Photograph
Private Sector
1978

“Hi.thats me on the left.spud.hey I was not your roadie Eric.was I ??..Anyway it was a way of getting the chicks.I mean in the gig.ha.ha.how you doing after all these years.we had a good time in those days did,nt we.sure this picture was taken at Salford university.when you supported the radio stars.don.t know how I remember.its because John was with us.”

“ERIC I FOUND SOME OLD PHOTO,S OF US IN THE VI-COUNT DAYS.WITH TONY PERCIVAL AND THAT MARTIN?.CHECK THEM OUT ,GO TO THE VI-COUNTS.HOW YOU DOING ANYWAY..SPUD”

“Hi spud,I'm fine thanks,good to see the photos,alot of hard work went into the bands,it was a great time all together,Eric”

“Yeah. If we would of took it a bit more seriously, we might of got somewhere. But hey we still got the memories. If I could turn back the clock. I would still do it the same way. Anyway where you living you old scuff arse.”

“hahaha not far from you captain pugwash,seen mark isherwood playing in his band Billy mandy and the......?living not far from sharpy”

“Who?Billy Mandy and the fat boys???Where's sharpy you rat arse tattanion....Have you seen percival lately.or Bob a job.haha!.”

“TONY CAME AROUND A FEW YEARS BACK,SEEING IF I HAD ANY OLD TAPES OF US BACK THEN...I KNOW I USED TO RECORD US A LOT?TO SEE HOW SH*TE YOU LOT PLAYED?HAHAHA? I NEEDED A BACKING BAND REALLY TO FORFILL MY DREAMS.HAHAHA?REMEMBER GOING IN THAT STUDIO IN ECCLES....F**K ME, WHAT SINGER HANGS AROUND FOR 8 HOURS,WHILE 3 NUMBNUTS LAY DOWN A BACKING TRACK.HA?HA? AND I GOT 10 MINS ON THE VOCALS.WE WERE DOOMED ,I THINK IT WAS EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF????.GREAT DAYS COD FISH EYE,,ONLY JOKING???????????”

“bloody hell.privet,i know we don,t go on this site much.maybe every 12 months if that.but your trying to contact me you numb nut,what,s gone on then.???.is it bob a job.i know he was ill.i dropped my phone number off ,at tony,s shack in cheadle,a few days ago.yours spud.”