Everything posted by Greedy Mick
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Another sad loss Ann Sexton RIHP
I totally agree. My 1st niter as a 15 year old was 1980, I'm now 60 and all my peers and artists are a lot older and of course we will lose them, it's so so sad and painful ๐ but it is what life is ๐ช๐ช But the most important thing is that we have lived and danced that music and we will remember it always and take it to our own graves. Sadly I know but truthful x x
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JMAuction - 02/04/2025 - Results!
I've wanted a pages for ages. Gave up at 500.. can't believe the final price..
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The Scene Is In Safe Hands
And get all us unfit soulie pensioners fit and healthy, maybe if she did this she would get paid by national health service ๐ค ๐ and dwp ๐คฃ๐
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The Scene Is In Safe Hands
Wow I'm gobsmacked I love to watch a busy dancefloor with everyone doing their own moves but all in time with the beat and tempo changes etc. Surely if this is the new thing northern soul line dancing will be the next thing. ๐
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Prostate cancer
Please stay strong and enjoy life as much as possible.. as we get older we all have things to get through . I'm lucky no prostate problems . But diagnosed with acute heart failure.. I wish you all the best wishes I can. But I think we have to remember that we are all getting older and our health is not what it was.. but in our minds we are still in our teens / 20's ๐. I went to my 1st niter in may 1980 I was 15 . And have had 45 years of fun.. I will go to my grave with northern in my ears ๐ Do I regret a Moment... never!!! northern has been my life along with my twin son's Please stay positive Mick
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How northern helps us as we get older๐
Ha,,,, I've broken ribs in the past. And yes laughing is not funny
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How northern helps us as we get older๐
Wow, thank you ๐.. my sister used to go to the night owl nighters in Leicester in the 1960s. I grew up listening to soul and motown from her room etc.. and post wigan as a Leicester lad the oddfellows, hinckley and Loughborough were my local niters. Thank you for sharing. It is amazing how much this music means to us. It's probably something that you can't explain to people who have never experienced it...
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How northern helps us as we get older๐
I'm probably a youngster on the site, not 60 till May.. Been diagnosed with a fatal illness got 50 percent chance of another 5 years ( Do not want sympathy as it is what life decides) Can't participate in niter aids again and trust me with my nickname that is the most difficult thing. Only have an occasional pint of real ale or glass of barossa shiraz. But what I find helps me above anything is listening to the sounds that we love and grew up with.. sometimes they bring a tear to my eyes but they are happy tears of years gone by.. I am so glad that I discovered this scene as a 12 year old and Can't believe that after 48 years It means so so much โ๏ธ So to the Northern soul scene of 81 onwards up until today the biggest thank you ๐ Greedy
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Soul Searching With "Kitch" on Soul City Radio (29-01-2025)
great spot, nice to hear walking by.
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Will it catch on
I'd be at Leicester Oddfellows 1st. Stafford 2nd. Leighton buzzard 3rd 100 club 4th Cleethorpes winter gardens 5th Bring back the memories.. These are the memories I would love to visit again from the 80s..
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Identify Keb Darge track from Oddfellows 1984
On Billy Fran.. Never managed to get one of these, one of my favourite 60s newies, along with Oscar Perry face reality
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What year did J.J Jackson pass away?
Or the same j j Jackson who recorded let the show begin on prelude?
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Niters you wish you had been able to go to!!!
Sorry I didn't realise that the Mecca wasn't a niter, my apologies for getting it wrong.
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Niters you wish you had been able to go to!!!
I was born in 1965 , was lucky enough to go to the casino a few times, although preferred the Saturday nights with Richard and Gary playing sounds that were new to me. Either new releases or sounds I didn't know.. Rather than the Friday night oldies allnighters .. Then was lucky to go to so many niters all over the country. My fave 3 are Oddfellows Stafford Leighton Buzzard ( just for the tables) lol then so many to mention in no particular order Cleethorpes winter gardens, morecambe pier , rock city, bradford, 100 club Peterborough,Blackburn, Loughborough, queen's hall, St Ives. Plus many more I haven't listed.. Then after being married and having children etc I got back into niters and then Rugby, Coalville, Ibstock, Blackhearts, Sheffield, Dark horses etc ๐ I know that I wasn't old enough to go to Blackpool mecca, the torch, but the one place I wish I'd been old enough to attend was the Talk of the North niters at Cleethorpes pier. Which if any do you wish you had been able to attend??
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Phil Shields RIP
Very sad news. Great bloke & Great dj. Condolences to his family and close friends ๐งก. Another one gone too soon to that big allnighter in the sky. R I P. Phil x x
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Victor Meldrew syndrome?
Up until recently I could be a grumpy old Victor Mildred. But since being told I have a fatal disease, I don't give a f##k anymore and try to be positive and make someone smile with my weird/sick sense of humour. Life is short and very very precious. Do what you can do to make you and everyone else smile.. Don't forget a stationery store never moves ๐ And a poorly octopus costs six quid๐ And I went to see a psychotherapist but the sign on his door was very narrow and said Psycho The Rapist. Ps only a play on words , not to upset anyone ๐๐๐๐
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Stocking fillers
Thanks for this will go lidl on way home tomorrow. . Ps don't forget to flip hold on as working on your case is the flip . My favourite ojays record
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Pat Brady's Talk Of The North
Sorry I was being facetious, I have loads on Grapevine, And along side the Grapevine singles I have the 3 albums which have great records on them... was just taking the Michael out of wigan ovation ...
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Pat Brady's Talk Of The North
Pete, What do you mean about the awful records played at that time?? I can only dream of hearing these played again . As for the rarest version of wigans chosen few. Makes Frank Wilson look cheap.๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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Car Warranties - are they worth it?!!!!
Hi not had any dealings with this company but have had 3 gold warranties with ford on my last 2 cars. Not the cheapest but in 1st year of having my st they replaced water pump, then my egr valve along with dpf filter with no cost to me have just renewed it as the last 2 times I've had it I have recouped the costs, About 10 years ago ago I had same cover with my mondeo st and it more than paid for itself. Just had to have car serviced properly.
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Cover ya phone...
I totally agree with no phones but what I do miss is taking a camera to a niter with either a 24 or 36 shot film.. then sending them off to be developed and seeing how many got censored by the developers.. and seeing which of your friends had the biggest eyes ๐๐or who were gurning the most ๐คช
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Peterborough niter venues
I hope you don't mean in a negative way. And that you over indulged like all of us.
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Peterborough niter venues
This makes a lot of sense ๐ค. So maybe what I am thinking of ๐
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Peterborough niter venues
The only thing I remember about this corridor is that it was almost pitch black.. too dark for record dealers and unless someone had a lit cigarette you didn't see them and stumbled over their legs. The only reason I think it was Peterborough is I think after apologising for falling over their legs we got talking about what was being played and they said they had a 12" version of lew Kirkton heaven in the afternoon for sale and we went for a drive in the middle of the night to get it . Well it was only a fiver ๐
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Peterborough niter venues
Definitely not Oddfellows as I'm a Leicester soulie born and bread lol. Someone else has suggested st Ives?? It's over 40 years ago of very messy times so this could be a long time sorting out ๐๐๐๐ ps my eyes in the 80s