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I was with you there Stu, then you lost me near the end

Yeah, you mention the Snake Stu. I remember the ill fated Rocket allnighters run by Ian Levine Metro Soul Club, with them playing the Snake and Interplay there one night We were agog. That is a wild exception for the south, he was an idiot and unsurprisingly it didn't last.

Some good points there Stevie Spose it does boil down to what people want to hear. For me, I wanna hear a mixture - new discoveries, current biggies, the occasional forgotten oldie and maybe a wee bit of seventies. Now I'm not sure how that mix spreads across the country, but that's the norm for me and that's what I'm used to hearing round these parts.

Thinking about it you know, I'm not so sure I have seen any 'oldies nights' advertised in London specifically in the recent past. Gonna sound like an argumentative bastidge here, but I still think the emphasis is on breaking new sounds and people demanding oldies? Not so sure about that either

Willie C & the Cobras - Stepping out of your world (Nippy Hawkins & the Niptones - It's gonna be too late) Rex Garvin - Use it before you lose it (Bobby Valentin - Use it before you lose it) Marsha Gee - Peanut Duck (Unknown - Peanut Duck)

That's true Stu, good point. Don't you think the fact that there aren't oldies nights in London tells a story?

Nah not living in a bubble, some are well travelled and think there is a difference in sets between north and south. Must be the more oldies nighters in the north thing.

So are we any further on in finding out if there is a difference in north/south music policy? Not really. What do the dj's think?

I was thinking more of the music policy. North/South divide = Watford Gap. I am that someone. The music is an issue, read first post again mate.

1.It was the video footage of the main room at Manchester on the NCSC web site. 2.Most Southern do's, yes London in particular.

If you are north of Watfod Gap mate, that's still north. Southern ruling

As Richard Madeley would say "okay we're back" Let's ave a look at some of these posts then ...

Okay, I like it, I like it. Original statement still true though in that this was a discussion between southern soulies. 16.58 leave work, steam home - back on line by 17.23

Explain trolling.

Indeed, it is no small part that the 100 Club keeps my lazy old bones is the south so much

To be fair Andy I didn't say that. I said I know some who hold that view, which may be quite wrong in light of some of the good points you raised.

What's the difference? One to ponder on this. I don't travel up north as much as I'd like to, or as much as I used to (Age, time, family etc). But is there a difference between a typical Northern set (ie played in the North) as opposed to that played at a Southern do? Same dj's travel the length and breadth of the country to do their sets right? So it should be the same. I can't help thinking it's not though somehow. Couple of things made me think this over a period of time. As I know some Southerner's who think that the South is cutting edge in some respects, in terms of new sounds broken etc. But hang on I thought, this must be hooey, as it's NORTHERN soul we're into right!? I did see some (quite lengthy) clips on the NCSC website the other day, of the Manchester nighter - main room etc and It seemed I knew almost every track. Whereas perhaps, in my soft southern existence do's wise at least, it's common for twenty minutes or so, (less and more) sometimes to go by without having heard of a single number. Why is that? Does Geography play a part or what? I know I can't use the website thing as a basis for this query, but it was just that small point coupled with those Southern rural myths over time, that lead me to think - I wonder what views others might have on the subject? FOOT NOTE: 1. Patriot first an foremost, love every inch of England's green and pleasant land. 2. Without Northern Northern Soul, there wouldn't be any Northern Soul. "LESS AVE YA"

Scant consolation now mate, but at least you doubled your money!

Really, oh well that's of some comfort then. As it's more desirable than Kel Osborne on my wants list for round about the same sort of money When?

Bearing all of the above in mind. Is he still free to post here? What's his SS account status? Not a nice guy to have around by the sounds of things. Terminate with prejudice IMO.

Nah Celine Dion's a bag a shite Col. You've shown her the light - soul music is the best music in the world. Stand yer ground mate and get her to watch BBC2 on Saturday night - Sam Cooke this week, not a lot can stack up against that

Only joshing mate You did the off a bit sharpish. I think it may be more than a monkey, I don't know, you never see it. I think it's fantastic - loved it for years. If you could get that on to a cd, man ... outta sight. Do advise - swapsiz TBA

Ask the Gasher Ouch.

Where de go? He was in the middle of writing something then he bugged out of the thread and off the site Billy come back, I do love you!

Yes, did say 'can't stop loving you' (not literally) at the top, honest. I got the sadness & madness thing from ktf b4 it closed. Sadly that is what it caused me to have by not being able to locate the vastly superior Act IV track, as you say old chum.