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You really do sound silly. Why don't you go and contact the authorities - it might keep you from posting on here for a while. Do you really think the "authorities" would be interested in your complaint? Your sense of irony seems to be lost within your deep love for Ian mate... Like ALL of his crew, you lack any humour, perspective or subtlety... You do sound silly

OUTRAGEOUS and Mark Has no comment on human decency with this one...ha! Joker

Watch it Pete or ill send you a private threat. I only want positive posts about me on here...clear!

Ian sent me this email this morning. You really are a fucking pest. Now you got my thread closed down altogether. You think it's all a joke and everyone likes you really. You are fucking with everything that I believe in. Therefore you are making an enemy for life. And you ARE a fascist. WHO THE f*** DO YOU THINK YOU ARE to tell me how I should make my music, how my sound should be rougher, where I'm going wrong. That, added to Croasdell's BAREFACED lies make me wanna hurl. I want you to stay away from that thread. I don't want to read your shit, I have no interest in you, I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire, your taste in music is of no interest to me, I don't want to exist in a world where I have to deal with cockroaches like you. NOW f*** OF AND STEER CLEAR, YOU c***. I am now deleting you as a friend. I don't want any association with a c*** like you in any way, shape, or form. I think Ian, you need to realise that when you participate on a forum, where debate is encouraged, you need to be able to accept critisism without hating the person who critisises. You need to understand the rules of the forum you are taking part in, and realise that emails like this in response to posts are against forum rules. They damage the community and undermine the foundations of what makes this place so special. Still cant believe people on here are prepared to have a go at trivia and says nothing on this crap......Im thinking of cantacting the authorities on this one...

I was talking about Levine, so maybe question your own thoughts Pete...

Levine and his (pathetic ) bully boys seem to be trying to control this forum via threats.....the man (mmm?) has shown his true colours and they are not those of fairness and debate. Spoilt and aggressive behaviour such as sending threats should NOT be tolerated and certainly has nothing to do with the scene I am a part of. James why dont you get the police involved on both threats,? Its a crime to send such things ( i work for Youth Offending and just checked!) Levine is always threatening libel, hes overstepped the mark here,. Report him and sad Gavin to the Police...please.

See, hey Gavin, why dont you go F--k yourself mate. Im sick of these wimpy bully boys...nowt to do with soul. Feel free to PM or facebook me Gav...you Knob. "You will be dealt with."..joker

Thats sh-te. If someone is threatened as the result of a thread, its an issue for the site and the person sending threats should be banned. So, keep your German system and sensibilities mate. If there was NO consequensce to private threats as a result of on site debate, there would be no on site debat.e only a threatening dictatorship....sound familiar mate?

I've had loads of threatening/abusive emails since I've been on here, some for just hating The Carstairs record - you wouldn't believe it, honestly. I've never printed any of them though.

Ian sent me this email this morning. You really are a fucking pest. Now you got my thread closed down altogether. You think it's all a joke and everyone likes you really. You are fucking with everything that I believe in. Therefore you are making an enemy for life. And you ARE a fascist. WHO THE f*** DO YOU THINK YOU ARE to tell me how I should make my music, how my sound should be rougher, where I'm going wrong. That, added to Croasdell's BAREFACED lies make me wanna hurl. I want you to stay away from that thread. I don't want to read your shit, I have no interest in you, I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire, your taste in music is of no interest to me, I don't want to exist in a world where I have to deal with cockroaches like you. NOW f*** OF AND STEER CLEAR, YOU c***. I am now deleting you as a friend. I don't want any association with a c*** like you in any way, shape, or form. Isn't this the true Levine showing his colours.........He can f--k right off, now im on this thread for life...what totally fascist behaviour.

Well pete, if people ask questions inspired by this forum and Levine doesn't like them or answer them, its got EVERYTHING to do with this site. They are giving Levine the platform to field questions , choose reply's and send private threats! Pretty simple Pete..

Ian sent me this email this morning. You really are a fucking pest. Now you got my thread closed down altogether. You think it's all a joke and everyone likes you really. You are fucking with everything that I believe in. Therefore you are making an enemy for life. And you ARE a fascist. WHO THE f*** DO YOU THINK YOU ARE to tell me how I should make my music, how my sound should be rougher, where I'm going wrong. That, added to Croasdell's BAREFACED lies make me wanna hurl. I want you to stay away from that thread. I don't want to read your shit, I have no interest in you, I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire, your taste in music is of no interest to me, I don't want to exist in a world where I have to deal with cockroaches like you. NOW f*** OF AND STEER CLEAR, YOU c***. I am now deleting you as a friend. I don't want any association with a c*** like you in any way, shape, or form. I think Ian, you need to realise that when you participate on a forum, where debate is encouraged, you need to be able to accept critisism without hating the person who critisises. You need to understand the rules of the forum you are taking part in, and realise that emails like this in response to posts are against forum rules. They damage the community and undermine the foundations of what makes this place so special. Now then Mike, you threaten me with being taken off when I ask questions! He should be banned for this . It outrageous and totally connected to this site. If Levine cannot answer on here, F--k off. Please Ian send me a threat....id love it.

The people you mention have either bitterly attacked me or held me to ridicule or shown such a closed minded bias that I couldn't keep my mouth zipped. Dave Rimmer called me an embarrassment and a disgrace to the Soul Scene. Mark Bicknell, for years, has subtly continued a campaign of being initially critical, then dismissal, then refusing to get drawn into anything that mentions my name or my music, having previously already sown the seeds, then claiming it is of no relevance to him whatsoever. Very clever, very insidious, and very annoying and soul destroying, while never missing a trick to plug his own soul show, or go off on another one of his drama-queen, hissy-fits, "I Quit" tirades, waiting for everyone to beg him "Oh please come back Mark, we love you"..

Thats really nice to hear Ian... I think we all would wish that a person would say that about us.. .. That makes you a true freind indeed but don't mean that others can't think a different way, you are doing the my way or the by-way again, thats what gets peoples backs up.. I and many others aint ever met Kev, we can only go by his actions when he first came onto this site.. He was not very nice at all, as you put it... He also attacked members and sent threats on here. You see my friend i don't do all that hate thing like some on this forum.. I may not like or respect a person but the hate thing is just a step too far for me... I just stay the hell away from any of these people.. Good point Steve. I dont hate Levine, im just sick to death of his selective answering of questions. Hate would require more energy than hes worth. I have steered clear of him and his music for 33 years. But, as i said earlier, "why does he feel he can attack members and then complain and cry when its reciprocated? His opening gambit on this site was to openly, by name, attack members. Its his publicity stunt to get attention. Now, he has the attention he wants, apart from 2 people who remember his opening and request an answer......and i will continue requesting.

JUST MEANS I HAVE TO KEEP ASKING. I NEVER give up. Unlike yourself when you gave up on the scene " if im quoting correctly. Northern Soul Is Dead". As im far too articulate and you are unable to bully me, it matters not that you do not answer my questions....they are not impertinent or rude, but very valid and honest. So, as i member, i have the right to keep asking until i get a reply. Im sorry if it disrupts this thread , but ALL it requires is an answer other than " im not answering those two people". If you cannot come on this forum and field ALL the questions, whether they agree with your agenda or not, then step off and go back to the site you already have for discussing how great you are.

Could you tell us after so famously declaring "Northern Soul Is Dead", why you suddenly say, its your passion and your thinking of returning to it? Has it, indeed risen from the deep grave you tried to bury it in? this is an interesting historical fact that younger members or maybe Jayne might like to know?

Plus, I believe in the music that I make with every fibre of my being. I have no desire, none whatsoever, to go visit a club that wouldn't play one of my records. That's like throwing acid in my face. BIT EGOTISTICAL IS IT NOT? A club has to play your records or you wont visit? You did pay your dues, true. BUT that doesn't entitle you to comment on the scene NOW, if your not a part of it. It has changed and moved on since your day. How can you comment if you have NO idea whats going on. You dont even know whats being played. There are three in particular that have really made me weary of it all. And wonder why I other. Then I listen back to Fay Jones singing "You Threw A Lucky Punch" and Nat Augustin singing "Love Is My Sanctuary", and I realise that no old bigoted closed minded fool can take away my joy at how great I think they sound, and how artistically and creatively satisfied I am with them. Well, a bit of the old 'double standards here. Mike says I cant talk openly on here. So i stop. And then Levine points fingers again. So, im going to answer, at the risk of the censorship on this site removing it. The REASON Ian that you are being questioned (you call it attacked) is because you came on here and attacked Joan and others. Can you explain WHY you feel its OK for you to do this and yet when its done to you, you whinge to the sites editors.? Simple question, answer it and I will duck out. Still waiting for the answer to this ONE important question Ian. But, for the unprovoked attack you made on Joan, i wouldn't be on this thread. YOU and your music have NEVER been a part of my life and I dont feel YOU, as a person are worth the energy of replying. BUT, your hypocritical whinging and double standards when it comes to people questioning your rudeness and vitriol , are just too blatently out of order to sit down and shut up. So, dont make Pete answer for you, or Mr darcy ask for us to be removed, just a simple explaination of why you should be able to launch attacks on people , but not receive reciprocal treatment? A fair question i think? waiting