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Love the thread guy's. I alway's thought the men in black song went " here comes the mini bus ". Do you reckon they were picking soulies up to transport them to a soul night lol ??? Tony " T BONE " South West Soul, Western Australia. Stay soulful.

Yes, and no Una, sorry you won't be seeing me in November. Stay soulful. T. BONE.

G'Day, great thread, as we say your as old as the woman your feeling. We're all here for a good time not a long time so lets make the most of it. There's just so much soul and not enough time. 21 ?? ask the legs after a nighter, i know what my buggers would tell me. Oh well Stay Soulful. Best from OZ.

Righto Mandy i'm now living in OZ but count me in. 12000 miles and it would be worth every one of them. Never missed an alldayer in the mid 70's, gotta say it was possibly the best venue ever.If i could nominate a non profit organiser my money would be on Dave night nurse from East Kirkby, a nicer bloke you won't find, fair dinkum. Me, well i would come over for a guest spot for free so lets get it on the boil. Chuck out any modern and stick to the tunes that rammed the place on them glorious Sunday afternoons. Alldayer YES if only to keep the blockheads out, oh and on a bank holiday please, oh and can we make it when i make my annual pilgrimage in September PLEASE? Stay souful and true to the Palais. Regards Tony " T BONE " Western Australia.

It ain't just over in old blighty that it's happening. We put our posters up all over the area of the gig only to find them ripped down and replaced. Reason is we ain't willing to pay the " poster boy's " to do what we enjoy doing ourselves. So it's back the next weekend to replace them. The ba----ds won't beat us but it does add to the printers bill somewhat. I say give em what they deserve.... airwares in the crotch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stay soulful anyway, Tony E. Perth, Western Australia. Venue, THE FLY Fremantle W.A.

Your quite right it ain't from the first anniversary. It's early 1974 Feb. i think and i'm 99% certain i am standing just to the left above the coloured guy. Orange singlet with patch and black parry's. Have kept the sleeve of footsee for the memories but oh no i would'nt play the record now, well not unless someone said go-on then. I think it is Steve Caesar standing in front of me. Happy, happy day's indeed. Spread the faith. Tony, Western Australia.

Hiya Bazza, I'm coming over to the U.K. in September to deejay at several gigs. Do you still go, if so where?? I will be at Rugby allnighter, Brighouse Ritz, Six Hills and the Skeggy weekender. Look me up for a chin wag and a beer mate if your gonna be at any of them. Stay soulful, Regards Tony E. Western Australia.

Hiya Bazza, yep mate your dead right there but as they say nothing stays the same eh?? We all have happy memories of the place and i'm right back there if i shut me eyes for a few seconds. Wonderful times, just wish we had a time machine to go back and do it all again. I for one would be there in a flash. Stay soulful, Tony E.

Hiya Soulfulbabe, Oh yes happy day's indeedy. Did know loads of soulies at the Palais and used to travel up from Peterborough for nearly all of them. Defo coming over in September and will be deejaying at Bournmouth mini nighter on 6th, Rugby allnighter 13th, Brighouse Ritz 19th, Six Hills 20th and the Saturday at Skeggy weekender. Did do the Fleet and St. Ives back in the mid 70's as i lived in Peterborough so went to most venues round there including Kettering. Can't wait to catch up with all our mates so hope you will be at some of the gigs, oh and try and bring one of them red setees with ya lol. Stay soulful, see yas soon. Tony " T BONE " Western Australia.

G'Day PhilT, if you read this thread mate, send me a reply and let me know if your still gonna flog me the copy of Billy Hines you said you had when you get out of the scene. I am still interested. email address is suantone@southwest.com.au Cheers mate, Tony Western Australia.

Ain't got any piccies Debs but my mate in the U.K. has still got all the tapes we made on one of them old cassette recorders. We used to set it up by the stage and then go and dance our rocks off. Alway's loved queing to get in, specially when it was freezing cold as everyone was so friendly. Never be another venue quite like it, i reckon in it's own way it was as good as the Casino. 600 soulies clapping to ' a little bit hurt ' ooh i can see it now. Makes the hairs stand up don't it? Best record for me there was Epitome of Sound, still got my copy. Getting soulful down under nowaday's, GREAT. ktf Tony E.

Yep Steve know what you mean mate. I clearly remember going downstairs to the then Jazz Funk room, was it a revolving floor?? Sad to know the stage was replaced by a bar of all things, i remember the bar being to the right of the dancefloor as you walked in, certainly had a few lager shandies there. Loved the bogs right near the entrance and they alway's smelled of Brut..... Brilliant memories and i can still smell it if i think hard enough. Were some great dancers there and the girls, well what else can you say,other than the friendliest on the planet. Will consign them day's to the memory box. Tony E.

Just reading through a few threads and the old memory gland starts twitching, thats memory not mammory so got to thinking about the brilliant alldayers at the Palais Nottingham during the mid 70's. Anyone remember the red setees round the dancefloor? Used to travel from Peterborough and never missed one, bloody fantastic. Now living in Australia and was wondering what happened to the place. Anyone who went i would love to hear from you. Stay soulful, Tony E.

Definitely am mate, booked into the Grosvenor, really looking forward to it again. Sorry i don't remember you by your handle so come and say G'Day unless your going to the W.C. 35th the week before. Oh and Night Nurse i am better looking than the other half you know that lol and i love you too mate. Don't you just love these forums? Tony E.

Thanks cobber, not a bad looking bloke for me age eh?? See yas in September mate, stay soulful. Tony T Bone

Yep your not wrong there mate, but the Casino did have over 200, 000 names on it's membership lists over the 8 years it was going. Gawd knows what happened to em all at the end but as i said i reckon many were on the ride so to speak. Let's just give the Casino the credit it deserves and it's place in the history of the Northern Soul scene is well documented. I for one will alway's say " It'll never be over for me " The new Casino Cafe in the Grand Arcade is well worth a look, hope to see you there on September 20th. Tony E.

G'Day guy's, had a sticky beak at most of the comments made, good, bad or indifferent. I have to say the scene started for me in late 1973 just after the Casino opened and just walking in the place blew me away. Went till mid 74, was 19 then and trying like buggery to be a champion cyclist. Bloody hard to ride a 25 mile race straight after an allnighter but it had to be done and NO i would'nt have had it any other way. Northern Soul was and still is my total passion and there are still a whole lot of soulies around today that went to the Casino, we even have several right here in Australia. We are the ones that were in the scene for the long haul and i often wonder what happened to the thousands, was it 200,000 members that packed it all in after December 1981?? Some were obviously " on the wave for the ride " and did'nt really give a toss about the music or the talented artists as long as they were seen " in the place " I feel really strongly about getting this fantastic music to the younger crowd, lets spread the faith, not " Keep It " Yes there were venues that were as good as the Casino for music quality and atmosphere, Notts. Palais alldayers for me, i never missed one, bloody awesome. Am now an ex pat living in Perth and running monthly soul nights at a venue with dare i say, a similar feel to the Casino, even smells the same, then it should do it's a 120 year old ex military drill hall with a curved ceiling and flouros. My hairs stood on end when i first saw the place, it was like walking into a time warp. We do get a lot of appreciative youngsters in, and yes they do dance, not like us but it's about having fun ain't it????? I came to England last year for the Casino reunion and will be there in September for the 35th anniversary, a 12000 mile jaunt.....How's that for support?? As they say " if it's in your blood, it's there for good. If anyone reading this is going, look me up, you never know you might recognise me even after all these years. Stay soulful. Tony E.