WHAT TO SAY ABOUT ‘THE SPIDERS WEB 12TH ANNIVERSARY’ ?
WELL HERE GOES …….WITHOUT ANY HYPERBOLE IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER OF A DAY ….IT ONLY SEEMED FIVE MINUTES FROM ARRIVING TO BEING EJECTED (NICLEY) BY THE HARD-WORKING ALE OPERATIVES…HATS OFF CHAPS !!!
THE DAY FLEW PAST SO QUICKLY IT’S HARD TO RECALL EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED !
EVERYONE WAS UP FOR IT FROM THE WORD GO…AND WHAT AN ACE CROWD….MANY FRIENDS WERE THERE YET ALSO LOADS OF FANTASTIC FOLKS WE’D NEVER MET BEFORE YET HOPE TO SEE AGAIN REAL SOON !
IT ALL KICKED OFF AT 3 PM . CARLOS AND MYSELF ARRIVED AT AROUND 4.15 AFTER BEING HELD UP ( BUT NOT BY MEXICAN BANDITS)
WE WERE MET BY GEORGE WALLACE AND THE FABULOUS MAUREEN !
GEORGE SAID PLAY A FEW WHEN YOUR READY…WELL I DUNNA NEED ASKING TWICE ..SO AFTER I’D SET OUT MY SALES STORE ..I HEADED FOR THE DECKS ! THE MIGHTY MICK H ARRIVED NOT LONG AFTER AND BETWEEN MICK MYSELF AND GEORGE FRASER AND SHUG WE SET THE FOUNDATIONS FOR WHAT WAS TO BE A DAY OF GROOVIN .. CHATTING ..LAUGHING AND SOAKING UP SURELY SOME OF THE BEST RARE SOUL VIBES ON OFFER TODAY ( RESPECT TO ALL OTHER EVENTS DJs & PROMOTERS AND YEAH I’M A WEE BIT BIASED ON THIS ONE BUT BELIEVE ME IT WAS THAT BLOODY GOOD AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THIS SPECIAL DAY )
VENUE ….IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO ‘THE SPIDERS WEB’ IT’S A FANTASTICALLY GROOVEY SUBTERRANEAN CELLAR CLUB SIXTIES STYLEE ( VERY TWISTED WHEEL ) WITH LOADS OF NOOKS N CRANNIES AND A FEW CROOKS N NANNIES . SMALL DANCE FLOOR BUT BOY WAS IT BUSY !
GET YERSELVES DOWN TO THE WEB ..FOR ANY OF THE SPIDERS WEB S.C EVENTS …YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED !!!! THE CLUB IS AN EXPERIENCE IN ITSELF BUT WITH A FAB GEAR N GROOVEY RARE-SOUL SOUND-TRACK …THEN YOUR ONTO A WINNER !!!
MUSIC…..THE DAY MUSICALLY WAS JUST A JOY..WITH EVERYONE BEING AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME ! MICK H PLAYED SOME BLINDING TUNES AS DID KENNY AND MARTYN AND SO IT SEEMS UNFAIR TO SINGLE ANYONE OUT BUT FOR ME I PERSONALLY LOVED ANDY DENNISONS ‘SET AND THE QUALITY GRITTY R&B HEAVEN THAT WAS DISPENSED BY RODDY BRASS !
QUALITY ALL THE WAY FROM MICK…INC LOUIS PAUL (SEE PLAYLISTS ON www.soulscotland.co.uk )
THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE TUNES WERE HOT HOT HOT AND I PERSONALLY SWEATED BUCKETS ON THE DANCE-FLOOR…THE WALLS WERE DRIPPING TOO…HOT N SWEATY WITH A PUMPIMG SOUNTRACK…JUST HOW I LIKE IT……………YET COOLNESS ITSELF !!!
I HONESTLY HAVEN’T HAD SO MUCH FUN FOR A LONG TIME !
EVERYONE I SPOKE WITH SEEMED TO BE GRINNING , JUST A GREAT VIBE TO THE WHOLE DAY !
KEITH & SANDRA MONEY BROUGHT THEIR OWN ‘PACKED LUNCH’ HOW ORGANISED IS THAT ? I HAD TO CHUCKLE AND PROMISED NOT TO MENTION IT BUT ..SANDRA WE HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE !!!!!!
WHEN NOT CHATTING OR PLAYING I WAS ‘OUT ON THE FLOOR’ TOP TOP DAY AND A BIG THANKYOU TO ALL INVOLVED !
HOPE TO BE BACK SOON !!!!!!!!!
NAMECHECK ….AND A HUGE APOLOGY TO ANYONE I’VE MISSED !
GEORGE . MAUREEN . FRAZER . ALI . SHUGG . KENNY . RHONA . ANDY D .MICK H . KEITH . SANDRA . SUZIE . BRIAN SCOTT . DUNCAN . RODDY . MARTYN B . BUDGIE . HILARY . STEVE RIDDLE AND THE CRAZY GANG (CYA IN ABERDEEN GUYS N GALS ) PAUL . ……..SORRY SPOKE TO SOME ACE FOLKS BUT BETWEEN PUMPIMG BASS BINS LARGE QUANTITIES OF ALCOHOL AND TRYING TO STAY VERTICAL SOME NAMES HAVE SLIPPED DEEP INTO WHAT’S LEFT OF MY MIND………I’M AFRAID A LOT GOT LOST IN THE HUB-BUB …AND YES BRIAN I CAN REMEMBER WHAT I PLAYED !!! HA HA HA ! ……BIG LUV TO ALL …AS THE SONG SAYS ‘YOU ARE THE GOLD OF MY LIFE…KEEP ON KEEPING ON …..AND KEEP WEVING THAT SOULFULL WEB ‘ !!!!!!
WHAT I SPUN AT ‘THE SPIDERS WEB SHINDIG PAR EXCELLENCE ‘
NO PARTICULAR ORDER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
BRICE COEFIELD . YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME
FRANK DELL . WHAT MORE CAN I DO
PERCY SLEDGE . LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND
MIXED EMOTIONS . GOLD OF MY LIFE
ISAAC TAYLOR . I'M TIRED OF THESE CHANGES
CHUCK BROOKS . YOU CAN'T BE IN TWO PLACES
BOBBY JONES . TALKIN BOUT JONES
CITY LIMITS feat MARSHA JONES . VAIN MAN C/U
GARNET MIMMS . SOMEBODY,SOMEPLACE
SISTERS OF RIGHTEOUS . THAT'S HOW I FEEL
HI-FI WHITE . BULLDOG
STU GARDNER . EXPRESSIN MY LOVE
CLARENCE CARTER . I'M SO TIRED
SILVER LINING . MY SONG
DWIGHT THOMPSON . MAN OH MAN
ARTHUR PRYSOCK . TWO PIECES C/U
LIVING COLOUR . GOTTA STRANGE FEELING
INDEPENDENTS , I LOVE YOU
FOURTH DAY . YOU TURN ME ON
INSTANT FUNK . CRYIN
ORIGINALS . LOVE TOWN
PIPS . BABY I'M YOUR FOOL (unreleased cut)
JERRY BUTLER . COOLING OUT
ONE-WAY . SHINE ON ME
CURTIS MAYFIELD . YOU ARE YOU ARE
THE CLASSMEN . DOIN ME RIGHT
WILLIAM HUNT . WOULD YOU BELIEVE
BILLY BUTLER . SWEET WOMAN
NEWPORTS . SHE WAS TRUE C/U
UNNISSUED . EARTHQUAKE
UNKNOWN . YOU KNOW HOW LOVE IS
GENE CHANDLER & BARBARA ACKLIN . WILL I FIND LOVE
CHUCK SIBIT . HEY GIRL
PROPHETS . I DONT LOVE YOU NO MORE BABY
THE GEES . IT'S ALL OVER
GENE BARBER & CAVALIERS . I NEED A LOVE
HOAGY LANDS . DO YOU KNOW
MAJOR LANCE . LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS
CLYDE BROWN . CRYING MAN
JASON STEEL . YOU KNOW YOUR BREAKING MY HEART
OKAYSIONS . WATCH OUT GIRL
EARL VAN DYKE . 6X6
INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX . YOU FIXED MY HEARTACHE
BRENTON WOOD . OOGUM BOOGUM SONG
