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Phil Driver / 15/08/2010 13:56:59
I was out shopping with Mrs Soul Unsigned last weekend, and as we moved from shop to shop (actually, make that from shoe shop to shoe shop), within less than an hour I’d heard music from Lionel ...
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Phil Driver / 08/08/2010 18:31:24
My trip to Butlins with Mrs Soul Unsigned and her two nieces was an interesting experience. I hadn’t realised how infiltrated the famous holiday resort company has become by the whole X-Factor a...
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Phil Driver / 12/07/2010 13:03:50
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After England’s premature exit from the World Cup I continued to follow the competition and watched most of the games, but it just didn’t seem quite the same ...
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Phil Driver / 25/06/2010 15:19:09
Between Mrs Soul Unsigned and I, it’s definitely me that will pop my clogs first. It’s a running joke that’s been going for some time. Whenever we talk about our future, and specific...
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Phil Driver / 15/06/2010 13:54:03
My first car was a Mk1 1300 Capri – the one with the vinyl roof and the pointless power bulge on the bonnet. I later moved up to a 3.0 litre Sport, like the one Bodie drove in The Professionals....
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Phil Driver / 21/05/2010 13:36:02
I’m “home alone” this week. Mrs Soul Unsigned has taken herself off for a one-week cruise around the Med with a mate, leaving Timmy The Cat and I to fend for ourselves. It’s no...
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Phil Driver / 07/05/2010 14:36:10
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Last week I mentioned the Snooker player John Higgins, blissfully unaware that his name was to suddenly become plastered all over the front pages of the tabloids for reas...
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Phil Driver / 30/04/2010 13:24:53
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Life’s all about contradictions. Two completely separate events happened to me this week that illustrates this fact perfectly. I was watching the World Snooker tour...
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Phil Driver / 23/04/2010 15:01:50
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I’ve been watching the World Snooker this week. It was sad to hear John Parrott announcing his retirement after failing to qualify for this year’s tournament,...
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Phil Driver / 01/04/2010 15:16:12
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I’ve used AOL’s webmail for 10 years. It’s always been reliable, even when I’ve been travelling around the world. Recently they’ve started u...
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Phil Driver / 18/03/2010 14:45:17
Thanks to Alan Powell for another great guest show last week.
I was in Malaga with my Father for a bit of footie and male bonding. We do it a couple of times a year, but I’m still surprised by...
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Phil Driver / 13/03/2010 12:03:13
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I have a bad habit of sitting at my desk working at the computer for too long without a break (often hours at a time) so I’ve put up a dartboard in my office. The i...
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Phil Driver / 06/03/2010 15:13:54
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If you're into soul music and are of a certain age (i.e. roughly the same age as me), you'll no doubt remember the magazine Blues & Soul.
I bought my first co...
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Contributor / 12/02/2010 15:03:25
Alan Powell
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I’m filling in for Phil Driver this week whom I met through our mutual love of soul. However, as a Welshman, I would like to discuss my other passion; ...
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Phil Driver / 03/02/2010 12:41
If you caught last week’s column, you’ll recall that I was anxiously waiting for the delivery of our latest compilation CDs from the manufacturing plant. I’m pleased to say that they...
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Phil Driver / 29/01/2010 14:04:18
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As I write the column this week I’m sitting in the office at Soul Unsigned HQ waiting for the delivery of the CDs for our new “Contemporary Soul S...
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Phil Driver / 22/01/2010 12:36:40
The ink had hardly dried on my article last week about the passing of Kleeer’s Woody Cunningham before news came through that another soul great, Teddy Pendergrass, had also passed away.
While ...
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Phil Driver / 15/01/2010 14:47:38
I woke up this morning to the very sad news that Woody Cunningham had died. Unless you’re a big fan of soul music, the name probably won’t mean anything to you, but Woody was the front-man...
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Phil Driver / 08/01/2010 13:03:04
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I’m a big fan of Formula 1, and it’s been interesting watching the unfolding story of Michael Schumacher’s return to the grid next season. It seems like...
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Phil Driver / 06/11/2009 14:08
Our local gastro pub has had a Christmas tree in its foyer since the middle of August. Apparently, they still have “limited” places remaining for their Christmas Day lunch. At £100 a...