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Malc, thank 'God' you are hanging about when I am on here. It's like being blind and deaf with no mates on here sometimes.

..... How many things could you find from your Jimmy White youth, a youth that gave you the posting rights on this very site due to your foolish [yet fruitful] passions? How many??? I'll bet their are feckin' thousands of big F8CK OFF great things on this scene...and maybe four daft shit things. Why dwell on the negatives? (I do understand that you may be giving it 'the nod'! )

Hayzer, Davidson and myself held a very 'Southportesque' (like Diamonique but with more Class A) interview with old Snowboy on Southport TV a few year back at SPW - it was meant to be a Sports Roundup but it kind of 'Snowboylled' , you know. Anyway! I remember halting the interview to point out to 'Snowboy' that he 'in profile resembled a Lalique glass bonnet embellishment from a 1932 Studabaker'. He didn't appreciate the obvious humour. We did.

Kids! Just say no! This brings about going to a sporadic Northern-ish night (Ska etc) at The Millstone in Newton-le-Willows about a year back and being that far gone that the lads played 'A Touch Of Velvet...' and the mement it went off I proceeded towards the decks and asked for... 'A Touch Of Velvet...' To much hilarity from the lads. As I said earlier... 'Arse'!

Ha ha, I right bolloxed that up didn't I? Arse.

We don't 'think' owt mate - we are just in control of our love of black music, a love of black music that doesn't end at a particular point - we further it - keep it alive. That's us! Lovers of black music, not people that cut off at any given point. If you are of the train of thought that doesn't envelope the progression of black music, then sit in your own shit, as you are simply being hypocritical - surely, as you have bought 'Northern' produced over a certain span of years, yes. And to Mike Hawkins, I'll refrain from the obvious answer that I should give your response, as, as much as you may think that your view is of more importance than mine Mike - it ain't mate. It's a shame what's happened with us mate, and for what?

We don't 'think' owt mate - we are just in control of our love of black music, a love of black music that doesn't end at a particular point - we further it - keep it alive. That's us! Lovers of black music, not people that cut off. If you are of the train of thought that doesn't envelope progression of black music, then sit in your own shit. Mike (Posstot),

I'll tell you what I hate most about this scene, although I'm not too sure wether it is the scene's fault or just the fact that being involved within a scene brings about certain reactions from people that are socially unavoidable. Anyway. A lad I know, that will be known to some of you, who got into the Northern scene late...who, since his inception it seems that every time our paths have crossed the whole content of his conversation has spun around how shit he thinks certain factions of the scene are. Before he became a 'blood-soulie' he was a lovely, amiable kinds guy - not so anymore. This scene appears to breed negativity. Everybody appears to be able to do a better job, play a better record, promote a better night - than the target of their venom. It strikes me as funny that people who give so much of their lives up, in their middle ages, miss the simple fact that nobody's views are wrong, they are just different to their own and this isn't the basis for a slanging match twixt their immediate group about how crap relevant others are. It's all, sadly, one-upmanship.

Now, this thread has gone on a while and I may have become a tad disorientated in it's scale - but - isn't it just a fantastic example of a thread that goes through the motions of one whereby the haters get the uneducated, poorly thought out shit off their backs in it's (the thread's) early stages to one where the true appreciation of the majority comes through, shiningly, of Ian's obvious love, passion and input in furthering his musical beliefs. Mathematically this Levine thread tells all, all that are able to read between the lines that is, the truth about where 'Ian Levine' and his vision has led this scene. Sorry to (mis)quote such a camp line from a Nighter classic Ian but I'm going to anyway mate as I think it sums you and your input up: "Wave your hands to the crowd, you're the queen of the parade" The Pages - 'Heartaches And Pain You are mate. Respect.

The pint I've had takes a good while to brew Andy, costs a feckin' fortune and doesn't do your innards a whole lot of good...done me know harm though ay?

Anyone geet? Rotherham memory.

My usual self darling, half cut and spoiling for an issue, you know. I think we will be there Malcolm, we enjoyed our last little soiree up their the other month, so the scales have been tipped.

Good answer Rod.

Tony. I will actively seek you out for a concilliatory pint.

We put Billy on at The Carlton in Warrington in the mid 80's Malc, singing his classic 'Hold Me Tighter By The Vein'. Bit of a drama queen as it happened, he wasn't too happy about changing into his spangly jacket over the barrels behind the bar. Cracking D.A. too.

Not bored mate, just passionate and in todays heady lifestyle, and not being one who is excited by politics, this is the only time that I can put my shit down - as silly as it seems to some. I love this music, I love people like yourself, those who take the time to reply with other than a negative. I apologise to those on here that read the bollocks I post occasionally, it is borne of nothing more that the wont to understand what rings your bell/makes you tick.

Yes but you must also remember the balls it took to play them.

Dionne's looking good there too.

I do prefer the bright sound gained from styrene.

I said that didn't I? Nice one anyhow.

I'm out the game at the mo' but wasn't there a Phillip suchabody, lead singer, early 80's...not showing up on my Googles.

I find it amazing that Brian has actually found the time to knock about with other clowns (myself included that is) as well as putting so much into this scene. Some say that his knees have been rented out to the Statue Of Liberty. Others say that he's still alive. To us he's called simply 'Bri'.

Apparently, f you stare into Brians bizarre shirt long enough, you know like, cross your eyes an' all that, you're able to see Clyde McPhatters kitchen!?