Barry

Just had to post your photo's on me FB account mate - looks great and best of luck.

...and now the thread goes copletely off topic.

It was Billy Davidson who got booed for playing this (I supplied Bill's music at the time ): ....although this is the wrong mix, can't find the 'House Mix' on YT. That same eventful year was when Colin Curtis played a 7"s set in a house stylee and Kev Edwards hilariously opened up with a filthy Ice T accapella, dropped the house lights then blew the stage up with some overly-heavy pyrotechnics setting fire to two girls blouses - the whole venue froze and I fell off me chair laughing. :lol: :lol:

I Don't Believe it (Indeed I Do)?

Nice list - I'm not normally foggy on Searlings stuff - but don't remember Marvell Love from Wigan - just Rotherham. I'm no doubt wrong but can someone shove it down me throat?

You never know do you Bazza?!

I'm guilty of it too mate.

Exactly Len. Exactly.

...I get you and agree but that keeps it at level one - underground - no exposure can't be good.

Just to put the record straight. I'm the same weight as when I went to Wigan and I'm a Dancer....i mean a real DANCER!! So this thread is not in any way attempting to turn Soul events into Bingo sessions, just a light hearted prod at dancefloor politics and attempting to unlock the mystique surrounding why social non-dancefloor music events tend to be a little less intense.

Thanks for the reply. DJ's would though - I filled the floor at the last SSW but I wouldn't say I played a pearler of a set, just saw the last bloke struggle his bollocks off with a load of rareities and did what I had to do to bring it back round...prostituted meself for the dancefloor maybe. Dancefloors are dangerous.

You're not getting it are you Winnie?!

I'm not really talking about dancing, I'm on about the fact that the atmosphere tends to be a little less intense without a floor to be danced upon. It seems to be more about appreciating the music and hence less brouhaha - as people obviously take what is going on on a dancefloor into account when they appraise an evening. When has a full dancefloor meant it has been a pearler of a night?

I suppose dancefloors are peoples benchmark of how well a dj is doing to everyone watching - they polarise peoples attention one way, to the physical and not the auditory. No dancefloor - no way of judging - so no problem....maybe!?

NOVO

I have a copy of 'Captain Of My Shif' if that's any use mate?

I do like that idea. Pressure completely off

Reading one of the lads in a thread there mentioning it being nice to play without the pressure of a dancefloor and I do find it funny that if you take the dancefloor out of the equation people do tend to enjoy an evening more. From the punters side there seems to be less moaning about what's getting played and from the jocks side you can play a wider spectrum of music.....everyone's happy. People DO seem to enjoy* a night more without one. Why is that? * I think the definition of enjoy is the key to the answer to this question btw

I don't like the 'normal' people handle although I understand why people use it. Although I'm sure you didn't mean it, It kind of implies that people into Northern are kind of above others when if you dig a little deeper with a lot of people they generally have a niche interest of some kind or other - apologies if some don't like me calling Northern a niche interest but I'm sure people into war-gaming have very similar conversations about 'normal' people' . Plus I think that youngsters are given bad press. I know many that are into Beat stuff, Funk, Rockabilly and other niche markets and many do turn out to hear 'new old' stuff - last week I had young lads taking pictures of the 7"s I was playing. Also, I know I live in the North West where virtually every lad I know has some relation or friend of the family that is or has been into the Northern/nighter scene and I don't think I've come across a kid who has no idea what NS is. I don't know about you but I see a plethora of kids wearing NS T's and bags and yes I know that it's a fashion thing but they are obviously aware of NS and find it a cool thing. Young 'Normal people' are more clued up on music and it's cults than ever before.

Pmed 'em you mate.

...and Magnum PI, The Muppets etc etc - she was never off the telly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Uggams I have quite a few trivias but I'm sure the long-standing members would actually kill themselves if I write them down again.