Gaz Lees Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) New night! at an old soul venue ' 'Goodtimes Soul Club' at Cross Keys Hotel Hednesford - Coach House Suite Fri 27th Feb 2009 With 'Goodtimes' regulars Gaz Lees & Blue Max and our first guest Glynn 'Groovy' Preece. The Old Coach House Suite is part of the listed building Cross Keys Hotel - Hill St - Hednesford Soul nights where held here in the 80s and we're back to revive them. Our 1st night will be a Oldies & Tamla 50 years old Birthday Party so come and join us, limited to 100 only so be early should be a brilliant atmosphere in a special room further dates to follow. 8.00-12.45 bar til 12.15. £3.00 admission Edited February 5, 2009 by gaz lees Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 For those who fancy stopping over the night the ajoining Cross Keys Hotel (voted Staffordshires best pub 2008) has 12 comfortable rooms including single/doubles/twins starting at £26.95/night with full english breakfast available at £3.95 Tel 01543 879534 - Fax 01543 424454 for further details Link to comment
max millward Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) New night! at an old soul venue ' 'Goodtimes Soul Club' at Cross Keys Hotel Hednesford - Coach House Suite Fri 27th Jan 2009 With 'Goodtimes' regulars Gaz Lees & Blue Max and our first guest Glynn 'Groovy' Preece. The Old Coach House Suite is part of the listed building Cross Keys Hotel - Hill St - Hednesford Soul nights where held here in the 80s and we're back to revive them. Our 1st night will be a Oldies & Tamla 50 years old Birthday Party so come and join us, limited to 100 only so be early should be a brilliant atmosphere in a special room further dates to follow. 8.00-12.45 bar til 12.15. £3.00 admission hi gaz, have some great memories of this lovely cosy venue!! going back only a few years ago, when two old friends "bob turner" & "mark wills" ran a crackin' little crossover soul night!! looking forward to returning to the "cross keys" max.. check the date mate!! Edited February 5, 2009 by max.millward Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 hi gaz, have some great memories of this lovely cosy venue!! going back only a few years ago, when two old friends "bob turner" & "mark wills" ran a crackin' little crossover soul night!! looking forward to returning to the "cross keys" max.. check the date mate!! Well spotted mate Sherlock Holmes got nothing on you! we should have been there last week according to me then ha! ha! changed to correct date Feb 27th not Jan 27th. Yes also remember Maurice James doing northern nights here as well would be great to get Bob, Mark and Maurice back for a reunion night eh at one of the next ones. Gaz. Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 Coming round soon at this 400 year old coaching pub great 1st night in prospect dont forget capacity only 90/100 get there early should be a great atmosphere. Link to comment
Guest mvb031259 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Coming round soon at this 400 year old coaching pub great 1st night in prospect dont forget capacity only 90/100 get there early should be a great atmosphere. What a fine combination Gaz, you just can't beat the oldies for me and motown too! Work early sat morn but we'll be there. A couple of requests to start you off that's top of my pops just lately Investigate Major Lance and Sock it to em'JB Rex Garvin hope you can chuck them in your box. Link to comment
Pat Wallace Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Coming round soon at this 400 year old coaching pub great 1st night in prospect dont forget capacity only 90/100 get there early should be a great atmosphere. The venue sounds fantastic Gaz and I know it will go well for you. Sadly we cant get to the Febuary one but the next one will be firmly in my diary . After the past two week ends out and about my knees feel 400 years old Best Pat Link to comment
Guest Glyn1 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Yes Gaz Its coming round, looking forward to it mate, and getting back behind the decks...and spinning some oldies I can't wait..... Glyn Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 The venue sounds fantastic Gaz and I know it will go well for you. Sadly we cant get to the Febuary one but the next one will be firmly in my diary . After the past two week ends out and about my knees feel 400 years old Best Pat You bet March is in ya diary Pat your'e our special guest for the night catch ya soon mate RU going to Prestatyn? Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 What a fine combination Gaz, you just can't beat the oldies for me and motown too! Work early sat morn but we'll be there. A couple of requests to start you off that's top of my pops just lately Investigate Major Lance and Sock it to em'JB Rex Garvin hope you can chuck them in your box. Certainly put the Rex Garvin in Major Lance is a great track dont think Ive got one will have to look for you, my mate Max might have one floating around see what we can do. Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 What a fine combination Gaz, you just can't beat the oldies for me and motown too! Work early sat morn but we'll be there. A couple of requests to start you off that's top of my pops just lately Investigate Major Lance and Sock it to em'JB Rex Garvin hope you can chuck them in your box. Should have both on the night found my Major Lance should be a great opening night loads of interest in this intimate little venue should be a cracking atmosphere dont forget limited to 90 punters be early. Gaz Link to comment
Guest mvb031259 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Should have both on the night found my Major Lance should be a great opening night loads of interest in this intimate little venue should be a cracking atmosphere dont forget limited to 90 punters be early. Gaz What a tune!! tell ya what Gaz that'll have to have some stick give it a play up Keys Park as well eh. Talking of which haven't seen any adverts in local press for March event,is it on? Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 What a tune!! tell ya what Gaz that'll have to have some stick give it a play up Keys Park as well eh. Talking of which haven't seen any adverts in local press for March event,is it on? Yep its on Friday 6th March due to prior booking not Saturday there has been some problems re adverts with the new promotions manager. Should be put right now and local newspaper adverts should be in I'll put on SS as well. Gaz Link to comment
max millward Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Should have both on the night found my Major Lance should be a great opening night loads of interest in this intimate little venue should be a cracking atmosphere dont forget limited to 90 punters be early. Gaz yeh!! this is what we want!! loads of requests!! so com'n if youre coming to and want to hear anything! say that old favourite, let us know & well sort it!! listen this is a mega cosy venue! small! intimate! easy parking! a lovely atmospheric room!! really looking forward to this opening night!! max.."good times" soul club Link to comment
Guest poacher Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yes Gaz Its coming round, looking forward to it mate, and getting back behind the decks...and spinning some oldies I can't wait..... Glyn glyn i really do hope you mean spin yhe vinyl and not us oldies cus if you do ill be sick all over you matey Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Well from the feedback I'm getting this is gonna be a lockout don't forget ony 90 in max so don't be late to avoid the disappointment of not getting in. And as Max said get those requests in asap should be an absolute cracking night and for our 1st one £3.00 in. Gaz Link to comment
Guest Glyn1 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Well from the feedback I'm getting this is gonna be a lockout don't forget ony 90 in max so don't be late to avoid the disappointment of not getting in. And as Max said get those requests in asap should be an absolute cracking night and for our 1st one £3.00 in. Gaz Yep mate sounds like gonna be good 1st night...less than a week away...I better sort the box out with bits of every thing.... Glyn... Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 Yep mate sounds like gonna be good 1st night...less than a week away...I better sort the box out with bits of every thing.... Glyn... Yep ya better mate it'll be on us quick should be a cracker Gaz Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 What a fine combination Gaz, you just can't beat the oldies for me and motown too! Work early sat morn but we'll be there. A couple of requests to start you off that's top of my pops just lately Investigate Major Lance and Sock it to em'JB Rex Garvin hope you can chuck them in your box. Played that Major Lance tonight forgot how good it was definate play on friday Gaz Link to comment
max millward Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Played that Major Lance tonight forgot how good it was definate play on friday Gaz i'll leave it up to you then gaz!! and find a few more of them monster old classics!! there's 100's of em i aye played for years!! bet that young glyn will find a few nice things!! max.. Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 i'll leave it up to you then gaz!! and find a few more of them monster old classics!! there's 100's of em i aye played for years!! bet that young glyn will find a few nice things!! max.. Max I'm sure you will have a few tricks up ya sleeve from the old Catacombes days we aint heard for yonks Link to comment
Guest mvb031259 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) Played that Major Lance tonight forgot how good it was definate play on friday Gaz Yeh i hadn't heard it since i was in my teens and they played it up the Wheel think it was boxing nt couldn't even remember what it was called but a good friend of mine put me right,.... CD not been out of my car since. Have asked for it a few times since but no one seemed to have it...... enter good old Gaz Just hope we don't get locked out gotta take my daughter to the airport fri nt see ya there. Edited February 24, 2009 by mvb031259 Link to comment
max millward Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Yeh i hadn't heard it since i was in my teens and they played it up the Wheel think it was boxing nt couldn't even remember what it was called but a good friend of mine put me right,.... CD not been out of my car since. Have asked for it a few times since but no one seemed to have it...... enter good old Gaz Just hope we don't get locked out gotta take my daughter to the airport fri nt see ya there. i'm sure we'll find room for ya!! especially as we got tunes to play for ya!! see you friday night!! max.. Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share Posted February 25, 2009 Getting closer to our first night at the Cross Keys Hotel so much interest in this wonderful little venue so just a reminder dont leave it to late to arrive or you could be disappointed Gaz Link to comment
Guest Glyn1 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 i'll leave it up to you then gaz!! and find a few more of them monster old classics!! there's 100's of em i aye played for years!! bet that young glyn will find a few nice things!! max.. Thats it the vinyl's in the box.....I'm rarin' to go....lets party.... Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Here we go then dj times this could change on the night depends on door duties etc. 7.45-8.30 Gaz 8.30-9.15 Glynn 9.15-10.00 Max 10-10.45 Gaz 10.45 - 11.30 Glynn 11.30 - 12.15 Max 12.15 - 12.45 Gaz & Max to finish Link to comment
max millward Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Here we go then dj times this could change on the night depends on door duties etc. 7.45-8.30 Gaz 8.30-9.15 Glynn 9.15-10.00 Max 10-10.45 Gaz 10.45 - 11.30 Glynn 11.30 - 12.15 Max 12.15 - 12.45 Gaz & Max to finish not long now!! looking forward to checkin' out the old building again!! be nice if willsy & turner popped along!! this friday @ the cross keys hotel hednesford 7-45 til 12-45 only £3 otd Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 not long now!! looking forward to checkin' out the old building again!! be nice if willsy & turner popped along!! this friday @ the cross keys hotel hednesford 7-45 til 12-45 only £3 otd Have you got any idea where they live mate or contact numbers etc if you aint perhaps someone can put us in touch with them. I have Maurice James number would be great to get them along for one of the future dates Oh! yes other dates lined up . Gaz Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thats it the vinyl's in the box.....I'm rarin' to go....lets party.... Me too Glyn some classic oldies packed and ready to go come on letsby avin ya! Gaz Link to comment
Jellybean Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Wishing you all the best on ya 1st night @ the Cross Keys Gaz Link to comment
Nige Brown Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Have you got any idea where they live mate or contact numbers etc if you aint perhaps someone can put us in touch with them. I have Maurice James number would be great to get them along for one of the future dates Oh! yes other dates lined up . Gaz Hi Gaz Hope this is a goer for ya bro!! This venue was where Morris James , Spook, Eric Phillips and Me run the Soul nights in the 90s , the fore runner to the Wonder Ful AQUARIUS Soul Nites!! It was ALWAYS rammed so i hope ya do that too bro , its a lovely little venue!! Have a great one Come on you WOLVES Torchboy xx Link to comment
willsy Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Wishing you all the best on ya 1st night @ the Cross Keys Gaz Good luck with this max, gaz and all the gang, im not out on friday, but bob is darting close by and says he might pop in to see ya. Link to comment
Gaz Lees Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Hi Gaz Hope this is a goer for ya bro!! This venue was where Morris James , Spook, Eric Phillips and Me run the Soul nights in the 90s , the fore runner to the Wonder Ful AQUARIUS Soul Nites!! It was ALWAYS rammed so i hope ya do that too bro , its a lovely little venue!! Have a great one Come on you WOLVES Torchboy xx Thanks for the kind words Nige shame you spoilt it at the end with the dingle comment we have some future dates to fill would be nice to get some of the old original Djs like you and Morris to come along do ya fancy it. Will normally be the last Friday in the month have Pat Wallace for March, April already pencilled in so take ya pick May June July etc etc. The Nights will mainly be northern oldies and classic motown etc just great dancing music let me know we don't pay a lot 2s-6p per session . Gaz Link to comment
Nige Brown Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thanks for the kind words Nige shame you spoilt it at the end with the dingle comment we have some future dates to fill would be nice to get some of the old original Djs like you and Morris to come along do ya fancy it. Will normally be the last Friday in the month have Pat Wallace for March, April already pencilled in so take ya pick May June July etc etc. The Nights will mainly be northern oldies and classic motown etc just great dancing music let me know we don't pay a lot 2s-6p per session . Gaz Hey id love to DJ with Morris @ the Cross Keys for ya Gaz!! I finish my residencey at the West Gate in April so i probably be Free the last friday of the month , lets have a chat at Prestatyn bro , i just know Moz will be chompin at the bit to get down there again!! Torchboy x Link to comment
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