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Northern Soul started out in the dance halls of the North of England in the late 1960s emerging from the mod scene. It consisted of Tamla Motown based music mixed with a particular dance style and fashion. The scene is still going strong and last year's "Love Me Again" by John Newman brought it bang up to date. I am a huge fan of Duffy's 2008 hit, Mercy, and particularly love the video which has male Northern Soul dancers showing their moves with fire. http://www.atomretro.com/sitemap/northern_soul_clothing.cfm http://www.fashionreview.co.uk/images/fred-perry/fred-perry-richard-nicoll-womens-fashion www.pininterest http://street-fashion.net
Happy Birthday to: Singer\Songwriter, Elton John, was born this day 1947. His greatest selling album Yellow Brick Road is 40 years old and is being re-release in a box set with live performances, film footage and various artists doing cover versions such as Fall Out Boy and Ed Sheeran. Sarah Jessica Parker born in Ohio this day 1965 is best known for playing Carrie Bradshaw in the great television hit Sex in the City. As well as a successful actress, she has also become a fashion icon. Aretha Franklin is 72 today and is regarded as one of the best selling female artists of all time having sold over 75 million records worldwide. My favourite being Respect. American TV actress Marcia Cross is 52 today. Best known for playing Bree Van de Kamp in Desperate Housewives.
The Great Escape 70th Anniversary http://rafbf.org/4402/About-TheGreatEscape.html 70 years ago on the night of the 24th and 25th March 1944, two hundred men planned to escape from Stalag Luft III, Zagan in Poland, through man-made tunnels. Seventy-six managed to get free, 73 officers were captured and 50 shot. The prisoners begged, borrowed and stole equipment from around the camp to assist them with digging the tunnels and they made clothes, maps, compasses and German passes to help them escape. According to German accounts, after the escape, the missing items totalled: 4,000 bed boards 1699 blankets 161 pillow cases 34 chairs 478 spoons 30 shovels 1,000 feet of electric wire 600 feet of rope 192 bed covers 3,424 towels The film "The Great Escape" starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Colin Blythe and James Garner ensured that this daring deed was never forgotten. Ken Rees, who Steve ...
