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Thread: O/T Best decade to live in Britain

  1. #11
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    The opening premise that the country has declined since joining the Common Market is complete tosh.

    Best decade? 60s

    Met my missus. Free higher education and grants.
    Sgt Peppers, Pet Sounds.
    Millers in 2nd division (well, for some of it).
    Contraceptive pill.
    Mini skirts.
    Respect for miners and steelworkers.
    Labour government.
    1966.
    and so on.....

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    69 to 79 for me because in 1973 Wigan Casino opend it doors for the famous Northern Soul All Nighters.

    Wigan closed in 1981 but I had stopped going in 1979 as it had changed from an underground scene into a pop scene by that time.

    As a young 14 year old heading to Wigan Casino for the 1st time in 1973 and joining the massive queue outside and then been pushed through the doors as the line suddenly surged forward, all the time repeating to myself 23/08/1955 23/08/1955 23/08/1955 so as to make my age 18 and old enough to get in.

    Once past the ticket lady and a walk up the steps to the main room into the heart of the Casino and hearing "Get It Baby" blasting from the speakers with a thumping beat will live with me forever. It was a great time to be alive.



    I made friends from all over the UK and some from as far away as the USA at Wigan and am still in touch with a lot of them to this day.

    The feeling of hearing an intro to a song you liked and wanted to dance too and the rush of other people who had also heard the intro and started for the dance floor was electric. At times it came very very close to orgasmic and I'm not even joking.

    I wish I could travel back to those times and discover Northern Soul Music and the places that played it all over again.

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    69- 79 as others say it was the height of our youth and endless possibilities.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sickly_child View Post
    69- 79 as others say it was the height of our youth and endless possibilities.
    New avatar I see.

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    You like this one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigLadonOS View Post
    69 to 79 for me because in 1973 Wigan Casino opend it doors for the famous Northern Soul All Nighters.

    Wigan closed in 1981 but I had stopped going in 1979 as it had changed from an underground scene into a pop scene by that time.

    As a young 14 year old heading to Wigan Casino for the 1st time in 1973 and joining the massive queue outside and then been pushed through the doors as the line suddenly surged forward, all the time repeating to myself 23/08/1955 23/08/1955 23/08/1955 so as to make my age 18 and old enough to get in.

    Once past the ticket lady and a walk up the steps to the main room into the heart of the Casino and hearing "Get It Baby" blasting from the speakers with a thumping beat will live with me forever. It was a great time to be alive.



    I made friends from all over the UK and some from as far away as the USA at Wigan and am still in touch with a lot of them to this day.

    The feeling of hearing an intro to a song you liked and wanted to dance too and the rush of other people who had also heard the intro and started for the dance floor was electric. At times it came very very close to orgasmic and I'm not even joking.

    I wish I could travel back to those times and discover Northern Soul Music and the places that played it all over again.
    That was a great read....

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    Quote Originally Posted by sickly_child View Post
    You like this one?
    Well you did suggest one of mine with a cross of St George was "provocative" I seem to remember.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CTMilller View Post
    Jj

    That was a great read....
    It was but I found the "orgasmic" part a bit much at 05.20 in the morning!

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    Quote Originally Posted by monty_rhodes View Post
    Well you did suggest one of mine with a cross of St George was "provocative" I seem to remember.
    More made me a little uncomfortable

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    Quote Originally Posted by monty_rhodes View Post
    It was but I found the "orgasmic" part a bit much at 05.20 in the morning!
    Didn't sound quite so...unsettling at 11.30pm - but I take your point.

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