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Hiya J, Hope we played ok, I remember playing but not what it sounded like,was there a prosession on Union Rd.?

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did hear the scorchers were called red hot ray and the scorchers

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Hi Trev, The only thing that I remember about that gig is that my drums sounded awful.I don't think I'd ever played outside in a park before, but it was fun! (still no cymbals).

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Hiya Estee, Yeh! You're right, hoping no- one would remember that one, I suppose it sounded ok at the time.Trev.:confused:

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Shame that this photo of the Francis T Construction is so blurred, but here goes, left to right : Kevin Florentine, Stewart Howlett, Susan? Bob Taylor, Tom Robinson, unknown, Lynne Whittaker, Jim Payne, unknown, unknown.Taken after a gig at The Greyhound.

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Hi James, was Tony Jenkinson (Jinx) on the pic, he knocked about with Tom Robinson around that time

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Think it could have been the inaugural Ossy Carnival, which was resurrected a few years ago, but as been mothballed again, I was the Carnival Committee Secretary and the Chairman was Fred Hindle painter and decorator

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Hi Jaysay,Thanks for that, I've wondered for years who he was.He used to hang around with us a lot, always seemed to wear a black shirt.Another guy who used to be a regular with us was called Derek Salmon, a complete nutter who used to ride a motor bike around Accy at incredible speeds.He lived in Slaidburn Drive.

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Hi Trev. Haven't contributed much in the last week or so, been busy trying to learn some new songs for Saturday - ha!!!. Since your mate Jim came on line, things seem to be 'hotting up' on the site. Great seeing the Scorchers photos and Wynder K Frog, where did time go? However I've (hopefully) enclosed two of Garth Dawsons finest of the Soundcasters. The 'posed' one is back stage at the Sports Hall Ossie', on 14th November 1965, when we won the first round of a 'Groups Contest', second were the Dansaks, third So On and So Forth and fourth were the Intermediates. Left to right are Glen Ainsworth lead guitar, then me, Dave Hull with the sticks, Gary Hull rhythym guitar and Maurice Blezard bass guitar. The second picture, I'm not really sure about. It could be St Augustines or Huncoat Methodist, anybody recognize it?? We were all 14 and 15 then and I remember it like it was yesterday, Can't remember what I did yesterday though!
Hope you like them. Tony Cooper

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Hiya T,"Blummin eck" you do look young!! great photo's,I've been asking Jim to try and fill in some memory -blanks I have about Scorchers history. Good luck for Saturday ,I'm sure it will be fine. Trev

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That name rings a bell James, did have jet black hair and long side burns?

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Hiya J, Thanks for reply, I think some of the boys joined in the parade in Ayrty's[scorchers manager] dads car 50's Austin A55 decorated-up,I missed-out on that,:mad: had to stop at the park. Trev.

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You have a very good memory jasay,that's the guy,I remember him going down Willows Lane on an Ariel Square Four when I was on my way to school, at what seemed to be about 70 mph, no traffic back then.He was a bit older than me, maybe 3/4 years.Thanks,James.

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Hello Trev, Do you remember this gig at the Majestic ballroom in 1965.My mum found this old ad from the Accy Observer.I always loved playing there, I always got a great drum sound in that place, must be the design of those old ballrooms,the Astoria in Rawtenstall was the same.I also remember playing there with The Nasville Teens, The Pretty Things, and a strange American band called The Sir Douglas Quintet, they had one hit single called, "She's About a Mover".James.

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I remember the Carnival Queen was at the front of the parade sat on the back of an open top car, twas the car which was actually used in the James Bond movie Goldfinger, the car Bond ran of the road by using his tyre shredders

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Hiya J, Jim's right you do have a good memory! I missed all that open car thing. Trev.

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Hiya Jim, it was a good guitar sound there too,another good one was" The Grand"in Padiham,old traditional theatre, plaster cherubs decorating corners of the balcony& a big old stage,it had become one of Fred Skinners bingo halls[he had quite a few of them] we played in-between the bingo sessions,we also did a recording there on-to tape & then sent it off to a firm in Carnforth and it came back as a 45 record,I still have a copy probably in the loft hidden away so nobody can hear it!! Trev.

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Hi James. A couple of weeks ago Trev mantioned finding an old Observer ad. for the Con, where it showed one of the numerous times that Scorchers/Gideons were on the same night as the Soundcasters, which I have enclosed, along with another where we played New Years with the Mindbenders. I agree with you in that the Con was a really good place to play, certainly one of my favourites. According to my 'book', we played there 19 times. The first was October 25th 1965 and the last was, as far as I can tell, 18th February 1967. Did Scorchers/Gideons never play Nelson Imp? When did Gideons pack in? Cheers Tony

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Quite easy to remember when you helped orgaised the event Trev:D

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Looking at some of these photo's from the old days, reminded me of the good old Vox AC30 amps, what a great machine in their day, was watching some group on Sky Arts the other week, recorded quite recently and they had a bank of what looked like AC30s. And I bet you can all remember the good old Watkins Copy Cat echo chamber, which were great until the bloody tape broke:D

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Hiya J, yep!AC30 takes some beating even these days, just proves it with the number of bands still choosing to use them over more modern counterparts,you can't beat the"good old valves." Still got my old Copicat but it needs sorting-out,it needs new heads I think,can get them on Ebay but not cheap! Trev

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Hi Dublomad,I can't remember if The Scorchers or The Gids ever played at Nelson Imp and neither Trevor nor myself can remember when we split up.I do know that in 1968/69 I was playing in a few bands from Burnley like The Atlantics, Kudos, The Reflections etc trying to make some extra money.I played at Nelson Imp many times with some of those bands, which in some cases only lasted a few months.There were loads of us, So on and So Forth, Ways N' Means, The Uptown Go Go Band, The Raging Storms, supporting The Troggs, Manfred Man, Love Affair, Robert Plant's Band of Joy (the first time I saw John Bonham), and a few more.I've attached a photo of The Atlantics.The guy 2 nd from the left (Pete Sowrey) actually played with Accrington Stanley for a very short time.We also played at Manchester University a lot, it was great money, getting £30 for supporting Chicken Shack wasn't bad in 1969, we also supported The Who there a few weeks later for the same money.As you can see from the ad, you could see Pink Floyd or The Who and many more for 7/6d! Hope that helps,James.

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I think we were support band for The Yardbirds at Nelson Imp,it seems to ring a bell it's a long time ago "init" !! Trev.

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Jim, talking of The Atlantics I wonder what happened to the bass player Andy?

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Hi Trev,I don't know what happened to Andy Russell.John, the guitarist (on the left) got married to a girl he met when we were playing the Excel Bowl in Leeds, Colin Edmondson, the singer in the middle died when he was around 50, and, as you know, Pete played with Accy Stan for a short time (5/7 weeks?).

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Love reading these posts, does anyone have any photos of the Dappers or Sundowners, Dappers played Accy Cavern a few times, my cousin Billy ( Bean ) Drinkwater, was the singer.

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Atarah posted photo a few years ago somewhere al, have a sneck round.;)

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Is Billy your cousin Alan:D what a character billy was in those days, I first met him when he worked for Lancashire Barfitters, before I worked there, Him and Sam Scott put the new bar in Oswaldtwistle Con in 1964, remember seeing him sing at the Stanley Social Club (Jazz Club) one Friday night, funnily he was quite good:D

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Is it tonight the "gig" at Bash Con. Do you have to be a Member to get in there?

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Didn't used to have to be Atarah, were hoping to get up yon. n we aint.:)

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Hi Atarah. Yhs the Bash Con gig is tonight. You don't need to be a member, everyones welcome free entry, just sup a bit of beer and they're happy. tony

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Hi James. Can't say we ever played with the Atlantics, but we certainly played with Kudos and Ways and Means and ran into So On and So Forth quite a few times. We had some good nights at Nelson Imp, played with Ike and Tina and three very tantalizing Ikettes, Hollies, Status Quo, and Walker Brothers. Ther were one or two others that were fringe bands, which I can't remember, and on the 8th June 1968 we actually headlined - think they must have been short of groups. Tony

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Hi trev. Yep, it is a long time ago. Has anyone got the book 'Goin' Down to Th'imp' by Steve Chapples from Burnley? Apart from giving a history of the Imp, there is a full record of who played there from '57 to '69. Good reading and lots of names you will remember as well as some good old photos. Tony

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Hello Tony,Yes, I have it. A guy called Geoff Wills, who used to play drums with Kris Ryan & the Questions told me about it.There's another great book called "It Happened in Manchester", which has hundreds of names of bands who played there from 1958-1965.Even The Scorchers are in there! James.

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This site wouldn't be complete without a picture of "Whammy", so here he is.The photo was taken at The Watermill Theatre in Bagnor, a hamlet near Newbury, one pub, no shops, the bus came once a week, seriously isolated.We lived/rehearsed there for about 5 months.He was playing with Accrington Stanley at the time.I think this band must hold some kind of record for having the most guitarists in the shortest time.The band only lasted 6/7 months, and yet, we had on lead guitar (not all at once) , Trevor Gardener, Rod Hill, Whammy,John Hedley (from Brian Davidsons band, ex The Nice), and finally Roger Mckew (ex Bonzo Dog ).I think that there were only two of us left eventually, Dave Foster, and me.Whammy also sent me a copy of his "new" album which you can also see.Most people in/around Accy will remember Dave.On the Accy Stan photo, left to right, Rod Hill, Jim Payne, Brian Johnstone, Dave Foster, and Whammy.Cheers, James

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Accrington Stanley and Whammy's album.

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Had a great night last night, the group was very good, met Dublomad n Shadow Trev, 2 top geezers, bash con was packed, glad we landed early n got good seats. didn't remember the lads though, its been a long time since "Accy Con":D

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I would just like to add, Paris has just returned to bed, wi a monster hangover,:D still under the impression she could sup what she could 40 yrs ago.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38: suppose its worth it, still banging on about what a good night it was.:D

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Glad it was a good night Cashy...was sad not to be able to get there, but i've got me lad wi me this weekend!


Best Regards - Taggy

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Yeh! Cashy's right, top night at Bash con, Tony& the boy's did well! love the Eagles tunes, good hamonies lads!! Good to put faces to people you'ved talked to but never met in person. Trev.

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Hiya Cashy, good to meet at last, Thought missus eyes looked a bit glazed last night! Hope she's feeling better. Trev.

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Hi Cashy. Really good to see you and Paris? on Saturday, glad to know you enjoyed it. Sorry I was still playing when you left and didn't get chance to see you off. hope the better half is OK now. It was a late night, 3.ooam by the time we got home - knackered. Hope we can get together again some time in the future, thanks for comin', enjoyed it. Cheers Tony.

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Hi Trev.Good to chat about the old days last night, glad you enjoyed it, and like you said, good to put a face to a name, even though we have met numerous times in the past, 45 years past!!! We know the harmonies aren't too bad, just need to keep plugging away on the guitar and the senoir moments. Surprise of the night was the original poster you gave me from the Con which was in good nick for 44 years old - thanks Trev. All the best Tony, let me know if your doing anything band -wise.

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Sorry you didn't make it taggy, you missed a good night, it would have been nice to put a third face to a name. Next time maybe. Cheers Tony

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Yeah hopefully i will be able to make the next one Tony, i usually have the lad over every other weekend, he's in a Wheelchair, and i'm not usually out at nights then!...Sounds like everyone had a great time!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Sorry to hear about your son Taggy, perhaps you can tell me about it sometime. I'll keep you posted on the next local gig. All the best. Tony

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Cheers Tony, will look forward to that!

Best Regards - Taggy

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oh shes fine now ta, was well out o the game at midnight so had to be a taxi.:D let us know if yer have another local gig.;)

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Good to know the boss has recovered, hope she enjoyed what she can remember. Good to meet you both, will let you know when the next one is and we can meet up again Cheers Tony.

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Hi Jim. As you've probably seen, I met Trevor on Saturday night for the first time in 40 odd years, it was good to share some memories. I thought you were perhaps the only Scorcher I would have recognised but when I met Trevor, I think I would have recognised him in the street. I enjoyed the Accrington Stanley photo, as I met Rod when I was about 12 and I used to watch the Warriors practice every week without fail, think that's how I got the bug! I've also seen Whammy (or is it Wammy?) more than few times. The last time I met him in England was at the Dunkenhalgh around '89/90, when I was with Kyte and we were on the same bill together. I have run into him in Spain, but never got to chat with him as we were on our way somewhere and he hadn't finished his set. I'm off to Spain on Sunday and we usually have a night in Benidorm, don't suppose you know which bar he plays in do you? Cheers Tony

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Did any of you lads ever come across an Organist Called Steve Tatton, from Blackburn, never saw him myself but from what I'ver heard he was brilliant, I met Steve in the late 80s as our paths crossed on many occasions in Hospital, he suffered very badly with brittle asthma, sadly Steve is no longer with us, he died about 12 years ago, but he was a top rate guy

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Hello Tony.Sounds like you all had a good time on Sat, not to mention a few beers.Trevor Gardener really enjoyed himself.Glad you like the Accrington Stanley photo.Dave Foster was the "Warrior" that I knew best, we grew up together as kids,we actually lived next door to each other in Downham Drive, Fern Gore.I knew all the family, Carol, Dave and Michael.They were a bit older than me.I played with them once when they were between drummers,before they got Ian Wallace, in a bingo hall in Church.I was 14 years old, Dave was 17 and John was 19, bit of an age difference! But as we all got older it didn't seem to matter too much.You should find Wammy playing five nights a week at "The Rock Palace", it's on the front.There are a few ads around as well, I'm sure you'll find him! I've attached a couple of photos' when we were living at The Watermill Theatre, one of me and Dave Foster, and one of Wammy (it is Wammy, it's me , I keep spelling it wrong), on their way to a rehearsal which was 2 minutes walk! Hope you have a good time, and give Dave a big hug for me.I haven't seen him for nearly 40 years.Best wishes,Jim.

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Jim, I don't know about the technicalities of this, but could you not post a sound file or something of "Days of Men and Women" on here, so people can hear what Accrington Stanley sounded like? On the evidence of this track, it's my view that if they'd carried on, they could've been up there with Yes, Genesis etc as one of the top bands of the early 70's.

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Hi Tony......Wammy plays in the Rock and Roll House across from the Melia and Flamingo Oasis Hotels about 3 nights a week, not sure which nights though. He also plays at The Heartbreak Bar on the Levante Beachfront some afternoons. He lives in Altea now. I'm not certain if he's there at the moment as he sometimes takes August off. I'm off to Beni for 2 weeks on the 1st Sept, so should get chance to see him at some point then! I saw him last Sept...he hasn't altered much...well lot more grey hair maybe, but still the same otherwise!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Hi Wynonie,Thanks for your comments about the Accy Stan track "Days of Men and Women".I have it on a mini disc, but I'll see if I can convert it into an mp3.As for uploading it onto the site, I'll have to ask a friend for some help.Glad you like it, Cheers,Jim.

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Hi Taggy,You're right, Wammy is playing at the Heartbreak Hotel, amongst other places.About seven guys from work go over there about two/three times a year to drink as much vodka and red bull as they can manage in a week! (they're only in their early 30's). It's a miracle that they even found him.They enjoyed his set.Cheers,Jim.

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Hope you can sort it, Jim, I reckon a lot of Accyweb members would be very interested to hear this, the only recorded evidence of Accy's great lost supergroup. If you do manage it, make sure you leave Wammy's succinct comment at the end on, delivered in an industrial-strength Accy accent! :D

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Hiya J, no I've not come across Steve, I'll ask Mr. Grooby if he knew him.Eric's been telling about his spell with Copper Kettle. Trev

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Ask him if he's got any pics of the group Trev, as I remember Eric had really long hair:D, you might also ask him about a prodigy of his, was called Mick (can't remember his surname even though he jammed with us a bit) he had long read hair, and had and American fender strat, which he bought from Eric, on the case was the name of one of Eric's former groups "Weather" he was only very young when I knew him 17 or 18 but he was a very good guitarist even then, the last time I saw him h was with a big showband at Martholme Grange must have been 12 strong

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Hello Trev, I never knew that you played with Andy Russell.You also mentioned a sax player called Dave Clark who you also played with.Is this him, the guy standing 2nd from the left? Why am I wearing a wig? Cheers,Jim.

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Hiya Jim...Yeah, at the Heartbreak he still has his older Black & White posters up, either with a photo on or just "Wammy" with his details on. Thats his afternoon gigs. They have a couple of Colour Photo's of him...Complete with Drapes n Brothel Creepers.. outside the Rock and Roll House where he plays some nights, he's advertised as Dave "Wam Bam" Walmesley there, but everyone knows him as Wammy! He sometimes does a few Gigs at a bar in Altea, called Kactusalbir i think, but they've cut their acts back a bit as of late, so not certain he still plays there!

Best Regards - Taggy

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The guy 2 nd from the right,looks very much like John Anderson, ex Boris @ Dansaks? not the accy John of Yes etc, would that be him James?

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That certainly looks like John Anderson to me Cashy, he later used to play with The Pleasers and i think he has a new band now called "Winds Of Change" or something like that, he's a Bass Guitarist isn't he?


Best Regards - Taggy

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Yep hes n owd classmate of mine, but aint seen him fer a couple of years now.;)

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It's about that long since i saw him too, was up at Stanhill WMC. He'd mentioned that new band he had just started with, i've seen the band listed a couple of times doing gigs up at The Brewers in The Entertainer Booklet, but not looked at one of them for a good few months.


Best Regards - Taggy

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P.M. me if ya know there on local Taggy, have been trying to catch John fer a couple of months now.;)

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Will do Cashy!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Hi Jaysay. I knew Steve very well. His mum and dad were Brenda and Alf (Alf also suffered from chest complaints), They used to have a toffee 'n train shop across from King Georges Hall around where Waves is now. Steve used to work in the shop, good bloke, do anything for you. In the 80's he took a shop up 4 lane ends in Blackburn and I rewired the place for him. As for his keyboard skills, he was excellent, nearly persuaded him to play in Kyte with us but his health wasn't really up to it. I was quite close to all the family, but haven't seen Claire and the kids since the funeral, very sad. He used to come and watch us when he was up to it, last time was about '94, when I was in a duo, but after that he went down hill fast. I used to go round to see him before he died, tried to persuade him that he should be doing more music, but he hadn't really got the energy. Rock on Steve!! Tony

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Hiya Jim. Even more photos, you must have loads - keep em comin'. I envy your time down at the Watermill, sounds like every bands' dream. I first met the Warriors about '58 when I was 8, Jon and Tony's sister used to babysit for me and our kid who was 3 at the time, pity he wasn't a bit older I could have done with his harmonies in the 60's, but when we started at 13/14 he was only 8, pretty inconsiderate of my mum and dad, i thought! Like you say Jim, as you get older the age difference doesn't matter anymore. Anyway thanks for the info on Wammy, I'll see if I can catch up with him. We are south of Alicante, but I've just booked a night in Beni' at the end of August, fingers crossed. All the best Tony.

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Hiya Jim, yes it's the same Dave, he and Andy were in the 1st. band I went to Germany with,Dave had a great big Jaguar car I think he had a flag on the front of the bonnet, we drove to Germany in Andy's Commer van,where are they now?? p.s. great wig!!! Trev

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Hiya Cashy, the guy 2nd. from the right is Andy Russell a bassist from Burnley, Jim& I used to play with him but we don't know what he's doing now.Trev.

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Hiya T, have you packed your suitcase yet??? Trev

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Hi Trev. Haven't packed the suitcase yet, we got a private gig at Blackburn Golf Club on Saturday, wifes staying at home to pack. I was in Eric's today, looking for a monitor ( not the lizard)! Brian said you had been in. We started a band called Tanith in the mid seventies, which was really the start of Kyte, same line up as now but another drummer, and a lead guitarist. We were under L.E. Agency at Wigan, which is when I first met Eric, 'cause Copper Kettle were L.E.'s flagship band. Bloody Good, we saw em a couple of times, but were usualy out ourselves. Small world this isn't it? Hope to see you soon Tony.

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thats a turn up Trev, hes a ringer fer John.:eek:

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It sure is Cashy...he's the ruddy spit of John Anderson...certainly had us both convinced anyway! I've just looked again, and i'd swear it was him, but obviously not!!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Hi Tony,

Glad some one knew Steve, we became great friends in the late 80s early 90s as we spent quite a lot of time together on ward E3 at Queen's Park, I think Claire went back to Liverpool with the kids, I went to his home once, which was just off the arterial road. I was very sad when he died, because he was such a great guy who never moaned about his poor health, just got on with his life the best way he could. The last time I saw him was actually in the chest clinic at the infirmary. Unfortunately I was unable to attend his funeral as I had only been discharged from hospital the day before, but I know lots of the staff from E3 went, he was such a popular bloke and certainly died well before his time

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Was thinking last night about a guy I worked with in the early 70s at Premier Construction Whiteberk, he played with a band called Angie, can't remember the guys name but they were quite popular on the circuit back then, could have even been a 3 piece rhythm/lead drums and Bass or the standard 4 set up, any one come across them

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Hiya J, spoke to E.T, yesterday sorry no photo's,he remembers red head Mick tell's me he switched to bass but then started to get a skin-reaction from touching metal strings so had to pack it in. Trev.

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That was a shame about mick he was very good and lived for music

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Hello Trev, Well, I found the only photo I have of Frany Daly (and that's a miracle), and it's not a good one.It was taken when some of us in Francis T went to Whalley Abbey, left to right, Frany, me, Tom Robinson, Lynne Whittaker and Kathleen, who married Stewart Howlett when I was with Francis T.Most of the band went to the wedding at St James's.The missing members are Bob Taylor (guitar), and a guy called Arthur who played keyboards and ran a Wimpey Bar which was across the road from Accy Town Hall, All the best,Jim.

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Hi James, did the Bob Taylor you metioned, come from Ossy

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Hiya Jim, Fran's called at our house I've shown him your latest photo with him on,he can't remember it being taken! where was Bob? Trev.

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Hello Jaysay, To be honest I don't know, there's a picture of him in the other Francis T photo that I put on.He had a girlfriend called Susan (big help) and he was really into cars, I think he had a Mini Cooper which was something back then,Cheers, Jim.

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Hi Trev,I've no idea, maybe he took the photo ? Cheers, Jim

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Hi Jim, ya think its the same one who I'm thinking about, seem to remember the mini cooper, I was into rallying back in those days and things like that usually stick, John

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Hi James, re Whalley Abbey photo. Nice one! Lovely to see the piccy of Lynn. Have just emailed her daughter to tell her about the photo.

Atarah

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Hi Trevor, I've just found another photo of Frany.Same people, same place.Left to right, me, Frany, Tom Robinson and Lynne Whittaker who was my girlfriend.Do you know where our guitarist, Bob Taylor came from? Was he from Ossy? All the best, Jim.

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The guy on the right must be Tom Robinson Jim

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Hiya Jim&Jay, yeh you're right Bob was from Ossy I think he lived off White Ash is that the road turn right before Golden Cross?he emigrated to New Zealand or Australia years ago I think. Jim were you thinking of joining the order or just visiting local abbey's? Trev.:D

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Hiya Jim&Jay, yeh you're right Bob was from Ossy I think he lived off White Ash is that the road turn left before Golden Cross?he emigrated to New Zealand or Australia years ago I think. Jim were you thinking of joining the order or just visiting local abbey's? Trev.:D

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Hi Trev, No, never fancied the monastic life.The Francis T just fooled around a lot, ask Fran.

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Ya Trev the one I'm thinking about lived on Wite Ash Lane

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Hiya J, Bob worked for Relay Vision there were one or two of the group lads who worked there too,he used to build his own guitar effect's pedal's,he had a Fender Strat this of course is in the 60's so was a really nice guitar he roadied for Scorcher's odd times,so he let me use his Strat which was better than my Burn's.Bob was quite a tasty player,but also had a really good guitar sound with his custom built pedals. He married Susan and as I said previously has lived abroad for a long while now. Trev.

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Hiya Jim, no I could'nt see you as a monk you took the right career-path in drumming I think. Trev.:theband:

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Most of what you say Trev is ringing big bells, keep saying course he was or curse he had when you mentioned things about him, used to live a few doors away from Tony and Ian Alveston, on White Ash Lane

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Someone sent me this CD a few weeks ago, mainly because it features Ernie Lee on Harmonica, Kazoo and lead vocals.Ernie used to hang around with The Francis T a lot, I think he was a good friend of Kevin, Isaac and Tom Robinson etc.He sometimes played his harp with us at The Greyhound.Ernie is the guy standing in the middle, at the back, holding his harp.I always remember Ernie as being a bit wild, and, although I didn't know him that well, I'm sure quite a few people will remember him.The other guys are, Tony Jenkinson, Patt Jenkinson and Chris McKeown, I've no idea if they were local, Cheers, Jim.

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Ernie spends a lot of time in France where he has a house. Although I think he still has the house in Church. Still playing the harmonica. Tony Jenk's still living in Acc. Patrick is Tony's son.

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I remember Ernie, he was a few years ahead of me at AGS. Seem to recall he started the "Ernie Lee Blues Band" in the 70's and the Observer did an interview with him. So, Jim, what's the CD like?

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I remember him as well, he probably remembers me, once had n encounter wi him in Accy Vic Casualty.:D

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Ernie had a few bands. One of them I think was called something like the Ernie Lee's Tinker Brook Delta Blues Band. Or summat like that.