Spacehopper Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 A MASSIVE thanx to all who turned out on a wet january night to make our 1st birthday a big sucsess.Especially those who travelled from wales,weston,gloucester and bath. It may have been cold outside but it was hot and sweaty in the undergroud 100 capacity club with about 80+ people in. Our doorman Ian Mccree and My Friend Jack kicked the first hour off with some mid tempo soul some almost blues while the early birds got thier first drinks and studied the track list of the second free go go cd. The rest of the night was split into half hour sets for John Stapleton,My Friend Jack and myself.My freind jack mixed the northern with a few reggae and ska faves,John took over the reggae before going into some latin and back to the soul.I stuck to northern but slipped a few rnb into my first set. We had a full dancefloor almost allnight until i finished at ten past one with most of the floor singing along to 'walking up a one way street' before shouting for more.Unfortuatnally due to previous noise complaints by neighbours we had to finish there leaving them wanting ! Another top nite at the go go. A soul night with a difference but one that seems to work,if you dont believe us come and give us a look on the 20th feb !! my playlist.... too hot too hold/betty everett im gonna hold on/marlena mars...requested before its too late/jackie day you busted my mind/judy clay somebody somewhere/darrell banks...requested cant do without you/lee andrews going to a happening/tommy neal....requested leave me alone/ray agee baby im coming home/mack rice take a giant step/profiles...requested back st/edwin starr thats the way love is/isley brothers shes putting you on/UTD 4...requested since youve been gone/apollos compitition aint nothing/little carl carlton two for the price of one/williams and watson ill be loving you/soul bros six youre losing me/barbara lynn queen of fools/barbara mills...requested second set take me for a little while/mirettes out on the streets again/candy and the kisses bring him back/sissie houston my sugar baby/shirley williams ive been done wrong/jimmy holiday shes looking good/rodger collins im so confused/mighty marvellows surprise party for baby/vibrating vibrations such a pretty thing/gene chandler you got to have money/exits yum yum tree/bobby bland how could it be/esquires walking up a one way street/willie tee Link to comment
Guest john s Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Top night all round! My plays: McKinley Mitchell 'No love like your love' (President) Ruby Johnson 'Keep on keeping on' (Stax) Garnet Mimms 'Roll with the punches' (UA) Minnie Epperson 'Nothing but the facts' (Peacock) Percy Sledge 'You've got that something wonderful' (Atlantic) Roy Thompson 'Sookie sookie' (Columbia) Gary US Bonds 'Workin' for my baby' (Stateside) Barbara Lynn 'I'm a good woman' (Tribe) Cheryl Lynn 'It's not too late' (Bug Singers) Levon & the Hawks 'He don't love you' (Atlantic) Art Freeman 'Slipping around' (Atlantic) Fred Ramirez 'Comin' home baby' (Warner Brothers) Ruby James 'Getting mighty crowded' (Fontana) --------------------- The Flames 'Broadway jungle' (Island) Jackie Opel 'I am what I am' (Rio) Sound Dimensions 'More scorchia' (Coxsone) The Ebony Sisters 'Let me tell you boy' (Bullet) Ronnie Mitchell 'Soul meeting' (Hourglass) Minnie Epperson 'Grab your clothes and get on out (Action) Ray Barretto 'New York soul' (Fania) Johnny Zamot 'Johnny's boogaloo' (Decca) Tony Middleton 'Return to Spanish Harlem' (Speed) Smokey & the Miracles 'Dancing's alright' (Tamla Motown) Beatstalkers 'Ain't no soul (left in these old shoes) (CBS) Willaims & Watson 'A quitter never wins' (Columbia) Paulette Parker '(Gimme back) my love' (Duke) Spyder Turner 'You're good enough for me' (MGM) Kim Weston 'You're just the kind of guy' (MGM) The Fascinations 'Girls are out to get you' (Stateside) Good to see some new faces and some old ones too! Roll on February! Link to comment
soulfulmartin Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Another gr8 nite!! Thanx to u all!! My GGC virgin, Chrissie, thought it was a super nite!! Praise indeed!! KTF Martin Link to comment
Matt Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Top night all round! My plays: McKinley Mitchell 'No love like your love' (President) Ruby Johnson 'Keep on keeping on' (Stax) Garnet Mimms 'Roll with the punches' (UA) Minnie Epperson 'Nothing but the facts' (Peacock) Percy Sledge 'You've got that something wonderful' (Atlantic) Roy Thompson 'Sookie sookie' (Columbia) Gary US Bonds 'Workin' for my baby' (Stateside) Barbara Lynn 'I'm a good woman' (Tribe) Cheryl Lynn 'It's not too late' (Bug Singers) Levon & the Hawks 'He don't love you' (Atlantic) Art Freeman 'Slipping around' (Atlantic) Fred Ramirez 'Comin' home baby' (Warner Brothers) Ruby James 'Getting mighty crowded' (Fontana) --------------------- The Flames 'Broadway jungle' (Island) Jackie Opel 'I am what I am' (Rio) Sound Dimensions 'More scorchia' (Coxsone) The Ebony Sisters 'Let me tell you boy' (Bullet) Ronnie Mitchell 'Soul meeting' (Hourglass) Minnie Epperson 'Grab your clothes and get on out (Action) Ray Barretto 'New York soul' (Fania) Johnny Zamot 'Johnny's boogaloo' (Decca) Tony Middleton 'Return to Spanish Harlem' (Speed) Smokey & the Miracles 'Dancing's alright' (Tamla Motown) Beatstalkers 'Ain't no soul (left in these old shoes) (CBS) Willaims & Watson 'A quitter never wins' (Columbia) Paulette Parker '(Gimme back) my love' (Duke) Spyder Turner 'You're good enough for me' (MGM) Kim Weston 'You're just the kind of guy' (MGM) The Fascinations 'Girls are out to get you' (Stateside) Good to see some new faces and some old ones too! Roll on February! Link to comment
Matt Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 (edited) DEAR ALL AT GGC REALLY ENJOYED THE NITE- GOOD CROSS SECTION OF SOUNDS- DANCE FLOOR BUSY- ALL THE BEST AND KTF FROM MATT (TROWBRIDGE) Edited January 18, 2009 by Matt Link to comment
Mike E Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 A MASSIVE thanx to all who turned out on a wet january night to make our 1st birthday a big sucsess.Especially those who travelled from wales,weston,gloucester and bath. It may have been cold outside but it was hot and sweaty in the undergroud 100 capacity club with about 80+ people in. Our doorman Ian Mccree and My Friend Jack kicked the first hour off with some mid tempo soul some almost blues while the early birds got thier first drinks and studied the track list of the second free go go cd. The rest of the night was split into half hour sets for John Stapleton,My Friend Jack and myself.My freind jack mixed the northern with a few reggae and ska faves,John took over the reggae before going into some latin and back to the soul.I stuck to northern but slipped a few rnb into my first set. We had a full dancefloor almost allnight until i finished at ten past one with most of the floor singing along to 'walking up a one way street' before shouting for more.Unfortuatnally due to previous noise complaints by neighbours we had to finish there leaving them wanting ! Another top nite at the go go. A soul night with a difference but one that seems to work,if you dont believe us come and give us a look on the 20th feb !! my playlist.... too hot too hold/betty everett im gonna hold on/marlena mars...requested before its too late/jackie day you busted my mind/judy clay somebody somewhere/darrell banks...requested cant do without you/lee andrews going to a happening/tommy neal....requested leave me alone/ray agee baby im coming home/mack rice take a giant step/profiles...requested back st/edwin starr thats the way love is/isley brothers shes putting you on/UTD 4...requested since youve been gone/apollos compitition aint nothing/little carl carlton two for the price of one/williams and watson ill be loving you/soul bros six youre losing me/barbara lynn queen of fools/barbara mills...requested second set take me for a little while/mirettes out on the streets again/candy and the kisses bring him back/sissie houston my sugar baby/shirley williams ive been done wrong/jimmy holiday shes looking good/rodger collins im so confused/mighty marvellows surprise party for baby/vibrating vibrations such a pretty thing/gene chandler you got to have money/exits yum yum tree/bobby bland how could it be/esquires walking up a one way street/willie tee Dean, Really enjoyed my first visit and especially the music. Will be back. Some fresh sounds and tunes you not hear played out much. Love the Tony Middleton, John played, . Mike Link to comment
Guest john s Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Dean, Really enjoyed my first visit and especially the music. Will be back. Some fresh sounds and tunes you not hear played out much. Love the Tony Middleton, John played, . Mike Cheers Mike - the other side's not bad either! Link to comment
Md Records Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 The Northern scene in general, appears to be turning into one big foray down memory lane, polluted with unimaginitive D.J.'s, (It's the beginning of the end of the scene, if these people get more bookings) So thank God for venues like Go Go Children, and D.J.'s like John and Dean, this is TRULY the future of the scene!! I have no involvement with your venue, so am truly unbiased, but the crowd, the passion, the excitement of the evening elevated it to something special, keep it up - I certainly will be back!!!!!!!! Des Link to comment
Spacehopper Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 wow...thanx des, praise indeed !.....trying not to blow my own trumpet, a couple of long time soulies have said this before....and believe me it is appreciated....doin something like this in a soul backwater hasnt always been easy...... it helps that although john,ian and my friend jack have been collectors, soul fans and djs for most of their life....it has been outside of the soul scene so they do not play a tune because dj blah blah plays it,they play tunes because they are good....fullstop...not rare or expensive (although some are)....i on the other hand have come thru the scooter scene and hearing my soulie oldie brother before that so if we get asked for those 'overplayed on the scene trax' while i cant afford the BIGGIES i can normally give them something they can sing a long too !!....we have a good mix we are all enthusiastic to get on the decks and play our latest buys....playing new tunes in our sets every time.....sometimes its a battle for time on the dex.....and sadly we have to say no to an ever increasing number of djs who want to guest for us....hopefully one day we will have a big enuff venue with longer hours where we can.....in the mean time we will continue where we are, doin what we do.....and with the help of our enthusiastic crowd (if sometimes a little late turning up !)...we will keep enjoying it ! once again many thanx and remember third friday of the month is go go night ! dean Link to comment
Guest john s Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Cheers Des! Glad you enjoyed our night and hope you can make it to the next one! Link to comment
Mike E Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Cheers Des! Glad you enjoyed our night and hope you can make it to the next one! John , try and get up to Riversidesoul sometime as you will find Des and I have a similar fresh outlook to music policy. Link to comment
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