ACCY POP GROUPS 1960s - Page 39

Alan Gilmartin · 07-02-2012, 23:39

Trev, do you ever play the same gig as Frany Franks,

cashman · 08-02-2012, 09:08

Al, Franny aint played fer oer 40 Yrs n is living in Thailand at the moment (so i was told) Tommy still gigs though.

Alan Gilmartin · 08-02-2012, 21:15

Sorry Cashy, I ment Tommy, not Franny, trouble wi gettin owd my friend.

jaysay · 09-02-2012, 09:10

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Sorry Cashy, I ment Tommy, not Franny, trouble wi gettin owd my friend.

Ya Alan I'm getting (h)old too but not that often these days

sm_counsell · 09-02-2012, 15:23

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Trev, do you ever play the same gig as Frany Franks,

My God Alan, where did you get this photo. they look like extras for 'Someone flew over the cuckoo's nest' film!!

jaysay · 09-02-2012, 17:50

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Sorry Cashy, I ment Tommy, not Franny, trouble wi gettin owd my friend.

Frannie is on the front row left hand side, he sat next to me at school and that must have been taken while he was still there about 61/62

cashman · 09-02-2012, 18:44

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Frannie is on the front row left hand side, he sat next to me at school and that must have been taken while he was still there about 61/62

Correct n Tommy is back right.

Alan Gilmartin · 10-02-2012, 04:10

My cousin, Billy Drinkwater, ( AKA, Billy Bean, ) is back next to Tommy . His grandma was my grandma Gilmartin"s sister.

Alan Gilmartin · 10-02-2012, 04:11

Can anybody put a name to the guy front right ?.

jaysay · 10-02-2012, 08:25

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

My cousin, Billy Drinkwater, ( AKA, Billy Bean, ) is back next to Tommy . His grandma was my grandma Gilmartin"s sister.

Used to work with Billy at Shopfitters Alan, he was a case, him Sam Scott did the new bar in Ossy Con in 1965

jaysay · 10-02-2012, 08:28

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Can anybody put a name to the guy front right ?.

His face looks familiar Alan, but can't put a name to it?

drum66cars · 11-02-2012, 16:05

Hi Alan, I see Tommy around, The last time I played in the same band was in the early 70’s. I was the drummer for the Dapper’s. I took over from a guy called David Green or Green ------- something. He had a brother called Peter and also a younger brother, his mum and dad had the Palatine pub on Fredrick street in the 60’s. At that time the line up was Tommy Franks on base Graham Law on Guitar, Pete Hibbert on vocals. Graham Law was a first rate player even when well drunk, he would lean on the wall, and never miss a note. Pete as we all know was just the best, and Tommy a great player and a laugh a minute. I remember when Tommy was a coal chap we used to move the gear on his coal lorry, his favourite tale was how he got up in the morning and would leave his shadow in bed (coal dust) I remember playing at Enfield cricket club, he dropped his pants on stage for a bet to show of the blackest pair of legs and underpants.” I got home so late, I’d only time to wash m’y face”he told the audience, everybody loved Tommy.