Our Kid

Remember fondly a night in Stockport with Martyn about 1975. Anyway Martyn turns up at our flat (where we were skint as usual) and invites us out for a Chinese (which was pretty cosmopolitan at the time let me tell you!) on him. After politely declining a couple of times we decided to give it a go,and Martyn the showman he was chooses a posh gaff where Johnny Mathis had dined the previous week.There we are and Martyn is leading us through this menu with all exotic dishes etc and some decent wine to wash it all down.Anyway when Martyn orders his dish he asks the guy for boiled rice with it to which the waiter says in a lofty manner that they don't deal in that low level stuff at his gaff. Martyn replies "Wrong answer" which Mr Chan didn't quite understand.So we go through a procession of pigeon english speaking waiters/managers all explaining their lack of boiled rice to which Martyn's stock reply was (you've guessed it) "Wrong answer". On we progress - more chat,more wine and a fine meal had by all. Martyn then decides to tackle the dessert menu which again was missing one of his choices (back to the wrong answer scenario etc).I noticed the fantastic service we were getting at this place - it looked like all of Hong Kong were in the kitchen to attend to our every need. We thanked Martyn for the treat as the bill came, and he suddenly shouted "GO!" and legged it. Hey thanks for the warning me owd; it's normal to co- ordinate a runner where I come from!!! Then I realised that all of Hong Kong were chasing us around these petrol pumps across the road and they had some fine chopping utensils to hand! How we got outta that one alive I don't know but yup Martyn was one of the lads. Agree that his music selection with other people's tunes was second to none. RIP Paul

See above Paul

Let's not explore the s***legging - sounz (n did look) pretty messy to me! Yup we're talkin' bout the same thing. Can't call that stompin' can ya?? Paul

Lolloping is where your legs go faster than your body in a very energetic pseudo run (like your rear is supported by some mystical force!) Looks bloody painful and dangerous from a distance! Just jealous coz i could never do it! Paul

hordes of nubile young ladies thrashing about in admiration just for one's attention Yeah i'd do it for that! Paul

Gil i'm in a lucky position. Ive got a spare self contained music system(ya know like the old days) looks like the lads are sortin' you out with your tune PM your address and I'll DHL/UPS you the gear to hear it big 'n loud just like it was recorded. Thanks Paul

You get 2 for one on the reissue!

My God I cannot believe how confused you all are! Stompin is The Champion/Bill Black type of music. So is the sun,Ton of dynamite et al is Lolllopin' Distinct difference and never confuse em on the dance floor - do so at your peril! (Especially at our age) With regards to the term STOMPER that was invented creatively by us lot to distiguish between the likes of Moses Smith Vs The Jewels. I suspect that raw energy = stomper Cheers Paul

I think JALM was by Johnny Williams on Bashie. Paul

Well done everyone! Had to laff at the post about it being played and possibly clearing the floor - that's the one reason i would hold on to the tune! A lot of the best tunes are the original floor clearers! Paul

Put it in ya diary. Paul

To all the detractors of the IL project to bring these artists to the screen try this little trick: A) Bang on any of the DVD's,turn the sound off,and watch the energy in the performers. I have always been a fan of any artist that puts energy into a tune (which you can do at 18 or 81 don't forget!) I personally reckon this quality is what sets NS apart - it covers slow as well as fast tunes but they ALL got energy! By lip reading see if you can guess any of the tunes (sounds hard but if someone gives you a jumbled list of all the tunes/artists on the DVD you might well be surprised.) When either by knowledge/luck/elimination you hit on a right answer THEN turn the sound on and you will realise it's the artists we're looking at and their input - this time around I'm afraid the music is secondary. We're lucky to have a chance to see even what these artists look like,never mind how they have weathered the storm of life. Unless you can backdrop etc the same as you did 30+ yrs ago I'm afraid your criticism should be kept to yourself. Paul

Don't take it out on this world - Adams Toffee Apples! Paul

Was La Beat the original release? Is it my ears or does the La Beat copy have a very slight dip about 2-3 secs in.Always wondered if this had something to do with the Palmer release? Paul

Hey calm down Malc it's Fri afternoon,I was 'avin a laff!! Paul

Were they Scooter do's? Paul

Hardest to find!!! Bin' to a few 'o them. Lataz Paul

Is the flip Soul Meetin' on the orig? Was under the impression reissue had a different flip - could well be wrong though. Paul

Your Uncle has given us a lot of joy on the dance floor over the years - nice to hear from you (albeit with that sad news) Paul

Funny how Marvin Jones got renamed and Derek never did,might be an image thing. I guess he was positioned. Paul

Those two are toughies on the floor at the best of times.Well done, admire your courage. Paul

One of my all time fave instrumentals.That tune has class.Can't choose between PC and Al de Lory as to which is the most underplayed tune on the planet. Listen up, when they eventually get sorted out on Mars the real info coming back won't be they have water it will be that they've been playin' Al de Lory all along! Paul

Thomas gave us the light. Henry gave us the car. Levi gave us................. a starting point. Thanks Paul

Good & Cheap - the magic mixture! Don't know where you live but I believe a trip to a specialist shop where they have loads of tunes and a deck or two is worth every penny. Thing to remember is that we all have different tastes and you will find your groove on a mission like that,where I am sure you will find more than enough willing people to guide you. You have started with an awesome base with that CD. Good Luck Paul

Well I'll tell ya somethin' if I had realised they had corned beef sandwiches??? at the back of that record room I wouldn't have wasted any of my hard earned on them stupid vinyl 7" things at that "The" Wigan Casino!! If I had come back from Wigan dressed like POG (after sneakin' off there anyway) my Old Man wouldn't have wasted his time on a good bollik*n he would have taken the easier route and rang some people in white coats and had me institutionalised!! Paul