Sicknurse/Demons in bed ,one band two names,who are they? what are they?
well this is the basic story
the genesis of the band came in the year 1978, when sick of just drinking drugging and watching .Kinky,Cute Bobby and Ras Putin formed the Hamsters who were very good/bad in a bad /good way and quickly built up a loyal and sizable following .JohnJoanne was recruited as bass player to replace Martin Lettuce who later became a career criminal and complete fuckwit.The Hamsters became close to the Fall and often played with Mr Smith's troupe, recordings were made ,a record deal agreed and then the band combusted Putin sacked Joanne, Kinky walked and formed his own band [mo mo and the do dos]and the drink ,drugs and rancour were the currency most commonly used for several years. A brief four gig comeback was attempted in 1984 when the course of Mancunion musical history was very nearly altered as the trio of fire eaters who now accompanied the band nearly burned the hacienda to the ground at a gloriously chaotic gig. It all ended in tears yet again as the band one by one exited the stage mid show at Manchester poly to leave the audience to pick up the instruments and do as they pleased.
Kinky became an ego maniac making a film and a country music record.
Joanne started hormone treatment while playing jazz and engineering.
Cute Bobby played tennis and hugged trees and ras putin became a heroin addict and alcoholic.
Twenty years passed.....then
due to public demand[true hehe] the Hamsters reformed
unfortunately Putin had a stroke and could no longer drum and Cute Bobby had forgotten ......... everything
call the cavalary
Norman aka Blackrock[guitar]
and ...Dave[Sticky D]rode to the rescue.
Three months rehearsals ,and finally the first gig at the Witchwood[Ashton Under Lyne].
It was pathetic but entertaining and as the evening drew to a close, machetes were drawn and the cocaine psychosis spilled into stupid wanton violence.
The Hamsters had lived and died by the sword,and this new beggining was in truth the last act in this comi/tradgedy
BUT
Joanne,Norm and Dave had bonded and wanted to create something new and better.
Kinky was persuaded to throw his hat into the ring and 6 weeks later "Sheepdog Trials"played their first gig,and hey,it was fun and it felt good.
Six months later Cute Bobby joined and hey that was good too,but!
Joanne and Cutey did not see eye to eye,,,,,aaaw!
Joanne flounced off one fateful night after a glorious swansong of a gig at The Band on the Wall.
Loyalties were tested as Norm and Dave had to decide between Joanne's transexual reggae band or Kinky's slapstick bossa nova.
What would they do?
They stuck with Kinky, recruited Churchill aka Stonepony and everyone was happy,but without Joanne this wasn't the same band.
so ?
Sicknurse was born
Things were good ,the boys wore smiles,they wrote ,recorded ,played gigs,
but missed Joanne.
Six weeks later ,dreadlocks now shaved, he was back as keyboard player.
A new era !
A new dawn on a new day !
It was good and sexy!
Things trundled along,the one undisputable fact was THIS BAND SICKNURSE WERE GOOD!
John Pennington ,child prodigy of Martin H,annet got involved as spiritual adviser and producer,which considering his pedigree as soundman /engineer producer for multi million selling acts such as Moby,was a tribute to the quality of song Sicknurse were now writing.
Then one day cutey woke up and felt old.He resigned.
There was a party with balloons ,jelly, and ice cream as he sailed into the sunset.
Samson, a sweet Frank Zappa fan was chosen as his replacement on the strength of his appalling taste in footwear and ability to crochet very nice blouses for the increasingly buxom Joanne,while simultainiously strumming his banjo.
With this new element SICKNURSE was no longer big enough to hold these titans,and so they became DEMONS IN BED as well.
Fucking daft if you ask me,
but
who fucking asked mehave a safe journey ,good health,adios.
aleister xxx
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