Tezz

Loved playing there. Was nice to play tracks not heard by some for decade's

This underworld stuff has always been and always will be part of the soul scene. Like a lot I have read, I was taken by older guys to gigs. Even in senior school, you had a choice. That dictated a route in life we took. Mod or rocker. Obvious the way I went as did a lot of guys and gals in the 6t's. Mods became almost gangster like. Dealing in everything. You just got caught up in it. Became a way of life.... Tezz

RIP Jerry. Condolences to the family from the Northern Soul fraternity of Great Britain

I could'nt earn a bean prostituting ha ha How you doing you old git Tezz Trins says hello

Regards to all. Name Terry from Cheltenham, now in Oxfordshire. Did usual gigs. Loved Hanley alldayers. Main gigs for me were Cats, Mecca, Va Va's, Torch and of course Wigan, although for me and from what I now understand from others I since met on my return to the scene ten years ago. A lot left the scene between 73 and 75. The latter being when I left. Usual thing. marrage, kids and a spell in the services (RAF). Anyhoo. Used the coaches in 73, but before then it was the proverbial thumb was used for the many miles to gigs up north for us poor southerners. Started for me when still at school. Funny thing is, learned only a couple of years ago, that while in third and forth years of senior school. Fridays and Mondays mates left me alone. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was fine. Because Friday on way up and Monday on way down... However love the scene just as I did as a kid. Sorry no claims to fame, just went to dance the nite away... At any gig... Regards Tezz

My first recollections of Max speaking to me, was at Cats. Don't know if anyone remembers when the DJ's tiny box was in the corner of the dance floor. Then suddenly got moved to the end of the bar. Sorry guys, I gotta put my hands up for doing a back flip or flips. making the tracks jump. Oooops... Yes Maxes first ever words to me were probably along the lines of "what the fxxx you think you doing, fxxxxing stop that or I will have you thrown out. That was in the very early seventies (Aged 16). Then one nite I took Katrina to Soul In The Cellor, Wallsal. Where I had the privilage of double decking with Max. My hero of the soul scene. I only really got to know Max again was about ten years ago. Yet got to know him better as a friend in the last two years or so. He always chatted to us. Thought the world of katrina as he knew me during my dark period. Funny thing is, we never think that the last time we saw someone would be the last. I can rember chatting to him, laughing about old days, and he always chatted about his family to Trins. I am gonna stop now. Tears starting. Love you Max and Colin sends you a tail wag Condolences to his grandson and family, to all his friends and anyone who was fortunate enough to meet this "The Original Gentleman of Soul" Tezz and Katrina XXXXXXX

First nite at wigan, bouncers warned us of probs as hand bags, personal property etc had been nicked. Trouble kickin off but that set the tone for a lot of oldies at the nite and a lot who left the scene for many years... I only went for a cou[ple of years now and then after that...