After 7 very soulful years Sue and I have decided to hang up our promoting hat. We had 5 and a half glorious years at The Fly here in Fremantle and even had as our guest, John Manship. Sadly the Fly did the dirty on us last September by pushing up the rent and wanting a cut from every person through the doors. We were getting up to 300 soulies a month, all spending good money behind the bar but greed took over and we told them to shove it where the sun don't shine. A recent move to a new venue hasn't ticked all the boxes for us so the last gig for South West Soul at the Civic Hotel will be Saturday 17th of March. Quite an important date on our calendar as it will be 12 years to the day since we arrived on the shores of Australia. But as they say..Onward and Upward and we have decided on a permanent move to the beautiful Greek island of Kefalonia for, hopefully a peaceful life. Who knows there may be Soul in Greece ' Island Style '. Watch this space !!! Have to say a BIG, BIG Thankyou to everyone that supported our soul nights, we had a blast. For anyone on S S that may be interested, i will be selling all my big ticket records before the move so please keep an eye on the ' sales ' or p.m. me for a list. There are some corkers in my ' best box ' including the Nolan Chance on Bunky. Tony T BONE and the lovely Sue OZ ( who worked so hard and tirelessly to keep everyone happy during the 7 years ).

All the best to you Tony & Sue. you've done the scene in Australia proud.

All the best to you Tony & Sue. you've done the scene in Australia proud.

Thanks mate, might see you and the other half somewhere in the sun soon eh ?

Good luck to you both

Atb Nicola and Gilly

Nothing lasts forever Tony, everything has a shelf life. [i wish a few more promoters would realise that]

Good luck with everything you do in the future.

Best regards, Phil.

All the best in the future in whatever you decide to do, Barry, KGB, KTF.

Good luck with the new life in Kefalonia....(jealous).Kev.

All the best Tony & Sue,,, always lovely to seeyas when ya come to the UK,,, may seeyas in Skeg or Kings Hall in the future

Good Luck for the future and my best wishes

Nige B x

Thanks mate, might see you and the other half somewhere in the sun soon eh ?

Will there be a puncture repair kit on the list of sales T ? send me a list and give Sue a big kiss for me mate!

Dont know you mate but good luck.

I think there is an annual summer soul outing organised by Tony "The Hat " from Manchester to the Greek islands inc Kephalonia!

Unfortunately I lost touch with him a couple of years ago but someone on here might be able to help.

ATB

ROB

For anyone on S S that may be interested, i will be selling all my big ticket records before the move so please keep an eye on the ' sales ' or p.m. me for a list. There are some corkers in my ' best box ' including the Nolan Chance on Bunky.

I thought you had sold it via Manship last year?

Dont know you mate but good luck.

I think there is an annual summer soul outing organised by Tony "The Hat " from Manchester to the Greek islands inc Kephalonia!

Unfortunately I lost touch with him a couple of years ago but someone on here might be able to help.

ATB

ROB

Kev Bourne

Good luck in Keph....best and busiest resort but still peaceful is Skala but hey you probably know that,atb John.

I thought you had sold it via Manship last year?

50 count box alert

50 count box alert

After all the hype it didn't reach reserve

After all the hype it didn't reach reserve

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Lets not go there.......again........!!!

Chris

All the best Tony & Sue,,, always lovely to seeyas when ya come to the UK,,, may seeyas in Skeg or Kings Hall in the future

Good Luck for the future and my best wishes

Nige B x

Many thanks for all the good wishes from some very genuine soul friends. We have made a lot of them on our travels to the U.K. whether deejaying there or not and have loved every minute of it. It's not over for us, just a decision to move in a different direction. As they say ' variety is the spice of life ' and your a long time dead.

On a different note, and i didn't expect my thread to turn into a discussion, negative or otherwise about the Nolan Chance. Yes it did cause a lot of hype when John Manship saw it for the very first time last year and, yes i did exercise my right to place a reserve on it due to it's rarity and the mystique surrounding it. NO it didn't quite reach my reserve and i was more than happy to put it back in my collection. However with our lives now changing direction i will be selling it and will be asking 3000 pounds for it.

If you want it put your money where your mouth is, if not please do not hinder the sale with NEGATIVE comments. It does nobody any good whatsoever. Anything for a peaceful, happy life for gawds sake.

I am more than happy to start up a new thread about it's sale and accept the inevitable flack. Please guy's, keep the thread to the original point. Thanks again, Tony T Bone. OZ.

On a different note, and i didn't expect my thread to turn into a discussion, negative or otherwise about the Nolan Chance.

aren't you the person who brought up this specific topic in this thread?

aren't you the person who brought up this specific topic in this thread?

Maybe but as i said it wasn't intended to start a discussion about it, it's all about me giving up promoting but with a side issue of parting with my best vinyl. Geez talk about being over critical F.F.S.

Good luck with your sale. Thanks.

Edited March 15, 201213 yr by boba

Good luck with your sale. Thanks.

Thanks for that Boba. A.T.B. Tony.

hi tony and sue hope your both well.Tony was it really 38 years ago when we used to go to the soul ole in stanground,good luck for the future catch up with you both soon when your back over regards bill

Edited March 15, 201213 yr by billbingham

hi tony and sue hope your both well.Tony was it really 38 years ago when we used to go to the soul ole in stanground,good luck for the future catch up with you both soon when your back over regards bill

Hi Bill ( Steven ), Yes mate half a lifetime ago. All things are designed to go on to newer pastures. Time for Sue and i to spend some quality time together and let others younger and with more energy carry the mantle. Thanks for your good wishes mate. Hope to catch up with you in old blighty sometime in the near future, or Kefalonia for an Ouzo or two. Stay soulful. Best Tony T Bone, the Stanground Flyer.

After 7 very soulful years Sue and I have decided to hang up our promoting hat. We had 5 and a half glorious years at The Fly here in Fremantle and even had as our guest, John Manship. Sadly the Fly did the dirty on us last September by pushing up the rent and wanting a cut from every person through the doors. We were getting up to 300 soulies a month, all spending good money behind the bar but greed took over and we told them to shove it where the sun don't shine. A recent move to a new venue hasn't ticked all the boxes for us so the last gig for South West Soul at the Civic Hotel will be Saturday 17th of March. Quite an important date on our calendar as it will be 12 years to the day since we arrived on the shores of Australia. But as they say..Onward and Upward and we have decided on a permanent move to the beautiful Greek island of Kefalonia for, hopefully a peaceful life. Who knows there may be Soul in Greece ' Island Style '. Watch this space !!! Have to say a BIG, BIG Thankyou to everyone that supported our soul nights, we had a blast. For anyone on S S that may be interested, i will be selling all my big ticket records before the move so please keep an eye on the ' sales ' or p.m. me for a list. There are some corkers in my ' best box ' including the Nolan Chance on Bunky. Tony T BONE and the lovely Sue OZ ( who worked so hard and tirelessly to keep everyone happy during the 7 years ).

Think there is already a soul event on Kefalonia.

Quite a few people have asked why I am selling my prized collection of rare 45's. While it was a huge decision and not one I took lightly I may add, the simple reason is I just don't need them anymore. When Sue and I lost our beloved venue ' The Fly ' nothing seemed the same anymore, plus with 4 or 5 deejay spots in the U.K. every year it was getting too much lugging a box of 100 records half way round the World. Yes there are a lot of very rare and quality records to be had in my collection but I would rather them go to people I know will at least play them and hopefully give others pleasure from them. A lot of the records I am selling have never been played by me. That seems like a terrible waste. There is nothing untoward in my decision and I hope everyone finds something of interest to add to their collection. Sometimes it takes the slightest thing to trigger something in our minds. Thanks to everyone who has offered words of support for Sue and I, we will be eternally grateful. Tony Edgley, OZ.

Two topics regarding the promoting and the selling of your collection merged. I make this three topics now plus the sales topics.