Steve S 60

For the amount this is likely to go for, I'd expect JM in a Santa suit to deliver it personally.

Always loved "This Man" by Wally Cox, and the slower version on the 100 Club single is even better.

Chinese.....Chicken with Ginger.

On the Sunday morning there's a guided tour of Station Road, with a visit to the blue plaque. Well known ex-Casino DJ will be available for photographs. Book early and receive a free limited edition Wigan Casino tea towel.

I'm assuming that's the Northern, as opposed to the Burlesque.

Has a good quality feel to it.

New Oldsmobiles are in early this year.

I think the last question went something like this..... After leaving Motown, Gladys Knight had a top 20 UK hit with the Van McCoy produced....der der der der der...I'll come back and finish what I started....

The top photo brings back memories of being chased up the hill after coming out of the train station. Once you'd got to the top of the hill and were heading down, you knew you had almost reached sanctuary when you could see the picture house. Just get round that corner and a couple of dozen lads waiting outside the Casino would come to the rescue.

Not very good quality, but here it is...... https://youtu.be/-XTK5vlCToA

What aye.

Will future historians look back and ponder whether the ancient Chinese martial art of Kung Fu influenced the Northern Soul dance moves? Alternatively, will they consider the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira, with its origins amongst the Black African slaves who disguised it as dancing, as any form of fight training was banned by their masters? Did the young Soul Boys hone their fighting skills on the dance floor, preparing themselves for the inevitable encounters with the local divvies and grebos? Who could land a punch on a constantly spinning, back dropping, swallow diving target, before the high kick to the opponents chin was delivered, followed by a deafening hand clap?

Not a soul artist, but didn't Dave Godin stumble across Berry and Ms Ross?

There's a soul night on this Saturday night at the Halston Hotel in Carlisle, and it looks well posh..... https://www.thehalston.com/functions.html

In a lot of cases it's like watching Sumo wrestlers going through their ritual before getting stuck in. Like you say, a lot of floors don't need it, and the majority of people using it need more than a bit of talc to improve their dancing.

8th December release date. Available from Juno Records (link in post 77). Also Amazon.......https://www.amazon.co.uk/Holland-Dozier-Rare-Vinyl-VINYL/dp/B00N86M7M2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414571430&sr=8-1&keywords=holland+dozier+holland+45s

The DVD is at No 4 in the Official UK Video Charts.

"What's your style?" "You can call it the art of dancing without dancing." "The art of dancing without dancing? Show me some." "Later."

Don't know what the target figures are but I think it's exceeded expectations as it was only scheduled for a limited release at selected cinemas but that's increased about five fold (and growing). DVD and Blu Ray sales seem to be doing OK if the Amazon Bestsellers list is anything to go by, and it's available for official download from a number of sites including Sky, Amazon Instant and Virgin. Hopefully the big cinemas will take it up, and there's also the international market.

Did the coach driver announce that they would be serving light refreshments throughout the journey?

Didn't have to look too hard for drugs. Usually offered gear on the train as you got closer to Wigan. Would have been a bad move as I regularly got my bag searched at Wigan North Western just before I dropped it off in left luggage. There was a small room on the other side of the ticket barrier which you were "invited" into by the plod, if memory serves. Quite happy for them to rummage through my dirty kit that I'd be taking home on weekend leave.

Especially disconcerting is the axe in her hand. Who in their right mind chops wood up in the bedroom?

Those aren't the full figures either Manus. I don't think the cinema screenings arranged through OurScreen were included.

Box Office figures for the weekend, courtesy of BFI. The telling figure is the Site Average, with those cinemas showing the film being packed out. It would have ranked 4 based on site average, bearing in mind that the Hollywood blockbusters would have been shown on more than one screen in the multiplexes. Rank - 10 Weekend Gross - £278,829 Number of Cinemas - 83 Site Average - £3,359

Another article inspired by the release of the film, this time from North of the Border........ https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/what-s-on/film/film-brings-northern-soul-back-to-edinburgh-1-3580052