Pete Watkin

Fret thanks for the comments firstly I would love to see any comments on face book because none have ever been posted from me, when the rumours first started I contacted you on the matter as is my way and I put them down to Chinese whispers. Now I seem to have had the same thing said about me as you believe I have said about you, It sticks me as strange that when I ask people about this they have been told by some one else. I have never wish you any thing but well with your venue and I have even offered to help in any way as you know. If you look back over any of my posts I have not named any dj's or promoters I just said closed due to people not liking my OV music policy with them believing it to be political, and after receiving post's say my OV policy was putting Newark soul down, I believed this to be the case. I still wish you well with your ventures and I hope they work out for you I have no animosity toward you. As for face book I have deleted lots of Newark people from mine due to the amount of crap being posted from people trying to get a rise from me, I don't play politics. I feel when you have attended any Smooth Soul events you have felt welcomed because you have been and I have always had a chat with you and passed time with you as friends do, and I have always found it nice that you have asked my advice and I have feely given it. If you had known about problems you could have come to me and it could have been sorted. As for my attitude to people do I have a bad attitude, or is it what people say I have as they may have the attitude. I still wish you well in your ventures.

Thanks for the support from you all, be assured I am not out, just looking at a venue outside of Newark where quality OV can be played without the political crap. The new venue will be totally 100% OV with a massive helping of lost and forgotten gems, this is in the planning stage at the moment but I hope to have news soon. To dj's I have offered a start to I have today had a chat with my good friend Kev Such at the cracker and I have some good news for you, and I will be sending you all a pm soon, and to that end thanks Kev. The new venue will still offer the same start for new dj's playing OV. Once again thanks for the kind words and support.

It is with a heavy heart that I report the close of Smooth Soul; I once said that if any event I promote becomes political I will close it down. Over the past few months there have been more and more political whispers and mumbles over my choice to play only original vinyl after 10pm,so rather then see my hard work and the hard work of the other resident dj's dragged through the dirt I have closed. I want to thank everyone who has been involved with the club over the past 7 years especially my good friend Gus with out who the club would not have been as much fun as it was, thanks mate. To all who would have been attending our next night I am sorry.

It's a cracking tune well worth playing out as are plenty of b sides if only more dj's would have the nerve to give them a try, there are far to many play it safe bods out there.

Quality set mate most of us can only dream of playing a set like that. You forgot Pic and Bill my fave tune thanks again.

Bit of an old favs spot from me with a few that don't get play out enough. Jerry Butler Moody Woman Mercury "Requested" Billy Arnell Tough Girl Holly Willie Mitchell That Driving Beat London Adams Apples Don't Take It Out On This World Brunswick "Requested Cal Tjader Soul Sauce Verve Rain & Charity Brown Out Of My Mind Axe "Requested" Total Eclipse Six O'clock Imperial Lp The Five Stairsteps Playgirl's love Windy C The Caualeers Dance Dance Dance Roulette Lorraine Chandler Love You Baby Back Magic "Requested" Reparata It's Waiting There For You Mala Paul Anka When We Get There RCA Barbra Cooper What's One More Tear RCA Bob Brady / Con chords It's Been A Long Time Between Kisses Chariot The Babies Hand Of Fate Dunhill Howard Guyton I Watched You Slowly Slip Away Verve Christine Kittrell Call His Name King Plus others but I cant remember them Sorry