Madmandy

Mark I can't believe it !!!!! Ive asked about you on other sites You used to travel on the bus with some of the lads and me and very few lasses Bucket never forgot the nick name Didnt you catch the bus for notts palais at bilsthorpe??? Mand

Sorry Mandy made contact with my Alan Gibbons and its a different one Isnt that funny 2 allan gibbons both into N/S Apologies mand

Hi Mand I dont have a phone no but I know Alan and can try to rake out his email if thats okay for you Other Mand the mad one

Forgive me Folks I think my answer should have been Barbara Mc Nair?? Not ronnie Doug Is that right??? Mand :O))) Daft tart

I can relate to this post very much Mr Godin was a journalist His intelligence would have been astounding and writing skills would have been off the chart He could probably put into words everything we were thinking that Northern Soul meant to us but in an extremely intelligent way If Mr Godin was reading the post above now he would probably say it was the man in the streets version of what he was saying back then I'm mainly going by what people have said in thier posts and I've followed these posts closely. I too pay homage to Notts palais when I'm in town beacause a part of my young life was touched by those four walls I was part of something and I was proud of the whole thing,the music the dress code the dancing the queueing everything That hasn't changed He is guilty ......Of giving us an identity ....which evolved form the sounds he heard in clubs being played in the north And I thank him for it ( wish I had met him and shook his hand ) My life has been blessed with NORTHERN SOUL Mand ( in a soulful mood )

Chrissie Thats how I describe it to my younger nightclubbing collegues hardcore clubbing for grown ups only BETTER music PMSL Its one of those "2 o'clock finish you bloody lightweights!!!" moments where we can beat them at OUR own game! Mand

sorry about the double post! Ive gone off at a tangent a bit haven't I? We go to a soul do nearly every weekend Doesn't that mean I'm dedicated? not a matter of how far I travel surely I don't always stay on my doorstep Altho I do consider myself a lesser soulie because I can't dedicate all my time to northern soul that I would like (family commitments) some I know who travel greater distances have visited nearly every "shrine " I consider them more fortunate to have that luxury. But I still consider myself dedicated Mand

I think you'll find that would be us midlanders be they east or west midlanders Ive looked at a map recently and the most clubs are still clustered in the midlands but does that prove they are the best attended?? Well I went to kingsway hall at the weekend and it was still well attended even tho skeg weekender was on. Id say there was about 100 of us in there and we had an absolutely bloody brill night and the promoters couldn't thank the punters enough for attending Mand

Janine heyup mate!! I think it must be a man thing!!! the blues thingy Cos I get a warm and fuzzy feeling looking at all the great times I had as a kid places we went things we did for fun etc etc good times...ps love old photos !! Mand

Hi to Rob Wigley!!! But I wanted to add to this thread as I used to travel to notts palais with a guy from bilsthorpe called Bucket anyone remember him? also Johnny garbett (met up with him after 30 years after he recognised me in town )and a guy called pogul from edwinstowe?? Be interested to know where they are now and wether they are still active on the N/S scene or anyone on this thread remember any of these Also I went out with a young man called dave wilson who had a brother called steve wilson they were from edwinstowe dave and his mate dave anker were n/s fans and travelled with a guy called budgie (dave horsely) Mand