Everything posted by Robr
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Records you didn't expect to hear at niters.
Martyn You are so right about Tony being " a bit different on many levels ". 🥴🥴
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Records you didn't expect to hear at niters.
I'm pretty sure that Tony Warot was responsible for first playing and making popular the Nina Simone track. It became quite a big play at the time particularly at The Fleet. Loved Tony but hated the record. Rob
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Peterborough niter venues
The Fleet had a narrow dark corridor leading to a second room that was also very dark and was used as a modern soul room on occasions. The room was also long and narrow and as stated previously was sort of behind the main room stage. Many happy memories of my very first Alnighter venue.
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1980's Northern Low Point
I don't think anyone has mentioned the nighters held in Bedford at The Nitespot , and old cinema converted into a theatre / disco. From memory I think it was early eighties or possibly very late seventies. Remember Soul Sam making a big statement one night during his spot that it was one of the best nighters in the country at the time. I could have imagined that but I seem to recall it somehow.
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1980's Northern Low Point
I only started going to nighters, soul nights in January 1979 so only have 2 years on the scene before the eighties kicked in. And yes I did go to the casino until it's demise and the farce that became its final night. What I do remember of the eighties scene, was that I attended so many great alnighters all over the country, most have been mentioned by others already. Because I only started going in 79 I still had so many great oldies to hear. It was a great period for quality 60s newies and of course the start of what became modern soul and later crossover. The scene still had an abundance of crazy characters, some of whom I got to know and love and be terrified of in equal measures. Oh yeah and the gear was still great too, what's not to like. Very happy times. Rob
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Our Amazing NHS
Let me make this quite clear this statement is only related to me and my wife's own experience regarding her mother and the treatment she received at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. In this instance over a period of 5 weeks, whilst my mother in law was admitted to a ward, I have never come across such a bunch of incompetent, disorganised, uninterested, unprofessional and lazy staff. Our family no longer "big up" the untouchable NHS because of this experience. Thankfully I know this doesn't apply to the vast majority of staff across the country but they are not all worth clapping for, believe me.
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CEAS Leicester Allnighter 17/2/1984
Looking at the images posted and seen the various videos filmed at both Oddfellows and the Loughborough niters many times over the years and it dawned on me that I never seem to appear on any of them. From memory I was at every Oddfellows and Loughborough nighter held and my missus and friends all appear on the videos but never me. The same applies to the Unicorn nighters at Leighton Buzzard and I begin to wonder if I was ever really there. Probably just hiding in some dark corner in the usual mess I always liked to get in. Happy days in deed at some great nighters.
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A sad day folks , a legend has gone , Max Rees ... R.I.P
I didn't know Max that well but many of my friends did and they only have nice things to say about him. My condolences to his family and friends at this sad time. R.I.P. Max Robin
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Northern Soul t-shirts
I have not got a big problem with a witty slogan on a t-shirt but when you add it to the trend for beer mats, baggies, flared skirts, braces and the demand for the same old over played oldies at most venues then that gets embarrassing in my opinion. All the above were fine when you were 16 but don't look so good at 60 plus. These are the reasons I don't attend many events any more.