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it was a generalisation and not meant to cause offence, i go to that area to get my fix of oldies very often and have nothing but respect for the paying public there. their commitment to northern soul is second to none so i apologise if i have offended yourself or anyone else who misstook that statement as a slurr, sorry. but the original question is still relevent.

if that was the pay-off we'd all (well most of us) be up for it

I was, until just recently retiring a Governor of the Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (the part of the NHS in Lincolnshire that is resposible for the care of people within the County who have a diagnosed mental health contition). Also an Associate Hospital Manager, one of a group of people who travel the County and sit on trbunals and reviews to check that a persons' mental health section is correct and within the policies of the NHS and laws of the Country. I have also worked with many individuals with a mental health condition but a recent matter has totally perplexed me and I hope someone can shed some light on this: Why would a promoter of events walk go to the Management Committee of a Hall that is the venue of a 'rival' event and inform the Committee that the 'rival' promoter is standing down and that He (the person in question) would like to take over the booking of the Hall for the following year? In itself, fair enough except the 'rival' promoter had NO intention of stepping down and this person had walked into this meeting and told a blatent lie with the intent to destroy an event and then take it over himself! My question is, what would make a person do this? There isn't enough money in promoting Northern venues to make a living, even the likes of KR have other strings to their bows. I just can't understand how a person would think he or she could get away with this but more important WHY would he or she even try. Is promoting a venue such an addictive action, does it bring material wealth, respect, hordes of nubile young ladies thrashing about in admiration just for one's attention, I think not. Please tell me, WTF is this all about. I won't name this person, I will say it's in the Mansfield area where there seems to be more promoters than punters and I'll even say Forest town is a close proximity. Some may guess correctly who he is, others may guess wrongly but either way, it will still be but a guess. Perhaps he might like to come on here and explain his actions. Sorry it's such a long post but human behaviour most certainly interests me, none more than that which is guided by thoughts outside the 'normal' parameters of psychology.

go pauly, go pauly, go pauly go ran out of christians to burn paul?

just added a couple of clips with Junior Walker @ the Wirrina. (thanks again greg) https://coops.mypodcast.com/index.html

hi mickeyb, i got stick from trotter, daboo and co for wearing my 'pegs' at the wirrina (and my sandals) but within 6 months they were all wearing pegs and ditching the 40" bags! as PD says, the wirrina did carry on under the EASC banner for a while, in the smaller room then reedy and stuart gordon took it over after coxy had done with it and made it a gymnasium venue in the big room, lost it's apeal to me then, don't much like gymnasium venues.

have to agree de-to, some top nights there. got some more somewhere, will have to dig them out.

i think a lot of people thought that on the night, although, be fair, it was shyte but it was BIG shyte, so big that Paul O'Grady's side-kick wanted it for his Wigan label!

silver lining, you'll save some money!!!!

some old wirrina podcasts been posted from last EASC 'nighter at the legendary p'boro venue. https://coops.mypodcast.com/index.html

merlin & the magicians, a poke play at cleethorpes although i'm sure searling got one as well at some point, almost sure it wouldn't have been russ!!!! .... just saying

that'll be the sherry then! i'd like to thank all contibuters to this threat, it was a question asked in ernest and answered in many, many ways BUT you have all helped to clear the mud. thank you.

i do hope you're not referring to those baggy trousers and white socks of yours again mr. smudgesmith!

sorry

i thought it might be a sound which contains a rhythmic back-beat which came to being in the late 60s with a complimentry bass riff which itself evolved into 'disco' during the 70s... but... with this rhythmic back-beat and complimentary bass riff there has to be an ingredient of 'soul', i.e. vocal melody or harmonies etc. etc. if that makes sense, a modern oldie may mean any sound containing the afore that has been played out on the scene whether from 70s, 80s, 90, or this century which may leave the field open from the carstairs to kenny thomas. or am i whizzing against the wind here?

during your chat with Terry did he happen to say what he thinks a 'modern oldie' should be?