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.[size="4"] We hadn't been to this event in 15 months, mainly because we had opted for Bournemouth Railway Club or The Crown when these events and The Pier had clashed during the past year. The 2nd Anniversary of The Crown in Southampton was also going on during this same night and yet this time around we decided to stay in Bournemouth.
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.[size="4"] Now I don't know if Russ Vickers was on a commision or what Steve Lyons had paid over to him to submit the adverse comments on Bournemouth Piers last Events Lookback string. But it most certainly had produced dividends for the hosts. For some folk had read the posts and found some of the side swipes unnecessary and a little harsh.
[/size].[size="4"] Steve Lyons is well liked and hence the response had delivered a general rallying call that swelled the numbers to produce an exceptionally high turn-out.
. I think Russ was initially looking for a play-list to expose perceived weaknesses on a lack of O.V.O policy. I reckon this may have been born out of frustration in Charmain's unbridled self promotion of her man and this event. However, what ensued turned a normally very limited Lookback string into a focal point of interest. With Soul Source, it's a case of 'No news isn't always good news!' So instead of spiking the event, the irony now was that it had been brought more into the public's eye and served as a catalyst for the night.
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. We, Sally Reynolds, Jan and I arrived a little before ten with the sound of
T.J. Williams - 'Baby I need you,' floating above a warm undercurrent of anticipation. What followed were many of the recognized soul classics from The Top 500, supplemented with other recently established tunes, such as
Billy Davis - 'Stanky Get Funky,' Sam Dees - 'Lonely for you' and
Bobby Womack - 'Home is where the heart is.' It was a recipe for lively, well received sets and the warm atmoshpere generated, constantly flowed amongst the friendly people.
. As with Bournemouth Railway Club a couple of weeks earlier, the floor was consistently full. Even the fast stompers of
Eddie Parker - 'Love you baby' and
Joe Hicks - 'Don't it make you feel funky,' didn't have quite the same usual effect of weeding out the slower dancers and space was nearly always at a premium.
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. Now this event is unusual in that there is an adjoining bar/room that caters for Reggae and Ska. Consequently there are people with a foot in this camp who turn up also for the Northern Soul. Some of them may have long since given up their scooters for four wheels. However, their dress sense (i.e. buttoned down collared Ben Sherman or Fred Perry shirt) gave away their roots and they tended to mingle in groups casually amongst the local strictly soul fraternity. There was also quite a few younger people supplementing the numbers, but what surprised me about Saturday night was the number of travellers from far and wide that were in attendance. I noted faces I knew from Weymouth, Newbury, Chichester, the Hampshire/Surrey border and the M3 corridor. All of them established bonefide Northern Soul people, prepared to travel to Bournemouth for this particular brand of soul music.
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[/size]It'll always have it's place and at the end of Bournemouth Pier is where you'll find it.
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Edited by davemortimore, 01 February 2010 - 01:31 PM.
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such a good crowd and great music from all the dj´s...the floor never emptied
Great to see so many familiar faces enjoying this evening...to Steve & Charmain we had a brill time..Thanks Guys 
