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Jan Foreman- Your last chance- Meadowbrook label. Only bit of info i could find on this lady was she may have been a local radio dj. But i find that non plausable , as most dj,s in the sixties were exclusivly male. Betty Turner-The winds kept laughing-Crescent Records Cut in San Diego, never to be heard from again. Would be grateful for any info on these ladies.

The mind can play funny games at times. I sometimes i find when trying to remember the name of a group, it always seems to come to me after waking up in the morning.

I went to a couple of Shag dances in Myrtle beach and got talking to a few people. Then showed them some footage on my phone of Blackpool weekender dance comp. they thought it great, and preety similar.

The reason why i ask, is that they both seem to have similar themes. Both started around the same time mid sixties. Both are predominantly made up of white people who enjoy dancing to African American RnB ,Soul, and a lot of the dance moves are similar albeit that the Americans tend to dance as pairs. They both encompass spins and drops,and even the use of talc on the dancfloor. You only have to go on Youtube to find that some of the artists are the ones that we know and love, Willie Tee, The showmen, Percy sledge, Garnett Mimms, and the Dells to name a few.

I didn,t mind it when i first heard it,even bought a copy. I think at the time anything went as long as the tempo was right. One of my hated one,s is The Vogues " Thats the Tune" what a load of dross, once again it was the tempo of the song.

Bit pricey ,but you can,t beat a pair of Loaks. I had a pair that i resoled three times before eventually the shoes started to fall apart. They do plenty of different styles from brogues to slip ons.

Ive heard from a few people with the same comment.. If you curtailed the bar at a certain time stating on the flyer or door that the bar closes at a certain time might work. But its unfair on the honest punters who like a late bar.

I was listening to Marc Riley on BBCRadio six when i heard this track by a group called the Knickers. I thought Mmm Not Bad. But i couldnt think what Northern sound it reminded me of. Any ideas?

Always remember about 1974 when in the Army in Germany. Edwin Starr was on at a nightclub called the Alhambra in a place called Isserlohn. It was a wed night and there was only about thirty people in the place. He did his first set of numbers then sat next to me at the bar, and was surprised to find i was English and a huge fan . After sharing a few drinks he said "Its a waste of time doing the second set with this lot", who didnt seem to know any of his numbers ecxept for WAR, so we just sat at the bar for the rest of the night drinking shorts and chatting until it was time for him to leave.

Can,t see them developing that site for a while. There are office blocks and apartments that have remained empty since they were built next to and around the general area of the Wheel. As for another hotel ,i doubt it, as you have the Minit hotel and Malmaison within spitting distance.

One that i cannot stand The Snake -Al wilson, reason, you always get some joker who maybe only went to one northern venue in the seventies in his life ,and now always requests it to be played as its most likely the only one he knows. Then goes on to regale you of all his past experiences.

I would have to say Richard Searling. Always well respected, and kept my interest on his Radio Shows in the eighties and early nineties when Northern was in decline , before making a re-emergance in the latter half of the nineties.

Im not fussed either way as long as long as it sounds good. Nobody seems to knock a bit of Mitch Ryder.

Doing a nice job there. Nice to see plenty of young doing the moves, and hopefully trying a few new ones as well.

I would have at one time,but as one gets older and begins to see some sence now , i only travel to local venues ,or ones within a thirty mile radius.

Remember my first time at the Torch - Sam and Kitty -Ive got something good . ( every body on the floor for this one) Eddie Parker -Love you Baby. The Tymes- What would i do. Also remember Soul Sam playing Otis Smith- Let her Go , for the first time only about five people bothered to dance to it until it had a few more plays.

The drive from LA to Vegas is pretty boring with not a great deal to appease the eye. If i remember it takes about five hours going through San Berndino up into the mountains then down the other side. Most people tend to stop for a break at Barstow which is just a big truck stop basically. If you want a diversion for a couple of hours try a drive through Death Valley National Park, other than that visit one of the many dead towns along the route, which mainly are for the tourst industry.

Prestwich was one of my favourite venues. As for Terry if you were to sum him up it would be ,well liked by everyone.

If you like your Chinese starters, how about Bob Brady and the Conchords- Everybodys going To A love In.

I love Northern Soul , but i also like a bit of funk especially seventies. I think there could be room where you have multi roomed Soul Nights. At some venues they have an R&B,Modern rooms, so why not try a Funk Room. If it doesnt work out its not because it s not been tried.

I would say if you want to encourage younger DJ,s, give the first spot at the bigger venues to young DJ,s who want to play what they like. Whether their records are expensive or not doesnt make any difference.

Agree with you there. When kicking out time came everbody seemed to disappear like coackroaches when the light is turned on. By 08.30 place was deserted. Coaches ,cars gone. i think first train back to Manchester was about 09.45 ish. By that time people just wanted to get home and have a soak in the bath, or sink a couple of pints at midday then crawl in the charriot. Some people were too tired to speak never mind cause any commotion.

Whether there was any influence on certain people i dont know. Having gone to both i would say that they both had their plus points , but Wigan with the size of the venue compared to the Torch looked more likely to last the longer. Maybe it was the fact that although there was large crowds at Wigan , there was very little trouble. Maybe the police thought, as there is not a lot of trouble at the event , any drug issues we can tackle separately. When the venue became famous and coaches started turning up from all over the country, the council maybe thought this could be good for the towns image, so although the drug problem still existed, with low levels of trouble combined with a good image for the town , maybe that s why it lasted longer.

Invite your mother in law around and serve Christmas dinner on it.

Thought Carol Mcarthy was one.