On The Soul Side The Loft Bar Bournemouth Uni

Just over a week and a half to go.Birthday cake will be on the table for Ian.Hope Ian and Gary have sorted their tunes out.Going to be a hot night.

Dave Morris, on 08 February 2012 - 01:49 PM, said:

hi dave and viv
glad they got the heating sorted....have a great night
atb moldie

records sorted and looking forward to a great night

gary samways, on 12 February 2012 - 12:57 PM, said:

Hope Sherlock Holmes is in the box mate
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Looking forward to your tunes mate.

Best

Bob

Hi Everyone
Looking forward to the Uni as per normal. Big Birthday bash. Not only is it Ian Spittles 50th, we will also be celebrating Ann and Mandy's Birthdays as well. Gonna be a top night.

See you there

Bob

oh yes mate, see ya there

Bob Snow, on 12 February 2012 - 02:00 PM, said:

hi bob
sorry i cant be there....but duty calls.....have a great night...i know how messy anne and mandys get togethers can be
atb moldie

Bob Snow, on 12 February 2012 - 01:57 PM, said:

omg bob...has there been a murder?

There might have been an argument !!!!!!!!!!!

wiganpotter, on 12 February 2012 - 10:30 PM, said:

i hear sherlock holmes has painted his front door
a yellow entry my dear watson and hes planted a fruit tree in the garden
a lemon tree my dear watson
have a great night brian...i cant be there im afraid but eat some cake for me
atb moldie

Morning all,
Be great to see everyone at the 1st SoulSide of the year.What a way to bring it on with not one but 3 birthdays.
Should be lots of cake and plenty of soul all on lovely original vinyl.
See you all there

Dave & Viv.

The railway boys will be there in force

tim smithers, on 15 February 2012 - 03:32 PM, said:

hope all three of you have a great night
very good lineup

I'm sure everyone will have a great night Mick. Looking to be yet another great night in the Loft.
Anyone wanting to bring a sales box are very welcome.

Dave Morris, on 17 February 2012 - 04:29 PM, said:

my post was referring to the the railway boys...tim,jonah and simon
moldie

evening all....................
looking forward to tomorrow just been to busy to come on here......
Dave see you at the start ;o)

It's gonna be a good 'un - see yu all later......

Hi Dave Sorry Wont be able to attend tonight , Have a good one .
Happy birthdays to Anne ,Mandy and Ian ,
See you all soon
Brian

Great nite again- well promoted by Dave & Viv, great sounds throughout by all the dj's and it was great to celebrate so many birthdays! keep up the top work- well worth the journey down with Dave Farrell, Vince Ayres and Jason Starr- some great banter was had!! ktf

Ditto Matt - great nite excellent tooones & good crowd - what more do you want? Well done to Dave, and team....See ya soon.

P.s. Any playlists - photos please?

Thanks for all the great feed back folks.We'll just keep on doing what the people that attend want,playing quality soul music right across the board.
Another good turn out and nice to see some familiar faces returning.
Will post a playlist later with pics of the cake etc.
See you all in April.

Dave & Viv.

[/quote].
. [size=5]Where ever we venture to an event with an 'Across The Board' headlining policy, we all know that the goal posts can move around depending primarily on the delivery of the guest players. My recent observations of university soul nights have witnessed, through popular demand, an ever growing segment of 70s / Crossover sounds being adopted into proceedings.
. Certainly during the back end of Ian Spittle's first set and through Gary Samways initial offerings there was a flavour of Modern style music. Apart from a couple or so tunes that have seen their time in the sun as in Sergio Mendez - Love music and the James Walsh Gypsy Band - Cuz it's you girl, I couldn't really put a name to many of them.
. Danny North followed with the mid-tempo numbers Betty Lloyd - I'm catching on and Billy Hambric - She said goodbye before delivering a fair proportion of light feeling 70s soul in line with demands from the dance floor.
. Mischief's set was more in line with an Across The Board approach which drew out the busiest response of the night with mid- tempo Northern Soul numbers from Ann Sexton and Chuck Jackson to the classic Carstairs - It really hurts me girl and the occasional return to the general theme in The Spinners - I just want to fall in love.
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. Ian Spittle's 2nd set began with Lee Fields - Take me back before resorting to some notable off the beaten track crossover. Gigi by Talmadge Armstrong being one that I had managed to clock. Then there were pieces that swung too close to club music for my liking. Drizabone - Can't take the pressure being an example.
. Gary Samways dabbled with Northern tunes as in The Masqueraders - I got the power and Frank Dell - He broke your game wide open, but it was the modern tunes like Virgil Henry - You ain't saying nothing new and The Jones - Is the getting still good that were striking more of a chord with the crowd.
. I observed alot of flowing movement on the floor throughout much of Ian's and Gary's final offerings when there was that special intuitive, spontaneous symbiosis between D.J. and dance floor.
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. I feel that Dave Morris made an effort to rebalance things during his final half hour to end the night. Playing some RnB soul, Northern Soul as in Carl Carlton - I can feel it, The Precisions - Such Misery and stompers like Johnny Sayles - I can't get enough and Al Wilson - Help me. He pulled in a 70s request for Anne Snow with the uplifting Leon Ware - What's your name and then a final blast with Gene Chandler - There was a time before delivering some mid-tempo tunes to ease down and end with the soulful Esther Phillips - Just say goodbye.
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. For much of the night I couldn't get into the flow of things. There was too much of a flavour from the mid to late 1970s Blackpool Mecca and I believe, the lighter side to the music from 1980s Stafford for my tastes. Never the less, there were plenty of people who came to enjoy this style of music, for the dance floor kept rolling along and judging by some of the Cheshire Cat demeanors, the £1.50 for a pint of Carlsberg was making a few of the onlookers extremely content.
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. Thanks Dave, Danny and Viv plus guests Gary and Ian.[/size]
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An excellant night!, i think Ian enjoyed his 50th birthday, we all certainly did!, there was a more 70's oriented crowd this time around but that didn't spoil things (for me anyhow!) sometimes you have to give in to the majority. there were a few new faces and a few missing regulars but the atmosphere was great all night and there was something for everyone, can't wait for the next one

so glad you had another successful night this Soul Night deserves it, sorry we couldnt make it as had a very tough week and needed time out to re address me brain lol hopefully see you all at the next one ;-)