Chalky, I honestly think anybody who thinks the 80,s was a low point for the soul scene didn't go anywhere, or was one of the "pop your head round the door" nostalgic, addidas bag carrying romantic, who hung their 40 inches up, cried when the Catino shut and got into Simple Minds and U2 had a few kids, waited until they,d grown up, then heard that Lloyd from Coronation Street was doing a "NORTHERN SOUL " night and decided to come out again, don the "bags" and demand to hear the same shite they flew about to 30 odd years ago and then demand respect because "I used to go to Wigan you know". Open and shut case mate, 80,s and early 90,s AWESOME, Underground, hardcore soul fans, driven by the need and addiction to hear new sounds, remember like yesterday the first night Rob Marriot played Cleveland Wilson (aka OC Tolbert) at Mansfield "The Swan" "I'm shooting high" us lads from the NE practically shit ourselves, Butch playing Just Brothers, "Go on and laugh", this in the mid 80,s, Low point ? do me a f-----g favour
Kev