Winnie :-)

============= Labels to look out for ......Pye disco demand.....Black magic ...... Artists ....Lieuftentant(spelling?) pigeon.....chickory tip....Chas and Dave Win;)

========= Don't think I know you Pete, but hope you are able to dance again Winnie:-)

========= Still love dance dance dance, and its not to fast to dance to Unlike "That's the way" or "higher and higher". I like both records, but they're just soooooo fast Winnie:-)

============ Maybe Dawn meant it's so fast she has to sit down. Don't think she meant she didn't like it.......just guessing though Winnie:-) P.S. Deffo a get up and dance track for me as well. Now if it were "talkin bout my baby" could understand the need to sit/fall/ throw yourself of a mountain

============= Not sure you're right there 'Catface'. If everyone went to classes, northern dancing would be very uniform, and it's anything but that. Winnie:-) P.S. That's not to say don't go to classes, everyone should do as they wish, but classes don't make you feel the music, and that's paramount when dancing IMO.

========== Hi Hammy, I just hope whatever the problem, it sorts itself out. You've got my e-mail addy if you'd like a chat etc. Take care! Winnie:-)

======== Was his name Mick, used to wear full northern soul uniform?

========== You are joking??? Winnie:-)

========== Guessed that was what you meant, just thought I'd widen the spectrum, those Martians just can't reach the high notes Winnie:-))

======= Wrong persuasion.....what does that mean?? Gay????? Martian???

======== Any proper soulies willing to be carbon dated? Who cares really about someone elses N/S history, it's got no relevance to how much someone enjoys the scene. Winnie:-)

=========== Spot on epic, by commercial, I meant tracks that fall within the soul genre, but charted. It wasn't meant to be a majorly serious thread, just a bit of fun, really. Winnie:-)

=========== Wish there was an applause icon, Al Green deserves it Misty Blue Dock of the bay If you don't know me by now

Whilst grazing on another thread, I felt the need to explore what commercial soul sounds (loosely speaking) you/me would be happy to admit to liking to. For instance, I like "You can do magic" "I'm doin fine now" Own up remember confession is good for the SOUL!! Winnie:-)

======== Did they have a moden room?

========= It's been over a week now, please tell us the answers :-) I really can't understand the motive of the post. If we take it as read everybody on SS likes soul, does it matter what tempo they prefer? Within your own collection do you favour soul/ballads over 'stompers'? If so would that make you any less of a fan of soul music? Why do you have to differentiate, tempo doesn't govern soul content, but it does have more of a bearing on northern, because, it's supposed to be danceable. Winnie;)

============ I guess they're both welcoming the menopause then

====== .....And now I wish I'd read through to the end before I answered...Soz

======= Actually the lead guitarist, Bob Plant was the lead singer

========= Little red bull is mine ****** Sad to hear Sherries is closing, didn't get there as often as I'd have liked, but really enjoyed it when I did. Winnie:-)

======= You're probably right, I'd better fu** off, the youngsters can't handle crinkly hair, and as they're our future.............

========= Hmmm the logical next step is that if this new blood laughs at the way someone dances, which I've witnessed a few times, then the dancer in question should hang up his/her shoes for fear of frightening away the youngsters. Winnie:-)

========== As Janine said there aren't a proliferation of soulies wearing bags, vests etc, but there are some. All this thread will do is make them self consious about going out, and whether they are being laughed at. I would like to re-iterate, this scene has always been about acceptance providing the music is being appreciated, if youngsters are coming along and doing as Baz said, then they're IMO not welcome, because they obviously don't understand the cameraderie. Winnie:-)

====== Which is a good thing IMO, but still doubt whether it would attract lots of younger people.