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Got to agree with the comments earlier, "acrobatics ain`t dancing" thats what gymnastics competions are for & neither is constant spinning it does my head in watching people limbering up to spin every 20 seconds or so , enough said me thinks.Foot work & variety for me every time, Wigan wonder moves never did it for me (even though we were regulars) I was more of a Cleethorpes seaside shuffler & prior to that trod the light fantastic in Hull along with Rick Poskitt. For me today there are no truly outstanding dancers but there are some very good one. In the Blue Corner for the gents I give you, in no particular order; Dave Bacon, Mickey from Sheffield & ANDY CANNON, I know he does floor work but he gets my vote with his nifty footwork. :dance: In the Pink Corner (excluding my wife who is the best shuffle style dancer I`ve ever seen & shall remain nameless unless I wish to die) representing the ladies I give you; Chrissie from Donny,Kate from Hull & finally Sam Evans, I know she does cartwheels & will have someones eye out one day with those winklepicker style shoes but she to has excellent footwork. :dance: Now harping back to the old days when I could hold my own with most & spin when needed there were two guys who were dance icons to me; FRANK BOPPER from Derby? & ERIC SMITH from Leeds also the black guy (not the spinning top) in the Wigan Casino footage in the "My England" video piece, sorry I don`t know his name? Now they had footwork. I can honestly say I have no recollections of any brilliant female dancers from that era, but bear in mind it is 30+ ago & the old grey matter ain`t what it use to be. But as the man said earlier "Does it really matter? Dancing is just an expression of the joy & love you have for the music", or words to that effect. Me thinks if your a good dancer it does though, it`s an ego thing. Take care & be safe, Spot.

BLIMEY THAT RANG A BELL, "SUE BUSHBY", IS SHE STILL ON SCENE? WONDER IF SHE REMEMBERS THE CROWD FROM GOOLE; SPOT BOTTOMLEY, GARY "WOODY" WOOD, BARRIE"CORNY"CORNTHWAITE, GAIL WOOD(MY WIFE NOW), ANDREA SMITH & "MIDDY" MIDDLETON. I STILL HAVE THE ST CHRISTOPHER SUE GAVE ME IN THE EARLY 70`S. HEY YOUR ALSO MENTIONED IN A BOOK I`VE GOT SUE, ALWAYS KNEW YOU`D BE FAMOUS. ERIC SMITH WAS STILL AROUND TILL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BUT I`M TOLD HE`S A BIT OF A RECLUSE NOW (DON`T KNOW HOW TRUE) & HIS MATE JOHN "WOCKO" WATKINSON WAS MY BEST MAN BUT I`VE NOT SEEN HIM FOR A WHILE. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU SUE(IF YOUR OUT THERE) & ANY OF THE LEEDS OR YORK LOT OR ANYONE WHO CAN REMEMBER US. PETE (SPOT) BOTTOMLEY.

MALC, JOHN BRADSHAW IS IN BANKING & IF ANYBODY SEES HIM TELL HIM SPOT & WOODY FROM GOOLE WOULD LOVE TO MEET UP AGAIN LIKE OLD TIMES ALSO DOES ANYONE SEE STEVE DIMBERLINE ANYMORE AS WE`D LOVE TO CATCH UP WITH HIM ALSO. WE DID CATCH UP WITH STEVE GLENTWORTH AT LAST CLEETHORPES, HE & HIS SISTER FLEW IN SPECIALLY FROM SPAIN WHERE THEY NOW LIVE. SPOT.

HI, ANYBODY GOT A NICE CLEAN COPY OF; SANDRA PHILLIPS - "WISH I HAD HAVE KNOWN" ON OKEH. EXCELLENT- OR ABOVE & REASONABLE PRICE NOT "SILLY MONEY". CHEERS, SPOT.

ANYONE GOT A NICE COPY OF; KENI LEWIS - WHATS HER NAME? BUDDAH (I THINK) IF SO PM ME WITH PRICE ( NOT SILLY ) CHEERS, SPOT.

ME TOO, WANTED TO SUBSCRIBE BUT UNABLE TO GET ANY RESPONSE FROM MESSAGES LEFT SO HAVE GIVEN UP. SPOT.

Yes it was Leeds with almost 7000 (claimed) attending & it was held in a kind of LOCOMOTIVE SHED it was absolutely bloody enormous, also freezing cold & there was no dance floor as such just temporary ones & the original floor which was part concrete & I seem to recall areas of rubberised material, which made it almost impossible to dance & I seem to remember going home filthy because of the muck & shite everywhere.Yes I was one of the fools who attended. :fool: The line up of acts was excellent but the acoustics in the cavenous place were terrible, so you couldn`t hear the acts or Dj spot very well . It seemed a great idea at the time & was a valiant effort (even if naive on reflection) but I`m afraid it was total & utter shite, worse soul do I`ve ever been to & I heard the guys who promoted it lost big time. It was to be the " Be all & end all" of Northern Soul, well it very nearly was the "End all". Never will it happen again,Take care & be safe, Spot.

HAS ANYONE THOUGHT OF ASKING MR WINSTANLEY WHAT THE FIRST RECORD HE PLAYED WAS? I`M SURE HE`D REMEMBER. OR IS THAT TO SILLY A QUESTION?? SPOT.

DID THE USUAL YOUTH CLUB STUFF, LISTENING TO; BUNNY SIGLER - GOOD TIMES ROLL, LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN ETC. STARTED AT COLLEGE & MEET A GUY CALLED "SNOWY " WHO ONE LUNCHTIME IN SEPT 1972 INVITED ME TO HIS HOUSE FOR LUNCH, HE PLAYED ME WAYNE GIBSON , RIGHT TRACK & RAT RACE & I WAS HOOKED, "GET YOURSELF TOO THE CENTRAL IN LEEDS AT WEEKEND" SAYS HE, SO ME & GARY WOOD (BROTHER-IN-LAW, & STILL SOULIE) & BARRIE "CORNY" CORNTHWAITE (SADLY DECEASED) TURN UP IN LEEDS AT 7PM (LAST TRAIN FROM GOOLE 5.30PM ) & HUNG AROUND TILL THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, WE THOUGHT WE WERE MAD & NOW REALISE WE WERE & ARE, AND THE REST AS THEY SAY IS HISTORY. SPOT.

HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MP3`S ; HERBIE BROWN - ONE MORE BROKEN HEART. ERNIE JOHNSON - I CAN`T STOP THE PAIN. DIFFERENCES - FIVE MINUTES. PERCY STONE - CHAINED. NORRIS VINES - GIVE IN. CHEERS, SPOT.

Here`s a silly one for xmas, has anyone got an mp3 of Mello Madness?

THANKS TO ALL WHO SENT ME MP3`S, JUST MISSING THE MAJOR NOW & ALSO HEARD A TRACK AT KEELE BY EARL GAINES THAT I LOVED SO IF ANYBODY`S GOT THAT PLEASE SEND. PITY ABOUT SHERRI`S CHALKY WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE GONE. SPOT.

HEY I KNOW IT`S NOT VINYL I WANT BUT HAS ANYBODY GOT GOOD QUALITY MP3`S OF THE FOLLOWING; MARGARET LITTLE - LOVE FINDS A WAY. LITTLE MAJOR WILLIAMS - GIRL YOUR SO SWEET ARTHUR WILLIS - THE HURTING IS OVER CONTINENTAL SHOWSTOPPERS - NOT TO YOUNG I`D BE GRATEFUL, PLEASE SEND TO; spotbottomley@hotmail.co.uk. CHEERS & MERRY XMAS TO EVERYBODY, SPOT.