I first became interested in northern soul over 30 years ago, the UK was a
very different country to the UK today. The website was created mainly as a
true reflection of Wigan casino allnighter for it's members. Not to glorify
the drug use at the allnighter but to dismiss it happened is ridiculous.
Over time I have been accused of making it up telling lies so my website as
more visitors. Every conceivable thing to throw doubt on this website with 1
thing in common most of the replies where anonymous. I offered to have a
open public debate that would allow both sides to put there evidence.
But so far the offer as always been declined but remains open. With the
release of yet another film promising the casino the way it was. Let's not
build our hope's up to much until Gethro's book is complete for the real
story to get published. The film soulboy wont touch the way the allnighter
was I'm sure.
You reached the footer of the default page so maybe it's got you interested.
Or where you taking a trip back down memory lane. As you attended Wigan casino
and just had to look back in time. Either makes no difference really just nice
you found it interesting enough to get this far. There is still a active
northern soul scene in the UK. Not everything is anywhere near the kind of
description I describe on this website. The time allnighters took place at Wigan
casino the UK was nothing like the place it is now. For a start hitching up the
M6 motorway was perfectly safe plenty of teenagers boy's + girl's did it.
Without any kind of problem's I never heard of any at the time anyway.
I would'nt advise any 15 year old girl or boy to do the things I did
it would be far to dangerous. Even at 50 I would'nt either to tell
you the truth. Please feel free to browse the site it's totally free
you did'nt have to have gone to Wigan casino to use the site.
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In life there are very few people that are 100% genuine. I never
once heard Max have a bad word to say about anybody. Max always seemed
to be more concerned about the records played in his set than himself.
He could often be found playing new records to people he recognized from
events. Asking for there opinion of the record he was the sort of man
who cared for others first. It was a very sad day when we lost him not
only for soul fans in Wolverhampton. But for the northern soul scene in
the entire UK. Unfortunately we have reached a time in my life. That
people I grew up knowing with a lot respect for there knowledge and
history.
A
couple of reminder's of Max's past
the Catacomb's doorway
The real feeling that Wigan casino gave you cannot be
imagined it's a mutually exclusive thing. It was a lot of other things
that needed to be there to make it feel the way it did. You often get
events that promise come and experience the way it felt at the famous
Wigan casino allnighter. I have yet to go to anything yet that as got
anything like the feeling standing in Station road the excited
atmosphere waiting for the allnighter to start. Every week it felt like
you had never been before and had to get in first to experience it. I
had been to hundred's of allnighters at Wigan casino it never lost the
first time feeling of excitement for me. The same faces who after years
of going there you mostly knew. But in the 1970's no mobile phones or
Email to keep in contact with so the only real contact was at the
allnighter. Probably why the allnighter's never seemed to last long
enough you always left with something you had meant to tell somebody.
But had'nt told them even when you spoke to them for by casino standards
was a long time. There was always plenty of other things you had to do
that seemed much more important at the time. To recreate a Wigan casino
feeling the way it felt now I'm afraid is dream as it would be an
impossibility to do.
I hope the default page of my website as given you some
happy memories of Wigan casino soul club. It was a very special place
the only people who will get real pleasure from looking back to the time
are those who where a part of it. If you where 1 of the people that
helped give the casino the most successful allnighter in northern soul
history title. I hope this website brings a smile to your face looking
back and remembering the good times we had. Not every memory of Wigan
casino is a happy one I have my own list of bad memories. Like the
allnighter I heard 1 of my best friends at the casino Dave Fisher had
been left in a field to die. But this site can be a place where you can
remember the casualties of the way of life we all choose to live. Every
time you do anything in life there are things you wish had'nt happened.
But sadly they did I wish the Sunday morning I left Dave thinking I
would see him in Station road the following Saturday. The same as the
numerous other Saturdays could be altered but it cant. A 17 year old
life needlessly lost because a couple of idiots where to scared to drop
him at a hospital.