Ian Parker

Saw both of those, Maze in 1984 & 86 (Rock city Nottm/Hammersmith) and Anita Baker (NEC) about 89/90. Not even in the top 10 of my 'best' live acts! If we're talking Soul acts : Edwin Star, Gene Chandler, Eddie Holman, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Chuck Jackson, Jnr Walker, Major Lance etc etc. And the Winner is.............. Jnr Walker Squeeze and Bowie were damned good too

My lass had that on her answerphone, she usd to let it play the whole song before it would let the caller leave a message .... not many waited

I have 'You didnt say a word' which i swap now and again with 'Baby what i mean' had Interplay and all manner of nonsense, but my fave ring tone to date has to be 'shakin all over' by Johnny Kidd and the pirates

tell ya what...... i persuaded my pop band to have a go at something different for a change, we came up with 'The Snake', had a couple of shots at it (2 guitars, drums , bass and 3 vocals).... worked a treat 2 weddings and 3 pub gigs later, without a doubt the most popular song of the evening!

as a drummer myelf, i feel a little more sadness over this dreadful news. i watch 'standing in the shadows' quite often, to see Richard Allen and Uriel Jones play in unison is an absolute joy to watch. i hope he rests in peace, along with his fellow Brothers

Damn I'm looking forward to this ...... gonna break out the retro clothing too!!

ahhh, the 'Wigan at Cleethorpes' patch. my girlfriend has the very one on her addidas bag, along with the easter egg shaped wigan casino all dayer patch. also the pendulum printed patch.... she has some bloody rare ones. as for personal patches, i sold my casino ones last year, left me with just a few goodies from the midlands/east anglian scene

I wanna shake your hand, most sensible post on the entire thread and im in agreement

Debbie and myself will be there Dawn, come n say hello

I've been asked to do a spot at a local night (soon). I have at my disposal some originals, some boots and a couple of 'carves', classics, underplayed and early transitional tunes . are you all telling me that i can only play the originals ?? idiots all of you that say i should !! if i play a CD i dont really think the punters will come up (as proven) and give me an ear holing because of it. Snobs is a fitting word, music first, format second . the thread title pretty much sums it up

as a drummer, would it be possible to play on a couple of tracks during the show? seriously though, i have tickets, im looking forward to this event immensely and im thrilled to be going back to the venue that i first stepped foot in on the first sunday of february, 1979 (15 yrs old). many thanks to the promoters for putting this together, see you there !

COME ON !!!!!! Tickets have arrived

I do believe Roy Boogie still has that single, he bought it 30 yrs ago (roughly) off Andy Capes. I remember him giving the pricely sum of £100 for the whole collection!

Little Anthony, Ruby Andrews, the Falcons ?? who cares? im going for the reunion, the music, the Dancing and the event. Little Anthony appeals to me over the others so as far as im concerned , its a bonus ! SEE YA THERE

FAB!!!!!

Cheque in post.... looking forward to this one!!

gawd look at tony clayton!!! these photo's are stirring my memory a bit, thanks for posting

wooo hooo i was there too. i was the prat dancing on stage with one eye shut due to an infection!!

damn i was at that first anniv and i cant remember a thing about it or even what the place looked like . awesome photos

say hello to Webby (originally from my home town) for me. not seen him since skeg weekender 2 yrs ago. we miss him here, time he made the trip again!! as for the original subject, i made a comment about Nuneaton having some 'chavs/pissheads' etc and got kinda jumped on by other thread posters. there were literally dozens of them in there being a pain on the dancefloor. same at the right track, p'boro on friday, there was a gang of em. again, nothing done. lets hope things are sorted, Nuneaton was a great venue, keep it that way.

very sad. i visited that place only once, in 1980. actually went upstairs to see the highland room but unfortunately there was nothing going on at that time. many tears will be shed im sure

Run Run Run is still played in my car, great tune, fabulous vocals. anyway, going back to the thread, im sure the world will be watching

I got the album, "talk of the grapevine" cant even remember whats on it