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Watcha Kimbo, Would agree with you on the soulfist playing up to camera's etc although it was Footsie on TOTP that first alerted me to N.S but it wasn't until about 20 years later when I first heard some proper tunes that I realized what I had been missing! I've watched the film clip and I don't think it in any way compromises "the scene" . Perhaps cos I'm a relative newie myself, I don't feel threatened by the possible influx of lots of new people. As someone pointed out, fresh new blood can only be a good thing, as long as it's not just people on the p*ss or taking of it. No mate, it wasn't to pull "the birds" as I my dancing partner was my girlfriend at the time. Don''t think she would have appreciated it!

Blimey Kimbo, where's that? A kind of reverse situation for me was going to Salsa classes. I love to dance and the only reason I gave it up was that I couldn't really "groove" to the music and that sort of defeated the object of it for me. Yeah, I could have tret it as exercising/socializing, but the soul scene gives me that in abundance PLUS awesome music. However, in the two years since I knocked it on the head, I've complied a CD of Latin tunes that I would happily Salsa to, (if I was any good!) even if it means having to acommodate someone in my dancing space!

There was an article in our local rag last week about Northern Soul, linked to a do at the weekend (The Pemberton) I would guess that article bought 80-100 extra people in, increasing the crowd by 33%. It will be interesting to see what the TV clip does for the Beat Boutique and wether it brings in the young, or not so young. Good luck anyway!