My love affair with a guy called Erick |
The first time I ever heard The Cramps was in 1981 on a pirate radio show called Radio City , it wasnt till half way through the record that I realised it was Jerry Lotts Love Me . About 1982 /83,...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:07:00 GMT |
Big Boy Tomato : SLF tour - the end |
We arrived back from France, and off the back of the promotional red 1 track vinyl single, Hormones and Hangovers was released on up not down records [upxcd1] with the single launch party being at the...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:15:00 GMT |
Big Boy Tomato The Alps - Hormones and Hangovers |
Back in England the band went back on the gigging circuit, supporting the Ludicrous Lollipops and Sloppy Seconds then headlining at The Water Rats "Splash Club" before heading off to finish the tour w...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:03:00 GMT |
Big Boy Tomato - Toy Dolls Tour |
They left Acton at 4'oclock in the morning and headed to Dover, from Dover they went to Ostend, and then a 31/2 hour drive to Amsterdam. They went this way because it averted the unwanted attentions o...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:27:00 GMT |
Big Boy Tomato Catch Up |
Now that Bladder had joined the band [he was nicknamed that from the amount of piss stops they had to do going to gigs] it was the line up that most people recognise: Penny - singer, Richard and...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:53:00 GMT |
BBT Acton Baby and Normandy |
One year later we got a phone call from Richard saying that Big Boy Tomato were playing and we should come along, but for some reason we didn't, I don't know why, I guess we felt we had moved on. My m...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:51:00 GMT |
Big Boy Tomato - The early years |
The next bank holiday the George Robey again was having a "alldayer " and again Big Boy Tomato were playing, so we went down to check them out . The usual dross was on so we went to get somethin...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:32:00 GMT |
Klub Foot to Big Boy Tomato |
We started gigging regularly mainly going to the Klub Foot seeing the likes of Restless, The Guana Batz ,The Stingrays, The Meteors, Demented are Go, The Coffin Nails and the new bands The Highliners,...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:54:00 GMT |
Flowerpot to Klub Foot |
After the Pink Elephant [the Royalty] closed down we started going to the Flowerpot in St Anne's rd, Tottenham. It was a great venue as the pub was actually shaped like a flowerpot with old hippy flow...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:31:00 GMT |
early rockin years |
The first band I saw at the Royalty was Buzz and the Flyers, not only memerable for a great gig but two teddy boys had a fight and one got pushed over the balcony. Now if you have ever seen Quadrophen...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:09:00 GMT |
