My bestest mate Al was searching through some old photographs (y' know, those square paper things with pictures on them) when he came across some photo's (~'80s) of STRAP ON JACK, Bearwoods finest pub Rock/R'n'B band** bar NONE!.
Fond memories of following them round Brum (typically The Sheldon, Barrel Organ, The Bear, etc..) to listen to such ditties as 'Spank Yer Plank', 'Pink Cadillac', 'Your Not The Woman You Used To be', 'I Wanna Be Your Dog',' We Been Drinking' and so on and so forth all turned up to '11'. Frickin' heady days of Wine and Roses, Snakebite and Black, not sure if my hearing ever recovered. These photo's were taken in various places including London and the West Coast. I've flickr'd them all into a set along with some scans of albums and promo stuff. I'm now trying to source some older pictures of Micks raincoat and Red bowler hat phase.Where Are They Now
- Mike Hayes (Guitar/Vocals/Class lyrics) - Missing In Action!!
- Haldin H Wright (Bass) - Fronts the BEST Thin Lizzy Tribute Dizzy Lizzy
- Richard Heath (Drums) - Journey man muso for Clarkesville Mountain Band and Partners In Crime
Special Dispatches
- Martin 'Tex' Wood (roadie, tech and thumpings) - went to college, got qualified, last seen working for C.A.B
- Alan Middleton (asst' roadie in later 'True Grit' days) - IT tech, got married and sired a mixed five aside team, (kind supplier of these photos)
**(NB! not that trite 'Sultans Of Swing' shit churned out by middle aged frustrated bank manager musos)
2 comments:
What year would this have been, H looks so young bless him.
Maz, many apologies, i've only just found your message amongst all the (Japanese?)comments (spam) awaiting moderation.
They were mostly taken around mid-Eighties when they were still S.O.J, just before they became True Grit in '87 and slightly changed musical direction. H looks pretty much the same but with a Phil Lynot afro (he still plays for Dizzy Lizzy), Rich has put on a bit of weight since and as mentioned Mick has gone A.W.O.L, last seen with a big beard and tea cosy hat !?.
all the best Midge
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