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Neil Gits Back To “The Shed” !
Just under 30 years ago, two good DJ buddies of mine, Russ B & Graham “Grumpy” Brown started out on what was to be a near four year Sunday night weekly soul gig at the Rising Sun in Billericay and I, as a junior DJ just starting out, tagged along faithfully each week taking notes of the best tunes played and rushing out to buy them as soon as possible during the next seven days ! They started off in the function suite called “The Shed” just off the car park there, but after starting in the summer, the colder nights...
read moreNeil Gits Butterfingers !
Almost every Monday from 7-9pm “The Old Gits Soul Show” is broadcast LIVE from Gateway 97.8 and almost every week it is worth listening to for the music alone – though sometimes there are bits in between and either side which make entertaining listening on the repeat play on Saturdays at 5pm !! For lovers of 70s & 80s soul, jazz-funk and disco, tune in tomorrow to hear classic tracks from Cameo, Shalamar, Windjammer & The Detroit Spinners, with some lesser known gems by great singers such as Phyllis Hyman, George...
read moreNeil Gits Another Cough
Well it is that time of the year ! Inevitably after a busy week of quiz nights and radio, the throat gave way and if you listen carefully to the repeat play of the show tomorrow evening you can the croaks coming in loud and clear towards the end ! However, as I always say, its all about the music and boy I found some corkers for you to enjoy this time. I introduced a new feature in the second hour of the show called “Philly Dips” which will take a couple of cuts each week from my much treasured 14-LP box set “The...
read moreNeil Gits A Bit Behind…
As well as hosting my “Old Gits Soul” show live each Monday, I also run quiz nights and last week was one of those freak ones where straight after the programme I had a run of four on the trot – which takes a lot of preparation ! Hence, I never got round to adding my blog so just for the sake of completion here is the playlist for last week’s show, plus a fully updated list of soul events in the Basildon & East Thurrock area .. and then some ! I WILL get back on track later this week, promise… The...
read moreNeil Gits Sloppy
Hands up, I was very tired when presenting this show, for one reason or another, but … everything was prepared to the last minute detail so it should have gone like clockwork. WRONG! A super duper new microphone appearing in front of me was the first thing to throw me and took a few minutes to adjust to, then Nathan picked the worst possible moment to trip over in the studio and send a pair of headphones flying nosily to the floor and before you know it concentration had been totally lost … with the plot following quickly behind...
read moreNeil Gits Back In The Groove
It was great to get back to doing our full funky thing this week with all your favourite features back in place - ”The Tasty Twelve”, “The Old Gits Jazzy Bit” and “Short Trousered Soul” being included amongst the “Soul Smoothies” “Mellow Moments” and “Vinyl Reminders”, just check the playlist below to see which tracks you think were which ! Or even better listen to the show this Saturday from 5pm !! And if you are looking for somewhere suitably soulful to go to in...
read moreNeil Gits To Spend Two Hours With “The Ladies Of Soul”
The second part of my Bank Holiday “Soul Superstars” specials gets a repeat airing this evening at 5pm – every single song is by one of the great female singers of the 70s & 80s soul scene ! I have posted the track listing and a couple of early 2012 recommended gigs below – all back to normal finally on the first “regular” show of the year live at 7pm on Monday … Playlist Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else’s Guy Chaka Khan - I Know You, I Live You Jean Carn - If You Wanna Go Back Deniece...
read moreNeil Gits To Play “Soul Superstars”
I am writing this blog in between the two Bank Holiday Mondays, so if you are reading this the minute the ink is dry, so to speak, then the bad news is you missed the first of my special “Soul Superstars” shows last Monday – but the good news is that part two is on this Monday 2nd January LIVE at 7pm ! Sadly, the busy end of year schedule means there are no repeats of these shows, but you can view the tracks I chose for Part One below, which was a “Masters Of Soul” special dedicated to 25 of the greatest male soul...
read moreNeil Gits Festive … NOT !!!
A very quick blog this week, just to remind you there’s a second chance to hear the pre-Xmas show at 5pm today, which although I haven’t felt less-Christmassy in years, does include a couple of festive offerings – tune in on 97.8FM in the Basildon area if you’re on your way to a Xmas Eve Party !! My next two shows are specials – “Soul Superstars”, the first being LIVE on Boxing Day between 5pm & 7pm featuring around 25 of the finest male singers of the 70s & 80s with a politically correct...
read moreNeil Gits To Grips With The New Website…
As a fully paid up member of the “Old Gits Club (Grumpy Branch)” I do not often like change, especially at Xmas when I am busy, busy, busy and just don’t have time to adjust to something “new” and “improved” – business websites being a typical case in point. So then Gateway changes its site too – AAAARGH!!!! However, as you can see, I’ve mastered it quite quickly and have posted another blog – and the rest of the website looks pretty smart too, why not have a nose around...
read moreDigital TV Switchover
About Gateway 97.8
Gateway 97.8 is the local community radio station for the Basildon and East Thurrock areas of South Essex, providing news, sport and information to the local population. 