Davenpete

Of course Mr Sway(k) - reckon we'll probably resurface at Lifeline in Wolverhampton (October 31st?) since it fits our musical bill pretty damn well - took us a full week off work to recover from the Radcliffe - so we do need to pick and choose being self employed. How's you and your's? All the very best - thin on the ground but missing it every minute (house policy is to not mention Northern or even listen to it in order to minimise the temptation) Dave

Funny, without having read any of the posts I was about to type exactly the same (three in a row has gotta say something about that night) - I was very much a pup in my first full year of nighters and just wasn't prepared for it - remember they were dancing on the balconies, tables... everywhere - I requested Catch Me - the DJ didn't have it so I lent him my 12" - he played the medium long rather than the insanely long cut (still have it) - the place just went off BANG. Went to the bogs (remember watching the sea through the hole?) and you could feel the whole pier bouncing. Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous - even the slow train journey over from Hull picking up people at every stop - just an incredible buzz, some of the people I met that night remain friends to this day. Dave PS Remember 'She's My Girl (But She Was Your Girl First)' - the Majors(?) something like that - anyway RS had it covered for ages. Funny I'm considered very much a 60s, RnB and club sound man by my mates - when actually I bought more new releases than anything else in my early days, and still have most of em.

Depends what day of the week you ask her - she told Mark Bicknell it was - then promtly told us it wasn't (dippy as ever) - I note Barry White's (and indeed Gene Page's) involvement which would suggest it may well have been as they worked together a great deal in later years. Dave

Originals-Baby I,m for real Bobby Taylor-Does your mother know about me Kev

Sue my dear ho are you? Yes I can attest to the fact that when Chris gets on the floor he's fantastic. Pete and Dave PS Best shuffler I ever saw was Gary Walmsley.

Mr Sway good to know you are back yourself - ain't making it out too often as it's nigh-on killed us this time round (had to take all week off!). Thankfully we seem to be seeing the return of real northern/modern et al so we'll certainly be aiming to surface more often than we have benn doing. All the very best Dave

Only did one of Dean's/Guy's minibuses - first time I went - heaped teaspoons all round - was travelling with Ion and Mick Love (so started from a fairly 'high' baseline in the first place). I usually did it with the Swindon/Cheltenham lot or in the Crewe minibus. Fabulous night every time I went (only about 10 times) - records were SO cheap, music SO fabulous, people SO shot away - Mussleborough recaptured it to a fair degree - pity it got closed down. Dave

In more ways than one Dave! DC

I ain't seen him in ages either - think he's been busy feeling middle aged, getting fatter and working too much Actually we sort of decided to keep our heads down a bit whilst the scene was over-big (with all the usual results that we complain about, not to mention certain idiots doing our heads in)... Anyway we were out on Saturday with Rick, Sue and Zan for the first time (at least successfully) this year at Radcliffe (saw you Jayne behind the bar but you didn't see me) which was absolutely excellent and we aim to be around a little more often, it was just fantastic seeing all the proper chaps out and Pete still can't get over going to a nighter in his home town. Pete was very ill off his treatment and still ain't 100%, though he's now got the all-clear. Still got most of our records (though flogged some of the very pricey stuff coz the rates they were going for was a joke - I got £350 for Bileo when I paid 50p for it). Expect to see us out at Lifeline dos. We have been keeping tabs by the way via Ricky and Sue and Glen and Judy. Oh and we're in Carlisle now, life in the outback got too boring. All the best as ever, looking forward to seeing you again Kirsty, et al. Pete and Dave