a few beers a few records and a lot of chat about the old days...

1- what was the name of the TV film starring Lenny Henry and some white guy who used to sing in bars etc, did a version on 'the inn crowd" could now be 15 years ago.

2- what ever happened to Mick Flello?

3- Does anyone know how we could make contact with a face from 1970ish ..Josh and Bryn want to try and track down a 'dancer' from the Wheel they think he lived in Manchester who's nickname was 'Boogaloo' ?

Ta

a few beers a few records and a lot of chat about the old days...

1- what was the name of the TV film starring Lenny Henry and some white guy who used to sing in bars etc, did a version on 'the inn crowd" could now be 15 years ago.

2- what ever happened to Mick Flello?

3- Does anyone know how we could make contact with a face from 1970ish ..Josh and Bryn want to try and track down a 'dancer' from the Wheel they think he lived in Manchester who's nickname was 'Boogaloo' ?

Ta

Paul---1)They didn,t sing "The in Crowd"--it was another DobieGray classic--"Drift Away"--they sang it on stage with Al Matthews band(he played an american g.i. /chef called Curtis De champ--the film was --"Coast to Coast"--Lenny Henry (the first time i shit my arse to that music ,it had a nappy round it!!!)and John shea(the awol fighter pilot) some great choons in the sountrack and a very funny film---i have it on d.v.d.

Don,t know 2 and 3

U.T.T.

Tony Coleby

a few beers a few records and a lot of chat about the old days...

1- what was the name of the TV film starring Lenny Henry and some white guy who used to sing in bars etc, did a version on 'the inn crowd" could now be 15 years ago.

2- what ever happened to Mick Flello?

3- Does anyone know how we could make contact with a face from 1970ish ..Josh and Bryn want to try and track down a 'dancer' from the Wheel they think he lived in Manchester who's nickname was 'Boogaloo' ?

Ta

The chap in question is Steve Martell ........

Steve was one of the " faces " at The Wheel , and at The Mecca in its' early days .........

I last saw Steve in the late 70s , when he was DJing on the nightclub circuit , playing funk / disco sounds , at a club in Chesterfield . He had by then ditched the - according to him - the now " embarressing " nickname of " Boogaloo " ........

The last time I heard of Steve was in 2006 . when he was the resident DJ at Rumours fun pub in Talbot Square in Blackpool .......

The Lenny Henry thing ? I think that was " Coast To Coast " ( Pete Smith will confirm ) , and Mick Flello still resides in the West Midlands I believe .........

Malc Burton

Edited October 12, 200816 yr by Malc Burton

Coast to Coast what a film Lenny Henry was wind his mate reckoned out of Earth Wind and Fire ha ha . We know a few of those dont we Paul XX

Coast to Coast what a film Lenny Henry was wind his mate reckoned out of Earth Wind and Fire ha ha . We know a few of those dont we Paul XX

only one.

Thanks Malc as usual anything pre 1972 and you're the Daddy...

HI - its me , boogaloo !! yes i am steve martell !! I was with dave godin the day he christened our " uptempo soul music " northern soul . That was in the last days of the twisted wheel in manchester , hence the "northern" in northern soul ! I went on to be uk dj of the year , worked on tv and radio etc . I live in poulton - le - fylde now and have an award winning fish & chip restaurant and takeaway in fleetwood called the Granada fish bar . It always nice to see some of the faces from the old days , so for now - KEEP THE FAITH ! x

HI - its me , boogaloo !! yes i am steve martell !! I was with dave godin the day he christened our " uptempo soul music " northern soul . That was in the last days of the twisted wheel in manchester , hence the "northern" in northern soul ! I went on to be uk dj of the year , worked on tv and radio etc . I live in poulton - le - fylde now and have an award winning fish & chip restaurant and takeaway in fleetwood called the Granada fish bar . It always nice to see some of the faces from the old days , so for now - KEEP THE FAITH ! x

Welcome to the asylum Steve .........

Do you whistle " Batter Use Your Head " while you work ?

What happened to Sos ? do you see anything of him ?

Malc Burton

PAUL, ----- IF YOU WANT A COPY OF THE COAST TO COAST DVD I'LL TRY AND DROP IT OF ROUND NOGGERS BEFORE CRIMBO. IT'S NEVER BEEN RELEASED ON VIDEO OR DVD DUE TO SQUABLING OVER WHO'S DUE WHAT.