Let's have a little fun with this one. Many of us got into the scene 30 odd years ago and we adhered to an un-written code of conduct that applied and was rarely spoken about. These "rules" or "commandments" are what bind us together inexplicably.

The scene is "fluid" it ebbs and flows and like the tides and no one can control it (although there have been many King Canute's who have tried over the years !).

What would be your idea of "The ten Commandments of Northern Soul"? Let's each add one or two and we'll get them listed at the end of the thread

For what it's worth here's my starter

"Thou shall not play Bootleg records when DJing"

Rob

Edited April 18, 200817 yr by Karen and Rob Wigley

THOU SHALL NEVER GO TO A LOCAL DO THATS SHIT CAUSE YOU CANT BE ARSED TO GO 200MILES TO A NITER LIKE M/TON BURNLEY 100 CUB WILTON etc then moan about handbagers jivin to "jimmy mack " 7 times DURING SHIT LOCAL DO DO THE RIGHT THING MAKE THE EFFORT>>>CU ALL AT BURNLEY..DS WELCOME

"Thou shalt not wear baggy trousers, badges and vests after 1979 especially when over 40" (God does this get my back up...is it just me?)

er does that include ye olde beer-towels,

THEY SHALL NEVER USE TREVSKI AS AN ALIBI>>>LEST HE BECOMRES TO EPENSIVE

THOU SHALT NEVER SMILE AT ANYONE AT AN ALL NIGHTER....IT DOES THEIR HEADS IN

YE SHALL LIE IN BED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON LOOKIN AT THE CEILING AND GRINNING >>>FOR HOURS

IF YOUR A DJ THOU SHALT ALWAYS TELL WHOEVER ASKS FOR A RECORD THAT YOU'VE LEFT IT AT HOME

THOU SHALL NEVER REMEMBER WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN.........WHAT OR HOW YOU DID ANYTHING.............OR NOTHING DEPENDING ON WHOS ASKIN.............WHY AND WITH WHOM YOU DID IT..............AND HAVE NO MONEY IN YOUR POCKET WHEN U LEAVE HOME>>>>AND WHEN YOU RETURN ALSO!!!!!!!!!! the last one being the easist

thou shall not pretend to have dropped some gear when you have actually thrown it over your shoulder....MR DARCY

Edited April 18, 200817 yr by jeri

Thou shalt always endeavour to leave a venue five minutes before the lights go on, lest ye be disapointed that the object of desire has turned into a 'Two bagger".....

Edited April 18, 200817 yr by Trevski

thou shalt not spend all night sat down as if waiting for the bingo to start.....DANNY/JERI

Thou whilst carry on dancing to a record you've never heard before when getting confused with the intro. "Oh yes, I know this"

ON LEAVING TO TRAVEL TO A FAR AWAY NITER ALL NONE DRIVERS SHALL IMBIBE VARIOUS LIQUIDS AND SUBSTANCES SUFFIENT TO GET THEM IN THE MOOD IMMEDIATLEY AND INSTRUCT THE DRIVER TO TURN UP THE MUSIC AS THE NITER DUST START NOW< SO WHY ARE YOU KEEPIN TO THE ........SPEED ...LIMIT AND REFUSE TO GIVE SAID MISCREANT BEHIND THE WHEEL ANY PETROL MONEY UNLESS HE JOINS IN

thou shall not dance in the middle of the dancefloor like you are a one man band

THOU SHALT IMAGINE THAT WHEN DANCING < ALL IN THE ROOM ARE ADMIRING YOUR ROBOTIC STUMBLINGS NOT STARING VACANTLY AT THE DANCEFLOOR

Thou whilst carry on dancing to a record you've never heard before when getting confused with the intro. "Oh yes, I know this"

....YOU MUST BE A CHILD OF THE NIGHT LOL

Thou whilst carry on dancing to a record you've never heard before when getting confused with the intro. "Oh yes, I know this"

at its best,

YOU MUST REMEMBER TO STOP DANCING WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS

THOU SHALT NEVER WEAR A SLEEVELESS PULLOVER IN THE KESTREL SUITE IM INTROUBLE NOW

THOU SHALT REMBER ON THE WAY HOME THAT THE LIGHTS IN FRONT ARE A CAR NOT A XMAS TREE

THOU SHALT REMBER ON THE WAY HOME THAT THE LIGHTS IN FRONT ARE A CAR NOT A XMAS TREE

ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELLING BY TRAIN

THOU SHALT NEVER WEAR A SLEEVELESS PULLOVER IN THE KESTREL SUITE IM INTROUBLE NOW

.....YEH TONY PARKER.....TOLD YA SO LOL

OR PLANE

THOU SHALT REMEMBER MY DEAF EAR....AND TALK YA BOLLOX IN THE OTHER ONE

thine must at all times continue thous dancing routine....even if thy spins over ones brothers beverage table........let it be said

THOU SHALT REMEMBER MY DEAF EAR....AND TALK YA BOLLOX IN THE OTHER ONE

thou shall not wear your davey crockett hat when in the niter

Thou should always ask what your smoking before its too late and you slither down the stairs at the C.I.S

THOW SHALL PRETEND NEVER TO HAVE MET OR HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ANY FELLOW TOPIC CONTRIBUTERS WHEN NET AT BURNLEY AND WALK AWAY IN AN ARROGANT MANNER TO CONVERSE WITH TONY PARKER IN AN EARNEST FASHION ABOUT THE CURRENT PRICE OF FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OFF TO BED GOOD NIGHT

Thou shalt find the inner strengh to finish your frenectic dance to "Looky Looky" even though you fear a heart attack is only seconds away...

OFF TO BED GOOD NIGHT

hope you don't do this tomorrow night at burnley , or you'll miss the bingo

terrys in bed ,so im goin up to he gonna be very suprised thou shall all laugh heartily about this thread 2moro night..cant wait, cheers all, ezzie

ON LEAVING TO TRAVEL TO A FAR AWAY NITER ALL NONE DRIVERS SHALL IMBIBE VARIOUS LIQUIDS AND SUBSTANCES SUFFIENT TO GET THEM IN THE MOOD IMMEDIATLEY AND INSTRUCT THE DRIVER TO TURN UP THE MUSIC AS THE NITER DUST START NOW< SO WHY ARE YOU KEEPIN TO THE ........SPEED ...LIMIT AND REFUSE TO GIVE SAID MISCREANT BEHIND THE WHEEL ANY PETROL MONEY UNLESS HE JOINS IN

Thou could find thyself on roller skates, whilst holding rear bumper if thou start talking serious bo----ks as thou has endulged in above, particularly tomorrow night as the aforementioned "miscreant" albeit not holier than thou is behind the wheel for the holy grail that is Burnley.....so I say confess your sins now Mr.Brown, and seek forgiveness

thou shall only lip sync the words to a track, if you have prior knowledge of that track.

under no circumstances shall thy dance and try to guess which word is coming next, for the purposes of lip syncing.

you'll only look like a tw*t,

just an observation

1.Thou shalt not

*throw talc on the dance floor at all, OR,

*throw talc all over the entire dance floor

*throw talc over a perfectly good sprung based dancefloor

*throw talc at all when you only intend dancing once

*throw talc other than the edge of the dance floor

- delete as applicable

2. thou shalt not admit to liking oldies. Especially overplayed ones - complete heathens. Except when said oldie has qualified as being 'rested'.

3. Thou shalt never, ever, ever admit to dancing to Footsie. Not even at Youth club. You were 'strictly only dance to cover ups' kinda kid. From the age of 10. You Just Said No.

4. Thou shalt never admit to sporting an 80's style 'big hair' barnet while simultaeously dancing to jazz funk in plastic sandals

5. Thou shalt never tell the person who has just hugged and greeted you on arrival at a niter that you don't have the foggiest who they are

6. Thou shalt never regret a whole weekender searching for one record for the entire weekend and missing the party

I can't get to 10 commandments..

good idea for a thread though, even if mine are cr@p

1. Thou shall get collected from your house at approx 7.30pm Saturday.

2. Thou shall talk loudly about how you've been waiting for this all week.

3. Thou shall pass around home made cigarettes and think 'Yes! It's started'

4. Thou shall drive up the motorway, talking b*ll*cks and steadily increase the volume on the stereo.

5. Thou shall stop half an hour before arriving at the designated nighter to 'refresh' yourself before arrival.

6. Thou shall get lost and look blankly at the sat nav muttering about it 'making no f*cking sense'

7. Thou shall dance/talk/attempt to sell a few tunes and generally have the best night out since...well....since last weekend!

8. Thou shall have a surreal journey home involving uncontrollable laughter, periods of time when you just stare forward and think 'god, i'm f*cked...again.

9. Thou shall arrive back home at approx 10am and bid a long, long goodbye to your travelling companions who as at every Sunday at this time are now like family to you, just brilliant people. Thou shall enter the house to the yells and screams of one wife, one 4 year old daughter and one 2 month old son as they do the morning torture of breakfast.......it is imperative that all questions are evaded, that you appear to be exhausted and that bed is the only solution until much, much later.

10. Thou shall feel like sh*t until around Wednesday, when thou shall start to plan for the next weekend.

Edited April 18, 200817 yr by Guest

1. Thou shall get collected from your house at approx 7.30pm Saturday.

2. Thou shall talk loudly about how you've been waiting for this all week.

3. Thou shall pass around home made cigarettes and think 'Yes! It's started'

4. Thou shall drive up the motorway, talking b*ll*cks and steadily increase the volume on the stereo.

5. Thou shall stop half an hour before arriving at the designated nighter to 'refresh' yourself before arrival.

6. Thou shall get lost and look blankly at the sat nav muttering about it 'making no f*cking sense'

7. Thou shall dance/talk/attempt to sell a few tunes and generally have the best night out since...well....since last weekend!

8. Thou shall have a surreal journey home involving uncontrollable laughter, periods of time when you just stare forward and think 'god, i'm f*cked...again.

9. Thou shall arrive back home at approx 10am and bid a long, long goodbye to your travelling companions who as at every Sunday at this time are now like family to you, just brilliant people. Thou shall enter the house to the yells and screams of one wife, one 4 year old daughter and one 2 month old son as they do the morning torture of breakfast.......it is imperative that all questions are evaded, that you appear to be exhausted and that bed is the only solution until much, much later.

10. Thou shall feel like sh*t until around Wednesday, when thou shall start to plan for the next weekend.

lol, I love 4 and 10!

THOU SHALT NOD FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE ODD LAUGH THROWN IN WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FU CK THE PERSON IS SAYING TO YOU

been there so many times...

When nousing up a spin thou shalt look witheringly at the dancefloor.

Edited April 19, 200817 yr by in town Mikey

Thou could find thyself on roller skates, whilst holding rear bumper if thou start talking serious bo----ks as thou has endulged in above, particularly tomorrow night as the aforementioned "miscreant" albeit not holier than thou is behind the wheel for the holy grail that is Burnley.....so I say confess your sins now Mr.Brown, and seek forgiveness

i been seeking forgiveness a long time mike..i will be ready and waiting..probably end up on the roof rack with mr weston cheers mate

CANT REMEMBER WHEN SO MUCH BULLSHIT WAS SO TRUE TO LIVE........THIS HAS RE IGNITED MY LOVE FOR THE MAD FRIENDLY PEOPLE I SEE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT>>>>>>>>BRILL THREAD< EZZIE

Thou shalt GUFFAW & TITTER loudly at this thread, and thou shalt ask if ezzie has a hangover today?

IF YOUR A DJ THOU SHALT ALWAYS TELL WHOEVER ASKS FOR A RECORD THAT YOU'VE LEFT IT AT HOME

OR HE'LL GET THE NEXT DJ TO PLAY IT FOR YOU!!!

YOU MUST REMEMBER TO STOP DANCING WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS

Even when the record comes to a very abrupt stop ...as some do!!

GENTLEMEN

THOU SHALT TRY TO AVOID PISSING DOWN ONES TROUSER LEG WHEN IN THE TOILET AND YOUR FAVOURITE TUNE COMES ON

TRY FINISHING WHAT YOURE DOING BEFORE RUSHING TO THE DANCEFLOOR

"COMMANDMENT ACCORDING TO GARY"

Even when the record comes to a very abrupt stop ...as some do!!

Thou shalt be in control of ones self even after consuming vast quantities of chinese smarties AND NOT DANCE MOST OF THE WAY THROUGH THE F***** RAFFLE.... (you know who you are) at a Xmas soulnite

2. thou shalt not admit to liking oldies. Especially overplayed ones - complete heathens. Except when said oldie has qualified as being 'rested'.

how long should an oldie be rested, myself being young i don't need to rest very long

Thou shalt not be anal and open ones ears to the Eclectic sounds.

Thou shalt not carve.

Thou shalt wait a lifetime for that evasive tune.

Thou shalt not start a wants list.

Thou shalt have a good time even in the middle of the country side.

Thos shalt ask the local for directions even if he is carrying a banjo.

Thou shalt not start a wants list.

Or complete one!!

Kath

Thos shalt ask the local for directions even if he is carrying a banjo.

THOU SHALT F**K OFF HOME IMEDIATELY FROM ANY DO .....IF THE TUNES YOUR PLAYING IN THE CAR ON THE WAY THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT BETTER

WHEN IN A CONVERSATION WITH EZZIE BROWN AT BURNLEY....YOU SHOULD WALK AWAY IMMEDIATELY IF HE'S MAKING ANY KIND OF SENSE