Thus spake a man who slagged The Status Quo. Time to upgrade the 8-Track Ian!
But this got me thinking ... when I played a school sock hop in 1968 (12 years old) with my band Pavilion of Time we may have had their hit Pictures of Matchstick Men in our set-list (one of the few songs like Crimson and Clover where we could use the full-on tremolo).
Not sure if that's what I was singing in this photo though, it could have been Venus by Shocking Blue (shout-out to our Dutch members!)
A little trivia: my friend Rikki (guitarist on the left) became a senior RCMP Officer. At a murder trial he ran into Jonny (our drummer hidden behind me) who became a senior member of a certain well-known outlaw motorcycle club. Not sure which side of the courtroom was more shocked when they hugged it out!
Why don't we take a break from arguing about adding more rules to our lives/fun/hobby, and post some pictures of those good old days when we were little rock'n'rollers just breaking them (and really didn't care about the "other" status quo). Add a little piece of trivia for good measure.
Cheers, Dave.
P.S. Ian? A snapshot of you as a public school boy in those short pants looking like Angus Young (AC-DC) mayhaps?
Wish I had pictures of me in the bands I played in. We too did Pictures Of Matchstick Men, as well as Crimson & Clover. I played bass. Somewhere my bass got lost along the way. Wish I still had it. An early 60's white Fender bass.
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Thankfully all photos of me in short pants have been destroyed, so I cannot be open to blackmail. Yes I had to wear short pants up to and including year 7.
I did go to a good school.
I went to Eton.
How long was I there for?
Five minutes.
What was I doing there?
I was delivering the groceries.
Was I a greengrocer?
Not quite green more of a dirty yellow colour.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity of writing the above which comes from The Goon Show, a 1950's radio programme.
I've waited decades to use that!!
Musically I have never been interested in playing but currently listening to The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
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