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Saw these yesterday in the BHF shop Stamford up for grabs if anyone was interested

1976ish Got a lift with Mick from Aldershot in his Mk 2 cortina not sure if it was a 1600e , got to Wigan car park, and he took the steering wheel off and put it in the boot, "fuckem they ain't stealing this" he would say, good laugh, great guy, always time to talk, always great stories, respect big guy.

just some more pics of the great man and one of George in his e type

The Fleet last night - Soul music , football , beer and a 50" TV

He looked bored, he cocked up the fold your arms routine , felt a knob for wearing pink and purple clothes - and headed down the pub

Semi dry today took the Vette out to a local car meet.

There was a place out st Encinitas or that area, but it was full of LPs https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&um=1&ie=UTF-8&fb=1&gl=uk&sll=32.7556498,-117.1283787&sspn=0.0002136,0.0003386&q=music+record+shop+el+cajon+blvd best shopping Viejas out on I8 I think it's the Alpine turn off best beach - Coronado beach Romona is a nice small town they use to do car nights on a friday Escondido the Main Street reminds me of American Graffiti Temecula - is an old cowboy out west town all wood and broad walks Borrego Springs - real dessert area

Dave try out near the university there's a shop there I pulled a few from, trust me they know about NS , also there's a few second hand places like antique shops never saw 45 s all shirt LPs in the long beach area. Do mission beach, roller coaster old wood one. Corvette dinner, and go over the bay bridge to the beech close to the air base - don't do Mexico trash Have fun

Sounds like bucking , classic track haven't heard that for donkeys years

Rick - what about a dj who plays off an effing lap top ? I went to a local soul night years ago that's all he had, by passing the pressing and original record mob, What's next I'll stick my memory stick in I've got a whole set on here, in fact I can go to the bar buy a drink and dance to my own tunes - the future !!!

Lived here over 14 years never seen a seal in the river Nene , watched it feed and come up with fish in its mouth - if you look in the second picture you can see Peterborough Cathedral (left hand side) in the back ground.

Who was running this in 1975 - as the title has EASC - yet the address is 106 Wootten Ave Peterborough ? was this a Ken Cox or a Paul D ? I also notice Pauls name not on here Uptown records where were they (I remember Andys records) and Mr Howards sounds like a KGB agent Who was Pete and Dave and Jonnhy (never seen it spelt like that) just curios

Bedford Embankment - EASC When was that late 70ts and was it an old cinema I remember sitting in seats and looking at people dancing on a stage , or had I had too much again !!!

Steve that was the key to the Peterborough Soul and Scooter crowds, they were a younger crowd the Knights Hall at the Cresset Bretton, Friday night, followed by the fleet all nighter on the Sat then coach down to St Ives all dayer on the Sunday - 16 - 18 year old speed feeding, crowd. In late 81 early 82 these were under the D&S Promotions - then when the first Soul nighter was put on at the Wirrina that was under the PSC - this was run by Dave Read and Wilcox and later by Stuart Gordon after he was released from prison - mid to late 82.

Peterborough Soul Club - ran this nighter in Notts 1983 in org format / also The Dedicated Soul Club ran weekly Northern nights at the Camden Ballroom London

D&S Promotions About 1980-81 - then changed into PSC 1982 Dave Read and Stuart Gordon it usually was shown on early flyers in a cap / pill like pictures -as DS stood for drug squad - kind of piss take

PSC started 1982 at the Wirrina they did about 6 nighters there as EASC Ken Cox had the Fleet - PSC clashed with EASC - That was Ken Coxs last night -PSC moved into the Fleet PSC - Started in 1982 after Wigan had shut, they wanted a more oldies style music rather than what was being played at EASC - Steve Gs right bully butler Inst first then fading in the vocal was a favourite - little bit hurts, green door, how can I forget, velvets, interplay, breakout , poor dog, anything that was 100mph remember this was a young adrenaline crowd EASC - after st Ives 1977 Ken Cox moved the EASC venue to the Wirrina in about 1977/78 then EASC moved to the Fleet - which was a council run property up to 1982 when the ICA took over (brought it) Italian Community Association who still own it today.

Thought they were 74 / 75 - not 1980 onwards , could be wrong ?

Steve didn't know anything about the damage to property etc - hope the police were involved - I can understand slapping someone but damage to property is a no go. Record I brought off James on one of this hunting trips to London paid £2:50 1979

Steve - Peterborough Soul Club did 2 all dayers at St Ives (wow shot myself in the foot there Steves poster says 5th all dayer so they would have been running all dayers for at least 6 - 8 months) - then got heat off of the local council - so they stopped . Russ Towers later did evening dos there , his wife's mum at the time, was a councilor at st Ives, the plot thickens, that's why S Gordon hit him at The Newage Stamford soul do - there's a lesson in there some where.

Billy there was s guy from Abbotts Ripton Huntington called James use to sell records walked around in a long trench coat pulling records behind him on a shopping trolley thing - got done for cattle rustling. It was about 79 at the casino he was selling records and had string going through the centre first time I ever saw that Coz people kept nicking his records

Officially - Peterborough Soul Club which was set up after Wigan had closed, started putting all nighters on at the Wirrina which was a box indoor 5 a side, I think they use to do roller disco there as well - venue. During the winter months the place was freezing even off your neck - so it was decided to clash with the EASC free night same date. One thing the PSC had over the EASC was that the younger crowd had come up through various local Soul and Scooter Soul venues at Bretton , Orton, etc additionally they knew that chewing gum which kept them awake was always on tap. I don't know what the support was at The Fleet that night - all I know is that Ken Cox decided that, that was the last night. Peterborough Soul Club took the fleet over I think till about 86ish when one of the guys got tugged for supplying stay awake chewing gum.

I know Tony Warot talked to me about it , at the time he still got the letter at home, maybe you were one of his favourites ??

Ken Cox was EASC I remember St Ives Cambs 75-77 Wirrina - Peterborough 77-78 Embankment - Bedford 78 (see Hammie) The Fleet - Peterborough 78-82 He use to get DJs to sign contracts to only work for him - so when they DJed for other people they used different names , but the punters knew. Mr Coops is best for info on Ken Cox he use to come from Stamford , think he use to get a lift with Ken to do's. EASC - Ended in 1982 when the start of the Peterborough Soul Wars started 1982 - Peterborough Soul Club at the Wirrina clashed with EASC at The Fleet same night - Ken finished EASC - Peterborough Soul Club took the Fleet over Tony Clayton brought Nev's records late 70ts and started Djing - he was also involved with Oddfellows