“I’ve only just found this page, and I’m truly grateful I did!
I first met Stephen around 2010 at a networking event in London. He was a breath of fresh air: warm, thoughtful, and instantly easy to talk to. We became good friends, brought together by our shared love of music.
My friend Livs and I also had the pleasure of staying with Stephen in Manchester a couple of times. He gave us a brilliant guided tour of the city and went out of his way to make our visit special, something we’ll always remember and appreciate. Stephen was an intelligent person, and he always spoke of his children with love and pride.
One moment that stays with me is getting ready to go out in Manchester while Stephen played music, including “Bonny” by Prefab Sprout. Whenever I hear that song, it takes me straight back to that evening/Stephen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhwbiwR0VMk
Stephen, you are missed. Thank you for your friendship, your kindness, and for giving us such wonderful memories”

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“I saw these guys (Dancing Tarantulas) support Death Cult at the Empire rooms Tottenham Court Rd in London in 83, very entertaining they were, still brings a smile to my face thinking about them on that night 😊👍”

“Well I never Cjs how are you. We spoke about 12, years ago I seem to think you were in Wales. Sadly there are not many of us left.”

“A great band and a great set of musicians in their day especially at the rehersals in the Waterloo. I had first hand experience as their drummer .”

“The Buxton /Chorley gig was one of many crazy road trips we did ( as did so many bands across the country) in beat up old vans, often Ford Transit sometimes a big old Bedford all of which would never be allowed near a road today, winters were such fun frozen radiators on the East Lancs or over the hills in thick fog at 1am.
The difference between us and those Liverpool lads is we didn’t have Mal Evan’s or Neil Aspinall driving just Ray
We used to play a late 3am finish each Weds at The Rockingham Club on Queen St ((appropriately ) as it was a gay club (you wouldn’t believe who was in sometimes) then in summer drive up to Buxton for breakfast, getting back home around 7am
Oh the fun we had ???!? /I feel a book coming on!!!!”

“Oh thanks for clearing, that up about the the physical record. 👍 Was looking things up with the help of some A.I. search, but came up empty handed, but that explains why.
Anyways, the main thing is, that it's good to hear you think back on the band and members with good memories. And that bit you mentioned about the double booking, Hahaha it must been quite something, sounds like it could be a scene out of a movie.
Thanks Mr Bodoano 🎩”

“Just to put the record straight about this mythical record… it was only a demo and never released in fact I can’t recall ever seeing or hearing a copy, I think it was just cut straight to disc but only the one copy.
We carried on after Chris left with another drummer Colin Smith we put an organ on Jimmy ?? We played a lot of the Theatre clubs and had a manager called Ray called it a day in late 1965.
I carried on in music professionally until 2014 when health caused me to quit.
I look back with good memories of The Outriders…
One New Years Eve we had a double ..Buxton Pavilion and Chorley College, we couldn’t get out of the locked gates at Buxton so drove our big van through them and got to Chorley on time”

“Wow again, this comment section is always making me so surprised. My first comment was 3.5 years ago. But your comment is refreshing and very welcome. Thanks for all the detailed information, I will try my best to find a physical version of any of them in the near future, if it's still around somewhere. 👍
Wish you the best and I hope with the help of your comment, this comment section becomes lively again with new informations and questions or stories😁”

“Hi , One of songs recorded at Nield & Hardys was Certain Memory and the other was The Girl with Green eyes
It was produced by Mike Mansfield who had just left The Dakotas (Billy J Kramer)
Green Eyes was written by Chris & myself about Ellen, Chris’s 1st wife. I wrote Certain Memory.
I saw CJH about 10 years ago with Brian Higginbottom who took the bass role after Arthur, I met up with Arthur around 2007 in High Lane when my band worked in a Country Music club
I tried to contact GJ to buy his Guild Stafford if he had it, but his wife just screamed at me down the phone.
Paul are you Ellen’s son if so say a huge hello from me.
Giles Bodoano”