Twoshoes

It would not be the first time but no he was commenting on someone else's dancing on an events thread not mine, although it did not show as such the first line of my post was a from a post by Little-Stevie which I tried to answer

I would be interested to know about any folk who have taken these lessons.... Maybe its fun for some and helps a lot..... My mates wife had a couple of lessons,he's been on the scene over 30yr but it's all new to her, she didn't tell him about the lessons and just surprised him at a night by getting up to dance.The lessons gave her the confidence so in that sense not a bad thing.I've seen one bloke showing a young lad how to do a couple of moves on the dance floor,not on in my opinion.As to the rights and wrongs of the DVD and whether Fiona can dance or not as a crap dancer myself I have to say I don't really care.I do however tire of telling people who say they can't dance Northern to just get out there,feel the music and do your own thing no one really cares,though I have to say I have on one occasion been proved wrong on that by a self appointed dance policeman.

Great thread,I wish I hadn't read the thing so far without first stating my choice as so many fine records have bern mentioned,I'll go with the first one that popped into my head at the start,Contours Little Misunderstanding.Reason, I think it was the first Motown track I heard played other than on the radio in a club,can still picture that night to this day.

This thread has thrown up some fabulous tunes, so many I can't remember if this has been put up ,sorry if it has

my apologies,I too have a warped sense of humour this was my over sensitive siege mentality kicking in

If that's intended as another dig at me my home isn't full of fisting logo tat and never will be, I bought one mug for use at work, enough people already think I'm a sad old bastard as it is for being involved in Northern Soul in the first place without supposed kindred spirits having a pop as well, lighten up folks, I haven't committed a crime as far as I know,if I have then I plead guilty as charged.

Odd as this may seem as I'm as yet the only person who seems to have actually bought any tat or admitted to it if there was a poll I'd vote No to merchandise at events, not for any "keeping the scene pure" reasons as you put it but as I have said at Prestatyn it just did not look or feel right to me plus I can get all the tat I want off good old ebay without either being made to feel like I'm in some way selling out the music I have followed and loved for over forty years or I'm some kind of sad moron with no taste,

Nor mine, my post was aimed at the tat side of things some of which I bought,obviously selling illegal CD' s is totally out of order and should and could have been stopped by the promoters,

I'll put my head over the barricades and hold my hand up to buying some tat, not much but I have always liked a good pin badge,the two coasters I bought were to my mind quite tasteful and a single mug. My reasons for these purchases follow, the pin badges to go on my rucksack's , I have three with maybe three badges on each and that's enough, why? Walking in my case can be a solitary pursuit and should I stop for a beer along the way they might be spotted by a fellow soulie and thus induce conversation, the mug likewise ,I use it at work and should anyone visiting my workplace be of a similar ilk again conversation my follow.The coasters, well it's my house and if I am going to have coasters on my coffee table the Martha Reeves and Timi Yuro to my mind look better than a couple of others used previously. As I have said on somewhere else on here the Bazzar would have been better placed elsewhere , it was the first thing we saw as we entered from the camp side of the building and for me did not create a good first impression, plus I guess it took up a lot of what was to me much needed seating room in the main room, we ended up standing every time we went in there,and yes there was an awful lot of stuff that I would not buy my worst enemy . It didn't however cause me as much head shaking as the profusion of pork pie, flat and trilby hats on show, we all have things that bug us about the scene , one question I would ask is were the stallholders from the scene and trying to make a living out of their passion or were they just joe soap from wherever trying to make a fast buck and does it make any difference which?

The opening strings on Thelma Jones I'd Rather Leave to the moment she starts singing and everything else beyond,turn off the lights,lie on the bed and feel the pain. The start of A Little Bit Hurt Julian Covay

When Teddy sings the opening "I can remember planning" on the Love I lost,

It must have been a different concert I saw because believe me you would remember seeing Rufus Thomas, I'm guessing they did an extra show when Al Green recoverd from the flu and kept PM as support after he went down so well at the concert I saw. Happy days indeed,

if that's the same concert I went to Al Green did not appear due to a bout of flu and Phillip Mitchell was flown in to replace him as I remember it,Rufus Thomas and Tami Lynn were also on the bill, I have the ticket along with other concerts I went about that time framed with Al Green crossed out and Mitchell pencilled in underneath,on the ticket Al Green is actualy billed under Rufus and Tami.

So what's it worth guy's please, can't be much if I've got one

I've been off loading stuff recently as my records are just sitting there loved but unplayed, got a copy of this if anyone wants it for free, contact me if interested, it's the If My Heart could speak track

Don't think this has been put up, always makes me feel kinda sad as it's a situation I've found myself in more than once

Not sure how this one will go down but a great vocal......

That is one fine fine tune, top class, another class tune on a truly wonderful thread

Heck post away, never tire of Levi's voice, one of the great soul voices

One from the great Mr Taylor

So true and what a choices there are when it comes to lead vocalist

Just read the initial post that started off this thread and it does mention the Joy of being in love, most posts mine included lean towards the pain of love, here's a couple celebrating the joy,

Three great tracks, would have clicked liked but I've used up my qiota for the day

I like your logic twisted or otherwise, I saw Jr circa 74/76 in New Brighton,memory is a bit sketchy as to whether there was one performance or two as was often the case in those days the one we went to had a very poor turnout so could have been first house, Jr asked everyone to come down to the front and asked for requests,never thinking he would play what was a b side over here I shouted for Sweet Soul and bugger me he played it.Don't know what it was about that area at the time and their attitude to live Soul artists but about the same time I saw Wilson Pickett in a club in Liverpool which sadly was also poorly attended,less than 150 to see the Wicked one supported by Phillip Mitchell.

If an instrumental could ever pull at my heartstrings it would be this one, Junior blows his heart out, wonder what it would be like with a vocal , just a magic tune I've always loved