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Post by showstopper on Nov 17, 2008 19:00:19 GMT
Just got back from a great week-end in Cheltenham, soul, shopping and a hotel full of gamblers! (racing). For me Soulfusion delivered what was advertised and a full house enjoyed the evening. Quite a lot of underplayed oldies and some rare tunes into the mix. Interesting modern room - only problem with some of the great tunes was that they went on for 10 minutes and my level is 3 and a half, ha ha. Great time and left to go on to a celigh so got to bed at 3pm. Well done to Neil and the guys for continuing to deliver what the members want. Nice to see friends from Bristol, Gloucester, Wales and Somerset.
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Post by djdean on Nov 18, 2008 8:24:21 GMT
was a top nite out indeed....and with i think a dozen or so up from bristol !!
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soulfusion
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Post by soulfusion on Nov 19, 2008 7:31:01 GMT
Thanks guys for your positive comments, here's my posting from soul source:
JERRY THANKS FOR PUTTING SOMETHING UP, UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO GO OUT VERY EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING AND DIDN'T GET BACK TILL LATE, THEN WORK YESTERDAY.
ANYWAY HERE WE GO, HERE'S MY REVUE OF SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE LAST YEAR AT SOULFUSION
WHERE DO I START?
WELL TAKING FRIDAY OFF TO SET UP ROOM 2 & 3 PAID OFF BIG TIME, IT ENABLED US TO GET THE DECOR LOOKING GOOD AND SOUND SYSTEM IN THE MODERN ROOM SOUNDING VERY PEACHY INDEED.
IT ALSO LEFT US LOADS OF TIME TO GET ROOM 1 SOUNDING FANTASTIC TOO, IT'S TAKEN US NEARLY 3 YEARS TO GET IT RIGHT IN THAT ROOM, BUT SATURDAY WAS PERFECT.
AS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT, IT FILLED UP VERY QUICKLY WITH OVER 200 IN BY 9PM. I AM A FIRM BELIEVER THAT IF THE PUNTERS ARRIVE EARLY THEN THEY ARE UP FOR A GOOD TIME, SATURDAY WAS NO EXCEPTION AND ALL 3 ROOMS SAW DANCEFLOOR ACTION VERY EARLY ON, I SUPPOSE AT THIS POINT I SHOULD THANKS ALL THE DJS WHO DID THE EARLY SETS, JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE LATER ONES AS THEY HAVE THE JOB OF SETTING THE TONE FOR THE EVENING.
THANKS TO JON WILLIS, KEV McGRATH & HIPPO FOR WARMING UP IN ROOMS1 2 & 3 RESPECTIVELY.
THE REMAINDER OF THE PEOPLE FILTERED IN OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND THAT WAS IT, NEARLY FULL TO CAPACITY BY 10.30 AND THE ATMOSPHERE WAS ELECTRIC AND BUZZING. JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS EVENT WHEN COLIN CURTIS AND NIGE BROWN WERE HEADLINING, ONLY THIS TIME NO BIG GUNS TO DRAW THE PEOPLE IN, JUST A SOLID REPUTATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING WITH MANY NEW FACES JOINING SOULFUSION AS WORD GETS AROUND WHAT A GREAT NIGHT WE HAVE GOING.
THIS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A STRONG POOL OF LOCAL DJS TO CHOOSE FROM AND WITH JON WILLIS, HIPPO, JINKSY, ADY POUNTAIN, STEVE LLOYD & MYSELF AS RESIDENT DJS. WE HAVE BUILT A MASSIVE FOLLOWING IN THESE PARTS.
SPECIAL GUESTS FOR THIS ONE WERE OLD CHELENHAM SOULIE PAUL O'BRIEN IN THE NORTHERN ROOM, BRISTOL'S MIKE SHAWE DOING THE MODERN ROOM (MIKE WHO? I HEAR SOME OF YOU SAYING, CHECK THIS GUY OUT, YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF HIM, BUT BOY THIS GUY REALLY DOES KNOW HIS SOUL ONIONS) A COMPSOITE PROFESSIONAL DJ WHO DESERVES A BIGGER STAGE TO PLAY ON.
PLUS IN THE HITSVILLE ROOM I HAD MALVERN SOUL SPINNER DON PALMER AND CHELTENHAM SOULMAN GRIFF SPINNING CLASSICS CLUB SOUL AND MOTOWN MEMORIS ALONGSIDE OUR RESIDENTS HIPPO AND JINKSY. SO OUR PUNTERS WERE SPOILT FOR CHOICE FROM THE OFF.
LOOKING BACK AT 2008 IT'S BEEN A ROLLERCOASTER YEAR WITH LOTS OF UPS AND DOWNS THROUGHOUT THE 6 EVENTS. HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME WOULD HAVE TO BE BEING INVITED TO SHOWCASE SOULFUSION AT PRESTATYN SOUL WEEKENDER BACK IN MARCH, THEN BEING INVITED BACK IN OCTOBER. THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME BECAUSE YOU DON'T JUST GET INVITED TO THESE THINGS, YOU HAVE TO BE DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL. I FOR ONE AM PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ASKED BY FISH. THE OTHER MEMOREABLE NIGHT HAS TO BE SEPTEMBER WHEN COLIN CURTIS AND NIGE BROWN HEADLINED. THIS WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT A TURNING POINT FOR THE EVENT. THIS HAS PUSHED SOULFUSION INTO THE SPOTLIGHT AND BROUGHT US TO THE ATTENTION OF A WIDER MARKET. ON A THE DOWN SIDE THIS YEAR HAS SEEN LOTS OF RIVAL EVENTS POP UP LOCALLY AND ALTHOUGH MANY OF THEM ARE SMALL GIGS, THEY ALL HAVE A KNOCK ON EFFECT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET PROMOTERS NOT CONSIDERING DATE/VENUE CLASHES AND THE EFFECT THIS HAS ON ESTABLISHED EVENTS. THANKFULLY THE QUALITY OF SOULFUSION HAS SEEN US THROUGH WITH THE LAST TWO EVENTS REALLY PICKING UP.
LOOKING FORWARD TO 2009
WELL HOPEFULLY SOULFUSION WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND EVERY EVENT BUSY AS PER THE LAST TWO.
DJ WISE WE HAVE A SOLID LINEUP FOR THE WHOLE YEAR WITH NEIL RUSHTON, SOUL SAM, FISH, NIGE BROWN, PHIL RICHARDS, GARY DENNIS, AND HOPEFULLY A COUPLE OF FAMILIAR NAMES FOR YOU JAMIE TAYLOR AND GINGER TAYLOR PENCILLED IN TOO. SO THE FUTURE IS LOOKING VERY ROSEY AS LONG AS WE KEEP THE HIGH STANDARDS HIGH.
HERE WE GO WITH THE THANKYOU'S
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT ALL THE DJS I HAVE BOOKED OVER THE LAST YEAR HAVE DONE A STERLING JOB AND I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THEY HAVE ALL ASKED TO COME BACK, WHICH SAYS A LOT TO ME. I WILL FIT YOU ALL IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I PROMISE.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES WHO DO MANY THINGS SUCH AS PROMOTING THE EVENT AROUND THE COUNTRY , THE WEBSITE, TAKING PHOTOS, HELPING SET UP AND STRIP DOWN DESERVE A PUBLIC THANKYOU HAVE TO BE MY WIFE ANN & DAUGHTER BETH WHO PUT UP WITH ALL HASSLE THAT GOES ON BEFORE AND AFTER AN EVENT, MY NEPHEW CAINE WHO HELPS SET UP AND DOES THE DOOR FOR ME, ROB AND JULIE ADAMS WHO HELP PROMOTE,INPROVE AND SETUP, STELLA & TIM, BEV SHORT, STEVE & VANESSA LLOYD, ADY & CAROL POUNTAIN, SUE & MARTYN TAYLOR HAPPY SNAPPERS, JON WILLIS, JERRY HIPKISS, JINKSY & SUE PLUS I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOMEONE VERY IMPORTANT THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST I MUST THANK ALL THE DEDICATED SOUL FANS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED SOULFUSION OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, YOU ARE A VERY SPECIAL BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO TURN UP TIME AFTER TIME AND MAKE SOULFUSION SO SPECIAL. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT WITHOUT YOU LOT THERE WOULDN'T BE A SOULFUSION EVENT, WE WOULD HAVE FOULDED A LONG TIME AGO.
SO A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE IS OWED BY ME TO YOU.
SATURDAY NIGHT PROVED TO ME THAT WE ARE HERE TO STAY AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW ECXITED I AM ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF ANOTHER 6 NIGHTS NEXT YEAR.
THANYOU SO MUCH FROM ONE VERY HAPPY PROMOTER
NEIL
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