Barry

That's the statement I struggle with. I don't see eye to eye with the idea that you could in truth sell a record that you like (as if you would) to fund something that will keep you in the public eye, hence my statement 'Is that what it's all about?' Now I know that without the one-upmanship angle there are a thousand records I wouldn't know and love, so I can't complain as a listener, and I know to some extent that I'm playing devils advocate here. I alsounderstand that soulies aren't like your common or garden mobile jock.....but my computer, still, says "No!"

It was always the 12"s that jumped to my knowledge. I'm sure my 7"s vinyl though.

Has there a new breed of dj come around these days? The ones I grew up with were collectors, that played their collection, yet I have read so many posts about selling stuff cos it didn't floor-pack and wanting the latest in demander.....and this hot-box thing!? I know there are bound to be lads that are old skool but how prevelant is this mentality of buying and selling to make DJ status. Is it what it's all about?

It's a storage space for Top Shop now.

Martin...mate....it's a lovely day, c'mon fella.

It probably will have been, Brian Rae did a weekly soul thing there. (As well as the Bell Hall if anyone can remember that far back). It was up two flights of stairs!?

Lovely to see this again - it was my first album, our kid gave it to me - happy days.

I spent a good deal of time with Sam when he was over for these varying events, a lovely man and some of the tales he span from bitd were an eye opener. Has anyone any news about him of late?

I was round his last for the World Cup, still see him at the Weekenders and my sporadic trips up to Newcastle and Durham - he's fine.

Thank you Jerry.

Got Me Groovin' - Sharon is Mark Mendoza's ex missus (Phuture Sole Recordings) - he's the guy on the right of my blog photograph.

Lovely that.

Bottom line is fella, you would be stark, staring mad to do it - especially with no experience.

Good stuff young man - do us a favour and give me a reminder that week wouyld you Sean?

It's always the overheads that will kill you mate - keep them down and you may have a shout but otherwise it's a rocky road. these days.

Done!! (You have been )

Proper mate - I mean I wouldn't expect to make a decent living at it. With all the best will in the world, I'd think long and hard about it.

Well I'll have to have a bloody good go then Sean. Your round?

Thanks Lars.

Busy as ever I see. The site link is www.onhubertstreet.co.uk ...thanks. I'll see if I can persuade t'wife for the April do - if not, I'm making a concerted effort to get my arse back in gear as a punter on the soul scene again. I miss it.

Aye, good memories fella, great tro hear from you. I do a bar in Stockton Heath in Warrington on Thursdays - Soulful House and on Sundays - Northern, Soul, Funk, Disco etc...and a bar in Warrington town after midnight on Saturday's. I still run the 'On Hubert Street' events up here, which is a domain for old soulies that felt the house vibe , I would normally be doing one in April but I've just moved house and I'm a bit all over the place at the mo mate. How you and where you attending?

Was a Warrington Parr Hall regular spin too.

I've no problem with you re-visiting it Pete, it was intersting to hear some of the half baked and near genius 'solutions' people came up with.

There was a topic on this site about this two or three years back - some weird and wonderful suggestions too.