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Stay off the bags and concentrate on the sounds ! You've a lifetime of stuff in front of you.Great way to get into it though. Roxy Rob sells all sorts of retro clothing via the shop in Notts-right at the top end of Mansfield Road, they have also come to a couple of Prestatyns selling stuff. Most of all enjoy it as most of us on here are still doing after 30 odd years at it !! -
Keep bailing Sean and get as much out as you can--remember our cellar in Rotherham ? came up through the floor I manage to get most stuff out, but the trouble is it starts going "Fusty" a couple of months after. All the insurers do is pump it out and put de-humifiers down there till the next time. Good luck .but more bad weather on its way for the weekend, take care Rob & Karen
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Further to my earlier answer John poole assures me Sam had & was playing Nabay at Samanthas, and it seems the record was put to the back of his box to be re-activated a couple of years later. I heard it at Wigan when it stuck with me as a great detroit 45.
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Always loved this will take it to Brid to play next weekend Also heard "Hip-it" Hossana played in the Modern Room at baltic Soul Weekender, now its YEARS since I heard that played at a venue and it sounded great !
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Nabay 100% a Wigan Record by Gary Rushbrook circa 1978
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flowers "for real" was discovered first and played the guy who used to work for Rod in the States was sent to track the group down and discovered several tracks from the studio, most of which were too "rocky" to fit the bill at Thorne, then he hits "we could make it happen" had the studio tests done to create DJ demand and then thay pressed the 45 at least a 250 run, but if you were not around at the time you probably would not have given it a second look ! Great Record they issued "For real " later on a 12" with other tracks that were big at the time
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Just checked the site out--Talking utter B*$*S%"T again-- so my "Bootleg"of mel Britt that I bought around 1976-must be an original as it had no been discovered, so could not have been pressed and now must be worth £600 ? John Anderson was also ahead of his time releasing Nabay on grapevine before it was known ! Well done for having the guts to visit this site, anyone know which "national Press" it was featured in ?? Rob
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What to do with those old Detroit 45s https://www.handmadedetroit.com/2007/03/20/...-record-wreath/
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Are the Four vandals still the original line up ??
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--> QUOTE(Mike B @ May 20 2007, 11:12 PM) link The SWONS part 42 As a few of you know I have been lucky enough to have made contact with a handful of soul artists over the years and occassionally I write the odd piece about them - As it happens I was in contact with Deons representative last year on behalf of some friends. Negotiations took place to try and book Deon's services for an event in the UK and It was made clear that sadly he would not be travelling to the UK in the forseeable future due to private issues - unrelated to his own health as I recall. Given that this took place several months ago, No-one was more suprised than me to see him being promoted to appear at the Northampton weekender. So enquiries were again made a couple of months ago just to see why the situation had changed and still the same message came back i.e. that he would not be travelling to the UK - rather than p*ss on Paddy's party I thought the right thing was to say nothing publically, particularly in light of a certain article that was debated (quite properly IMO ) on here, before its hasty removal from the UK's 'number one northern soul website' . That being the same article that started this thread and was scathing amongst other things of quote 'amateur promoters ' unquote. Surely having written an article like that Paddy would not then have gone on to promote Deons appearance at his weekender without a written contractual agreement being in place would he? .................... No doubt Paddy will be happy to give you an answer to your question Cunnie, as I'm sure anyone who booked specially to see Deon in recent weeks will be feeling a touch disappointed. SWONS indeed Mike Would haved loved to see Deon jackson in the UK & Mike bent over backwards to get him over to PRESTATYN in march 2007, 6 months of negotiations, CONTRACTS drawn up, WORK PERMITS set out and Deon made it clear, even after numerous phone calls, he did not want to come !! We now never advertise our acts until the ink is dry on the contract, but the Prestatyn faithful know we will always pull out all the stops to provide a great showcase with something a little bit extra special. Its sad that when something goes wrong the promoter will not come out and be HONEST with the people who stump up their hard earned cash and tell them straight, as Ady has just done with Kel Osbourne, as soon as Ady knew he put the word out straight away and announced a replacement act. By the way The Tymes are not coming over in October either, I am still see handbills around advertising them as well !!! I don't know how people stand with refunds etc, but may be a call to Trading Standards would give you some ideas anyone feels they have been mislead in anyway, which i believe is where this thread started...................... Reagrds Rob & karen
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You work for them Paddy, but heard it from a source close to the owner ! From issue 1,000 i was told, but your answers good enough for me. Rob
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Steve Hobb's still does a great column in there, with revue's and gig guide. Paddy Grady is "The voice of northern Soul". The Mag has recently been sold to a new publisher, who , rumour has it ,is going to give issues away free ! not sure how this will work but watch out !
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Such bad news, Sylvia was always friendly from the day we both met her, a sad loss and sympathy to all her loved ones and family members. RIP Sylv. Rob & Karen
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If you fancy a proper Yorkshhire weekender try Bridlington ,Friday June 29th to Sunday 1st July 2007 Great venue and only about 30 mins from Hull Tickets selling like "Hot Cakes" with 3 days for just £20 Main floor all Northern PM us for tickets Rob & Karen -------------------- BRIDLINGTON WEEKENDER 29th 30th JUNE 1ST JULY )ONLY TWENTY QUID www.northern-soul.net book online https://www.northern-soul.net/1st_bridlington_northern_soul_we.htm With the big one in 2008 Bridlington Spa after its 14 million pound refurb to follow the biggest venue on the east coast of yorks Main room plus dedicated Rnb room and dedicated modern room
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This was documented in Echoes in the early 80s with a picture of the couple dancing on the kitchen floor that they had rescued from T'Casino, they even left the "Fag Burns" in the wood. Canadian Maple floor if I remember right !
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IF ANYONE SEES A ORIGINAL WIGAN PIE FROM THE UPSTAIRES CAFE FOR SALE LET ME KNOW ASAP. Wigan pies are virtually indestructable and like Pampas Nappies will lie burried in the ground for thousands of years and will not break down. It is still possible to find them, intact , on the small area of waste ground behind the Casino site ! Casino regulars can be identified by missing/broken front teeth form the time they accidentially tried to eat a "Wigan Pie". The Wigan Pie ranks second in the list "worst ever food stuff" just behind the 1970s "BR Cheese and Tomato Sandwich" . Back to the Real subject of this thread We have seen many of these Torch wall lights for sale over the years, they are 1930s mass produced and there are matching ceiling lights with either 3 or 5 Torch shades on them. looking at the sellers area (Stoke) and the fact that these would have been a nice touch in the Torch Club it was worth a bid, a pair would normally sell £50 to £100 in good condition at an antique centre. look around and you will find them.
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Great, Dave Rimmer has had his promo shot done and will be offering a signed photo to evryone who wants one, he has has a spare copy done as well in case there is a rush..... see you friday Rob & Karen
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I have had the DJ times and artist times e-mailed to me (as i think all the Djs have) and all the acts are in there with a time on stage. As I said ,I had acts on standby that are not now required. DJ line ups DO change especially where travel is involved. Really looking forward to this one and seeing the German lads who make the effort to come to Prestatyn on their home soil. Rob & Karen
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Hi ralf Ive been booked from day one but needed Dave Rimmer to sign autographs for me, so he's coming along with his pen. Prestatyn "Hardliners" Steve Hobbs, Lloyd Atril, Mick Farrer, Conrad Boole. I was on hand with stand by acts which are NOT required as everyone is coming. see you there reagrds Rob & karen Wigley
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Latest from Prestatyn 2007 - Downloadable Arena Planner - More Artist Bios added View full article
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Prestatyn 2007 Website updated. A downloadable pre-event planner is now available Download the complete Arena planners for the whole weekender All 5 arenas and Radio Line ups Roy Roberts and Pat Lewis Bios just added to the Artist Section Not long now... Go to website for the downloadble pdf versions (strongly recommended due to layout etc that you do use the pdf version) http://www.soul-weekenders.co.uk/prestatyn2007/'>http://www.soul-weekenders.co.uk/prestatyn2007/ a text version is added here for info For those who can not use the PDF format a rough text version follows, however it is strongly suggested that you do use the PDF version if at all possible, due to the layout and such PRESTATYN 2 0 0 7 PLEASE NOTE THIS TEXT VERSION IS A GUIDE ONLY PLEASE USE THE PDF VERSION ARENA 1 FRIDAY - A Big Welcome to Prestatyn 2007 OLDIES INTRO 2.00pm-3.00pm Dave Tidswell 3.00pm-4.00pm Mort 4.00pm-5.00pm Rob Wicks 5.00pm-6.00pm Rick Bramhall 6.00pm-7.00pm Glyn Sisson 7.00pm-8.00pm Mick Boyle 8.00pm-9.00pm Sean Chapman 9.00pm-10.00pm Dave Raistrick 10.00pm-11.00pm John Poole Featuring at 10.30pm THE MIDNIGHT HOUR DANCE COMPETITION in association with Bee Cool Publishing and Manifesto Magazine 11.00pm-12midnight Pat Brady 12midnight-1.00am Roger Banks Live in Arena 2 - Meli'sa Morgan in concert, with full backing band 1.00am-2.00am Butch 2.00am-3.00am Andy Dyson 3.00am-4.00am Mick H 4.00am-5.00am John Weston 5.00am-6.00am Dave Rimmer 6.00am-7.00am Arthur Fenn 7.00am-8.00am Mike Bolderson Close SATURDAY SOUL NIGHT SHOWCASE 1.30pm-2.30pm Rolls Royce Derby 2.30pm-3.30pm Bolton Soul Club 3.30pm-4.30pm Bisley 4.30pm-5.30pm Nige Brown 5.30pm-6.30pm Glyn Sisson THE BIG ONE 6.30pm-7.30pm John Parker 7.30pm-8.30pm Kev Murphy 8.30pm-9.30pm Sean Chapman 9.30pm-10.30pm Carl Fortnum 10.30pm-11.30pm Pat Brady 11.00pm-1.00am Live in Arena 1 - The Midnight Hour evue featuring Dee Dee Sharp, Prince Phillip Mitchell, Morris hestnut, Roy Roberts and Pat Lewis backed by The Midnight Hour Soul Band 1.00am-2.00am Ginger Taylor 2.00am-3.00am Butch 3.00am-4.00am Tim Brown 4.00am-5.00am Soul Sam 5.00am-6.00am Kenny Burrell 6.00am-7.00am Keith Money 7.00am-8.00am Rob Smith Close SUNDAY THE BIG PARTY STARTS HERE 12midnight-1.00pm Keith Banks and Kev Smedley 1.00pm-2.00pm Rick Brammall and Keith Banks 2.00pm-3.00pm Brian Rae and Ian Wills 3.00pm-4.00pm Rob Wicks and Mort 4.00pm-5.00pm Mike Bolderson and Glyn Sisson 5.00pm-6.00pm Andy McCabe and Mollie 6.00pm-7.00pm Pat Brady and John Parker 7.00pm-8.00pm Bernie O'Brien 8.00pm-9.00pm Keith Minshull and Dave Evison 9.00pm-10.00pm Nige Brown and Sam Moore 10.00pm-11.00pm Mick Boyle and Simon Hunt 11.00pm-12midnight Roger Banks and Dave Rimmer 12midnight-1.00am Ginger Taylor and Tim Brown 1.00am-3.15am Mick H and Sean Chapman Close -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARENA 2 FRIDAY- A Big Welcome to Prestatyn 2007 8.00pm-9.00pm Andy "Tats" Taylor 9.00pm-10.00pm Cliff Steele 10.00pm-11.00pm Mark Randle 11.00pm-12.00am Fish 12midnight-1.00am Live in Arena 2 -eli'sa Morgan in concert,with full backing band 1.00am-2.00am Jamie Taylor 2.00am-3.00am Mick Farrer 3.30am-4.30am Bob Jones Close SATURDAY 70s CONNOISSEURS /CROSSOVER / CLASSICS SESSION" 1.00pm-2.30pm Dave Ripolles 2.30pm-3.30pm Ivor Jones 3.30pm-4.30pm Cliff Steele 4.30pm-5.00pm Live PA by Roy Roberts 5.00pm-8.00pm Eddy Edmondson's Soul In The Sun Reunion featuring The "Soul In The Sun" DJ Team Close 9.00pm-10.00pm Dave Ripolles 10.00pm-11.00pm Mick Farrer 11.00pm-12midnight Ivor Jones Live in Arena 1 - The Midnight Hour Revue featuring Dee Dee Sharp, rince Phillip Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Roy Roberts andP at Lewis backed by The Midnight Hour Soul Band 12midnight-1.30am Mark Randle 1.30am-2.30am Soul Sam 2.30am-3.30am Steve Hobbs 3.30am-7.00am Pitches Revival, Andy "Tats" Taylor's 50th Birthday Bash featuring "Tats", Sean Hampsey, Kev Briscoe, Rob Wigley and guests Close SUNDAY 70s & 80s CLUB & DISCO CLASSICS 1.00pm-2.30pm Gareth Donovan and Mark Randle 2.30pm-3.30pm Mick Farrer and Steve Hobbs 3.30pm-5.00pm Fish and Jamie Taylor 5.00pm-5.30pm Mark A Evans - Live "The way you love me", "I don't want U anymore" Close PARTY NIGHT FINALE 8.00pm-9.30pm Mick Farrer and Steve Hobbs 9.30pm-11.00pm Rob Wigley and Gareth Donovan 11.00pm-12.30am Ivor Jones and Cliff Steele 12.30am-2.00am Fish and Mark Randle Close --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARENA 3 - QUEEN VIC FRIDAY- A Big Welcome to Prestatyn 2007 2.00pm Soul Night Super Showcase SOULTOWN Featuring: Colin Wood/Dave Rivers/Dave Thorley Andy McCabe/Carl Fortnum/John Weston/Mark Speightman/Mick Howard/Flanny/Mollie/Steve Plumb/ Robbo/Nick Halkett/Jayne Carter/Dave Rimmer 11.30pm Close SATURDAY 11.00am-5.30pm LIVE Big Screen Football "R & B SPECTACULAR" 6.30pm-7.30pm Kev Drage 7.30pm-8.30pm Hideaway Crew 8.30pm-9.30pm Big Chief Crazy Hoss 9.30pm-10.30pm Roger Banks 10.30pm-11.30pm Joe Dutton Live in Arena 1 - The Midnight Hour Revue featuring Dee Dee Sharp, Prince Phillip Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Roy Roberts and Pat Lewis backed by The Midnight Hour Soul Band Close SUNDAY 11.00am-6.30pm LIVE Big Screen Football FOR THE CONNOISSEUR 6.30pm-7.30pm John Weston 7.30pm-8.30pm Keith Money 8.30pm-9.30pm Tim Brown 9.30pm-10.30pm Steve Green 10.30pm-11.30pm Mick H Close ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARENA 4 Redemption FRIDAY- A Big Welcome to Prestatyn 2007 OLDIES ALL NIGHTER 8.00pm-9.00pm Mort 9.00pm-10.00pm Rob Wickes 10.00pm-11.00pm Glyn Sisson 11.00pm-12.00am Dave Evison 12midnight-1.00am Dave Raistrick Live in Arena 2 - Meli'sa Morgan in concert, with full backing band 1.00am-2.00am Ian Wills 2.00am-3.00am Snowy 3.00am-4.00am Mick Boyle/Simon Hunt 4.00am-5.00am Brian Rae 5.00am-6.00am Sam Moore 6.00am-7.00am Keith Minshull Close SATURDAY LIFELINE 12noon-1.00pm Mark Speightman 1.00pm-2.00pm Cliff Steele 2.00pm-3.00pm Mick H 3.00pm-4.00pm Andy Dyson 4.00pm-5.00pm Chalky 5.00pm-6.00pm Andy Dyson with Mick H OLDIES ALL NIGHTER 7.00pm-8.00pm Dave Tidswell 8.00pm-9.00pm Glyn Sisson 9.00pm-10.00pm John Barker 10.00pm-11.00pm Mort/Rob Wicks 11.00pm-12midnight Mort Live in Arena 1 - The Midnight Hour Revue featuring Dee Dee Sharp, Prince Phillip Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Roy Roberts and Pat Lewis backed by The Midnight Hour Soul Band 12midnight-1.00am Snowy 1.00am-2.00am Keith Minshull 2.00am-3.00am Sean Chapman 3.00am-4.00am Dave Evison 4.00am-5.00am Ian Wills 5.00am-6.00am Rick Brammall 6.00am-7.00am Brian Rae/Sam Moore Close SUNDAY "R & B ENCORE" 6.30pm-7.30pm The Hidaway Crew 7.30pm-8.30pm Steve Watson aka "Big Chief Crazy Hoss" 8.30pm-9.30pm Roger Banks 9.30pm-10.30pm Joe Dutton 10.30pm-11.30pm Melton Mafia 11.30pm-12.30am Kev Drage 12.30am-2.00am Joe/Hoss/Roger (The 3 Pratts) Close ------------------------------------------------------------------- ARENA 5 The House Of Soul FRIDAY- A Big Welcome to Prestatyn 2007 Welcome to the Weekend, with the 'SOUL INTENT' Collective Modern Soul, 70's to Y2K7 4.00pm-8.00pm Geoff Burgess, Martin Smith, Keith Fox, and Martin Lang 70s Connoisseurs / Crossover /Classics Session 8.00pm-9.00pm Gareth Donovan 9.00pm-10.00pm Cliff Steele 10.00pm-11.00pm Ivor Jones 11.00pm-12midnight Arthur Fenn 12midnight-2.00am Dave Ripolles Live in Arena 2 - Meli'sa Morgan n concert, with full backing band 2.00am-3.00am Soul Sam 3.00am-4.00am Rob Wigley 4.00am-5.00am Andy "Tats" Taylor 5.00am-6.00am Steve Hobbs Close SATURDAY MODERN SOUL - CLUB SHOWCASE 2.00pm-3.30pm 'Room at the Back' Colin Brown& Brian Goucher 3.30pm-5.00pm 'Soul Purpose' Mark Randle, Mark Goddard & Sam Evans 5.00pm-6.30pm 'Blazing Soul' Neil Rushton, Lin & Jamie Taylor 6.30pm-8.00pm 'A New Chapter' Gareth Donovan & Mark Houghton THE LATEST SOULFUL DANCE & HOUSE CLASSICS WITH LIVE PERCUSSION 8.00pm-9.00pm Jamie Taylor 9.00pm-10.00pm Gareth Donovan 10.00pm-11.00pm Mark Randle 11.00pm-12.30am Fish Live in Arena 1 - The Midnight Hour Revue featuring Dee Dee Sharp,Prince Phillip Mitchell, MorrisChestnut, Roy Roberts and Pat Lewis backed by The Midnight Hour Soul Band 12.30am-2.00am Steve Hobbs 2.00am-3.00am Neil Rushton 3.00am-4.30am Jamie Taylor 4.30am-6.00am David Hulmes Close SUNDAY "KINGS OF CROSSOVER" 70S CONNOISSEURS SESSION 1.00pm-2.00pm Dave Ripolles 2.00pm-3.00pm Cliff Steele 3.00pm-4.00pm Ivor Jones 4.00pm-5.00pm Soul Sam 5.00pm-6.00pm Arthur Fenn Close ----------------------------------------------------------------- CHANNEL 6 Radio Soul Radio -'tune in and chill out' FRIDAY- A Big Welcome to Prestatyn 2007 10.00am-12noon Dave Tidswell Welcome to Prestatyn 12.00pm-2.00pm Martin Dixon and Errol Green 2.00pm-3.00pm Glyn Sisson 3.00pm-4.00pm Mick Boyle 4.00pm-5.00pm Mark Randle 5.00pm-6.00pm Al Taylor 6.00pm-8.00pm John Smith and Guests 8.00pm-9.00pm Nigel Grice "The Ritz Brighouse Story Part 1" 9.00pm-10.00pm Arthur Fenn Gary Churm "Let Out Of The Attic" 10.00pm-11.00pm Steve Lloyd 11.00pm-12midnight Andy Riley SATURDAY 12midnight-1.00am Colin Wood 1.00am-2.00am Pete Meadows 2.00am-3.00am Kim Maddox 3.00am-4.00am Eric Duncan 4.00am-6.00am "Attic Boys" Dean, Kev and Gary 6.00am-7.00am Mick Smith's "Skeggy" Special 7.00am-8.00am Wulfie Dave Butler 8.00am-10.00am Roger Banks and Hoss The "don't sue me just yet, Rhythm and Blues & Black Pudding Breakfast Show" 10.00am-11.00am Rob Messer "Essex Choice Picks" Derek Mead and Pete Kellross Steve Hobbs' "Proper Soul Show" 2.00pm-3.00pm Dave Moore "Stateside Brother" 3.00pm-4.00pm Conrad Boole 4.00pm-5.00pm Andy Riley 5.00pm-6.00pm Nigel Flood "Mr Foods Party" 6.00pm-7.00pm Wicks and Mortimer's "Bridlington Preview" 7.00pm-8.30pm Trev Cox and Mark Randle 8.30pm-10.00pm John McLaughlin "Get Your Motor Running" 10.00pm-11.00pm Martin Dixon and Erroll 11.00pm-2.00am The Richard Francis 3 hour Prestatyn Mega Mix Session SUNDAY 2.00am-3.00am Rick Bramhall 3.00am-4.00am Glyn Sisson 4.00am-5.00am Wulfie Dave Butler 5.00am-6.00am Gareth Donovan "Deep Soul and Gritt's" 6.00am-7.00am Nigel Grice "The Ritz Brighouse Story Part 2" 7.00am-8.00am Kim and Stewart 8.00am-10.00am Roger Banks and Hoss' "Breakfast in Bed" 10.00am-11.00am Dave Tidswell 11.00am-1.00pm Eddy Edmundson and Pete Meadows 1.00pm-2.00pm Steve Lloyd and The Worcester Boys 2.00pm-3.00pm Mick Smith's "Skeggy Scene" 3.00pm-4.00pm Colin Wood 4.00pm-5.00pm Mick Farrer "Don't Rock The Boat" 5.00pm-6.00pm Wicks and Mortimer 6.00pm-7.00pm "Blackmail" Mayhem on the radio! John Poole and Micky Boyle settle their Bar Bill, along with a few scores! Be afraid. Be very afraid! 7.00pm-8.00pm Conrad Boole Close Down! See You Next Year NOTE PLEASE USE THE PDF VERSION For all latest news, info and downloadable PDF version visit http://www.soul-weekenders.co.uk/prestatyn2007
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Johnnie Mae Mathews label "Northern" great name for a Detroit label, but when ask why she called it Northern Records she replied "We couldn't think of a name so we called it Northern after the TOILET PAPER brand !"
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Just picked up on this one, its a nightmare trying to sort out who's playing where from the various spread sheets i have 5 rooms and a radio station about 60 or 70 Djs at least on Friday !!!. I am going to try and lift the Arena guide from this years proof copy of the weekender guide and post it on the web site, not sure If it will work but will give it a try. REMINDER WE ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE FROM THURSDAY EVENING 2 ROOMS in action Checking in from 4pm to beat the Friday rush
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When you shop at IKEA.........and you like all the units that look like they would hold your 7",12" & CD collections.......and if it is a sunday ...you DON'T buy a Hotdog at the checkouts
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Read in yeterdays paper that the world is going to end on the 21st december 2012. This would solve the problem of who is going to take on the Northern Soul mantle and carry the flame forward. Some South American tribe also believe that the New World starts on the 22nd December 2012. So 2 points to make here 1) none of us are getting any younger, so enjoy the scene in whatever form takes your fancy whilst you can. 2) Sell all your records, buy a space ship, come back on the 23rd Decemeber 2012 and run an exclusive Northern Christmas "Do" off the same records you sold by playing them on your i Pod. in a nutshell Northern Soul/modern Soul is a great night out with a FANTASTIC backing track !! Enjoy it ! Rob