Theresa

I dunno, but he's played at every scooter rally I've been to since 1980...

Aww come on folks, it's all getting a bit 'Crucify Them!' for my liking. What are we going to do - string them up if we see them buying food at Tesco? It might be amusing to bay for their blood on here, but they're still people for God's sake, and you're proposing ruining their lives. I don't know the couple personally, but know from folk that DO know them that they're not con artists. You wouldn't wish this situation on anyone. If they were your mates, what would you do to help? I'd probably say look Tracey & Andy, you used Soul Source to advertise your event, so you've got to be prepared to use it to keep people informed after it all went tits up. It's the lack of communication & explanation that's really getting people's goat, so get your heads out of the sand, take a deep breath and type 'Sorry again everyone, it's understandable that you're fuming. We haven't got enough money at the moment, but anticipate being able to repay your money by this date, and will reimburse the bank charges you've incurred because of us. Here is the list of people and amounts we owe, and these are the measures we're taking to get the money together as soon as we can...' Theresa

I did complain recently that they didn't have enough champagne flutes at Bisley, and the two they had didn't appear to be very clean. And everyone at the Baltic Weekender was just so, er, Germanic. Outrageous.

I know just what you mean, and I'm not even a promoter. Never ceases to amaze me when people turn up at a do where the music policy and DJ line-up is clearly advertised on the flyer and then they moan about it. Mind you, working in HR, I've often said 'this job would be great, if it weren't for the people...' The chairman of a company I used to work for, who was one of the wisest men I ever met, once said to me when I was struggling with a constantly complaining customer who we just couldn't please, "Theresa, it is time to say to this woman 'Madam, yours is not the type of custom we wish to encourage, please take your business elsewhere.'" Can't tell you how satisfying it was to say it! Shut her right up and we never heard from her again

So true! In fact when buying anything at all to wear. We're looking to move at the moment, and one of the plusses on my favourite house so far was that it's only 2 mins to the motorway so it would be easy to get to niters! It's also got a big lounge with a solid oak floor that'd be fab to dance on. Er, and I think it had some bedrooms & maybe a garden

We always pretend we live in Letsby Avenue

Me & the hubby Justin did the self same thing a couple of weeks ago (except we don't get up as early as you ) singing & laughing in the kitchen over the Breakaways when I was doing the packed lunches. Mind you I've also done 'Your Wispa's Getting Louder' now that they're available again, and couldn't help singing a burst of Native New Yorker when we had a multipack of Taxi biccies lately - 'It's a thought you had, in a taxi cab, that got left on the kerb...' Maybe we should have another thread for northern soul brand names or even just chocolate biscuits.

Going a bit off topic here Joto, but that seems a little harsh on the part of your bank? The drawer should be charged for dishonoured cheques, but not you as it's hardly your fault or even within your control. My bank doesn't charge me. Who are you banking with? I'd be straight on the blower giving them a rocket.

My refund cheque also bounced, but to be fair Tracey did initiate an email today to try and sort it out. Fingers crossed! It reminds me a bit of a few years back when I worked in HR for a company that was going down the pan, and we had the horrible job of deciding who to pay, knowing that we couldn't pay everyone. Different circumstances obviously, but I imagine the feeling is similar - pretty horrible, wouldn't wish it on anyone. I'm sure will be all sorted out soon. Theresa x

Careful FT, before we know it there'll be a thread in All Our Yesterdays entitled 'Which was your favourite NS bog?' and the anoraks will start arguing over whether the seat was the original and who was the first to sit on it, and whether the flush sounded better when the cistern was full or half-full I say best bogs - Wilton, worst - Blackburn Tony's Empress Ballroom

Northern soul bogs are already available Barry. We can do alternative versions with no locks on the doors, wraps in the sink, broken mirrors, floor swilling with piss etc if you have a particular soul venue in mind that you'd like to recreate. Visit www.soulandshit.com for more details... T x

All-time fave is Keb Darge. But used to love watching Soulie too, and Paul Sadot & Oscar Romp (or Oscar de la Rent Boy as we call him ) when they went hell for leather at the 100 Club. These days, like watching Freckles from Brighton as he's cute and always love seeing Chantel from Bedford out on the floor.

So can't we just leave it at that? If you're going somewhere where you're not sure of the policy or what one of the DJ's plays, and the possibility of a few modern tracks (whatever your interpretation of that term) might spoil your snivelling, whining, miserable, godforsaken lives, then just ask on here beforehand, or even, shock horror, phone the promoter and ask them to talk you through the expected proceedings for the night. But I guess that would mean you couldn't argue ad nauseam for several more thousand posts And if we're forming a hit squad to take out Benny Troy, count me in It's mainly his hair that vexes me. ">