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I can remember you and Steve Csordas (Sas). I went out with a blonde girl called Janet from Sheffield.

Just as well I didn't come and bother you then.

I think Spacehopper is right, Russ. You would need to offer something that you can't get most weekends up North for people to contemplate what would be an eight to ten hour round trip. Don't think many would be willing to take the chance. Not really the pioneering spirit of the 70s and 80s I know, but you're looking at an older clientele. PS, are you the same Russ Vickers who was at Collingwood late 70s / early 80s?

You can get it packaged with a couple of CDs at Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northern-Soul-Various-Artists/dp/B00AZGKGOE/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_229816_a1_71_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=0DWRW7JP4B9GSPFD4Y0J

Had to cut short a very interesting conversation on Show Pigeons last night when the dance floor beckoned.

In other words, if Carlsberg did All Nighters.

The seller says he dug them out of the attic. Gave all my old clothes to Oxfam. Always brings a smile to my face imaging some little African lad running around in a pair of bags.

The problem could be more widespread than we originally thought..... https://vimeo.com/74906829

Any dealers reading this thread will be currently marking up their prices for the aforementioned.

Just waiting for the release of the first Northern Soul Dance Fitness Workout DVD, "Stompercise".

If the filming I witnessed at KGH last year is anything to go by, it certainly won't be a tea break production. They took a whole day to film two scenes. There was a real buzz amongst the youngsters on the dance floor, this being the culmination of all the dance clubs they'd attended over the previous years. If they can capture the atmosphere in that hall onto celluloid, then I believe they'll have something special.

Was this the guy, Pete?

Brilliant, like an outtake from the League of Gentlemen.....this is a local Soul night for local people.

Below is an extract from the brochure that was produced when the filmmakers were trying to attract funding. Don't know if the strategy has altered since, but it'll be a cinema release initially. "Whilst Northern Soul is a resolutely British film, it also has real potential for international appeal. This aspect will support our revenue ambitions. As a music film it is anticipated that it should be released at least in the UK, Japan, Australia, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, Germany and the USA. All have very healthy and growing Northern Soul scenes and it is believed that there are strong possibilities to position Northern Soul in these markets as well as other countries where there are either similar or equivalent scenes or an interest in British youth culture."

Tezza, I'm sure your efforts were appreciated by the right people. Stick to your principles. I tend to be one of those who head for the dance floor when the masses are leaving it. Just hearing one or two great sounds that I haven't heard for years can make the night for me. So keep on doing what you're doing, and don't even contemplate selling your collection, because you'll be a long time regretting it.

List of UK screenings: https://muscleshoals.co.uk/screenings

I think it's at least 9 times out of 10, Pete.

I attended KGH on Saturday night for my ten yearly nostalgia trip. I must admit, a lot has changed in the ten years since I went to the 30th Wigan Anniversary at the same venue. Although I’ve attended hundreds of soul nights in between, when I compare Saturday’s event with the 30th, things have definitely gone downhill in my opinion. I can remember having a great time at the 30th, dancing most of the night, the DJs doing some great spots. On Saturday I had to wait until the last hour for the floor to clear of the inebriated Dad Dancers, Grab a Grannies et al, and for the DJ to start playing some of the better sounds from the Wigan era. To my knowledge, the DJ line-up was similar to the 30th, with Richard Searling being the notable absentee (although he was advertised on the bill). Most of the DJs could have put a Wigan compilation CD on and I wouldn’t have known the difference. In fact, their playlists could have been lifted straight from any of the latest epidemic of 40th Anniversary CDs. It would have been nice to see the clips of the Northern Soul film that were being screened, but some over enthusiastic pensioner decided to get up and start "dancing" on the spot directly in front of me. Maybe I’m just turning into a grumpy old bastard. The one ray of light was the youngsters who were in attendance, who conducted themselves better than some of the “grownups”, and showed real passion and enthusiasm.

Link to the new Muscle Shoals documentary, due for UK release 25th October. https://www.magpictures.com/muscleshoals/

He wasn't just playing up to the cameras either. He was just the same on Saturday night at Blackburn.

Interview with Elaine Constantine and Gareth Sweeney on Absolute Radio. Starts 57 minutes in. https://www.mixcloud.com/soultime/soul-time-on-absolute-radio-60s-20-sep-2013/

He was well received by a large and appreciative crowd at Blackburn.

CSI Stoke (Circle Skirt Investigation).

There's a simple formula for baggy trousers. If your age is greater than the width of your trouser bottoms, it's a no.

I seem to remember Spencer's setting up shop at the Casino, must have been late 70's. As well as 40" bags, they did pegs and some MC Hammer type kecks with pleats all the way round.