Tony Ace

THE BAKER BOYS,BUSKING IN CHATHAM Hi Cats, WELL IM BACK IN THE UK.I DID MY YEAR IN SPAIN.ME AND MY FAMILY DID NOT ENJOY IT SO WE DECIDED TO RETURN HOME.IN MY YEAR IN SPAIN I MEET A ROCK BAND NOT TO FALL AND JOIN THEM UNDER THE NAME THE CAMPO DOGS FOR A FEW LOCAL GIGS.WE DID LOCAL GIGS IN NERJA,THATS IN MALAGA IF YOUR NOT SURE.FRIGILIANA TO BE MORE PRECISE.THEY BECAME GOOD FRIEND TO ME.WE LOVED IT IN THAT PART OF SPAIN BUT WAS NO WORK AT ALL SO WE MOVED TO THE CITY MORE AS MY WIFE BELIEVED SHE HAD A JOB BUT AFTER WE MOVED WAS TOLD THE JOB WAS NOT THERE AS MUSIC IS BEING TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOLS ALL AROUND SOUTH SPAIN.IN MY LAST 2 MONTH IN TORROMOLINOS I WAS LUCKY TO OF MEET CARLOS JIMENEZ AND I RECORDED GOOFIN AROUND WHICH IS NOW OUT ON CD.CARLOS JIMENEZ I BELIEVE IS THE BEST ROCKABILLY GUITAR PLAYER IN SOUTH SPAIN.TRY AND PROVE ME WRONG ON THAT.SADLY FOR ME I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET MUCH MUSIC GOING BUT SOUTH SPAIN IS NOT A PLACE TO GO IF YOUR A MUSICIAN OR LOVE LIVE MUSIC.SAD FOR THE SPANISH MUSICIAN WHO ARE GOOD PLAYERS BUT WHERE DO THEY GET TO PLAY.THERE ARE NO MUSIC VENUES.WELL IT WAS THE HARDEST THING IVE EVER DONE AND ME AND MY WIFE LOST A LOT.WE FELT IT WAS BEST TO COME BACK HOME.IF I NEW MY MOTHER IN LAW WAS GOING TO BE NASTY TO ME I GUESS I WOULD OF TRYED HARDER TO STAY OUT THERE OR MOVE TO ANOTHER PLANET.----COW-----.BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY.GOT BACK 0N FRIDAY THE 13TH.I NO.I WAS LUCKY I HAD ABOUT 8 GIGS READY TO DO WITH THE KINGCATS WHO ARE NOW ONE OF THE TOP ROCKIN BAND IN THE COUNTRY.THIS WAS PERFECT TO PICK ME UP AND GET ME BACK IN THE DRIVING SEAT.IAN BELL MY FIRST GUITAR PLAYER ALSO MOVED BACK FROM MADRID AND WE REFORMED NOBBY AND THE BALLOON PILOTS WITH OUR BRUV -THE BEAST OR DARREN GREEN.WITH SOME GIGS IN CHATHAM,KENT AND A CD OF SELF PENNED SONGS ABOUT TO COME OUT.I CAN ALSO BE SEEN BUSKIN AROUND THE STREETS OF KENT WITH THE BAKER BOYS.A KIND OF BILLY-SKIFFLE TYPE THING.GETS ME OUT IN THE REAL WORLD AND I ENJOY IT AS THIS IS HOW IT STARTED FOR ME BACK IN 86.NOT FORGETTING LUCAS AND THE DYNAMOS.WE ARE DOING ABOUT 12 GIGS NEXT YEAR AND I BELIVE ARE GOING TO GIG IN THE UK AND ARE PLAYING EVERY MAJOR ROCKIN FEAST THATS AROUND.I BELIEVE WE HAVE A GREAT YEAR AHEAD OF US PLUS THE NEW CD THATS OUT ON FOOTTAPPING RECORDS.THE SOLO THING IS TAKING TIME DUE TO SORTING MY HOUSE AND STUFF OUT. IM PLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM THE TRACKS I LET PEOPLE HEAR.WILL GET BACK ON WITH THAT SOON . IF YOU NEED A BASS PLAYER ALWAYS CONTACT ME.I CAN JUMP IN AT A MINITES NOTICE.WELL I STILL ENJOY ROCKIN MUSIC AS MUCH AS ALWAYS AND SO LUCKY TO HAVE GREAT MATE HERE AND IN SPAIN AND THE USA.THANK GOD FOR ROCKIN MUSIC AND ALL ME ROCKIN MATES THAT LOOK OUT FOR ME.YOUR ALL THE BEST PEOPLE.AS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO TALK BEHIND MY BACK.WELL I NO WHO YOU ARE YOU SAD F---S AND I DONT CARE ANYWAY SO KEEP IT UP.I NOW APPRECIATE WHAT IVE NOW GOT AND ITS A LOT.GLAD TO BE IN MEDWAY A TOWN THAT I LOVE SO MUCH.TONY ACE ....>TONY ACE,A EXPERIMENT WITH BOOZE THE STRAY CATS IN 1983.THAT SAME YEAR I WAS WALKIN WITH MY HAIR PILED HIGH AND WEARING CRAZY RED PEGS WHEN ON MY WAY TO MY GIRL FRIENDS HOUSE NEAR GILLINGHAM HIGH STREET IN THE MEDWAY TOWNS, I HAD THE F--K KICKED OUT OF ME.I HAVE NO MEMORY OF WHAT HAPPENED.ITS NOW 2007 AND I STILL CALL MYSELF A ROCKABILLY.I WOULD LOVE TO SHAKE THAT PERSONS HAND AND THANK THEM FOR THE BRAIN DAMAGED THEY GAVE ME.----- HEY ---THANKS PAL