Comments on: The Wigan Casino – This England http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/ Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:46:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jim Atherton http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-19896 Jim Atherton Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:53:06 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-19896 Out of interest, I'm the someone selling Socialist Worker. Wigan had a thriving SWP presence at this time. Out of interest, I’m the someone selling Socialist Worker. Wigan had a thriving SWP presence at this time.

]]> By: Rake girl http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1845 Rake girl Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:07:25 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-1845 thanks for sharing the video...i was looking for that classic a lot of time ago.. jan thanks for sharing the video…i was looking for that classic a lot of time ago..
jan

]]> By: Paul Christopher James Fielding http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Paul Christopher James Fielding Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:12:05 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-1244 I was fortunate enough to be in the Casino Dance final on stage, myself,Sandy Holt and another guy,We had to dance to three records, I was in the middle and just before the music was played I looked into the crowd and thought to myself wow thank you god for this truely wonderful moment in our young lives, however the best dancers were never caught on camera, and what a pity! Andy Simpson (to whom I stole my spinning techniques from) and Frank Booper, and also Frank Sanderson, so it was these guys that the Casino was all about, The customer!!! Many Thanks PCJ Fielding (Pollenca Mallorca) I was fortunate enough to be in the Casino Dance final on stage, myself,Sandy Holt and another guy,We had to dance to three records, I was in the middle and just before the music was played I looked into the crowd and thought to myself wow thank you god for this truely wonderful moment in our young lives, however the best dancers were never caught on camera, and what a pity! Andy Simpson (to whom I stole my spinning techniques from) and Frank Booper, and also Frank Sanderson, so it was these guys that the Casino was all about, The customer!!! Many Thanks PCJ Fielding (Pollenca Mallorca)

]]> By: Autoversicherung http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Autoversicherung Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:25:31 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-1092 My Favorit Blog. Very thanks and best regards from Gerrmany. Thanks My Favorit Blog. Very thanks and best regards from Gerrmany. Thanks

]]> By: Steve Bowbrick http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Steve Bowbrick Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:58:00 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-305 Fascinating! Tell us more! Fascinating! Tell us more!

]]> By: mickey http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-295 mickey Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:35:48 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-295 was there on 1st night sept 23rd 1973 spent some memorable nights there remember the excitement when the cameras filmed "this england at the casino" and the anticipation of it going out on tv was there on 1st night sept 23rd 1973 spent some memorable nights there
remember the excitement when the cameras filmed
“this england at the casino”
and the anticipation of it going out on tv

]]> By: Adam http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Adam Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:38:51 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-26 'Palmer, however, has intercut this with endless grey shots of the industrial north and kids hanging round bus stops.' Have you ever been to Wigan? Go there and try filminf something other than this! Great stuff, will link to it on FiS ‘Palmer, however, has intercut this with endless grey shots of the industrial north and kids hanging round bus stops.’

Have you ever been to Wigan? Go there and try filminf something other than this!

Great stuff, will link to it on FiS

]]> By: ally http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-21 ally Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:13:19 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-21 blimey - what a smasher. good to see wigan hasn't changed much. you can find a bunch of the records from this over at http://dusty7s.blogspot.com/ if you fancy a dance. x blimey – what a smasher. good to see wigan hasn’t changed much.
you can find a bunch of the records from this over at
http://dusty7s.blogspot.com/
if you fancy a dance.
x

]]> By: steve http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/comment-page-1/#comment-18 steve Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:48:13 +0000 http://watchification.com/2008/02/24/the-wigan-casino-this-england/#comment-18 Great stuff Jem. Fascinating. I think it would be brilliant to have a 'classics' strand here at watchification. It would provide a really interesting counterpoint to the seven-day stuff from iPlayer. Great stuff Jem. Fascinating. I think it would be brilliant to have a ‘classics’ strand here at watchification. It would provide a really interesting counterpoint to the seven-day stuff from iPlayer.

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