Couldn't agree more Tim, it's whats kept me on the scene as well. Most enjoyable nights for me are at a couple of soul nights that constantly come up with the goods and the people have passion and a hunger for 'new' sounds. I'm afraid niters just don't do it for me any more - partly because of my liking for RnB and early sixties - but also because the music just seems too 'safe' - nobody willing to go out on a limb possibly due to fear of criticism and/or thinning out the dancefloor whereas in a small club environment I guess this isn't such an issue and allows DJs to experiment more. At the end of the day it's about doing what you enjoy - after all none of it's compulsory