Timbo58

I think those are a boilerplate cut & paste from another website since they cover stuff she isn't offering and don't cover what she is. In the unlikely event anyone would report her to trading standards and the even more unlikely event they'd have time/manpower to deal with a complaint then her terms/privacy policy are pretty much a fine example of what NOT to do. Not to forget - Really poor spacing, random capitalisation throughout and contradictory terms. She'd have a fairly major issue in trying to enforce those terms on any customer.

I've met Sally a few times before the 'championship' and she certainly seemed a level headed nice person & I do think that dance classes can be used to encourage the wallflowers new to the scene to get onto the floor. If she's determined to make her web offerings work I'd prompt her to look at her responses given to FAQs as they are confusing and potentially even misleading. It's also best practice to make the annual sub significantly cheaper than 12 x monthly subs. (Just my previous experience in digital marketing with a leading genealogy company.) Seriously though: The 'world championships' are no more than a marketing gimmick for the Blackpool Tower weekender, legally someone 'winning' that competition has no more right to be declared a world champion than anyone winning a similar dance off anywhere else in the world. It isn't adjudicated independently or scrutinised by any professional dance body, it matters not how many take part or believe it to be a real competition, it isn't. The comments about NS being freestyle with lots of 'set moves' is hokum IMHO also - those set moves are merely a result of others copying another dancer they've seen. I've actually seen a instagram video this morning of one of the country's absolute best dancers (not just my opinion either) being ridiculed for not doing 'NS dance style' -it's this very sort of 'dance classes' - pretending there are defined sets of 'moves' that can be classified & categorised -that caused those ignorant comments. Just my twopenneth but NS/Rare soul should be both absolutely freestyle & best done in as dark an event as is possible. High time video makers & social media grifters were positively discouraged from invading our hobby.

Totally agree with TS, classic oldies is what you've described you like, so take their advice. I am more familiar with the south west so if in their area: Weston super mare soul mafia weekender, soul on wax Dowtys gloucester, you'd probably enjoy should mafia on wax cinderford too (a little more across the board at that one), Taunton lawns soul club a definite, new forest soul or poole soul likewise -totally up your street.

I've bought & played out many new releases over the past 5 or so years, so I'm certainly not immune to newer artists appeal. I've played Westbeech/Sunlight Square/Lee McDonald/Kings go Forth out many times for instance, but this tune doesn't do it for me personally. Perhaps it's precisely because it is openly aimed at the NS market, rather than something certain DJs discover, adopt and make our own?

Someone needs to buy the Brighouse Ritz which is still for sale -sad thing is after the £650k asking price it'd need another £1m at least to put it back in usable condition. A travesty, every time we're up there we weep at the state of it.

1st set 8-8.30 The profiles- take a giant step-Goldie. Sam & Dave- you don’t know like I know- Atlantic uk. Mack Rice -baby I’m coming home - lu pine. Carter brothers - so glad she’s mine-jewel. The Rubaiyats- Omar khayyam- action uk. Sampy & the bad habits- stick with me -caillier. Lonnie Lester- ain’t that a shame - nutone. Al Gardner - sweet baby - sepia. Jerry O- There was a time -London Belgium. The Enchantments- I’m in love with your daughter- faro. Spellbinders - help me - Columbia. Clyde McPhatter - give me one more chance-Mca uk lp. 2nd set 00.30-end The Constellations - I don’t know about you-Gemini star. The Ringleaders - all of my life-mpac secret stash. Johnny Bartel & the soul masters- if this isn’t love- solid state promo. Candi-bars - I believe in you- candi-stix. The Rotations - I can’t find her - debrossard. The Millionaires - never for me- Philips. Joe Hicks - don’t it make you feel funky- agc. JJ Callier - pusherman - jay-cee. Judy Freeman & black rock - hold on - rca promo. Sam & Kitty - I’ve got something good- four brothers. Jimmey soul Clark-sweet darling- soul hawk.

I think the whole 'the scene will die unless we allow it to....... progress/diversify/water itself down/sell its soul/cheapen itself or become less authentic/true to its roots' (choose your own preferred interpretation) argument is hugely overblown and frankly I only care about my experience of it, not someone who might decide to join in if its adapted to their own lifestyle in the future. That might be an unfashionable thing to say, but I never made it to Wigan/Torch/Wheel etc - I started off as a 'Johnny come lately' in the early 80's, we were tolerated by the older established lot precisely because we respected that authenticity is absolutely ALL in rare soul, respect for dancers, DJs and everyone else based on a shared passion for the music. FWIW the totally OTT claims on Facebook etc in the marketing of this record 'number 1 for xmas' etc etc etc were laughable, sorry but they were, It's, at best, a passable rendition of a song, lets not over egg it.

Anything that takes away authenticity in soul music itself (or even events that play it for that matter) makes it by definition inauthentic and therefore (to my mind at least) a pastiche of what true rare soul should be -it becomes an insult to the artists and those who actually know what 'the faith' actually means. AI is about as far away from 'real' as it can possibly be. So let's leave its products to the venues with their glitter balls, disco lasers & local yokels jigging about with drinks, you know -the ones that social media repeatedly tells us are 'the soul scene'.

TBF we use these for DJing regularly, but we always stop rotation to cue in of course. I can see they'd be no use for mixing/scratching as they are far too grippy.