Monday, 5 April 2010



A personal thanks to my friends:

Right here goes, sorry for the length in advance.....
Just want to say how great it was to see a lot of old faces from the 80's at Stafford.
A rammed night of catching up and laughs.
Sorry if I miss anyone out or in the wrong order.

Chris Waterman & Dave Thorley
F
or putting the night on

Catriona Smith

For the great words of friendship

Karen & Pete Burke
Thanks both

Karen 'Snapper' Bridges
Love your Easter message young lady!

Robin Salter
Great spot mate - Frankie Saunders top draw!

Ian Cunliffe
For being the best thing to come out of Wigan in bloody years!

Gary Rushbrooke
My 1st dj mentor
for making me feel like I was 17 again!
I so wanted to dance to The
Vondells!

Dean Anderson, Byrney etc.

Ion, Tony Smith, Trickster, Gareth &
Backdoor Kenny
from the Smoke!

Dave Malloy, Tony Beggs, Ted Massey, Steve Phyllis,
Tim Fletcher
& Des Parker.

Adam
'Take a walk in the dark!' - my Modern Soul dj mentor

John Horsler, Debbie & Craig Butler!

Andy Dyson
A true straight John Bull friend!

Chalky

Dave 'Superfit' Rimmer (Git - lol),

Ken Onions, Dave Welding & Mike Wilkes

Ady 'Still in with the Downtown Crowd' Pountain

Tony Warot (Warrrotttt???), Little Scotty & John Weston,

Dave 'Skeggy Rock' Raistrick

Leicester's 'Peter Stuyvesant' Andy Newman

Gilly & Nicola
(The perfect soul couple!)


Col Wood & his incredible disappearing wife Shirl, well I never saw her!

Gaz Kellet, what a great sight to see him about, top man!

Mickey Cruze (one time Loughborough refugee from Lancs)

Roberto Smyth from Nott'm's used record emporium!!!!
Looking Good Rob!

John Pugh & his Son
(Who I haven't seen in over 10 years)

Following in his old man's footsteps and a
unofficial Stafford DJ in his own right!

Stigger - 'The effervescent philosopher'
Good to see you
Michael (shame I didn't see ah Wendy too!)

Tim Fletcher, Paul Shaw, Wileyman & Nun's Mark Freeman

Little John's Lorraine from Scunthorpe
(Think John Ullah was definitely there in spirit).


Oh yes the
Scottish lads, Kit, Colin Law
& some other guy,
sorry not Guy who brought his soul in our scene & my passion for hardcore Northern.
Think his name maybe
Ken Barge????
No I mean Keb 'Dance you bastards' Darge

Big respect for playing
The Ebonies
'Chandlers c/u'
'You Got What I Want'
Midwest


Pete Lawson
RIP


That just leaves one man,
Guy Hennigan
Someone with class being a
Leeds Utd fan, and a real true friend.
But one fine clean cut pillar of the Northern Soul community!
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Guy,
Keb, Adam, Robin S,
Uncle Pat B, Chris Plant, Ady C, Dean A, Ady P,
Andy Dyson, Ian Clarke
, Gary Rushbrooke
& Many Many More.
You ALL have made Northern Soul in the 80's, 90's & today,
a real community that has never stopped educating me!

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LONG LIVE all the dj's,Dancers and vinyl freaks -

The Stafford Legacy


If it's good play it!
If it's F- ing brilliant, Cover it up!

You should all feel on

'TOP OF THE WORLD'

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