Pink Engine

Line-up (as pictured) 1969
   
Dave vocals (in tree)
Harry "The Ferk" Green bass (behind tree)
Barry Yates drums
Les Brazil rhythm
Bill Birchall lead
   
also included:  
Pete Quinn  
Cliff Plant  
Mark Solomon vocals
Rob Tonge vocals

Les Brazil later played with Chalice

 

I saw the band at the Bee-Hive, and asked if I could be their lead vocalist.

I was auditioned and somehow got the job, my first, and played at The Seven Stars with them many times.

I would lead Billy the blind lead guitarist onto the stage. He was excellent believe it or not, his day job was as a piano tuner

The rest of the band was very good and a good laugh, the bass player had a wicked sence of humour.

I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM HIM, OR ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAND ,OR ANYBODY THAT KNEW THE BAND, ATTENDED THE SEVEN STARS GIG,OR ANY OTHER GIGS WE DID as I cant remember the year, songs we did at The Seven Stars or any of the other gigs we did.

I i think we played once in Llandudno but I'm not sure. So please if there,s anybody out there, who has any of this information, I'd love to hear from you.

Rob Tonge
17/3/11

   

In March 69 we played at Bury Barracks, with a number of other bands who I cant remember the name of, and would love to hear from them.  Topping the bill was Status Quo.

I can't remember anything about the concert and would love to hear from anybody that can.

I can remembert 2 things:

Que arrived in a massive pink open topped cadi and the dressing room was an empty room with a smaller sectioned off room at the back of it,which Status Que had to themselves.  All the other bands were cramped into and had to get changed in the space surrounding it.

Que at some point took it upon themselves to start throwing things from their room over the top of the door, which we all took upon ourselves to throw back.  It was a fun 10 minutes, thinking about it, their room was probably the toilet.

Happy days

Rob Tonge
4/6/11
 



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