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Remember this being huge for only a couple of weeks, think it originated from Wigan. Edie Walker - Good Guy's - Rising Sons. Spot.

Macca your not allowed to mention 70's music, it heresy, punishable by ridicule & people saying "Disco" a lot or prancing about like a Prima Ballerina btw I love it all, Yours Rudolf Nureyev Rodgers.

Lee Mitchell I still love & listen to regularly, short life span, remember it at Cleethorpes but could have originated fro Mecca. Spot.

Still played out regularly, some like to play Tony Hestor for some reason, always gets my feet shuffling. Spot. p.s. Most of those (Not all) on here named,do get an airing around the Country here & there.

Mick off Topic but Joe Simon - Step by step, I just love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You told me that's where you got Paddington from!!!!

Is it Hank Marvin backed by The Dave Clark Five? I love GOOD instrumentals and there's so many I can't be bothered to list them, don't know why no one gives em a spin? Maybe cos they don't know the words!!!!!! Spot.

That told us then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spot.

It's a tough world and if us old has beens can't give em grief, cos we've bin there and done it, then who can and it's the only bit of fun some of us get now a days btw I think Pete S must becoming a bit softer and mellow, saying it's just a bit of fun, come on Pete Growl, you know you want to and Billy Whizz just loves everyone, which you can when your the face of "This England", and why put it up on YT if you don't want ridiculing, youth I hate em, they're so YOUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spot.

Winnie that's not until lesson 3, after 2 where you swear allegiance, loyalty and love to Emperor Russ of Wigonia.

Every cloud etc. p.s. Most of em look like they're already on strong medication.

It's a keep fit class with Motown/Northern Music as a back drop SURELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If not the organisers want f**kin with a rag mans trumpet followed by a barbed wire pull through, some people will do anything for the green and have no shame. Spot.

But Rod those lovely Black Ladies actually look cool doing it & have rhythm & style, unlike the Uk versions that look like the Douglas Bader dance troop. Spot. p.s. i've just watched it again and I love em all, they're just so COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zoot you misunderstand I never said or implied you were a Baggy Pants Soulie, in fact I never mentioned pants at all, what I meant was I avoid anyone advertising NS when I'm on holiday or shopping or in a pub, Gail my Wife will tell you I'm an antisocial sod anyway on holiday and just about manage to talk to her. Spot.

Zoot I'm afraid I'm totally opposite to that statement, if I see a NS bag, T-Shirt/Polo Shirt or anything linked to NS whilst I'm on holiday or out, then I give em a wide berth, because usually they have recently found it via the Media, want to be cool as it's the new black, pretend they went to Wigan but really only managed the local WMC & Youthie or they're too tight to buy some nice holiday shirts, so wear what they wear every weekend. Spot the shrivelled & wrinkled one, like Yoda but with some lovely holiday shirts.

Our Lass calls me an R Soul regularly, does that count? And I've now seen 2 Films, got the cd & have the Temptation story, so I must be a Northern Soulie, oh I don't get p*ssed or slop beer about on the dancefloor, so that'll count against me, anyway I'm with Mr Bird, you can't pigeon hole us, were our own weird people, just as everyone thought in the 70's. Spot.

Martyn I'm that old they didn't even have a name when I wore them & had to be made to measure at Burtons Menswear. Spot.

Came across it on You Tube, was looking for Keb dancing in UK Disco Championships, put his name in & a few things popped up butthat one was a bit weird, unsure if it was Russia but I'm almost sure it was Eastern Block type place & a bit scary. Spot.

Jocko It's an opinion, MY opinion and just because I quote Keb doesn't mean I worship at his altar, I've seen him at the UK Disco Championships & in a basement in Russia dancing to some wierd music & I don't think I've listened to the wrong cd's, a well known Dj gave me 3 or 4 with supposed Stafford Classics and out of 100+ tracks I found 4 that were ok. I don't need to do any research on the particular period, you can see it all on You Tube or Mix Cloud or SS,and I can't/didn't comment on other venues as I hadn't heard any music played at them, even though it most likely was the same. I've also heard Guy's podcasts & Chalky's Stafford podcasts and regularly hear Mr Thorley play out, I think last time he played Barry Norman's Film 2000 theme tune and some (His words) Peruvian Soul and saying that I like what he plays mostly. I don't need educating and after all I've listened to it still does nothing for me, just as Cleethorpes does nothing or is an irrelevance to some but to me was the best thing since sliced bread. Spot.

No, the old I didn't like what I was hearing so I didn't bother going story & I still don't like 99% of it. Spot.

Pete I don't remember it like that, I don't mean that awfully, I just don't remember it being good that's a reason why we stopped, other than work commitments, it went all Jazz Funk etc but I'm sure your right & I maybe missed somethings but I don't think so. Spot.

Didn't really take a lot of notice Pete Just saw my mate Phil was asking & had a quick look, anyway he know true value now thanks. Spot.

Lets just pretend it died, the Golden age had passed, the scene had split into small factions & even Keb said that most of the stuff played at Stafford was sh*te, it sounds a bit Country a lot of it to me, I'm glad I worked away for 15 years, I've tried listen to 80's/early 90's cd's & I'm lucky if I like 1 in 50 tunes. I'm glad we returned but even now a lot of stuffs R&B/DooWop. So good look with completing your project, I couldn't do it. Spot.