User:Trevor Anthony Aindow

Southport - Early Life
1963 -1968. Trevor Aindow Trevor Anthony Aindow, (Trevor Aindow) is an English Musician and Author of: Rock Biography's, Religion, and Travel Writing subjects (Asian Travels) born on 8th July 1963 in Southport, England, UK, although brought up in Southport and partly (the nearby) Formby area, was where he spent time at his Grandparents of a young life with much variation and counting. He is the first born of three boys to an Irish County Wicklow (care worker) mother, and an English father of a well known Formby/Southport award winning Landscape Garden Designer. Early on Aindow was influenced by the physicality of Landscape Garden Designing, and through various stages of his life with the Southport Flower Show (a yearly show/event held in Southport's Princess Park) and co working/competing with various Landscaped Garden Design projects: (Villa, Woodland/Rockery, Formal Informal, and Patio) during the 1960's - 70's. The popular family garden shop business and land area based on Liverpool road in Birkdale, Southport, (a mile from Birkdale Village) was called 'Tony Aindow/Landscape Artist' obtained in the late 1960's, and like no other place very successful and popular for many years to follow. Although these days its' literal buildings still stand as originally designed and built by the family but with new additions and no longer operating as a garden business.

1968 - 1979. Aindow, attended Our Lady Of Lourdes junior and Christ the King senior schools, in Birkdale and was interested in: drama, music, writing, history, geography, religion and applied Biology, with school days ending in 1979. However, and leading up to then aged 13, and with the coming and going of 1976 music suddenly started to play an important roll to many the same age, especially so with the explosion of the unique British Punk Rock movement with its free independent thinkers which was loud, proud, in your face - all round and very influential, true with it's message and - do it yourself ethos - thus typically cutting out the greedy profiting middle (money-making) men to the excitement of many, and dismay of the masses - ever present with sweet reminders of the way Britain was heading in a John Major era heading towards an iron lady Thatcher period and continuing.

Although, as ever, political turmoil and brainwashing dominated the news it all appears that the same customs and practices still prevail all these years later from Politics with so many lies with collective broken promises making many really ask: "Are we really, actually, any better off or are we in fact worse than ever, and can man actually successfully rule man with total fairness without corruption, selfishness and manipulation constantly creeping in?" This was a strong sentiment and point essentially raised in many Punk Anthems, famous Punk Band members, and song lyrics with correct free thinkers disliked by a so called one way manipulating already largely brainwashed system, hugely disliking anyone with free speech and thinking, all going against the grain of a 'so called' orderly normal society, (but what is actually normal) better know as completely and conveniently blinded and brainwashed by the powers that be. Funny enough this is also a very similar message strongly threaded within the main theme of the entire Bible and its scriptures regarding mans rule and manipulation and keeping free from the world an its' ways - like it or not!

Growing Up
1979 - 1982. Punk Rock and a collection of bands was an overall massive influence to Trevor and his friends - suited to it with perfect timing and age even more so for Trevor with top UK band The Stranglers formed in 1974 (who he soon befriended) particularly the bands bass player/vocalist Jean Jacques Burnel accompanied with his unique style of bass playing and stage presence. After leaving school in 1979 Aindow worked for the family business as a shop assistant and Landscape Gardener, then soon formed his first Punk Band The PR8's (PR8 - Southport post-code also crucially standing for 'Punk Rock 80') Soon to follow he was asked to join Punk Rock Band Blitzkrieg becoming the bands second bass player - where he started his adventure into the Punk Rock-scene with his first ever couple of live Gigs at Liverpool/ Eric's/Brady's famed as a Beatles/shack/venue and hang out otherwise known as a band worthy whole in the ground.

1982 - 2003. Once again and soon after Blitzkrieg split up with Trevor becoming the newest member of Southport Punk Band Mayhem. Mayhem also had another band split - was when Trevor a growing musician formed his own Punk Power Pop Band - (CATALYST as seen on 4PLAY). Despite forming the band, Aindow's stay in CATALYST was little over a couple of year's until departing in 1985 after recording an album when he Co-formed Southport Band Hot Rain. Hot Rain who were heavily influenced by Punk and it's ethos (oddly) weren't a Punk band by any means and went on to release an extensive series of cassettes, 7  and 12 vinyl releases as well as a number of CD' s, and comps. Hot Rain had a minor hit in Germany with a song called Stolen Years. Hot Rain Band where also helped out by members of fame band members A Flock Of Seagull's by drummer Ali Score and guitarist Paul Reynold's, which was an interesting period of creation laying down future plans. Liverpool keyboardist Bob Gelding was also included a session player within the band set list who also played and wrote the well know and liked by many theme tune to Liverpool soap-opera Brookside. With these four bands now complete: Blitzkrieg; Mayhem; Catalyst; and Hot Rain, would later be the creation and making of two book publishing's: 4PLAY and HOT RAIN where many others where fondly immortalized for their fine musical works.

Thailand, Chonburi - Pattaya City
2003 - 2013. A couple of years after Hot Rain's latest and final band release 'Unapproachable' Trevor started to travel more (France, Cyprus, and Egypt) then eventually discovered Thailand in 2003, in particular the international festival hot spot location Pattaya City, Chonburi (where it all happens) by later doing his first few Thai Gig's in the holiday resort during 2005 at Pratumnak road 'Smile Bar.' Soon after with well known 'Climax Band' to name a few continuing to date. Whilst in Pattaya City Aindow soon discovered and paid a personal visit to Khun 'Lam Morrison' a famous veteran Thai guitarist who also plays with Thai super-group Carabao and Sek Loso and plays as host and main act at many Thai festivals (Interestingly Lam Morrison personally brought Rock N Roll to the Kingdom during the early years and was awarded by Thai Royalty for his - prolonged continuous - duties to music in 2016, being recognized as the latest Thai famous musician and duties to music.) Aindow went on to do a number of live performances with Lam Morrison within Pattaya City, as well as a quick spot with the latest and best guitarist in Thailand at the time. In 2007 Aindow played to 40,000 Rock loving fans at Pattaya Bike Week (P.B.W) also known as  Burapa Bike Week  (a growing yearly festival) held in soi Chaiyapruek'2 with Pattaya's well known Climax band - Jun, Peak and (the late) Richi. Hundreds of more gigs were performed over the following years within Pattaya mainly paying Thai songs and Thai Morlam music and a mixture of western songs. Aindow went on to play once more in 2013 to more than 60,000 rock fans with Thailand's King Of Guitarist's Lam Morrison and his band the  Rock Machine  at Pattaya Bike Week held at Silverlake as a one off event.

In 2019 Aindow put together SPIDERS DEN a band which eventually got together and rehearsed in Pattaya City for an up and coming gig at Pattaya's 2020 Pattaya Bike Week - 23rd celebration. The band SPIDERS DEN (formed in Pattaya, Thailand) did a live one hour spot at the free for all festival to a large number of rock loving fans with a song set consisting of rock and Thai music. The line up consisted of Thai, English, and American musicians, with a female Thai singer being spotted by Aindow only days before the live show singing karaoke in a Pattaya bar who he approached and suggested her singing with the band at such an event to a number of Thai songs.

Pattaya Bike Week which started in 1997 is South-East Asia's most popular festival by a long shot, attracting a yearly growing crowd who flock to see Thailand's best acts, performers, and cover bands with free admission and countless other themes covered and filmed by 'Pattaya Media Group TV and Radio 92 FM'. Pattaya Bike Week will celebrate its 23rd anniversary spread over three days during mid February 2020 and is well worth your attendance. Truly there is no place on this earth like Pattaya City and the rest of Thailand regarding a number of things, where Thais certainly know how to party. Playing live in Pattaya is fondly recalled within Gigging and jamming in Pattaya Thailand books, with true rock stories telling there own tale.

Later Years - Gigs/Performing/Authorship
2013 - Present. Pattaya City is where Aindow now spend's much of his part of his time writing extensively a growing biography called The Passion Series, including: Rock Biography's, Religion and Travel Writing (Gigging and Jamming in Pattaya Thailand) goes through every single gig played/performed in Pattaya and Bangkok live. Aindow continues to be a musician and has wrote and published a series of books contained within '' The Passion Series: 1. 4PLAY. (ASIN: BO77R2HYCS; ISBN 13: 1981812868; ISBN 10: 1981812865) 2. Gigging and Jamming In Pattaya,Thailand. (ASIN: BO77RKR89B) 3. Hot Rain. (ASIN: BO77S2T9KJ) 4. Gigging and Jamming In Pattaya, Thailand'2. (ASIN: BO7LFRB8HC) 5. The Meek Will Inherit The Earth. (ASIN: BO7LMQ7TBC All available with Amazon Books UK.

Discography - Books/Bands
== Published Books Available - Amazon Books UK - The Passion Series (1) 4PLAY - A Punk Rock Biography includes Southport bands: Blitzkrieg; Mayhem; Catalyst; and Hot Rain, as well as Top UK band The Stranglers. (2) Gigging and Jamming In Pattaya, Thailand 1, includes Trevor's first 500 gigs done in Pattaya and Bangkok, Pattaya musicians and the many bar bands, gigs reviewed, Thai Superstar groups : Sek Loso, Carabao. Bird Thonghai. Lam Morrison and plenty of short interesting musical and none musical stories as well as Thai life. (3) Hot Rain book is a full on true story about life in a band, forming one and progressively going through all the ups and downs of gigging, recording, releasing records and having those small tastes of success touring in France and Germany and and growing up with a passion for music. (4) Gigging and Jamming In Pattaya, Thailand 2, is an obvious follow on from book 1, bringing matters almost up to date, how Pattaya is changing with many new trends and venues. (5) The Meek Will Inherit The Earth, Psalm 37: 9-11 - is a deep book with a strong urgent message based on Gods word the Bible and what lies in store for an ungodly world and all those alive at this time of the end during this system of things with similarities to that of Noah's day when a bad unrighteous world was put right (as prophesied) by its maker and creator, God. ==