Tezza

Cheers mate,. Answered my question and then some !! Have a great New Year XXX

If you could afford it - would you ?? If an unplayable,shit copy of Frank Wilson DILYIID came up and you could afford it - would you. Its a lttle bit of our history if you wish and so, to some, it is quite important. If I had the Money - I would If a good copy of The Majestics came up and I had the money ??? Perhaps not !!! Happy New Year

Is the Swirl Design East Coast and the 'straight' written one West Coast or Vise Versa ?!?! I have the Swirl design but the plain one looks stronger ( if you get my drift )

So sad. Be glad when 2012 is over !!

Its very sad to see that. There is too much of that on SS. All you are after is an honest iew but you will find that everyone tries to force their opinions on you.If they don't agree with you then you are an idiot and you don't know what you are talking about. Hang in there and don't let the bastards drag you down. There are some on here that give valued responses, its up to you to sift out the Wheat from the Chaff. Where do you live - whats local to you. 53 - if you started when you were a youngster yourself there are places to go ( and places to avaoid ) but thats up to you. Keep smiling and Merry XMas XXX

That should say Knobber surely. Of course, just becauce you were 'too blind to see' it obviously wasn't there. Should have tried looking At The Top Of The Stairs or perhaps inside yourself I was in essence agreeing with you but again there appears to be something wrong in the Opthalmic area. Personal insults on SS - what is the world coming too ?? All the best - Nobber XXX

In the '80's Northern Soul wasn't dead, it was in hiding. Surfaced occasionally until the time was right. Some of us 'Kept The Faith', for want of a better phrase and now we are reaping the fruits of our labour. Granted, the fruit is on the lower branches and tastes a little sour but at least its bearing. 'Young Souls' ?? Yes there are some around but obviously not in the numbers we had or to sustain a Nationwide thriving scene ( IMHO ) but they are there and should be encouraged. We also shouldn't pander to their whims, they are the appretices and we should pass on the skills and knowledge we have accumulated over the past 40 odd years. If they want to branch off and create a neo-soul scene then that is their perogative. We should carry on as we always have and if she dies with us then so be it. We don't have to create a legacy, no one did for us, we created our own future.

Wash your mouth out Oscarp. Sacrilege !!

Have I told you lately Andy XXX

MickH showed me his copy of Jon and The Weirdest - said someone gave it him for nowt !! Sometimes .......!!!!! Happy Christmas Ted XXX

No, didn't get one. Asking £700 plus for it these days - Beautiful piece of Soul One day it will be mine, oh yes, one day !!!

After a clean copy of Shawn Robinson - My Dear Heart (not too dear though)

Fill the Dance floors ?? Anybody can do that !! They are slightly different on the NS Scene whereby, if people weren't collectors there would be no one to play the Music that we have all come to love. They are not Radio DJ's that get stuff sent to them to play, we have to seek them out. Another thread - Same old ... You're just perpetuating the end of the world as we know it !! Incestuous and vain, and many other last names.

There's non left NJ - Everywhere you look there's a Flag already there claiming it for their own. Apart from Cumbria - There's a lot of vacant plots up there Lol !! MERRY CHRISTMAS XXXX

You don't have to stray too far to find the Gold Kev Good name for a Club ? I just need someone to come in with me and we can start to advertise - What nights good for you mate ?? Have a good XMas XX

That is true NJ. I'm obviously not advocating playing 100% Old, unplayed. rare, whatever we want to label it as, but conversely we don't want to go to a venue and hear 90% of the stuff that was played last time etc. There has to be some Neutral Ground. No one, im the real world, expects an event to be catered soulie for them.

Its not a matter of asking for something different from advertised. At an Oldies do -- How many 'Oldies' can you remember that are never played or are are considered 'not up tempo enough' We can Play a night of old Casino, Samantha's Va Va's Torch stuff that is never heard these days but still fall under the Advertised Criteria. A DJ would not be committing an injustice to play these things and let the people know that there is more to Northern than 100 MPH top 500 or whatever. The ones that do the most shouting .. Empty Vessels etc etc!! That is the crux of the problem, DJ's are terrified to play a record that might have a lesser number of people dancing or, god forbid, empty the floor completely. The main criteria for a good/banging/stonking night is a full floor from start to finish and anything less is considered failure and as Dekka says leaves the DJ open to ridicule or even abuse. Big up on that but how much respect would you get if you had the Balls to do it. Try it, its so refreshing !! There is a line that obviously you shouldn't cross., play stuff because its good not because its rare and cost me a Child. ( If it is good and cost a fortune then more Kudos on you ) It seems from the responses on this that everyone agrees but no one actually thinks it will happen. UKIP is now the 3rd Party in British Politics - Who would have thought that 4 years ago ?? If we don't try we can't complain that nothing changes.

Nicely put Mak, I was a little surprised myself to see there has been no slanderous playground stuff. Nice to see that it is taken seriously. Is it our own fault that we don't badger the DJ's into playing what we want. Nip up to the Deck, ask him (or her) to play something. If I get a request and 'Its in my other Box' I tend to search it out, and any others of the same ilk, and play them next time. From behind the decks it seems that the Yard Stick is the numbers on the floor, 'full floor, doing the right thing, same time next Month' - or should we, as DJs be testing ourselves as well as the punters. Mak, you've been around a long time ( soz mate ) and I can imagine there are toons you've not heard since a lot of the 'younger boys and girls' were shittin' yellow. Maybe we should bother the DJ ?? We might not be able to Dance the Dance anymore but it will get the Heart racing and the hairs on the back of the neck ..... Wherever you are this weekend and over the Christmas period ask Santa (Mr DJ) for that extra special pressie. Time Marches On .. wait a minute, I'm sure that's in my other Box. Now where did I put it ...........

The KGB in Sheffield. Sat in the Car Park, Terry from Barnsley with an old Dancette playing whatever we had bought to the assembled crowd. Doors opened and unless the weather was shit we would probably sit there for an hour or 2.

I love my Oldies and not a lover of 'New Soul' or whatever umbrella it comes under. Again, not my cup of tea, don't mind other people etc etc .. ( see a thousand other threads ) It's not the fact that I need to move to fill the void, as I said, different toons for me but for the locals they may be the 'Same old Same old' The frustration lies within and I know things won't change, more a vent the spleen moment. We tend to get on SS, a lot of people agreeing with the sentiment but no one actually comes along and says ' Well I quite like it as it is !!' Because of this it implies that the DJ's/Promoters are the reason we are at this point. The masses accept what is pumped out of the speakers as the norm and so they go with the flo. Is this right or not ?? We are not gonna change the world on here discussing it but without getting too abusive or accusational, who is the main culprit ?? I don't want to sit back and accept it. A good friend, who has been with us since the early '70's is getting out because she is frustrated with all the Same Stuff and backstabbing that goes on. I find that, during most of the treads in SS, it usually deteriorates to just that so are we to blame ??? This is not a place I have just arrived at, been like it for too many years but its only recently that I have raised my head above the parapet to be shot at. All singing from the same Hymn Sheet - Perhaps we can - Perhaps we can't

Cheers Martyn, might check that one out in Chesterfield ( Dec 28th @ The Phoenix ) XXX

Exactly !! Its what we did in the late '60's early '70's but now, there is no Underground to go to - or is there and we just can't see it ???

That's the impression I get myself these days. Thought it may be just around the East Midlands area but it appears to be a Cancer that has spread and no amount of treatment is gonna cure it. Need counselling on ' Living with a disease' !! Have a good one Len Tezza

Like the Soap reference mate, really loved that show !! Not aimed at you Mr C, it was a general thing on my part Difficult to put down in words what you want to say. Need to have a button to emphasise or infer sarcasm !!!

Will have to start a new thread and get people to list the places that play certain genres of 'Soul' Difficult to do though because your idea of a good 'Oldies' night is different from mine although they are both intrinsically a good night ( if you like that sort of thing !!) ' Dear Santa, ......... ' New Year need to spread my wings and seek out new blood ( or old Blood !!!! )