Mark S

Anyone asks me I just stare at them tilt my head and dribble they go away then .

And the general population sit there happily munching on a pannini and slurping a latte and dont give a flying fook . The Casino was great I loved it but some thirty odd years on Casino Cafe and blue plaque,s ........Really ?

I used to think that The Blue rooms at Sale Mecca was posh but what do I know I,m just a hairy arsed ruffian from Stockport .

Bloody hell some people never satisfied a film about Wigan behave Loved the old girl went from 73 till 78 don't need or want a film about it , there,s enough stuff out there for people to get the picture .

I recon that peoples perceptions of the film will vary depending on when and how they got into the scene and wether they can identify with that time or not . For me the film had a pre - 1975 feel about it so it was easy for me to recognise . Heard a few comments off people about the films drug scenes it happened so should be included plus I dont think they were disproportionate . The film was,nt about Wigan Casino so the Casino scenes were well ballanced and well detailed and not overdone . There are more than enough Rose tinted views on youtube from all the naff representations documentarys etc and to its credit this film isnt one .

Outside the Casino one saturday night , a bald adolesent asked me out for a fight , he was no bigger than a twopenny fart , he was a deft exponent of a martial art

The folks that are in denial of the manic gritty side of the scene obviosly didnt spend time in The Beachcomber before a 2am start .

Naff haircuts shit shirts and shoes gave the DS away they were,nt fooling anyone

Thought it was a good film captured the maniacal side of the early seventies very well , thought the film got the balance right and didn't become a sugar coated Casino fest . Don't think any Normals watching it would get it though and that's not a bad thing as far as I,m concerned . To be honest I didn't want to like this film but it hit the spot for me . ( Bargain at £7.99 in HMV )

I, m 58 early seventies I had tattoo's as Pete said swallows I swore like a ttrooper and wore two rings in my left ear the scene back then was subversive anarchic and bordering on outlaw

"Its not hard and its not rocket science surely " bit arrogant there Martyn . Why should we put ourselves out so you can pursue your hobby ? I don't want to be photographed whilst out and certainly don't want to engage with the photographer .

Should, nt have to ask someone to delete or not take a pic or video they should, nt be there in the first place . Dont care if photography is your hobby or job whatever .

Bloody hell I struggle to dance in time let alone dance in trainers

Ian Levine compiled Solid soul sensations all Sceptre wand stuff brilliant . Got it on the black stuff and cd .

Cant wait ...............................till I can pick it up for three quid at Asda .

60s newies yes yes and thrice yes

Loved the excitement of the early days of the scene and hearing new sounds each week a lot of those seminal tunes some 40+ years on still never fail to get me going . Love hearing new tunes and over the years have heard some cracking stuff but not as excitable as I used to be does,nt mean however that they are not as good just hearing them in a different era . We have never had it so good the accessebility of sounds now is staggering and I am overwhelmed by new to my ears tunes the web has played a huge part in that and of course this site

Tons of unfamiliar stuff there can t wait till I get a couple of hours peace to have a good listen thanks Mr Fish

Levine must stay , get well soon Ian

Junior Walkers Shotgun album on MFP the sleeve notes give you a load of bumf but the nugget is " Music from the heart for the feet " sums it up nicely for me

Ian you are a Git I wanted nothing to do with this enterprise but the lure of all that lovely shiny black vinyl has finally got to me good grief I feel like such a tart Never expected anything like this what a low blow

Could end up on Gogglebox .

As a loose potted history of a period of the scene probably aimed at the general public I thought it worked ok .

Nowt wrong with oldies Pete they,re the backbone of the scene nice one Nowt wrong with newies , underplayed or rare either all soul innit

This don't happen often but I was in tears his music always stopped me in my tracks . RIP Bobby