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These are not in any order of priority - just a rough
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Reg Mercer aka Reg Plumber (bass
guitar)
Founding member of the band, along
with Paul Elliott. Wrote many original numbers for the band.
Good voice and good bass player.
Last heard of as a taxi driver in Folkestone
area.
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Paul Elliot aka
Little Paul (lead guitar)
Very "tasty" guitarist and
vocalist and all round nice guy. Sadly missed when he left
- reason was probably to earn a more regular income that actually
paid a few bills. How selfish to want to eat.
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Paul Mlynarz aka Paul Fox (sax
then lead vocals)
Went from sax to lead vocals - his
playing got more laughs than his comedy ever did! Mainstay
of the band for many years till he got fed up and went to ,,,, yes,
you've guessed it ... Papua New Guinea (logical move).
Now lives the life of a country squire
in Australia. Spends his time writing web sites that no one
will ever look at.
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Terry Cutting aka Terry England
(drums)
With the band for many, many years.
Played the straightman to Paul.
Now works for his son at Deal's MarkOne Music Store (ask for the
Life 'n' Soul discount - plus 10%)
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Geoff aka Greasy
Geoff (sax)
One of the early guys. Nice and
easy going, great player. Played sax on the album.
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Perry White (keyboard)
Perry was a superb keyboard player
- evident in the fact he has made his living at it for so long in
a non-commercial market.
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Bob Coltart aka Bob Scott (guitar)
A great musician and a fine friend, we are saddened
to hear of Bob's death.
Bob was the ultimate entertainer -
whether rock, pop, comedy or ska - great guitarist, impersonator,
song-writer and mate.
We wish his family well.
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Larry aka Larry the Lamb (bass
guitar)
Larry didn't last too long in the band
and was left out as a result of a mini split that saw Bob and Perry
quit, leaving Paul and Terry to seek a different format for the
band.
Whilst the split heralded the move
totally towards comedy and a four piece band, there was no place
for Larry.
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Steve (guitar)
Steve was a fine guitarist who took
the job seriously. Never really happy in the band, I thought.
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Adrian Doms aka Susan
(bass guitar)
What can you say about Susan - superb
bassist and harmony vocals and good at comedy.
I have been pleased that he has kept
the band going .. and going ... and going .. and STILL going.
Great guy.
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John Lawrence (guitar)
John served the band well over many
years - a good guitarist and a fine voice, especially for "rock
and roll".
Lousy legs!
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Garry Dean
(guitar)
The band with Gary probably had the
band's harmony work at the best level.
Version of "Living next
door to Alice" was super-dooper!
Gary didn't stay long with band - the
call of Folkestone was too strong. Did you ever get that FiatX19
Garry - they are cheap now!
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Neil the
Roadie
Good old Neil - reliable and trustworthy
but went through lots of troubles while with the band.
Used to get really upset when people
thought he was Paul - as if Paul didn't get equally upset!
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Steve Smith
(roadie)
Roadies rarely feel appreciated - probably
Steve's feelings - but he was.
I shall never, ever, forget his outburst
one night when, after some sarcastic remark made to him from Paul
onstage, he turned to the audience and vented his anger to them.
It went on and on and, of course, everyone thought it was part of
the act.
Funny now - sorry, Steve!
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John Philpott (vocals)
John just makes it in to the site to
seal it off nicely. John replaced Paul on Sat 23 January 1983,
making his first appearance with the band at Paul's farewell gig.
John was a seasoned entertainer, having
worked with "The Bugaloos", "Billie and the Heroes"
and touring with his own act "The Billie Hayes Show".
A man of "courage" - but
how many reading this site will know why?
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