Philly

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Could be a sales pitch !!!!

Hi Ian I have been reading this thread since post 1# and have found the content informative and very enjoyable if kept to what it is supposed to be about.....the music. (I dont see anything inviting us to ask about Ian's personal life, of feelings for certain friends, or his relationships) I have just read this post and it reduced me to tears, Ian you dont have to answer any of these personal questions, these are your private memories and thoughts.... you dont have to explain yourself, how can anyone be so insensitive and downright cruel as to bait someone for their own amusement, it is sick and I am thoroughly disgusted by some people who I thought were nice, genuine souls....how wrong can you be. Its quite scary the amount of vultures and buzzards among us... hovering to pick the bones. Please do yourself and lots of other members a favour....INGORE THEM. Kind regards Phyllis

QUOTE (kebdarge @ Aug 29 08, 04:34 PM) f*** em !!!! some of them sound like they enjoy being miserable. Or......... as I said before they cannot confirm tunes until the liscence is sorted, it is against the law. We got Lou Pride already, so I can confirm that. Ady is sorting out some mirwood and other stuff for us. Guy is sorting out Popcorn Wylie stuff, and the Scullsnaps should be easy as it just got re-issued. Somehow I still think the "look at me, I really care about the scene" brigade will still not be happy though. ME TOO

That would make a nice gift.....

Fkinell....that was emotional to watch....superb tracks. As much as I love this thread, have real soul night to attend and better get ready, Soul in the City - Dundee...real, authentic, original music.....what more can a girl ask for. Will try and upoad the pics 2mor. Sorry about the sly venue bump....wont do it again

If anyone is interested, below are the guidlines for extras, cant seem to copy over the pics, will keep trying, as they are hilarious, for obvious reasons all contact details have been deleted. Please bear in mind I am still in favour of this...I think SOULED OUT GUIDELINES FOR EXTRAS This document contains all the information that you need for your experience as an extra on the Souled Out film production. Your call time is 8am. You should either arrive at the venue or the drop-off point at this time. We aim to be finished shooting at 7pm. Travel The venue for the shoot is The Kings Hall in Stoke. Kings Hall, Stoke, Kingsway, Off Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1HH By car: If you are driving, you can park outside the Kings Hall but you would have to pay for a ticket, and we cannot reimburse you for this. Instead we recommend you park on the nearby Staffordshire University Leek Road car park, where you will be able to park for free all day. It's just a short walk to the Kings Hall and there will be a minibus doing trips too. Staffordshire University, Leek Road Campus, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DF Parking at Staffs Uni,Stoke train station, The Kings Hall. By train If you are coming by train please note that Stoke station is closed on Saturday and therefore most train journeys are being replaced with rail replacement buses. You can still get here, but it will take a little longer. If you check your journey on https://www.thetrainline.com you will be able to view the duration of your journey which includes the extra time for the replacement bus. You will be dropped at Stoke Station, which is just around the corner from the Kings Hall, as you'll see from the map on the previous page. By coach If you are coming by coach, you will be dropped off at Hanley Bus Station. From here you should take bus number 23 or 23A and get off at Glebe St in Stoke, which will be right next to the venue. What to bring All you need to bring is yourself, in costume, as best as you can. What to wear - see also pictures of the last pages of this document We are aiming to make the scene look as authentically Northern Soul look as possible. The film is set in 1974. Get inspired by watching this great Northern Soul short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey-3Uba62E8 . Many of you have a good idea of what to wear, but there are some more guidelines below. On the last page of this document you will also find some pictures of some of our actors in costume to inspire you. Please remove any facial piercings and conceal tattoos. Please don't wear anything with large modern branding/logos on. Pale colours are best. For boys For trousers, the baggier the better - Oxford Bags style, or just wide leg trousers. No jeans. The more highwaisted, the better. For tops, consider Fred Perry or Ben Sherman shirts, or a vest. Unbranded polo shirts are fine. Stick to short sleeved items, unless you have a tattoo which should be covered, in which case you can wear a long-sleeved shirt. Consider wearing a pork pie hat or flat cap, especially if you have short hair (hair tended to be much longer). Do bring any record bags. For shoes, brogues are preferable, or pumps, but not modern trainers. For girls Ideally, you would be wearing a full circular skirt and a little top. However, if you don't have the circular skirt, the next best thing is wide-legged trousers with a high waist. For tops, consider a little t-shirt or vest. Horizontal stripes/other print/patterns were very popular. Little pumps will be ideal for your shoes. Ankle socks will look great. Hair and Make-up All men's hair was fairly long, sometimes shoulder length, it covered their ears, a lot of men had fringes, they had big, long sideburns. Obviously we can't ask you to grow your hair before Saturday but if you can grow your sideburns and not cut your hair, that would be great. Women should avoid bright make-up, please keep it natural. If you have long hair then please tie this up in a high ponytail or in low bunches with a middle parting (hair was tied back so it didn't interfere with dancing). Girls also had short, almost bowl like hair cuts, take a look at the pictures. - The better your effort with your costume, the more likely you are to get close to the camera! - If your outfit is not up to scratch, we do have a limited supply of vests and shirts here that we can loan, but please try your best to dress yourself before you arrive as there is no guarantee that we can lend you anything. - We will be providing a cloakroom for you to check items in, but it will help if you can arrive in costume and don't need to change. Food/drink We will feed you breakfast, lunch and snacks. What you'll be doing - We will be recreating a night at famous northern Soul venue The Wigan Casino, within the Kings Hall. You will be required to dance throughout the day. - As anyone who has been an extra before know, there may be a lot of waiting around, and lots of retakes of shots. You should definitely have patience, but you should still find this a rewarding experience. What you won't be doing: Alcohol and drugs are prohibited. You will not be allowed to smoke in the venue. Please don't bring any valuables. Photography and filming will not be permitted so please do not bring any cameras. Other notes: Feel free to bring any friends aged 16 or over. They don't need to register in advance; we can check them in on the day. On arrival you will be asked to sign a release form which confirms that you are happy for us to use any shots of you within our film. This is, as discussed, a non-paying role. For emergencies on the day, you can call Jack on (deleted) This document should contain everything you need to know however, so please only call if it is an emergency on Saturday. Before Saturday please email urgent enquiries to (deleted) and we will get back to you. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday. If you have fun you should consider returning on Thursday 28th August, when we will continue shooting the same scene at the same venue. We will speak to you about this on Saturday, or early next week. Womens' outfits Men's outfits

Nail on head.....apart from comment on the hip swingin King.

This still running !!!!!

You are right about that, and I could well imagine his answer.....lol

Hear Hear! and good luck with shooting. Phyllis

They are out there, just picked one up few weeks ago (yellow label) for £46.

Aye thats true.... Anyway I just hope that some of what has been mentioned has not fell on deaf ears...thanks for the banter hen, its been a pleasure. Hope you are well. Respectfully Phyllis

******************************************************************************* Think you are very brave to come on and answer peoples questions and in my book that warrants a bit of respect. Like others have said you could have just gone ahead and made your movie with no consideration for anyone. People as you are aware, are very passionate regarding the music and artists, and I think you have, hopefully, answered their questions honestly. I am looking forward to seeing the movie and hope that production/directors and actors do this wonderful northern soul scene justice, ie in recreating the passion, atmosphere and lifetime friendships that went along with it, as Roddy mentioned in his post, demographs are also important as people travelled from all over the country to attend this venue, I am sure you are aware of this through your team. And last but not least, music policy ie original artists as previously mentioned.....keep it real and of course, credit where credit due. ******************************************************************************* If you read my initial post (above) am sure you will see what I actually said. As regards the negativity, the whole bloody thing is drowning in it.... maybe if the attitude was more positive and less aggressive people might listen and take note.... nothing worse than bold statements. If people want it to be authentic, why not try helping rather than hindering....and why not do it for free, because as you say its the music thats most important !!! And I think you will find there are more people than you think care about this....but approach it in a more sublte way. Respectfully Phyllis

Hey Joan, BRAVE.....very much so....to come on here and be slaughtered, from people who are griping about a FILM, not a documentary I may add....this man has tried to re-assure everyone that the production will be as real as possible to the era, when in reality he doesn't have to acknowledge this forum or anyone on it. As for publicity GOOD LUCK to him.....maybe some extra publicity from the Nationals about all the negativity on here might be helpful also, the numbers at venues are dropping, just like us older ones, so maybe this will entice some new blood through the doors to keep this scene alive when we have all gone. I really dont get it...why people are so angry and negative about this....ffs its only a film not a personal biography. Why cant everyone accept that, go see it and then if it fails to impress....feel free to slaughter it. With respect Phyllis

Hi Jeff Think you are very brave to come on and answer peoples questions and in my book that warrants a bit of respect. Like others have said you could have just gone ahead and made your movie with no consideration for anyone. People as you are aware, are very passionate regarding the music and artists, and I think you have, hopefully, answered their questions honestly. I am looking forward to seeing the movie and hope that production/directors and actors do this wonderful northern soul scene justice, ie in recreating the passion, atmosphere and lifetime friendships that went along with it, as Roddy mentioned in his post, demographs are also important as people travelled from all over the country to attend this venue, I am sure you are aware of this through your team. And last but not least, music policy ie original artists as previously mentioned.....keep it real and of course, credit where credit due. Good luck with "Souled Out", I hope it is a massive success.....oh and a few tickets for the premiere wouldnt go amiss....... lol...cheeky!!! Kind regards Phyllis

Very sophisticated ladies... A track to reach for.... Phyllis

Thanks for sharing your story Bill, it was fascinating, as for the track......brilliant. As someone else mentioned, it is great to hear from guys like yourself, who had part in making this music that we all love. THANKYOU Kind regards Phyllis

Also one of my faves....along with "I'll come running" which came out I think in 64...she would have only been 14....same age as myself. Phyllis

Sorted....thanks to everyone who Pmd me.....lovely people, and Harry it was great catching up, see ya soon. Phyllis

Pmd ya....