Ernie Andrews Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 You twisting hypocrite - what a tosser you are Ernie!! Twisting Hypocrite - Is that a dance or something sang by the Olympics Its easy to make personal statements like that- back it up with empirical evidence! Or is it you dont have enough molecules in your brain to collide! Debate on an itellectual level Mike instead of name calling! Link to comment
Guest Biz Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 i for one am not 'slagging' people off for enjoying themselves, if there is any 'slagging' off by me it would be aimed at those who are deluded enough to put on an event in a shopping centre thinking it resembles the casino in any way shape or form other than it's 'footprint' and 'seeling' it as a CASINO re-union/anniversary or whatever link they decide to try and forge. i hope the 1,000 have a really great time but i wouldn't be seen dead at such an event. i also hope the thousands that line the Thames at the boat race have a good time but again, i wouldn't be seen anywhere near that event, to me that's as near to northern soul as say dancing in a shopping centre! I take it we wont be going then coops, just sewn me badges on my bag for life, thought it might be in keeping Link to comment
Guest HindleyPhil Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Im looking forward to this, i went to the first one but missed the last one, i dont think its like going to a Soul night, but it makes a nice change & you can meet up with all your old friends whilst listening to some good music. Plus i think it was a good idea to have Monaco the next day which is a large dance hall in Wigan, looking forward to a great weekend But as the old saying goes, you cant please everybody! I would not mind if the shops were open, i could do some more shoe shopping, cant i Ian! The Monaco is one of the very best dance floors anywhere in this country i should know i have been going there for over 40 years on and off and first dance to soul music there in 1969 Link to comment
Dancinshoes Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Stef I wonder if you can help me, I am really interested in Sunday's add on event, the one at Monaco Ballroom Hindley (in the venue that Bob Brierley has been running soul nights at for the last ten years) I see that you advertise 'The first ever every Northern Soul Awards' at 8pm, at www.wigan-casino.co.uk Can you give a little more detail about this part of the event. What are the categories? Who are the nominees? Who nominated them? How were they voted for? Can I still vote? Who's counting or counted the votes? Who will be presenting The first ever Northern Soul Awards? Sorry I can't make the Saturday event as I am at Lifeline Allnighter in Wolverhampton, but if you can let me know about the questions listed above I will paypal my £6 plus £1.50 booking fee straight away Think I can guess who has won 'The Lifetime Achievement Award Link to comment
Dancinshoes Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 My first post and I messed it up. I was just wondering why nobody seems to have the answers to Chris Waterman's questions about the awards???? Link to comment
Guest HindleyPhil Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 There is nothing better than dancing on a traditional sprung maple dance floor - the Monaco as the very best remember to come and introduce your self I am the one with the cream trilby hat Link to comment
Guest Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 My first post and I messed it up. I was just wondering why nobody seems to have the answers to Chris Waterman's questions about the awards???? Cause Richard S as told 'em to fukc off !! Link to comment
Suinoz Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 quoat ......No i don't want to move to Wigan and if you were to see what we have here you would understand why. a big f..... desert creatures that kill you .and one of the the worst human rights history in the modern world and boiling hot sun . we got pies rain n blackpool !!!!! but we love it Love it Steptoe, yep we even got great white sharks, call em white pointers. Angry mothers they are. Throw the bait out mate and see what grabs it !! Sometimes i think s s is like fishing if you know what i mean. Enjoy yer pies, warm beer, cold wind, rain ( lots of it ) oh and just to show there's no hard feelings, if you fancy coming over to see what all the fuss is about your more than welcome to stay at my gaff. Nice warm pool, 5 minutes from the beach and we can go out on my boat and catch a few for the barby. Used to love watching Steptoe and Son when i lived there ' oh father you dirty ole' man ' Harold feed the owse. Have a great weekend. Tony T BONE. Spreading the Faith Down Under. Link to comment
Paul Shirley Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Love it Steptoe, yep we even got great white sharks, call em white pointers. Angry mothers they are. Throw the bait out mate and see what grabs it !! Sometimes i think s s is like fishing if you know what i mean. Enjoy yer pies, warm beer, cold wind, rain ( lots of it ) oh and just to show there's no hard feelings, if you fancy coming over to see what all the fuss is about your more than welcome to stay at my gaff. Nice warm pool, 5 minutes from the beach and we can go out on my boat and catch a few for the barby. Used to love watching Steptoe and Son when i lived there ' oh father you dirty ole' man ' Harold feed the owse. Have a great weekend. Tony T BONE. Spreading the Faith Down Under. warm beer ? how long ago is it since you last came here ? i got a boat its on the the leeds liverpool & a pool its called southport am only five minutes away as well Link to comment
Suinoz Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 warm beer ? how long ago is it since you last came here ? i got a boat its on the the leeds liverpool & a pool its called southport am only five minutes away as well Luv it luv it. Yep i know you sell cold Fosters there cos we won't have it in the pubs here, maybe something to do with it being brewed in Northampton. Nice to know you have a boat on the canal, bet you can't see the bottom for all the crap in the water tho'. Only having a lend of ya and it's all in good humour. Will be over there in 3 weeks, doing the Skeggy weekender. Can't wait, good ole' fish and chips, pukka pies, cold John Smiths and i just know the suns gonna shine. You have a nice weekend mate and if you are coming to Skeggy look me up for a chat and a pint. Link to comment
Guest gordon russell Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 think l started a thread a while ago............TWO SCENES A MILLION MILES APART.........there ya go is paul donnelly djing lol.........People will go and enjoy themselves.............BUT THE SOUL SCENE IT AIN'T!!!!!.......Hey what about a TORCH night or early evening at the very least in a big MARQUEE in a car park in tunstall.Now that would be great Link to comment
macca Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Did Sam really play the Flasher? Link to comment
The Tempest Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 RUSS WAS THE WORST DJ THE CASINO EVER HAD END OF STORY Never went , too young , but my mates brothers and friends all did and said the same comment in 1980 ! , I know , I was in the family living room for that one at 10am when they got back , trying to nick their records ! Link to comment
Ian Parker Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Russ is'nt the only DJ there tonight. Also remember, the All Dayer on sunday at the Monaco Ballroom (hindley) is quite a bonus. one of the finest dancefloors in the country! Looking forward to that one. Link to comment
Pete S Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Did Sam really play the Flasher? Everyone did! Link to comment
Guest StefMalajny Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Hi Stef, Having sold 1000 tickets doesn't mean that anybody has "won" in this debate. To use your words, the "S.S. Experts" will simply think that there are over 1000 deluded souls out there, that are all buying into to this charade, where as people like yourself will look at the numbers as justification that it's the right thing to do!! This event would certainly not get me to part with any hard earned, that's for sure, but if that's your bag, then go & enjoy what you do. I also think that if you read some of the posts from the " S.S. Experts" they are simply saying in their opinion that dancing in a shopping arcade is totally alien to them, as some have also said that a celebration of Wigan Casino is not the problem, its where it is being held & the bandwagon that drives it along, which you seem to be firmly behind . You are of course entitled to your opinion, as is everyone on here. Maybe it wouldn't seem so crass if you posted on here on a more regular basis, rather than simply "appearing" on here to promote / justify certain events? By all means, celebrate your soul past...........just don't forget that there is also a soul present & a soul future out there!! regards, John Mc. Tried to reply to this on my Blackberry but wouldnt have it, I actually enjoy both eliments of the Northern soul scene, this is once a year party nite, it could have been worse it might have been a funeral directors or worse still a Conservative Club, the SS experts forget to say in "In there opinion" and what Russ`s hairstyle got to do with his Djaying skills I dont know, the expert who thinks a fine head of hair req would be booking the trio from Top Gear to dj . If you chat to Russ you will know all the records that were being played all night at the Casino were following a strict play list policy which he oversaw this would mean any stuff played by richard was under Russ`s control .Sam decided to do his own thing and got the bullet.so cant see how Russ was the worse dj as metioned by the SS experts.most the youngsters were far to blocked to know who was djaying, or care. I couldnt reguarly post on here, it is totally alien to the friendship that I have felt at every NS event I have attended, the combination of the High priests and Cornish Wreckers, drive many people away. Recently I helped Dave Reed put a Tommy Hunt charity event on and I mentioned Soul Source , we agreed we could do without the hassle and gave it a miss, such a shame. Another great nite had by all at Wigan and nice to have a little tease with the lads Link to comment
Guest StefMalajny Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Did Sam really play the Flasher? One of his favourite records mate Link to comment
TOAD Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 you just dont get it at all with regards to russ as the WORST DJ im beging to think you never went on a saturday night to the casino ! as if you where there youd know why people travelled there it was mostly to hear richard pat sam and the others who played newies ive never ever meet anyone who went just to hear russ play records and after it closed where was he ! Link to comment
Guest StefMalajny Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 The pecking order why most went there was 1 Wigan Casino 2 Russ Winstanley 3 Richard and Kev in my humble opinion But what is fact is Russ has the most listemed to Soul Radio show and his Google Ranking outstrips all other DJs by over 700% . Shakin Stevens may be a better singer than Elvis but only one will go down in the history books Link to comment
Guest StefMalajny Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 One of his favourite records mate along with " You sexy Sugar Plum" and he`s still one of my favourite jocks and a great bloke Link to comment
Mike Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 come on, read the forum description events over threads over wanna talk about how it was sure there's already a thread going in lookbacks use that please thread closed Link to comment
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