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Post by coops on Jul 20, 2008 10:23:21 GMT
The Square Peg, Skegness july 08 Not the most populated event at the Peg this year but that was to be expected, many other events around tugging at the purse string of this over inflated economy of hours. With T.V. cameras in the north midlands attracting the punters moth-like to a chance of fulfilling the Warhole “Fifteen Minutes” ethos alongside a big wedding reception not twenty miles away the numbers were never going to be a record. Despite this there were plenty of people there, more than enough to pay tribute to the guest dee-jays who provided the paying public with a whole bunch of soul almost to die for. Boston’s so very underrated (but not in these parts) ‘Rupe’ playing an eclectic mix of rare and underplayed soul including one of my favourites Doc Peabody (and if I was to tell you how much this slab of salubrious and very expensive soul cost the young Bostonian many aficionados would be positively crying in their cornflakes.) Next up was Roger Banks who’s delivery of some of the finest soulful underplayed 60s and early 70s quality music just had to be heard to be appreciated. Final guests, Skegness’ own Mick and Mo. Lincolnshire has an embarrassment of dee-jaying riches, people like Chris Forrest, Steve Jay, Dave Raistrick, Rupe, Marcus Reid and quite a few more but none, to me, match the tunesmiths Mick and Mo. Their tunes defy pigeon holes, they are rare (some very rare indeed) but they should not be confined to just ‘Rare Soul’ nights, theres’ (as with Rogers’ and Rupes’) should be aired regularly at ‘mainstream’ events just so ALL the practitioners of this wonderful scene of ours get the chance of realising the broadening ones horizon does not mean sacrificing quality. Top tunes (massive understatement there) and a top night. Hats off to the promoters (Pete, Brian and Rob) for putting this event on and giving all at the Peg a taste of rare soul at it’s most finest. The next event at the Peg is on August 16th with an all female line up which includes Sam Evans, Debbie ‘J’ and Bridgette. (who’s Bridgett you say? Mick Smith’s wife so you know the tunes are once again going to be Hot on that night.) Images on www.freewebs.com/skeggsoul/index.htm |
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Post by makemvinyl on Jul 20, 2008 11:07:51 GMT
Lincolnshire has an embarrassment of dee-jaying riches, people like Chris Forrest, Steve Jay, Dave Raistrick, Rupe, Marcus Reid and quite a few more but none, to me, match the tunesmiths Mick and Mo.
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Sorry Michael
but i must disagree with your quote and this is my opinion
Chris Forrest and Lincolns Andy"Tats" Taylors" selections and collections would put most djs to shame on a parr with any top DJ around the country and what the above 2(M & M) play is good mid tempo and slow soul which is the rare soul scenes current fave and pushed out there in to trying to inflame the senses of the northern soul scenes "Underplayed and Rare" syndrome.
if soul music played at all levels and enjoyed by all
was the same then we would be in a poor place
I agree before you say it.
good review as was expected.
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Post by coops on Jul 21, 2008 22:45:58 GMT
Lincolnshire has an embarrassment of dee-jaying riches, people like Chris Forrest, Steve Jay, Dave Raistrick, Rupe, Marcus Reid and quite a few more but none, to me, match the tunesmiths Mick and Mo. quote Sorry Michael but i must disagree with your quote and this is my opinion Chris Forrest and Lincolns Andy"Tats" Taylors" selections and collections would put most djs to shame on a parr with any top DJ around the country and what the above 2(M & M) play is good mid tempo and slow soul which is the rare soul scenes current fave and pushed out there in to trying to inflame the senses of the northern soul scenes "Underplayed and Rare" syndrome. if soul music played at all levels and enjoyed by all was the same then we would be in a poor place I agree before you say it. good review as was expected. haven't a clue what you're on about doug except...... tats is a top dee-jay, never been disapointed by his sets yet but mick and mo's tunes always blow me away.... THAT'S the difference XX |
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Post by makemvinyl on Jul 22, 2008 19:14:30 GMT
Mick n Mo are not DJs in the true sense
and cant entertain
and their selections as i stated in my opinion, leave me cold,
and Tats and Chris would and do play Quality Soul at all levels from Handbag/youth club to all nighters and soul nights,
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Post by coops on Jul 23, 2008 20:38:44 GMT
Mick n Mo are not DJs in the true sense and cant entertain and their selections as i stated in my opinion, leave me cold, and Tats and Chris would and do play Quality Soul at all levels from Handbag/youth club to all nighters and soul nights, for god's sake stop talking spherical objects doug! they're dee-jaying up and down the country most weekends more than you and I put together. just because you don't like their tunes don't mean they ain't dee-jays. |
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Post by makemvinyl on Jul 24, 2008 16:45:11 GMT
where all entitled Mick
and opinions are what we are about
so not talking spherichals
possibly a bit anti
personal reasons,
but leave it there.
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Post by skegsoul on Jul 25, 2008 10:44:37 GMT
shit we must be doing something wrong !! the leg end that is doug hall says were crap. do me a favour!, from someone who only dj's at newark ( own event), horncastle ( need the decks) and skeg ( feel sorry for him).we'll have to learn how to play carvers of sam's tunes ( with sam in attendance) and crap played out motown ATHEMS!!!. please do me a favour.
let's see off the top of my head. two biggest nighters in the country ( the wilton & middleton), soul revoloution ( one of londons biggest nighters)clee,bridd & skeg wkenders,4 or 5 of the northwests best soul do's, best soul do's in the notts & sheff area, resident's at lifeline events at the qube, i could go on, but think doug might be right, we must be crap.
wish we could get a booking at a run down old church hall in the back streets of newark, shit we are doomed !!.
agree with his view on chris & tats, great dj's and great collections, and proper soul people.
dont pretend to be fantastic wedding reception 'dj's' like dougie, could learn to shout 'ATHEM' after every record, though i suppose, but for doug to come on here and slate us off, just not cricket.
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Post by makemvinyl on Jul 25, 2008 19:44:45 GMT
What can i say to that
never called you crap, just said,
your selections where not to my choosing
and left me cold
your choice to say what you said and why you said it
opinions as stated we all have.
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Post by coops on Jul 25, 2008 20:15:25 GMT
What can i say to that never called you crap, just said, your selections where not to my choosing and left me cold your choice to say what you said and why you said it opinions as stated we all have. a balanced and reasoned personal opinion is to be respected but to be fare doug, it was a personal attack. not big and not clever (BIZ plaese notice spelling) |
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Post by makemvinyl on Jul 25, 2008 21:51:42 GMT
What can i say to that never called you crap, just said, your selections where not to my choosing and left me cold your choice to say what you said and why you said it opinions as stated we all have. a balanced and reasoned personal opinion is to be respected but to be fare doug, it was a personal attack. not big and not clever (BIZ plaese notice spelling) it was an always will be a retort on your opinion and my opinion when you and for your own personal choice said they where better tunesmiths than Chris Forrest and in my opinion which was a disagreement of your opinion said not,(IMO) no personal attack just possibly saying they wherent djs in the true sense was wrong as there tunes as stated have been played in the last couple of years at some nice venues but collectively abusing the person/VENUE is something I did not do, |
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Post by skegsoul on Jul 26, 2008 6:16:22 GMT
to be fare mick, dougs right to have his op-ions. he thinks we play bad records and that's fare enough.
just hope people wont be put off coming to hear us play out,cos he's rubbished us.we play records we believe in,and think need to be heard.
my op ion(for what it's worth) is anyone who play's 'touch of velvet'ect,baby love inst','tribute to betty',drizzer funny bone',bla,bla,bla,ect is the joker,but there again 'it's a crazy world' another ATHEM there!.
we will keep playing the likes of ;ernie johnson'i can't stand the pain', roosevelt mathews'digging you', percy stone'chained', idris Mohammad, believer', sideshow'lonley girl' wil hatcher, willie tee, tommy tate, johnny thompson, george smallwood,'touching is my thing'&'hey mamma', chuck ray,'i don't mind', earl's inc, dewey jefferies, ect,ect.( theres got to be one good record listed there or i'm a fat dinosaur)
i hope that maybe,just maybe nearly 70years between mo & me,in,on and around the rare soul scene,collecting records,going to events, just might,i say might have left us the ear for a good record.
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Post by coops on Jul 26, 2008 7:48:54 GMT
a balanced and reasoned personal opinion is to be respected but to be fare doug, it was a personal attack. not big and not clever (BIZ plaese notice spelling) it was an always will be a retort on your opinion and my opinion when you and for your own personal choice said they where better tunesmiths than Chris Forrest and in my opinion which was a disagreement of your opinion said not,(IMO) no personal attack just possibly saying they wherent djs in the true sense was wrong as there tunes as stated have been played in the last couple of years at some nice venues but collectively abusing the person/VENUE is something I did not do, come on doug, saying they ain't dee-jays is like saying the Pope ain't catholic... it's self evident, they dee-jay therefore they are! |
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Post by coops on Jul 26, 2008 7:51:19 GMT
to be fare mick, dougs right to have his op-ions. he thinks we play bad records and that's fare enough. just hope people wont be put off coming to hear us play out,cos he's rubbished us.we play records we believe in,and think need to be heard. my op ion(for what it's worth) is anyone who play's 'touch of velvet'ect,baby love inst','tribute to betty',drizzer funny bone',bla,bla,bla,ect is the joker,but there again 'it's a crazy world' another ATHEM there!. we will keep playing the likes of ;ernie johnson'i can't stand the pain', roosevelt mathews'digging you', percy stone'chained', idris Mohammad, believer', sideshow'lonley girl' wil hatcher, willie tee, tommy tate, johnny thompson, george smallwood,'touching is my thing'&'hey mamma', chuck ray,'i don't mind', earl's inc, dewey jefferies, ect,ect.( theres got to be one good record listed there or i'm a fat dinosaur) i hope that maybe,just maybe nearly 70years between mo & me,in,on and around the rare soul scene,collecting records,going to events, just might,i say might have left us the ear for a good record. Hooray!!!!!! at last you've listed some tracks.... RIGHT where's that Gemm site?  ? keep the tunes coming you two, they work for me and many others  |
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Post by Andy on Jul 26, 2008 10:28:57 GMT
to be fare mick, dougs right to have his op-ions. he thinks we play bad records and that's fare enough. just hope people wont be put off coming to hear us play out,cos he's rubbished us.we play records we believe in,and think need to be heard. my op ion(for what it's worth) is anyone who play's 'touch of velvet'ect,baby love inst','tribute to betty',drizzer funny bone',bla,bla,bla,ect is the joker,but there again 'it's a crazy world' another ATHEM there!. we will keep playing the likes of ;ernie johnson'i can't stand the pain', roosevelt mathews'digging you', percy stone'chained', idris Mohammad, believer', sideshow'lonley girl' wil hatcher, willie tee, tommy tate, johnny thompson, george smallwood,'touching is my thing'&'hey mamma', chuck ray,'i don't mind', earl's inc, dewey jefferies, ect,ect.( theres got to be one good record listed there or i'm a fat dinosaur) i hope that maybe,just maybe nearly 70years between mo & me,in,on and around the rare soul scene,collecting records,going to events, just might,i say might have left us the ear for a good record. It's good to see some DJ's out there with a bit of imagination, and put some thought into what they play. I class myself as an out & out oldies man but I am sick and tired of listening to the same old crap What Mick & mo play may not be everybody's cup of tea but I for one would go & listen to them. Along with John Parker (york) & mark etheridge (Sheffield) Tony Clarke (Nottingham) Marcus reid (Boston) IMO some of the best DJ's around, because they try to play something different. Andy |
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Post by makemvinyl on Jul 26, 2008 11:12:13 GMT
to be fare mick, dougs right to have his op-ions. he thinks we play bad records and that's fare enough. just hope people wont be put off coming to hear us play out,cos he's rubbished us.we play records we believe in,and think need to be heard. my op ion(for what it's worth) is anyone who play's 'touch of velvet'ect,baby love inst','tribute to betty',drizzer funny bone',bla,bla,bla,ect is the joker,but there again 'it's a crazy world' another ATHEM there!. we will keep playing the likes of ;ernie johnson'i can't stand the pain', roosevelt mathews'digging you', percy stone'chained', idris Mohammad, believer', sideshow'lonley girl' wil hatcher, willie tee, tommy tate, johnny thompson, george smallwood,'touching is my thing'&'hey mamma', chuck ray,'i don't mind', earl's inc, dewey jefferies, ect,ect.( theres got to be one good record listed there or i'm a fat dinosaur) i hope that maybe,just maybe nearly 70years between mo & me,in,on and around the rare soul scene,collecting records,going to events, just might,i say might have left us the ear for a good record. Mike finnigan,Jyve five Malibus,Roosevelt Grier,Fantassions,Soul Merchants, Dee Clark, Bunny Sigler current Fave Len Barry which I played and put on the second SweetSoul Anniversary tape 11 years ago, apart from and I admit to Jo Jama,Tommy Ridgeley,and Bobby Kline, Parliaments which AT THE time i had cut aprox 15 months ago did not know who it was as picked up from a cd of stuff given to me, the other carvers are cd trax or unnissued stuff given to me over the years , wont go down this road again and to say Mick i rubbished you is untrue and as stated what you play leaves me cold,am not saying is not good music, but as everyone plays what they want/wrong i play hopefully to the people who want to dance and all types and crossover or modern items whoever wants them and whover requests what i have available whether top "500 !" Motown classics Stax/Atlantic ANTHEMS ,or some of the stuff i have bought over the years, as Coops has stated i Exist therefore I am. but i am not derogatory in what i say and have withdrawn the original statement re DJs, if he wishes to discuss what we say further then he has my no and my address.but I will see him next week anyway so we can sort out,our differences off opinion as we do then, over a drink and a snack. |
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Post by Andy on Jul 26, 2008 11:59:57 GMT
to be fare mick, dougs right to have his op-ions. he thinks we play bad records and that's fare enough. just hope people wont be put off coming to hear us play out,cos he's rubbished us.we play records we believe in,and think need to be heard. my op ion(for what it's worth) is anyone who play's 'touch of velvet'ect,baby love inst','tribute to betty',drizzer funny bone',bla,bla,bla,ect is the joker,but there again 'it's a crazy world' another ATHEM there!. we will keep playing the likes of ;ernie johnson'i can't stand the pain', roosevelt mathews'digging you', percy stone'chained', idris Mohammad, believer', sideshow'lonley girl' wil hatcher, willie tee, tommy tate, johnny thompson, george smallwood,'touching is my thing'&'hey mamma', chuck ray,'i don't mind', earl's inc, dewey jefferies, ect,ect.( theres got to be one good record listed there or i'm a fat dinosaur) i hope that maybe,just maybe nearly 70years between mo & me,in,on and around the rare soul scene,collecting records,going to events, just might,i say might have left us the ear for a good record. Mike finnigan,Jyve five Malibus,Roosevelt Grier,Fantassions,Soul Merchants, Dee Clark, Bunny Sigler current Fave Len Barry which I played and put on the second SweetSoul Anniversary tape 11 years ago, apart from and I admit to Jo Jama,Tommy Ridgeley,and Bobby Kline, Parliaments which AT THE time i had cut aprox 15 months ago did not know who it was as picked up from a cd of stuff given to me, the other carvers are cd trax or unnissued stuff given to me over the years , wont go down this road again and to say Mick i rubbished you is untrue and as stated what you play leaves me cold,am not saying is not good music, but as everyone plays what they want/wrong i play hopefully to the people who want to dance and all types and crossover or modern items whoever wants them and whover requests what i have available whether top "500 !" Motown classics Stax/Atlantic ANTHEMS ,or some of the stuff i have bought over the years, as Coops has stated i Exist therefore I am. but i am not derogatory in what i say and have withdrawn the original statement re DJs, if he wishes to discuss what we say further then he has my no and my address.but I will see him next week anyway so we can sort out,our differences off opinion as we do then, over a drink and a snack. If these differences didn't exist then Northern soul wouldn't exist. We argue because we care. Nuff said. |
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Post by janjones on Jul 26, 2008 14:31:01 GMT
George Smallwood..Touching is my thing , hmm I love this record. I did tell you so at upfront Mick. Listen, if I want to listen to something different which I do like to, I will seek out Mo & Mick as they do play some lovely stuff however If I want to dance I will listen to Dougie and have a good social time. I'm not into the politics of it all but come on guys this is plain daft. Theres another Soul site on which people post like this and frankly it bores me and puts me off going on there. I like to think we are above all that ego bull*@te. Am I wrong ? Hope my spellings ok ??
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Post by makemvinyl on Jul 26, 2008 15:08:51 GMT
George Smallwood..Touching is my thing , hmm I love this record. I did tell you so at upfront Mick. Listen, if I want to listen to something different which I do like to, I will seek out Mo & Mick as they do play some lovely stuff however If I want to dance I will listen to Dougie and have a good social time. I'm not into the politics of it all but come on guys this is plain daft. Theres another Soul site on which people post like this and frankly it bores me and puts me off going on there. I like to think we are above all that ego bull*@te. Am I wrong ? Hope my spellings ok ?? beautiful always, |
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Post by janjones on Jul 26, 2008 15:19:18 GMT
hello my friend. x
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Post by coops on Jul 26, 2008 16:57:08 GMT
anyhow.... before the hijacking!!!! the peg was a very, very good night and the next one (all female dee-jay line up) is gonna be party time bar none. there you are JJ, one event to listen the next to party although, I'm affraid, my feet won't keep still to mick and mo's mid-tempo finds. XX
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