Chris L

Nice deal, close to Christmas en all..............

Goodbye floor-filler................

https://youtu.be/-EA7A3Lq6xQ

Always a tragedy, top Northern Soul man, got to speak to him once, smashing bloke.

Thanks for this info, interveiwing Sandi Sheldon and Mattie Taylor, both of them said that TT was in fact Van's brother Norman, Chris Bartley said that was bs and described him just as you have. Well done !!

Here is website link : www.wix.com/asiansoulweekend/asiansoulweekend This promises to be a great weekender combing some Rare Northern Soul at one of the world's most exciting cities. If you like New York, you'll adore Hong Kong. For a start the weather is great, the locals are friendly and it's about half the price of NY. Safe, bargains galore at the markets (hide those Visa cards men !) Just be there you won't regret it.

Details to be published shortly, keep watching this space...........

Of course I meant the Friday

I'm planning on going, leaving Dover about 12.00 midday passing the London area around 13.30. Anyone wanting to share a ride please let me know, I could use the company Chris Lalor

I found loadsa B & Bs if no caravan just tick in "Bed and breakfast Cleethorpes" and a whole host of stuff will appear............good luck.

OKEDOKEE, hotel booked, bringing me bike too................................looks like a good 'un my 1st weekender of all time

Is it only restricted to well known figures such as DJs, dealers and the like or can an ordinary Joe also tell his story ?

I use a Stanton cartridge, top dog, woof woof woof.............

These are supersubstitues.....................JB Systems Looks like a Technics boot to me In which way ?

These are supersubstitues.....................JB Systems

"it would seem to be a common theme that some of shall we say the more upfront rare soul venues are finding it difficult to get decent numbers through the doors, lost count how many times I read the music was brilliant but numbers were down, seems a little odd to me that when you look at the playlists many of the DJ's are playing top end records which command the big ticket prices on auctions etc. yet fail to draw the masses in which seems to make a nonsence to the whole rare soul ethic." Here's the relevant part of Marks original posting - that's what I answered, nothing to do with oldies am beta dan rare hence my desire for the rare guys and gals to stop so defensive. Facts are facts, I hope my contribution answered the question.

Actually I'm enjoying Belgian Popcorn and 70s stuff more than I ever did But nothing sends shivers down my spine than "the Spellbinders - Help me" type of choon.....................after all it's wotz I woz born wiv..........

I quoted BIDDS because that's the one that seems to be held up as an example of a forward looking soul event, maybe it is, maybe it's not, maybe it's cutting edge music that people will look back and say "yeah that was cool" I'm sure that will be the case, thing is it will be a small amount of people who do and hey!! that's their choice and right. I've been to about 5 venues where "rare soul" was the main sort of music, just not my taste I'm afraid, I've heard little turns me on. Trust me there's a bunch of oldies I can't hear anymore even some I've never liked much, I like to think I have an open mind, if I like it then I like it and visa versa. Perhaps people who do promote the RS scene could tone down their ferociousness and be less defensive, after all it's hardly a matter of life or death..................

Belgian Popcorn anyone ?

Russ When I went to the Torch/Mecca/Cats/etc I heard sounds that I had only dreamed about, never heard, coming from London, in 1972 hardly the centre for NS. All I can say is what I see, when I go to a rare type venue I don't see alot of people, I went to BIDDS, didn't count but didn't look like much more than 100/150 and I did count the people on the dance floor, never more than ten when we were there. When I go to an oldies venue they seem to be larger and full, the dancefloors tend to stay full too. I hope this answers your question. I'm sure for someone who's passionate about discovering new sounds it must be tough to see the oldies venues being apparantly so succesful. Chris

As you say, it's only your humble opinion..............

Stoke still packs them in and the Torch revival has been a sellout both times, copled with the fact that there seems to be loads and loads events been held, surely "only the strong survive", maybe that rare soul scene is not so resilient.