as it would p*ss you off if you turned up at a gallery and someone was selling illegal prints of one of your originals. Or if you went to an art show and there were a load of prints hanging up

No Andy just a list of places for people to go who still want to hear original vinyl at their northern do's. For those that don't care this thread shouldn't be an issue as they'll go where they want anyway.