User:The Silver Pod

I was a part of the B'ham music scene for the best part of twenty event packed years. I saw dozens of the great rock acts, including Sabbath (I knew Ozzy and was backstage with the lads at B'ham Town Hall and The Mayfair Suite), Zep (I met Bonham through Chris Kefford, ex-Move bassist, and John jammed on my Rogers kit with our band at Worcester College of Technology, sadly, soon after this gig, he passed away), and the Floyd, with a full choir, perform Atom Heart Mother. I had experience of Mothers and the Cedar Club (where Spence and me played one night alongside the fledgling Deep Purple) Barbarella's, Rebecca's (where I saw the Police play to an almost empty room), the Rum Runner, Ritch Bitch, all the worthwhile pubs and clubs, including the Elbow Room.

I remember seeing Ambrose Slade at Adridge Community Centre, with my mate Paul Hannon. The second after they struck up, the dance floor, full of local townies, emptied. The band however were superb and to this day, one of the greatest 'live' acts I have ever seen.

Does anyone out there have a memory of me or of any gigs I played at, or went to, with them or otherwise ?