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spot on rednose... very few soulies i know would ever put any posts on here now....it tends to go from "banter" to insults, a bit of a shame really pete n' susan ... (lost in a time warp we don't want to get out of )

2 rooms .... or play what it says on the tin with only one room, ....nothing worse than traveling a distance to hear what you expect only to be force fed something else! pete n susan x

yawn....

no need for comments where they are not asked for Trevski.... ... no need at all, the member asked an honest question, snide ..."funny"... remarks are in bad form... ... and just get bad feeling going again.. scally, we will get some information to you by PM in a day or so, just got to talk to a few people.. ktf , pete n' Susan

hey nice one ! good luck Sandie and Sammy.... and all the others who will take part too,... both Sandie and Sammy are great dancers and lovely unassuming people , they will do us proud...( would be nice if they are not dancing to Duffy though )..take care .KTF ........ see you all soon i am sure ! Pete n' Susan xxxxx

i may be a die hard but...... the term "northern soul" should never be done away with... why should it? would the world be a better place without, reggae, ska, rock n' roll, punk, house ,rap, garage,indy,and whatever you like.....just because it is not easy to explain to some outsider what "northern soul" is does not mean you can just call it "soul"......you could perhaps find a kind of soul in all of the above if you asked it's devout followers?....for what is soul in reality...? yes it does put music in a box with a label on it, but does not most things in life have a label, how would you find it or identify if it had not? i feel sorry that some cannot carry on with the term and feel ashamed....that is true sadness, this is the music that brought us together, blew our minds away....and still i hope does...this is the music of our youth and will last forever in our hearts that age....the music will always make me feel i belong to the people i see week in week out, my family, my "northern soul " family.....i will miss them all when the time comes for me to be gone, as i miss those who have already gone.. i could not turn my self away from what has been such an important part of my life....and my memories.. KTF....Pete n' susan xxxx

we went last year... against the "soul police" wishes who slagged it off before the event even took place.... guess what ? we and 95% of the people had a super time.. yes it is a bit odd in a shopping centre ... but in some strange way it worked, some bits went wrong like the cue for the "bar" and i hope for the people who use it they think about a better service...the night had its own magic in its own way.....we will be there again this year for sure. as for RW....if you ever get the chance to chat to him then do.... a really nice bloke .....and if he can still make a living from events etc and the name of "wigan casino" and our memories, well good luck to him, it was a buisness after all venture in the first place i guess... was it not ? pete n' susan

of course they are using us...thats why we went....not for pay...just to be there and take part ....and do you know what? we had a great time doing it, they came round so many times trying to keep us informed as to what was happening, they appologised so many times for running late etc.... pay does not come into the equation, it's the experience and meeting so many like minded people who just want to have fun and do something worthwhile, chatting to so many fellow casino members and soulies from far and wide.... sure it's not easy waiting to get up and do something, it's hot, dry and tiring......but to be honest never boring , just interesting as to how much these people care about getting the scenes as accurate as possible, this takes time....i do not think anyone who attended would be so dim as not to realise that running behind with the shooting was a possibility.. too many people are so negative on here .... paul, sadly you for one...these people are trying so bloody hard with this film...and on a budget too...the film crew and actors are so friendly and fun...we wish them luck with the film, we really really do.... Pete n' Susan....xx....

well we just got back too.... what a change from the "buzz" on saturday ?... still great to meet up with old and new friends, nice to talk to you Perdita, ....by heck it was so hot in there today ! as for standing around well we were told it may be so i guess ? but the quest to "get it right" is to be applauded for sure we all had a good dance in the intervals ... a good but frustrating day in many ways... Pete n' susan xx ktf

music... out on the floor so is the sun tainted love and one or two more.... mostly only in snippets.... they may or may not be part of the soundtrack , it was more over to get people dancing to set the scene...sometimes they cut the music and you would have to carry on in silence ... most odd tainted love was used to get the clapping going etc... the tracks they used were used more as "tools" to do the job .. more than the finished article... it will be interesting to see what they produce from all the bits and pieces.... it is to be dubbed it would seem.....accurately i hope to the dance style and moves... time for bed now...knackerd pete n' susan xx

well ..... what a great day out, everyone had a ball, new friends ,superb atmosphere, fun ,but bloody tiring.......the film crew , director etc and all the actors were very friendly and mixed well with the crowd..... as for accurate? well not a bad try....for the most part....but then it could never be clinicly perfect.. the young "taught" dancers were very good and looked the part....and seemed to really enjoy what they were portraying.... overrall one in the eye yet again for the "soul police"..... you missed a cracking day with great people who seemed devoted to giving this difficult subject their all .... Pete n' Susan xx

whooohah ... got the call today ! 8.00 am ...park at the uni .....will be an interesting day whatever .... susan has worn the iron out already and the ironing board has buckled under the stress ..... got in from work and her circle skirts are everywhere......and it's days away yet ! now where are me baggies?..... AH ! under this circle skirt.....get off my white sox susan KTF pete n' susan

don't worry... we have all been victims of the soul police on here .... good luck with the film KTF pete n' susan

ayup KJW the do at Robin hood is more of a Birthday bash i think....? not only that the two "crowds" of Bestwood and Robin Hood are, (from my visits to Bestwood) like chalk N' cheese ....for the most part... and they are also quite a way in distance between ......as for the nighter well that will take from both to a small extent i feel? fair to say though that cos RH is a birthday bash then it would not have crossed ray's mind ... it is true for sure we are spread too thin...too many do's offering the same sort of nite...oldies or more modern....one reason sadly is that some of the local promoters do not all get on with each other anyway...for one reason or another...what a real shame cos they are all nice people in thier own right, they just clash on a personal level...so they go seperate ways to the same goal with the end result...more nites i am so glad i am not a promoter... ( though i do put Rays night up for him, Ray and pc,s dont mix lol ).....we just go and enjoy the nights and the people....and hope everyone has a great time (and wear what they want...including tripping over and making it look like acrobatics ) KTF Pete n' Susan

hi JYMTG ! just to ansmer some of you concerns.... you can really upset people, and afterall the person you upset may be at the next venue you attend ? all too easy when sat behind a keyboard....eh? not a threat at all ..just an observation....not nice to be in a room with someone who has taken the piss or insulted the way you dress etc.so much better to not do it......me?..... i can take it in fun and don't get too out of shape about it on here... and as i have said later on... i do like to hear new stuff.... but not one after the other for an hour.... just blend it... and yes .. in the old days new sounds were in abundance....but they fitted the criteria so well ! .the next place i will be at is the brit on sept 6 im on there with steve brown from annesley come down say hello you might even hear some " northern" is the Brit not the venue that the promoters stole the flyers for another soul nite so that people may attend theirs? ....so we won't be there then... just talking of that one point,have a word with someone you know about this when it comes to putting on an event to clash with well established ones.people who live in glass houses...... i think you must be talking about Ray and the Robin Hood?....same nite as annesley ?.......well i remember the reason was that Annesley was not delivering at that time and was changing towards a not so favorable music policy (which it seems is now reverting ..good eh ? )....sooooooo, Ray put a 100% oldies night on... then a choice could be made as to where you may like to go, just filling the void left on Annesleys dance floor........seems at that time Ray's was more in favour..... oh well...and dont get me wrong.... me and pete taylor get on well....and i love Annesley one thing we do agree on though.... there are too many venues local clashing and we don't need another at the moment.... may try the Attic though ? beats me why the local promoters dont get together some time and sort this lot out...... .....cant be that hard... ? Pete n' susan xx

not saying all newer sounds are bad....some are really quite good....but lets face it , the sounds we would hear at such places as the casino , cleethorpes, samanthas, wakefield unity, stafford, notts palais, kayGeeBee, clifton hall, even blackpool mecca etc..(see my pedigree is impecable too ) were such class and were of the sound, the feeling, ...made you want more ..made you want to dance...yes heady days for sure.... trouble is when i have been to venues where they have played such stuff, (the earl of Doncaster last year for one)... i felt for the first time at a soul nite that i did not belong...never felt that before...and that used to be such a good night once upon a time...but for people who like it , well thats ok not visited the attic....maybe i should (can you wear white sox ? ) why have i not been? cos i feel it may be another earl of donny, and another nite wasted.... if more nights that said they play ACB did just that then we may get to hear some without standing around waiting for a dance for an hour....thats what pisses people off ... break new stuff in slowly ..dont ram it down our throats for an hour or more... blend it... not rocket science is it ? bugger.. time to go to work... pete n' susan KTF

actually its not me.... thats rays leg ..... i was there though, but to call rays mid week nite a "dance class" is not accurate at all... its more an exchange of dance knowledge and trying different things....(just like we did when we were lads .. remember ? ) ... and me, ive been "out on the floor" for 37 years and my appitite to learn and enjoy dance never stops....as for the lad he was a super little dancer with his acrobatics ! by heck i wish i could do that... and if the truth was known most others would too now, acrobatics have been a part of "northern soul" for always as i remember ... ? it was not a northern soul develpment though for sure...mum n' dad saw this kind of thing during the war as the americans brought over things like "jitterbug" "lindy hop" "jive" etc ...the like of which they themselves had not seen before...this moved on to rock n' roll. who stole some of it.. and i guess we nicked it too.... it is part of northern soul not as common now but still a part of its heritage... just as "baggies" are too... some of us like to carry this on...(if your still fit enough).. yes we may be in a time warp.. but thats ok is it not ? ...some of the music that people have "moved on " to, i do not care for... but that's me...and many ..many more...it's no use playing what people do not really like so much or "move on" with your music policy and then complain your venue is empty..thats cos not as many care for it...maybe its nice music..perhaps its got some kind of "soul " (i am not talking duffy )..but bottom line is it generally does not fit in with the old northern sound and feel ....for most in this area anyway..so if you wear baggies and love oldies ..do some acrobatics (or try to in my case ) it does not mean as suggested by someone earlier that we lack some kind of superior interlect...or do not have any other kind of "full life"... as the soul police claim to have... ..it is just that we are passionate about how we wish to live, or re live the "northern soul" scene... just as passionate i am sure as the people who have "moved on" (or is it drifting away?) from northern soul.... to get personal with generalisation comments on our local scene is not the best thing to do really...it just creates rifts and rumors... you can really upset people, and afterall the person you upset may be at the next venue you attend ? all too easy when sat behind a keyboard....eh? so bottom line... play new stuff... ok ...but if there are not many there don't blame "the baggies brigade" we are just somewhere else doing what we do.. the best we can... (dodgy acrobatics and all ) and loving every time warp minute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! time for bed pete n' susan ....(stop snoring susan !!)

I wore them as i came out of skinhead to suedehead in the very early 70t's ...loafer style shoes are ok for loafing.....BUT ! if you are a dancer yer don't want shoes falling around on yer feet now do you ?.. im' not talking shufflin around on a bit of talc and strokin my chin here... im talkin "kingsway hall" stuff.... know where i'm coming from? you would be fetchin yer shoes from the otherside of the room with loafers.. get steppin! pete n' susan xx

oh well... you can please some of the people some of the time ..etc etc .... LOL. yes they are strange looking shoes.... i like that ..... susans strange too.... but hey pete n' susan ktf xx

they are so close to the one's we had "back in the days" ...i had a black and a brown pair and some nature treks too...loved them for dancing !! pete n' susan

https://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trk...=CLARKS++OBERON+ as close as you will ever get now to the beloved footwear... and i think when they are gone they are gone.... i am a size 8.5 to 9... but 8 is perfect for me... pete n' susan xx

i can't stand people who throw loads of talc on the floor ...shuffle about for a minute and then go and dance somewhere else ....grrrrrrr better to have a second pair of shoes in yer bag for sticky or slippy floors ... many floors do not even need talc, just seems to be a habit? pete n' susan...xx