mrs soul

I have N1 OKEH, and will swap it for nice tune or two anyday

to me its simple, if you want OVO then go and support the venues which do so, if you hate boots, don't go there then, time and time again, I have seen venues that do quality ovo soul nites, suffer from a lack of interest, but I hear all the time on topics about people moaning about the same old, so don't sit on your Laural's, instead of talking about it, put it into action, thats the answer.. right I,m off to bed now.

could not have put it better myself.

its a double edged sword in my opinion, to be totally honest, and some of you may not like my reply, I really did not get into this scene for charity events, its the last thing on my mind, call me a selfish git if you want,and I certainly dont want it in my face,all the while, I dont mind the odd one, but on a regular basis,in that I mean every week, is no no for me,yes i am doing Chrissie's, but more so cos its her 50th birthday, the money she raises is a bonus for her particular cause, and good on her,sometimes people do charity for the wrong reasons, eg; an excuse to be a DJ, or the only way to get some sort of venue going which amounts to the same thing,what I do, is a direct debit to my particular cause, which at the moment is to train a guide dog for the blind, when the puppy which is called DANA ,is ready to be homed, I will sponsor another Charity of my choice, now for some people this is a very private matter, and one they may feel passionate about, but thats up to them, and of course it goes without saying that there are some great minded folks about who really care, so good for them,and dont get me wrong we have had our fair share of health problems, but I would not dream of thrusting it in evrybodys face,in all, I think we are all caring people,and some things are closer to home than we like, I know quite a few peeps who are dealing with, or have dealt with serious health issues, and the one thing they want to get back to is soul, and they never utter a word about their personal stuff, all I am saying is that I would not like to see our northern scene being taken over completely by charity or should I say charidee..

nor me, and my arse is bigger than yours

sometimes a " mate " can give you a leg up so,s to speak, but hopefully because they have faith in you and your records, where it goes wrong is when a " mate" books you because you are a friend and NOT on your records, so you ain't bringing anything fresh to the venue, and this is where the same old same old applies, because you have a venue where its the same tunes over and over again, and that can be totally boring for me anyway.

At the end of the day, we all decide where WE want to go, you have to follow your heart and not the hype, there are a lot of people who don't travel, there are a lot of people who do, you pays your money and you,s make your choice, their are a lots of venues run by mates! but if they want to expand and make it better,then they have to get out of this matey syndrome and its up to them to think about where they are going with this, some venues are quite happy to troddle along, some want something better, and work hard at it, some don't, some don't care, its all about personal choice in this varied and sometimes crazy scene of ours

its a bit of a mine field, we have ours on the house insurance, but at not the full value, to cover them record by record is very expensive, so we just did a job lot, if you get my drift.

soz, its gone on twice

possibly..however, everybody can have a crack at the whip, so,s to speak, what I have found , that many really good DJ, s who have the most fantastic collections get looked over, in favour of mates, and you give me a spot and I will give you one syndrome, thats where the most damage is done, for if you are going to do the thankless task of putting on a soul nite etc, please think about the type of punters you want to attract, and what music you want played, to be a good DJ, takes an enormous amount of knowledge, you cant just plonk anything on the decks, you have to know what going to get a reaction, what Will follow on etc, I cant abide boots, so maybe the answer is to promoters to think about who they are booking, sorry if this upsets some people, you cant come on this scene and just start DJ,ing, you need to earn your respect, and that takes time, and the right attitude, as I do do a bit, but remember, I have been helping woody collect for over 30 years, so I always think of myself as time served, however, I have no great desire to be a big main time DJ, just somebody who can warm up and play something different, and playing something different seems to me, to be what some promoters are afraid of, to many venues playing the same old same old, so we all moan about the same old, so what do we do, go to venues that play the same old, its like going round in a crazy circle, in the main its our choice to go where we know what the crack is, music and friendship being the main, I would have thought,so whats the answer, I think their ain't one, a good venue run right, will always prevail. a bad one will fall by the wayside, and in between we will still be having the same debate!

possibly..however, everybody can have a crack at the whip, so,s to speak, what I have found , that many really good DJ, s who have the most fantastic collections get looked over, in favour of mates, and you give me a spot and I will give you one syndrome, thats where the most damage is done, for if you are going to do the thankless task of putting on a soul nite etc, please think about the type of punters you want to attract, and what music you want played, to be a good DJ, takes an enormous amount of knowledge, you cant just plonk anything on the decks, you have to know what going to get a reaction, what Will follow on etc, I cant abide boots, so maybe the answer is to promoters to think about who they are booking, sorry if this upsets some people, you cant come on this scene and just start DJ,ing, you need to earn your respect, and that takes time, and the right attitude, as I do do a bit, but remember, I have been helping woody collect for over 30 years, so I always think of myself as time served, however, I have no great desire to be a big main time DJ, just somebody who can warm up and play something different, and playing something different seems to me, to be what some promoters are afraid of, to many venues playing the same old same old, so we all moan about the same old, so what do we do, go to venues that play the same old, its like going round in a crazy circle, in the main its our choice to go where we know what the crack is, music and friendship being the main, I would have thought,so whats the answer, I think their ain't one, a good venue run right, will always prevail. a bad one will fall by the wayside, and in between we will still be having the same debate!

it must have taken you ages to type all the artists might get one for woody as an xmas prezzie

loaded topic could be , heres one, that really annoys the titers off me, the promoters put themselves on at the main time and the guest early fine if you are up and coming or a beginner, but for an established DJ, thats an insult, so obvious that the event they are promoting is about themselves.so the answer is that A FEW people run nites, because they cant get a spot anywhere else.but in general, the venues that I have visited mostly do it for the love of the music, and Holmes chapel is a perfect example, , run by Martyn and Kev, you never actually see there names in the lineup.

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PUTS ME TO SHAME, BRILLIANT

simple for me and you can laugh if you want but one word..WOODY cos we have been together for over 32 years doing soul and every thing that goes with it!

these are not my words, but found this article, its a good read, but very sad indeed.. Florence Ballard of "The Supremes" Check out an Excellent website about Flo If anyone ever got the shaft, in my opinion it was poor Flo, the Supreme on the right. She should have been on top of the world, but at 32 she was dead from heart failure. Some might say a broken heart. Florence, Diana Ross and Mary Wilson grew up in the now demolished Brewster Projects of Detroit. See them then and now. To make a very long story short, after begging Motown Records founder Berry Gordy for work, they were hired to sing. They recorded a string of hits at the Motown Studios, which still stand as a museum on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit. They recorded most of their hits including "Where Did Our Love Go," and "Baby Love," in Studio A. They toured, often being the first blacks to perform in certain clubs. One club they played was the Roostertail on the river in Detroit. When they were doing the research for the film Dreamgirls, some location people went to the Roostertail to take photographs. The Rainbow Theater in the film is a tribute to the Roostertail, including the distinctive R in the logo. When the big money started rolling in, all 3 girls bought houses on Buena Vista, in Detroit, this was Flo's. I love "Back in my Arms Again" because the song references both Mary and Flo on background vocals - but if you check out this performance, it seems they didn't even turn on the background microphones. Sad. The popular story is that Flo (who coined the name Supremes) had the better singing voice but was less aesthetically pleasing that Diane Ross, for whom he had romantic interest. Eventually the name of the group was changed to to "Diana Ross and the Supremes." Flo was a proud girl, and resented the attention heaped on Diana and (literally) being shoved to the background. She started drinking (I know I would, but it wouldn't take much to send me there anyway), and showed up to gigs drunk and late. Motown fired her and replaced her with Cindy Birdsong. Flo signed away all her rights to "The Supremes" for $139.804.94 in 1968, in a hush hush meeting in the now demolished Northland Inn. She married Motown chauffeur Tommy Chapman. See Flo and Tommy in front of the Buena Vista house. In 1971, Flo sued Motown for $8.7 million for what she claimed were back royalties, and because Gordy, "secretly, subversively and maliciously plotted and planned" to oust her from the group. She thought the initial settlement was "meager and grossly inadequate." The judge thought otherwise, and it was thrown out of court. Tommy Chapman was going to manage her career from then on, but he was inexperienced. The money from the settlement was gone, and she and Tommy separated. Flo lost her house on Buena Vista, and she and their 3 children ended up on welfare. In the fall of 1975, she came in to some money from some sort of "legal settlement," (supposedly a "slip and fall") and bought a house on Shaftsbury Street. in Detroit. She got back together with Tommy, and things were starting to look up. Findadeath friend Christopher Richards states: The settlement from a "slip and fall" you'd mentioned was actually a second settlement from Motown / Berry Gordy as stated in "Call Her Miss Ross", an unauthorized biography of her. She entered Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital (now a division of Grace Hospital) on Saturday, February 21, 1976, complaining of numbness in her extremities. A police report said she had "ingested an unknown amount of pills and consumed alcohol." A doctor confirmed that "they were medication for overweight and high blood pressure." She died at 10:05 the next morning, the result of a blood clot in her coronary artery. Flo was laid out in the Stinson Funeral Home on West Grand Boulevard. She was put in a light blue steel coffin, and wore a light blue choir robe. Gladys Knight and Diana Ross sent flowers. She had the florist sign the sentiment, "I love you Blondie - Diana." psh. On Friday, Feb 27th, almost 5000 people lined the street in front of the New Bethel Baptist Church to say goodbye to her. Diana Ross arrived, and was booed by the crowd. The Reverend C.L. Franklin (Aretha's dad) presided over the service. Members of the Four Tops, Marvin Johnson and Thearon Hill served as pallbearers. Stevie Wonder was an honorary (insert obvious joke here) one. Diana made her grand entrance, and sat in the front row with the immediate family. No one had the nerve to tell her to piss off. My pal Lisa Burks sends this clipping To quote the Detroit Free Press, "Ms. Ross's eyes filled with tears, and the photographers snapped her picture." Then she embarrassed Mary Wilson, the other Supreme, by announcing they wanted a quiet moment with Flo, in front of all the mourners. When they took the casket out, the organist played "Someday, We'll Be Together." A nice touch, but neither Flo nor Mary sang on that particular record - it was recorded by Diana and two session singers. That. Just. Sucks. When they left the church, the crowd went nuts, grabbing for the flowers off the casket. 32 Detroit Policemen barely had the crowd under control. "A funeral home attendant used the base of one of the arrangements as a spear, thrusting at persons in an attempt to keep them from grabbing the flowers. Finally, in frustration, he and the other attendants gave up and the whole arrangements were passed into the crowd, where people madly grabbed for bits and pieces. At Detroit Memorial Park, there were no cameras, no reporters, and no Diana Ross. The only ones that went the whole 9 yards were Flo's family, Mary Wilson, and the pallbearers. They said a quiet goodbye, Flo was lowered into the ground, and they left. We liked Flo. Bless her. Update: Even now, Motown continues to whore the original "Supremes," with a new group of gals. Karma's a bitch.

that was very interesting and also very believable to say the least, those days a lot of that kind of stuff went on, and so many artist of the time where robbed of so many things that went hand in hand with the music industry.

to put it more simply. . minor keys..sad major keys..happy so you will get a haunting Melodie with a minor key, does that help.

brad hales is a top guy, and larry wright, god if I was rich and careless I would be very tempted!