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Ian Would have to be a series to fit all that in but I'd certainly have the betamax set for that I'd like to see a programme from the artist point of view when they come over here to perform for us lot? Slightly done with Doris Troy at Cleethorpes on channel 4 way back. Cheers Martyn Martyn

Derek And how many years have you been trying to remember to bring most of these out to play Great set matey. Cheers Martyn

Simon So that's the look you was going for when you wore your kilt..........you can't get anything right Cheers Martyn

Pete Once baggies became mainstream they were dropped by most,baggies were different in there day.That's why for a brief time I wore them but once main street shops started getting them in it was time to move on. Cheers Martyn

Asked one of the young guns why he was wearing them daft clothes & his answer was "because no one my age wears them & it makes me different"..........nuff said for me,that's why we wore them wasn't it? Cheers Martyn

It was a lot better than I expected,in fact parts of it were really good,certainly not perfect but is it possible to make the perfect "northern" programme?We can't agree about the music so we're not going to agree about tele Cheers Martyn

Sooty God!!!!Not another new night starting up...........in Hull Cheers Martyn

Sooty East Hull boy Cheers Martyn

Tezza Without a doubt it's down to peoples choice.I wasn't on about what type of music a dj plays or price of the records I was trying to get across the skill it takes to weave a set together to get the place buzzing.I used Arthur Fenn & Bob Hinsley as examples as for me they weave sets together seamlessly going between tempos & genres without it jerking all over the place,not everything they play is to my taste but how it's worked into a set is masterful.The point I was trying to make if some different dj's were given the same records to play which ones would get them in the right order to get the desired effect on the crowd,a skill I don't think all dj's have. Cheers Martyn

Andy Yes it had bad music night's,yes it was empty some night's etc. But the worst night at Wigan (or any northern "do" back then & now) was still better than been stood in a pub listening to shite pop tunes on the jukebox waiting for the Saturday night fight to kick off.Don't forget Wigan (& any other nighter back in the day) was all consuming because you spent all week putting things together to make it happen,the nighter was just the end product of all the fun Cheers Martyn

Len Top records are all well & good but getting them in the right order is so important,a skill not many master & that includes some of the top dj's. Cheers Martyn

Win You are asking A,B & C to share there time with others who like something else during a night..........as we well know that won't/doesn't happen. So all the things you have mentioned about new night's appearing will keep happening for the foreseeable future. Yes this provides choice but it also quite often lowers the quality of the product on offer as they don't seem to understand that djing is a skill,they don't give credit to the likes of Arthur Fenn or Bob Hinsley who are masters of there art.They don't seem to get how magical a well put together set can sound & how it can bring the night to near fever pitch & have you buzzing for days afterwards.They just think slapping a few bits of plastic on in any random order is djing,how wrong could they be. So have I a magic wand to change things..........do things need changing?I've no idea as I've been beaten into submission on how the scene should develop,all I do now is I find night's that still work for me & let the rest pass me by,it is what it is live with it. Cheers Martyn

Carl Parliament-P Funk,Kool & The Gang-Jungle Boogie,Crystal Glass - Crystal World etc...........Happy days. Surprised I remember it as I was only 5 Cheers Martyn

Dave Abba night then......demo's of course Cheers Martyn

Penny........I think Penny suits you ........hello mik If they did have a love for the music as they say they would do the hard yards but as you point out Lifeline isn't rammed all the time so they are paying lips service as I pointed out. So all the coffee clubs,cellar clubs where the seeds of our scene were sown where all massive? I was at Empty Bottles last week with 60/70 in & it was a brilliant night with a full range of ages & music along with some first timers which included some young student types who were made to feel very welcome & were having a ball.I agree that 50/60 in a big room can lack atmosphere that's why I stated small rooms,not half empty rooms. What if those 5 night's you want to consolidate are in different areas & have different music policies? Or are you advocating all the different genres of our scene should be played under one roof...........good luck with that one. I'd love to see 2/3/400 at more up-front night but it's not going to happen unless at a nighter,so cut your cloth accordingly & get the right sized room for the amount of people who are going to attend........smaller. I drive 100+ miles most weekends to seek out such night's as my experience of any room of the size you are talking about (200+)that aren't nighters are usually oldies "do's" to make sure the hire is paid. As far as your sweeping statement of mates djing I think you'll find there's rather a lot of you dj at my do I'll dj at yours on the club/oldies scene. The up-front nights are a less attended part of the scene so the ones who frequent them will get to know each other that's just due to numbers.Why this makes them cliquey & you meet your friends in bigger rooms less so I can't explain. The difference we are on about is a real world & fantasy world,the real world is small rooms for small numbers the fantasy is we'd love them to be in 200+ rooms? Cheers Martyn

Penny No one said it is easy,it wasn't easy back in the day so why should it be now?Been into our music takes commitment & if people haven't got that commitment any more fine go to your local night,pay lips service to the scene & it's history,be a member of Northern Soul Lite.I don't have a problem with that because I'll somewhere else with 50/60 like minded people & I'm fine with that as I'd rather be with those people than in big hall with 500 who don't get it.All I know is the ethics of the scene I was brought up on are still out there,it just means it's going back to were it started in small clubs away from the mainstream.BRILLIANT. Cheers Martyn

Onto the last few pages & I've really enjoyed it,certainly brought a few memories back that I'd conveniently sifted out the memory banks.The ones mainly of how bloody frightening some kids that we shared many of our nights with & in some cases called mates were.I wonder how many of the new wave wannabe soulies would be so keen to join the fun if things were the same today Certainly reminded me of how bloody exciting it all was,brought back the memories of how devious & dodgy you had to be to get everything in place each week.............I wouldn't change a thing Cheers Martyn PS Seemed strange seeing a small piece & photo's of my older brother in.

Thank f#ck that's all over then,I enjoyed it for most of my adult life,pity it died just like that without anyone telling me.So what's next...........oh that's right sit on the settee & wait for the grim reaper to come & get me Come on boys & girls lighten up?Get some mates to have plenty of banter with,put a bit of time & effort in & apply yourselves instead of thinking your perfect night is going to just drop in your lap within walking distance.There's some half descent night's out there not playing the same ol same ol,they aren't all perfect but they never were back in the day like some would have you believe.So yes there's too many nights with loads of wannabe soulies about.......just find the do's that aren't those & go for it.It was never easy in the past why should it be easy now,for those who can't/don't want to try a bit harder the doors that way,nice knowing you but I'll be out most weekends with my mates laughing my tits off while hearing some great music(& yes there'll be some shit played along the way but that's all part of the ride).....anyone fancy a bit of that Cheers Martyn

Don Great price for a great record Cheers Martyn

Not very nice about poor Otis Cheers Martyn

Peter I like the inst on t'other side too. Cheers Martyn

Mick I've been trying to put it to the back of my box for ages now but I keep getting asked for it,even at Empties last night.Life in the old Sideburn yet matey. Cheers Martyn

Chalks I totally agree & we've spoke about this before,also the problem of dj's working hard to find something a little different & some lazy arse just clicking on the net & buying one to put in there playbox.I totally understand that. The other side of the coin for me is I like to share what I'm playing & I'm never going to have anything that mind blowingly different that it needs to be kept under wraps,I can't imagine people rushing to e-bay after seeing my playlist (maybe to the Exit Doors ).Plus it helps some venues get there identity out there,it allows promotors to project there night to wider audience,which in turn allows punters to think I don't/do like what's been played there I'll give it a go or not as the case maybe? A case of each to there own I think as I can see both sides. Cheers Martyn PS Anyone want to see my playlist from Empty Bottles last night

Hey up Ezzie. How strange...........I was talking to Mick Donnelly about this last night,the best version imo. Cheers Martyn

Don In the playbox for tomorrow at Empties Cheers Martyn