Barry

...what a baby I look

Apologies, got to post this...not ventured near Facebook for months...have done for the SSW2 event I'm playing....what do I see when I open my page but a load of pics from the late 80's that I didn't know existed (Carlton Warrington), Sam Dees etc....but the one that made my day is this one, I was given the job of looking after Kevin McCord and Candye Edwards for the evening....a memory personified that I thought was gone:

...amazing the coverage dodgy loaded questions get with a wet pitch ay?

.....tap tap tap

...did you stop buying records that you thought you should do?

I have never left that era...make of that what you will

Cap Sleeve Pete...keep up it was the 80's son

I always hope for the answers that I get before I post these questions Dekka...this one paid out in spades...this is a tight knit board- Yes and we've all had our fall-outs, always will but I think we need to take each other as people with miriad influences - we all on her are freinds by any definition and music is the only thing we all hold dear obviously - so always a good starting point to draw out more of our personalities and make up....anyway.... I have really enjoyed seeing more of you all than I generally do.

One of the boots I bought as a 14 year old that struggle as I might I cannot get rid of. Pure Northern Soul.

One of the boots I bought as a 14 year old that struggle as I might I cannot get rid of. Pure Northern Soul.

I desperately look into that crowd whenever I see this vid....and never see ME.... ....I'm sure I've been at Brian and Madaline's and saw myself on the original uncut VHS....I had bad bins and a crew cut heavy knit top on...Nads!! (I need to grow up ay!?)

A fantastically well-written potted observation of youth culture mate - good read.

Love it

Bang on Mikey. My bessie mate Dave (sat next to him in Geography and Maths, been his Best Man twice etc) was one of the punks at school and has lived his life by his music to a standard that most Soulies would be envious of. His house is full of cork boards filled with concert stubs of dim n distant Clash, SLF, Crass, PIL shows, his music room stuffed full of singles and albums and related literature - him and the missus scan MOJO/ The WORD (RIP) or whatever publication weekly for acts new and old they want to be thrilled by for the first time or once again. He has a fantastic knowledge of music from the mid fifties to now (He's the difference on Quiz Night, know what I mean pop pickers? ), still exchanges cd's with his punk/muso mates weekly -each of them trying to better the others for quality/rarity and interest. Him and the lads have a Xmas date every year (that I am allowed only to stand in on as I am deemed not musically round enough ), whereby they each pick their Top Three of the Year - then rip each other/congratulate each other's choices ('til the wee small hours). We all love musical passion - it's just (to agree with Mikey) that sometimes Soulies think they wrote the book on it - when some of Us haven't got past the Preface.

You're right it is, I've used the Traktor digital system on the House scene in the past and you don't realise how much you rely on visual markers - colours, design etc to quickly pick up on what you are looking for,

...if that were to happen it would prove only that the majority of people care more of having a good time in the now...only supposition I know but you couldn't blame 'em really, could you?

Slippy-Slidey in the Wetty-Grippers indeed:

Deep

Don't make it yer last post though mate.

My mistake then.

Haha - I'll bet he's larfing his conkers off. Luther Ingram re- issue - 29 bids - currently £151.58

The above is a question not a statement.

A run to the floor track when I was a kid.

Majestics all day for me.