Descripción:Willard Wigan, a genius who creates detailed micro-sculptures that fit on the head of a pin or inside the eye of a needle. An ABC news profile (6/20/2007.) It has to be seen to be believed.

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Descripción:A nostalgic look back to the heady heydays of Wigan Casino and the people who danced away their lives there.

Descripción:The Wigan Casino was a nightclub in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Operating between 1973 and 1981, it was known as a primary venue for northern soul music. It carried forward the legacy created by clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester and Golden Torch in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. It remains one of the most famous clubs in Northern England.[1] This England, a TV documentary about the venue, was filmed in 1977. In 1978, the American music magazine Billboard voted Wigan Casino "The Best Disco in the World", ahead of New York City's Studio 54[2]. Russ Winstanley and Dave Nowell wrote a history of the club, Soul Survivors, The Wigan Casino Story, which was published in 1996. A stage play by Mick Martin about the Wigan Casino years, Once upon a time in Wigan, debuted in February 2003 at the Contact Theatre in Manchester, and has since toured nationally. [edit] History Wigan Casino was the name of the last incarnation of a Wigan ballroom called the Empress.[3] The venue, previously called The Casino Club, was operated by Gerry Marshall as a cabaret club in the early 1970s. Alan Caine approached Marshall about running a soul music night in the Beachcomber Bar at the back of the club, to which Marshall agreed. Mike Walker recognised that at a local rugby club, Russ Winstanley had a similar evening that was more professionally operated than the one founded by Caine. Walker brought Winstanley from the rugby club to the Casino Club, and Wigan Casino opened in September 1973, with Winstanley as the DJ. Many famous soul performers performed there, including Jackie Wilson, Edwin Starr and Junior Walker. Young people from all over the UK regularly made the trek to Wigan Casino to hear the latest northern soul artists and to dance. Queues to get in were sometimes five or six people deep, and stretched round the corner up into the town centre. The second dance floor, called Mr. M's, stayed open until 6am and played oldies songs from a variety of DJs. Every all-nighter traditionally ended with three songs that became known as the 3 before 8: "Time Will Pass You By" by Tobi Legend, "Long After Tonight Is Over" by Jimmy Radcliffe, and "I'm On My Way" by Dean Parrish. Parrish is still active on the northern soul circuit. Amphetamine and other drug abuse led to the downfall of the club, with pressure from the police and the local authority forcing it to close in 1981.[citation needed] The final night of Wigan Casino in its northern soul state was DJed by Winstanley, and the 3 before 8 were played three times consecutively at the end of the night. The crowd refused to leave, so according to Winstanley, to "break this spell of hysteria" he picked a 7" at random from his box and played that. This final Wigan Casino song became one of the most famous northern soul songs of all time, Frank Wilson's "Do I Love You". The Wigan Casino building burned down a year after it closed. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigan_Casino

Descripción:Northern Soul - This England - Wigan Casino Documentary 1977

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Descripción:Images, scenes and people from the Northern soul scene and the days of Wigan Casino, with emphasis on the North Wales crowd and Dixieland Colwyn Bay

Descripción:Willard Wigan specialises in sculptures that are so small they fit inside the eye of a needle! To view these sculptures you need a microscope! THESE WORKS OF ART ARE AMAZING!!!!!

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Descripción:The Wigan Casino All Nighter started on September 23rd, 1973 at 2am as an experiment in the field of Northern Soul Music. It worked. Soon Wigan Casino was on the lips of every Northern Soul fan and visited by most. This is Northern Soul at its raucous best. GET IT & SHARE IT. RIGHT ON.

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Descripción:Arsenal vs Wigan in the carling cup on the 11th of November 2008, all the goals. Arsenal's young guns (with an average age of 19) were up against Wigan's experienced strong team. Arsenal's Jack Wilshere earned himself man of the match award but as he's only 16, he wasn't aloud the to drink the champane he won!, gr8 performances from Carlos vela and Jay Simpson who got them selves on the score sheet with brilliant goals