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    Mand............ definately a 'one off' re union..................... and why not organised by non money making people...............and wow wouldnt it be great to have a room full of real soulies.................

    hope to see you at the bat cave then we can have a chat............ rolleyes.gif

    luv Betty

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    LOL Betty ...batcave laugh.gif

    There'll be rooms to chat/chill/dance just like it used to be

    Luv to see you there Betty

    Heres to hoping!

    Mand xx

    Hey Bazza..................... we got a challenge now...this was top of our thoughts................ re opening of another old soul venue in a couple of weeks ............... plus we have wheels in motion.................. thumbsup.gif

    Tracey n Andy

    Betty

    It'll just be a fantasy if someone don't step up to the plate! (or a consortium takes charge of the venture)

    And has been said its been tried before and didnt work ..all I'm talking of is a HUGE one off

    This venue is one of the very last proper dancehalls that can cope with a huge number of dancers all in one place its also been said theres no place like these venues for the atmosphere

    We're all part of it if we buy a ticket!!!

    Mand thumbsup.gif

    Just think of all those soul people in one place like they used to do every month on a sunday afternoon

    dancin their little hearts out

    Astonishing!

    Every other thread on here at the moment tells of a good venue closing or a progressive event struggling... and you lot want yet another nostalgia wallowing retro-fest! laugh.gif

    Are you coming then Dave???????????????? wink.gif

    PS I dont see many of Goldsouls weekenders/big events struggling for numbers

    Whitby / kings hall stoke for example

    Its been tried a couple of times over the last 15 -20 years,kev roberts gave it another go for a while then a couple of notts lads did it.Was brill to start with then the problem came of trying to keep nob head town folk out.The kind that are just after a late drink and a piss about.

    Im not sure but i think low numbers and the price it cost to have the place made it a no no.Unless you like the late night piss head banging into you with a bottle of bud whislt you are trying to enjoy a bit of soul.

    Would be great but a hard place to have soul events now i think,its for the young bulls of notts to go into and have two bottles of beer and then take on the world boxing.gif

    Its also been tried at other clubs in the town and they have failed as well sad.gif

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    Thats why I said alldayer not nighter and an organiser who knows what theyre doing!!!!!

    We could take over the whole venue to stop the nobheads and it would be ticket only!!!!!

    Also several rooms for different styles of soul ( must email thier management to see how much it would cost for a sunday alldayer( like it used to be) couple of grand dya reckon?

    Just a one off reunion for all the palais goers as Dave above said a nostalgia wallowing retrofest!!!!

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    Not been inside for decades Mandy, is the dancefloor (upstairs) still in place? I know the Bali downstairs has gone, no call for revolving floors these days.

    BTW Mandy, I do have some pictures somewhere from '76 / '77, I'll try to find 'em out.

    Attic lads would be happy to have some tickets, most of us cut our teeth there before going home to practice dancing in our bedrooms!

    Dean the pics above are 2008 bang up to date!!!

    still has the balcony all around the floors quite a bit smaller

    but its still beautiful

    I visited in may 2008for an inside view its still a magical feeling.. the lobby has the box office on the other side now tho ( it was on the right its now on the left)

    Dean do you remember them searching all your nighter bags as you went in??

    thumbup.gif get them pics posted up on here too Dean!

    cracking idea madmandy. but why ask for fat wallets to bankrole the event.open it up for bids for all the dj`s in the east midlands. no, forget that.,..,.,., the northernsoul world. wanna play gotta pay. lottery time now.which 3 dj`s are essential.no cost to them, obviously jonathan. take it from there. i`ll do the 6 to 7 pm slot for £47. 83. thats all i`ve got in my paypal account. think about it every one we all went there. idea .. pound a record to play it. it could be mental.

    what would we charge to get in ?

    we still need some "crazy fool" to organize it LOL :rolleyes:

    It might just work!

    biggrin.gif:rolleyes::D Brill idea mandy will we be catching the bus, i will be getting on at bilsthorpe with pembo, bucket, johna,jeff small, there will be the ollerton crew already on and we can pick up the fransfield crew on the way.Or we can just get a bus from the robin hood. :shades::wave:biggrin.gif

    BLess ya Tim I will see you on the notts bus pickin up at ollerton /edinstowe

    ( dont forget andy mendham and pogule! )then on to pick bilsthorpe crew up

    then on to pick up at every small village bewtween there and notts palais :rolleyes:

    Lets not let dave rain on our parade!

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    well ,if that happened, I think I would need 8 to 10 tickets for my crew ,for a start :unsure:

    Bazza

    welcome aboard Bazza thats 20 ish sold then

    every venue in notts could flyer it if it was amalgamated

    Not sure what the capacity is now I will look on their website

    OK guys the ballroom holds 1160 bodies could we hit that target???

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    Any promoters out there fancy trying to get us a Notts Palais alldayer reunion????

    Whats the likelyhood?

    Any promoters reading who was involved the first time around?

    I bet it would be sold out ....unlimited DJ talent to choose from

    But at least some of the resident Djs would have to be in place of course

    PRETTY PLEASE!!!!!!!

    Thanks

    who would buy a ticket?name below please

    Mand tickets N0 1,2,3&4

    brave lady, but i agree, got the duffy cd for fathers day prezie, thought it was ok first time but more i listen more i like it, my main love is motown so i felt slightly guilty at liking duffy!!

    John

    I admit to buying the "mercy" vinyl I liked duffy's voice welsh warbler style so My hubby bought me the CD

    I tried not to like it but it has grown and grown on me..another young lady to watch non N/S is Amy Macdonald very infectious lyrics and tunes go buy the album I guarantee you'll love it

    by the way I never liked that tune by tammy and marvin ..too much cheese!!!!! :unsure:

    Oh and Ian what about black velvet???same era as black eyed boy

    I noticed that stuff that "passes" as N/S out on general release has a very short shelf life unlike the real thing

    Mand :)

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    Great song, period Mandy! When these UK acts get the pastiches right they can come very close to a good record. There's a few that hit the mark for me.....

    However none better than this one IMO (although I'll get killed for saying it LOL)....

    Ian D :(

    Heres where the agreement ends Ian !! :lol:

    I bloody hate that woman I prefer Duffy ....that'll get me killed :wicked:

    Duffy's whole album is quality...but not northern!

    Mand :lol:

    Ohh poo Winnies reading as we speak!!!

    Surprisingly Shane Meadows has already made a film called 'Northern Soul' in 2004! It isn't, however, about our favourite music but about a lonely man obsessed with American wrestling (see Shane's web site: https://shanemeadows.co.uk/ under the Shorts drop-down menu).

    Yep seen it !

    its added to "Dead mens shoes" as a short on the DVD I think ( correct me if I'm wrong Paul S)

    But Dead mens shoes is a superb british cult movie well worth watching IMO

    C'mon Mr sadot you and Shane Meadows get your heads together and make us a proper movie about N/S!!! Warts and all!!!

    I mean.... drug related deaths, robberies , drug taking, fashion trends,sexual encounters, dancing, and the stars ego behaviour, dodgy dealers its got it all

    Mand :wicked:

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    Good record though, especially the verses,

    the chorus is a bit disappointing but I've heard a lot worsers...

    Cry to me ...the start of the tune..off the dirty dancing sound track ..not that I have the DD sound track :wicked:

    And why is she trying to look like Amy Wino in the video?????

    I also detect a hint of dusty springfield ..nice strings too

    Hey Mand

    Im yer girl as well, banging oldies in respect if its the palais..... so we need someone with a huge wallet then???? Been listening to simons soundfiles... ah it takes ya back ..... so someone nice and rich please hire the palais for us..... :thumbup:

    Notice how our thread is missing rich promoter types??? LOL :thumbsup:

    Im gonna listen to the other sound files when I get chance the first one had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up!

    Mand :unsure:

    I think Shane Meadows should do an n's story along with Paul S

    I think they'd get it right

    Mand :)

    Spot on Mand , now that would be somethin, i thought the Meadows England film was fantastic the little skinhead boy was AWESONE considering hed never acted before!!

    Hope ya ok girl :ohmy:

    Nige b x

    Hiya Nige xx

    Im bloody marvellous matey hope you are too

    I think Shane Meadows is a superb film producer/director ( Paul S should do the artistic direction )

    His working class type of film would suit the N/S scene as most of it was made up of working class folks

    Ive watched all Shanes movies and they've become cult movies

    So I would expect nothing less than and N/S movie with everything told as it was warts and all

    Mand :shhh:

    Living in Notts now. Palias building still exists, called "Oceana" or summat. Just a townie sorta place these days. Used to go when ther was a revolving dance floor downstairs. jonathon used to dj??

    Ill take a pic when I can and post it ( if I can work out how!)

    Pablo

    Im sure folks are sick of these two pics the first is 2008 the second I dont know probably 80s ish!

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