Jumpinjoan

This subject was mentioned in the letters page of Pete Lawson's first magazine, some valid points in there

Plus they don't make you aware of the fact until it's too late. (Well, they didn't make me aware of it anyway.) So there I was spending my money like it was, well, mine to spend.

Yes something like that Jayne. BUT HOW BAD IS THAT? I had absolutely no idea I was only allowed spend so much of my own hard earned money! Plus it takes about a week or more to get yourself verified as you need to wait for them to pay two small amounts into your bank account that you need to verify. Not good when you've got a seller waiting on a payment.

I had an unconfirmed address for ages - and my debit or credit card matched my home address. Not strictly the same thing, but anybody know about 'verified' and 'unverified' accounts? It was an age ago now, but I remember going to pay for an item I had won on Ebay only to be told that I had exceeded my spend allowance for that month! I couldn't believe that anyone could impose a limit on the amount of my own money I was allowed to spend! Anyway, as far as I can remember in order to get this restriction lifted I had to become 'verified'? Not exactly sure what that means though. Anyone else encountered this problem? As far unconfirmed addresses Dave, I shouldn't think you need worry.

Not as much as Paul will Ted, that I can guarantee!

Offers? I'll offer you outside if you don't behave! Ok everyone, Paul has suffered a bit of a bang to his head which has resulted in him losing all sense of reality. He's ok, but don't take any notice of any sales he posts up in the next few days!

Hi ya Wendy, You might do as well to buy a Northern Soul Price Guide from John Manship (he's on here). He also does a bootleg guide too. They are a great read, as well as invaluable when it comes to buying and selling stuff. ps: they are also a source of great joy and sorrow - depending on whether you are in or out of pocket!

Hi ya Dave I'm really good thanks. PS: it doesn't happen to anything I play

Do you lie awake at night trying to think up stuff that will cause the most amount of arguments on here?

A record I always associated with Stafford. (but I could be wrong - it has been known ) Around that time anyway! First time I heard it again was when Tony Parker played it at Burnley - great tune Not £500 good though.

And Thank You Girl Girls and records eh?

WELL DONE GIRLS

Errm.... you've sold up remember!

You never forget your first... and mine would be you Ken! Your all dayer that is

My my, you have been busy. Can't help thinking that if this much energy was put into being positive about things Anyway, this is the last post you will be reading from me. From now on it will be events and the media section only, because that's what the soul scene is about for me, going out, having a good time and listening to good music. Logging onto the internet in order to beat virtual shit out of each other holds no interest for me I'm afraid. See you Saturday guys

For ages now people have been talking about how we should be bending over backwards for anyone remotely youngish in order to get them onto the scene. From the amount of posts on here saying "is it any wonder the younger generation aren't getting into soul music" - you'd think that indifference to young folk was a new thing. How many of you on here are able to say they their early days on the soul scene were a walk in the park? What would have been the reaction at Wigan or Stafford or wherever if someone who had not been into it very long started walking round the place shouting about how many records he knew, how his knowledge on all aspects of soul music was unquestionable and how he'd forgotten more than you would ever know? I can only speak from my own experiences, but when I started going to all nighters in the early 80's, if anyone started getting a bit cheeky they used to get pulled back down to earth pretty quickly. Jeez, when I started buying records, sometimes I used to ask one of the lads to go and buy them for me I was too scared to go myself! I will never forget one night at the Placemate 7 in Manchester, in the mid to late 80's, I was looking through the sales box of a certain DJ/dealer who I won't name (but he's as 'A' list as they come) when he shooed my hands out of the way and said with a smirk "a man's got to do what a man's got to do" then proceeded to slam the lid shut. Did all the people in the record bar start shouting "is it any wonder there are no younger people getting into the soul scene"? Or "you should be sharing your knowledge and helping kids who are just starting to collect records instead of slamming your box closed while they are having a look through". Did they fig! There will be a fair few members on here that would have been well 'established' on the scene when I was a newbie. How many of you were concerned about whether the likes of me kept going? How many went out of your way to ensure the newbie felt welcome? I guess the point I am trying to make is that it has always been far from easy for newbie's to get accepted on the soul scene. It has never been handed to people on a plate. It was down to you to prove that you loved it. And you did have to prove it. When I started there was no internet, so the way you got to know people and records was by going to the venues each week and by asking people to do you tapes. It took a long time to be accepted. And that acceptance came from one thing - going to venues week in week out. It all seems a million miles away from today, where all you need to do is to shout loudly on an internet forum.

Remove this post immediately please Steve... until I get one!

I have no problem dealing with you Beekers. I find you amusing... for now...

Not the same Jayne, Paul wasn't a cheeky tw*t

Was he at Prestwich last weekend?

Yes, but that would entail going to a soul venue. Think I'm pretty safe

You've been on here how long? And all this without even going anywhere - Go Beeky

Anyway, I'm curious, where are you off to tonight Beekers? Or is it sat in front of your computer, on here and moaning about soul etc?

And before someone takes it upon themselves to kindly point out that he meant Burnley - as in the place, and not the alniter.. I am aware of the fact.

I'm sure Terry and all the children of the night will have something to say about you calling them a bunch of inbreds