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About Me

Former drummer with Oldham bands 'The Aniseed Couch', 'Jennifer 8', and 'The Tides'. Not now on the scene, the once great Oldham scene, before they started charging to get in The Castle (and I'm not talking soldiers and battlements here, I'm talking money and pubs). I'm just over 6ft tall when stood on my hind legs. I'm left-wing. I spent some time making computer music at The School Of Sound Recording in Manchester. I've seen loads of gigs, the best being Primal Scream at The Apollo, when they were touring XTRMNTR. I support United. Manchester - La La La, Manchester - La La La.

My Interests

Music, Football, Films, Fell Walking, Poker and Smoking.

I'd like to meet:

Barbera Bach (she must dig drummers) and her husband Ringo. Eric Cantona. Macca. Dennis Hopper. Brian Wilson. Martin Scorsese. Jack Nicholson. Fred Dibnah (R.I.P). Dennis Skinner (M.P.). Graham Taylor. St. Peter. Stereolab. Travis Bickle. Patrick Moore. Richard E. Grant. Pete Best. Devilfish. The Monkees. Michael Palin. Han Solo. Quint (from Jaws). Jaws (from James Bond). Liz McDonald. Steve McDonald. Andy McDonald. Jim McDonald.Dead Kennedys. We've Got A Bigger Problem Now.The Verve. Man Called Sun.Dead Kennedys. Kill The Poor.
Dead Kennedys. Let's Lynch the Landlord.
Dead Kennedys. When You Get Drafted.

Music:

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, The Byrds, Cream, The Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Bernard Herrmann, Ennio Morricone, Brian Eno, early Elton John, some Abba, some Queen, Kraftwerk, Simon and Garfunkel, Adam and the Ants, The Dead Kennedys, early Roxy Music, Joy Division, 'Ghost Town' by The Specials, The Smiths, Ozric Tentacles, some Stevie Wonder, some Britpop, some shit pop, The Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine, The Verve, Primal Scream, some Nirvana, some Mansun, Stereolab, some Mercury Rev, some Chemical Brothers, Radiohead, Underworld, and the very rare Jennifer-8.

Movies:

Taxi Driver, Kes, The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Killing, Jaws, The Godfather I and II, The Wicker Man(1973), The Graduate, An American Werewolf In London, Star Wars, Once Upon A Time In The West, Straw Dogs, Blue Velvet, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, Superman II, North By NorthWest, The Sound Of Music, That bit in First Blood where Rambo is clinging on to a cliff-face and there's a cop in a helicopter saying "Son of a bitch" whilst trying to shoot him, Withnail And I, Quadrophenia, Targets, Dirty Harry, This Is Spinal Tap, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Midnight Run, Badlands, Easy Rider, Bugsy Malone, O' Lucky Man, Blazing Saddles, Chariots Of Fire, Society, The Motorcycle Diaries, Marathon Man, The Spy Who Loved Me, Head, Monty Python's Meaning Of Life, King Of The Kickboxers.

Television:

Taylor And McMenemy. Kolchak (The Nightstalker). The Incredible Hulk. The Dukes Of Hazzard. Rising Damp (oh Miss Jones). Fawlty Towers. Jonny Briggs. Filthy, Rich And Catflap. Vic Reeves' Big Night Out. I'm Alan Partridge. The Simpsons. The Royle Family. The League Of Gentlemen (series 1 and 2). Junior Kick Start. CHiPs. Coronation Street (circa Alan Bradley). Larry Sanders. Big Brother (to my shame). The Day Today. Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show - In Black And White (With Repeats In Colour). Grange Hill. The Word. The Weakest Link. University Challenge. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Match Of The Day. The Monkees. Our Friends In The North. Knight Rider. Monty Python's Flying Circus. Frank Skinner. Poker. Fred Dibnah. Have I Got News For You. Cheers. Top Of The Pops (R.I.P).

Books:

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. 2001 A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. The Sirens Of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

Heroes:

A decent tune by Bowie. I prefer 'Always Crashing In The Same Car' from his album 'Low'.