Scooterboy 272 Posted June 12, 2016 Hi Folks. It is with somewhat mixed emotions that I write to invite you to attend the next Northern Line event that will be held on Saturday 25th June. As you may recall the May event was a celebration of the life of our dear friend John 'Biff' Griffiths who sadly passed away in April. It was a tough night for everyone, and whilst DJ'ing without John was difficult our task was made slightly more bearable knowing that we were playing records for John, as a tribute to John and in the knowledge that everyone in attendance was there to pay their respects to John. This time we're back to our normal night and format (well, as normal as it can be given that John won't be there) and we're not really sure how we'll feel. That being said, Biff would scold us for not giving our very best and he'd be right royally narked if we didn't at least try continue to build on the success that The Northern Line has become (John's wife Bev has already reminded us just what a bollocking he'd give us if we didn't have the backbone to carry on). So, it is against this backdrop (no pun intended for the dancers out there) that The Northern Line will, with your support, continue. We'll do our level best to maintain the policy that John fostered of playing quality across the board tunes. So hopefully there will be a little bit of something for everyone from 6Ts classics and club sounds through to the rarer 45s that really do deserve an airing. In between we'll play well chosen (well, hopefully well chosen) 7Ts and R 'n' B tracks with a few semi knowns for good measure. You can also expect a few 'newies' this time around as Maurice is in the States at present hunting down the elusive, the rarer and the just darned good...so let's see what he brings back! As usual the opening set is Mr Ben Moses' domain. Ben really has stamped his mark on that opening slot, blending classics, forgotten oldies and a few semi-knowns with an ease that I'd expect from someone way, way older. Young Ben is one to watch because if he's this good now just wait until he's a few years older and a few quid lighter after getting his hands on even more tunes...remember where you heard him first! Our special guest this time is stormin' Norman Edwards. Our regulars will know Norman well as he's a local lad and a regular attendee. He's also an annual guest at The Northern Line because of his winning formula i.e. Playing the right records + playing them at the right time + playing them in the optimum order = happy crowd + sore feet + much applause + sweaty dancers! Norman's spot is guaranteed to be a sure fire winner, so give yourselves a treat (you know you deserve it) and pop over to support him and us. Moz and I will be filling in somewhere along the line and we'll do our level best not to bugger things up. We know that it will feel strange for some time, not having Biff with us...perhaps it'll always feel odd and I suspect that we'll always know that there's a piece missing...but we will carry on as this is what John would have wanted and it's what he would have demanded. We'd get a right bollocking if we didn't try, so if you want to spare us from this you'll pack your dancing shoes, you'll pop on a smile and remember John with fondness...and you will try to get yourselves (pretty please) down to Warrington for The Northern Line. We really do hope to see you there! Chris (on behalf of Maurice, Ben and in fond memory of John) Link to comment