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GrumpyOldMan

About Me

I'm a cross between Joe Strummer and Victor Meldrew. I played in bands in Lancaster in the 70's, 80's and 90's, the best known being Interference and Natural Scientist. I did a Peel session in September 1981. I toured with Shalamar in 1982 on the "Friends" tour. I like most types of music but especially early Punk rock such as The Rezillos, Buzzcocks etc. Occasionally I promote bands at the Yorkshire house. I have done several gigs for The Guilty Pleasures and did the UK Subs gig at the Yorkshire. Recently I did The Lancashire Hotpots gig which was an amazing day. I also like Funk (Chic, George Clinton etc) and Acoustic stuff like Polly Paulusma, Francis Dunnery etc. I play Bass and would love to form a 1950's style Rock and Roll band. Oh, I'm learning to play the Ukulele! Doing okay too.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Ukulele players. Bass Players. Nick Hornby. Employers. Not neccessarily in that order!

My Blog

Lancaster University gigs in the 1970s.

I was at the Great Hall at Lancaster university last night and, like every other time I go there, we got chatting about the good old days when you could see a band up there at least once a week. I met...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:26:00 GMT

Phones are better than men!

Here's one for the ladies in response to the guitar one.10 good reasons why mobile phones are better than men 1. Your mobile phone doesn't care if you chat to a friend for an hour...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:18:00 GMT

Why guitars are better than women.

10 good reasons why guitars are better than women1. My guitar doesn't mind if I don't want to play for a few weeks then want to playall night every night for a few weeks.2. I can compare my guitar to ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:43:00 GMT

Francis Dunnery - Tall Blonde Helicopter tour 2008.

Manchester Academy 30th October 2008. When the act on stage asks if there are any musicians in the audience and just about everyone puts up their hand I think it's fair to say that you are watc...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:41:00 GMT