Ian Slater

“All right, I'll round up the troops, but Bainesy is now living in Mexico so it might take some time.....”

“Are we resting?”

“I remember seeing Bo Diddley at the Gallery, maybe 1983 or 84.”

“Is Pete still around? I used to have a pint with him in Stockport in the 90s”

“I used to like both-I can remember we played the Philharmonic in Liverpool soon after you bought that Gibson 335 and being very impressed with your solos on Hear That Guitar Ring!”

“Where's this?”

“Nice one! I'd forgotten about those lunchtime sessions in Sheffield. We were Special 20 at that time.”

“At this point the band was still going out as Special 20. It changed to the Bamford Blues Band in early 1986 I think.”

“Wasn't this somewhere down near the mill at the bottom of Lancashire Hill?”

“This is Special 20, not the BBB-I've got a pic somewhere of us at the Cavern too- I'll try to find it.”