Theresa

Aww Kev, who can I be naughty with if I'm at Rugby and you're up the road at Keele? Shame they clash, but thems the breaks sometimes. More room to dance, that's what I say. Have a blinder mate and hope to see you soon. T x

"The Love I Lost" has got to be the all-time Philly corker, but the Intruders' "(Win, Place or Show) She's A Winner" always makes me smile, and I love all the Jean Carns mentioned above, plus "I Bet She Won't Love You Like I Do". And Webby, my favourite pasta shape is penne. You've got to give a passing nod to the classic spaghetti, but it just hasn't got the sauce-holding qualities of those lovely little tubes

That's a toughie. For me, it'd have to be... That's Entertainment "Days of speed and slowtime Mondays..." feels like it was written for me or depending on my mood of the day, maybe... Won't Get Fooled Again "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" Oh so true still

I go to dance in ridiculous high heels until my feet look like plates of chopped liver in the morning, gossip, snog, watch other people dancing, and spot any handsome totty that Kirsty might have missed. Oh, and I do a lot of market research

I know we covered all this ground when Levi Stubbs died, but I love the ones we can dance to and my favourite is I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind as it still packs a floor even now. Lovely Southport Saturday afternoon tune, everyone singing along. There was a nice little film clip a few minutes long about the making of Bernadette amongst the list of Motown 50 stuff that Jo Wallace posted up recently. They were seriously worried that calling a song by a specific girl's name would limit its appeal...

All the dancers are Chris Harvey as far as I can see. One of the tracks is definitely Mel Britt - She'll Come Russian Back, and I think one of the later ones is Roy Hamilton - Crackin Up Over Urals? Can anyone confirm? For God's sake, don't get Webby started though

I'm Under Your Spell - Mind & Matter, c/u as Merlin & the Magicians. I know I'm a disco dolly at heart, but hadn't heard this for years until heard it played out at a nighter recently and it sounded brilliant.

If you print your own postage via Paypal Pete, then the buyer gets an immediate email saying you've bought postage. You have to use the postage label that day or the next day, so the buyer knows it's going out within 24 hours. I like it because it prints an address label for the parcel, plus a proof of postage for you that you just get stamped at the post office. No need to even write if you're a lazy bastard like me

Agree with you completely Steve. Love having the choice, love going to different places, and also love coming 'home' to a big, perfect, sprung, (dry!) polished wooden dancefloor where everybody knows the score . The dancefloor etiquette thing can rankle at times in places like TWT (not sure that's an acronym that Ion's gonna like!) but you wouldn't get that combination of tunes played anywhere else, it's kind of exciting, and you also wouldn't have the chance to meet so many genuinely friendly 'off the scene' people. The majority on Sunday were normal London clubbers, so how can they know what constitutes good manners on a northern dancefloor? Promoters can hardly give everyone a lesson on the way in That could be a whole new thread - has anyone ever written the definitive dancefloor rules? Another issue pointed out by my single friends is that these soul nights with an overall slightly younger, more eclectic clubbing crowd, offer a bit more of a pulling environment than your traditional northern venues T x

Yeah thanks Jo (& Grapes), what a great resource. Lots of lovely little snapshots in time. I'm never going to get any work done today now!

Lol, even more funny when they sing the classic line 'walking out the door with a bagful of blues'. That always made me sn***** anyway...

Of course they shouldn't Mr (or Ms) Pachino, it was an ill-judged and probably desperate move, we all know that. And we haven't a clue about the circumstances, because nothing's been communicated. Maybe they were hoping for a loan or overdraft that wasn't granted. However, it just doesn't sit well with me to destroy some fellow soulie's life for the sake of my 30 quid. The whole thread was starting to remind me of the stoning scene in Life of Brian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm2BsjACkuI I'll take two pointed stones, two flat ones, and a bag of gravel please Oh and I'd better take a beard too. Don't get me wrong Davie et al, if I was sure someone had maliciously set out to defraud me of even 30 pence, I wouldn't rest until I'd annihilated them, and I'm a complete bastard of an enemy to have. But these people are not our enemies for God's sake. Could we not have a think about what we might be able to do to help them? Giving them a nervous breakdown is hardly likely to assist in getting our money back. If we continue with a measured approach we'll be much more likely to get a successful resolution. Right then, my first suggestion is, if they're finding it difficult to face anyone, would they be willing to speak to a third party who could maybe fill us in on what's happening? An accountant or other professional if they've got one? Seems to me first priority is to get the communication channels open again. T x

I dunno, but he's played at every scooter rally I've been to since 1980...

Aww come on folks, it's all getting a bit 'Crucify Them!' for my liking. What are we going to do - string them up if we see them buying food at Tesco? It might be amusing to bay for their blood on here, but they're still people for God's sake, and you're proposing ruining their lives. I don't know the couple personally, but know from folk that DO know them that they're not con artists. You wouldn't wish this situation on anyone. If they were your mates, what would you do to help? I'd probably say look Tracey & Andy, you used Soul Source to advertise your event, so you've got to be prepared to use it to keep people informed after it all went tits up. It's the lack of communication & explanation that's really getting people's goat, so get your heads out of the sand, take a deep breath and type 'Sorry again everyone, it's understandable that you're fuming. We haven't got enough money at the moment, but anticipate being able to repay your money by this date, and will reimburse the bank charges you've incurred because of us. Here is the list of people and amounts we owe, and these are the measures we're taking to get the money together as soon as we can...' Theresa

I did complain recently that they didn't have enough champagne flutes at Bisley, and the two they had didn't appear to be very clean. And everyone at the Baltic Weekender was just so, er, Germanic. Outrageous.

I know just what you mean, and I'm not even a promoter. Never ceases to amaze me when people turn up at a do where the music policy and DJ line-up is clearly advertised on the flyer and then they moan about it. Mind you, working in HR, I've often said 'this job would be great, if it weren't for the people...' The chairman of a company I used to work for, who was one of the wisest men I ever met, once said to me when I was struggling with a constantly complaining customer who we just couldn't please, "Theresa, it is time to say to this woman 'Madam, yours is not the type of custom we wish to encourage, please take your business elsewhere.'" Can't tell you how satisfying it was to say it! Shut her right up and we never heard from her again

So true! In fact when buying anything at all to wear. We're looking to move at the moment, and one of the plusses on my favourite house so far was that it's only 2 mins to the motorway so it would be easy to get to niters! It's also got a big lounge with a solid oak floor that'd be fab to dance on. Er, and I think it had some bedrooms & maybe a garden

We always pretend we live in Letsby Avenue

Me & the hubby Justin did the self same thing a couple of weeks ago (except we don't get up as early as you ) singing & laughing in the kitchen over the Breakaways when I was doing the packed lunches. Mind you I've also done 'Your Wispa's Getting Louder' now that they're available again, and couldn't help singing a burst of Native New Yorker when we had a multipack of Taxi biccies lately - 'It's a thought you had, in a taxi cab, that got left on the kerb...' Maybe we should have another thread for northern soul brand names or even just chocolate biscuits.

Going a bit off topic here Joto, but that seems a little harsh on the part of your bank? The drawer should be charged for dishonoured cheques, but not you as it's hardly your fault or even within your control. My bank doesn't charge me. Who are you banking with? I'd be straight on the blower giving them a rocket.

My refund cheque also bounced, but to be fair Tracey did initiate an email today to try and sort it out. Fingers crossed! It reminds me a bit of a few years back when I worked in HR for a company that was going down the pan, and we had the horrible job of deciding who to pay, knowing that we couldn't pay everyone. Different circumstances obviously, but I imagine the feeling is similar - pretty horrible, wouldn't wish it on anyone. I'm sure will be all sorted out soon. Theresa x

Careful FT, before we know it there'll be a thread in All Our Yesterdays entitled 'Which was your favourite NS bog?' and the anoraks will start arguing over whether the seat was the original and who was the first to sit on it, and whether the flush sounded better when the cistern was full or half-full I say best bogs - Wilton, worst - Blackburn Tony's Empress Ballroom

Northern soul bogs are already available Barry. We can do alternative versions with no locks on the doors, wraps in the sink, broken mirrors, floor swilling with piss etc if you have a particular soul venue in mind that you'd like to recreate. Visit www.soulandshit.com for more details... T x