“Japan cancelled themselves because the only people in attendance were the mayflower staff, myself being one of them . After they'd dismantled their gear the crew kindly drove up on the pavement and tried to run me over on Hyde road as a thank you for being one of the single figures in attendance , Nice.”
“i djd the wilko johnson gig which lemmy jammed onstage at after motorhead finished their gig at the free trade hall, i was supposed to advertise the forthcoming ian gillan gig but it turned my stomach ,,i couldnt do it and didnt work there again,,,until i formed the hamsters,i was never out of the place then.”
“I went to the Gillan gig, I was a student at the polytechnic living in digs at Didsbury. Enough money for the ticket and two pints and facing a long walk home in the rain from Belle Vue, Ian came on stage saying he wasnt going to play, as his manager had done a runner with the cash and if we saw his manager to tell him to watch out for his kneecaps! Anyway he did play and the highlight was singing the chorus to child in time with Ian Gillan holding the mic singing with me. After the gig bass player, big John McCoy, must have felt sorry for me and my student flat mate and invited us to have some tins with him and the band including Ian. The whole night got better as we got a lift back to our digs in Didsbury, invited Ian in and cracked open a watneys party 7 to which he had a glug and said farewell. Ive often wanted to say thanks and 9yrs ago saw Purple in Kavarna, Bulgaria, but the security wouldnt let me anywhere near Ian Gillan :-(”
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