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Took these the other night - one above my neighbours shed the other slightly zoomed in - back door photo

Derek great photos - is this a Friday night oldies Oct 80, as it looks quite full ?

Mixed with a half a gram of meth amphetamine - place was buzzing

Seeds - Pushin too hard - 100mph speed adrenaline - Winstanley spin am sure (never heard it played after the casino closed) - yes I know bit of a marmite record

Loughborough allnighter in the morning came out and the throttle cable is broke - however it would reach the temp slide in the dash - yep that will work - Classsic Trust me you can’t make this stuff up

Friday Oldies night at the Casino - and Winstanley drops this one on the deck - RIP - Little Richard - really did live life to the full

Funny at the time story - Friday Oldies night coach from Aldershot went to Newbury bus station probably to pick gear up on the way and a few people - on gets a few soulies and a tramp, he’s worse for wear ok and merry and thinks we’re going somewhere he wants to go - some hours later we stopped off at Birmingham Hilton M6 - where he got off and we left him there - well it was funny at the time

Just a quick side story it’s 1976/77 got the Wigan Friday oldies coach from Aldershot - so we’re travelling back Saturday morning M6 or M1 back south - we stop off at a service station - we’re all coming down / still chewing / staring - all of a sudden about 15 blokes appear from the entrance which was via the over head bridge - There Newcastle going somewhere and they saw our coach and thought we were another football firm going to another game - all a bit tense until someone goes in a Gordie accent “ there ok there soulies” happy times

In the early days 75 to 79 jumped trains to Wigan from Euston by hiding between the seat backs usually end up covered in dust / dirt seemed fun going coming back an effing nightmare - if you got caught always give another persons name / usually a mate Hitched it / stole cars / jumped taxis / borrowed you’re mates mums car / didn’t care as long as you got there - win win only got caught once driving a mk 1 Cortina after Loughborough town hall all nighter on the M1 not my car no licence no insurance - gave them a false name then had to hand myself in

KGB Sheffield - it was a full time dance (take ur kids there) centre although those full walled mirrors did ur head in - as that person was always staring back at you -

The Fleet is on in Peterborough - MARCH 21st this month - not sure if you’re all aware that The Fleet building is owned and operated by the ICA which is The Italian Community Association

Factionalism refers to arguments or disputes between two or more small groups from within a larger group. There has been a substantial amount of factionalism within the movement. It might be my age my ill spent youth - or simply am thick - but I’ve never come across this word before and am only 61 - and if I ain’t am sure there’s a few more out there - years ago when people used words like this, they generally were educated- which means they were posh - hence these words were know as “posh words“

I remember Kenny Burrell when he had “Do I Love You” - chaining his record box to a speaker stand foot on the stage - the chain was like a motorbike chain massive - what he didn’t realise was that you just needed to tip the speaker back and the leg would come up which meant you could have slipped the chain out.

Just thought I’ll drop in an old story from back in the day about 76 - The story goes like this, in the oldies room at StIves all-nighter or the correct name was the theatre- there was a DJ from Kettering I believe called Brillo - he apparently gets caught with seeing another woman - his missus finds out and takes all his records inc TheTomangoes to the local charity shop - never knew if the story was true however never saw Brillo DJ again ?

Got this back from Timmy Bryant after I asked who was in the line up Great! Thank you so much! Currently the JB's are Frank Bryant and Jimmy's Son Tim Bryant (other members are interchangeable depending on location of shows). Thanks again! Lets stay in touch! Cheers!

Got this sent through so thought I would share it On Monday, February 10, 2020, njdaddy63 . <timbmuzic@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, I'm the manager for the Just Brothers who made the Northern Soul hit song Sliced Tomatoes. Please contact me to let me know if you would like to have them perform at your venue. Thanks Timmy Bryant (973) 816-3597

last ever soul night? soul music is a passion, it’s emotional - it will always move people - so I guess the answer is when civilisation ends

Hand clapping 60:02 Peggy March - If You Loved Me [RCA Victor] Packed night - I went to Bisley the Friday night before and someone had a ticket who couldn’t go - deffo to much gear that weekend lol

I can’t change - Just about sums up the terminology Northern Soul - you were recognised for you’re music, loved and more importantly respected in the UK - RIP

Russ - great info you’ve really gone into a number, just one Question - where’s Scotland on the list - lol ok that was only a joke sorry for my childish humour

Mike 4,605 Posted October 17, 2004 Following was posted up in motown legends news article in news/articles section - thought may be of interest, not sure how well known but so what. More of his bio can be found at soul weekenders site visit site and of course can catch him performing at the Motown Legends weekender Brief soundbite of Ritchie Pitts bio from site Born in Brooklyn N.Y. Richie's path to fame in the soul world started in the famous New York group The Velours who had several U.S. hits over the late 50's and mid '60's. they also recorded the sought after Northern Soul 45 "I'm gonna change" Around 1967 the Velours were invited to tour England. On arrival here they found they were being billed as The Fabulous Temptations ! However they carried on with the tour of emerging soul clubs like The Twisted Wheel in Manchester, Clouds in Derby and The Mojo in Sheffield where they went down a storm often doing 2 or 3 shows a night. It was at the Mojo where Richie met a young Pete Stringfellow who suggested the group change their name to The Fantastics. On their second tour of the U.K. they came back as The Fantastics and went down a storm and decided to stay !

Did a half hour spot - 10:30 - 11:00 last year, took 8 records don’t do double decking.