Bay City Rollers reform four decades on from glory days

[Leyton Gull]

No Steve Marriott either. I'd go and see the BCRs.

The drummer Kenny Jones is still alive but the rest are not. Just for the record. My gag went down like a lead zeppelin.

 

[Honky Tonx]

Eric Falkner is a bloody good guitarist as is Richard Gower of Racey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpwKb5XKbSg

 

[Mr Bridger]

The drummer Kenny Jones is still alive but the rest are not. Just for the record. My gag went down like a lead zeppelin.

Saw Kenny Jones play this month at The Faces reunion. Him , Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. Only did 7 songs like, but all good.
Gig was at Kenny Jones polo club in Surrey to raise money for prostate cancer.

 

[Garage_Doors]

They were a nasty little bunch of Edinburgh yobs, nothing like that cute boy-next-door image they traded on, and with a rather unpleasant manager. Oh yes, and a conviction for kiddie porn..........

Fully agree on Tam Paton, thats well written as well as his ripping them off, but know nothing of them being "yobs" is this documented anywhere?

 

[Leyton Gull]

Eric Falkner is a bloody good guitarist as is Richard Gower of Racey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpwKb5XKbSg

Eric wanted to be the singer but you can see why they became more popular when they got a proper singer in. They were hovering around the charts for a year or so before they really took off as I recall.

 

[maltaseagull]

You live in the sun. Why would music cheer you up ?

(fair enough - we are not all the same)

Music in the sun is even better But not theirs I am afraid.

 

[GT49er]

Fully agree on Tam Paton, thats well written as well as his ripping them off, but know nothing of them being "yobs" is this documented anywhere?

Lived in Edinburgh at the time........

Kiddie porn well documented - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/689234.stm . Can't find any reference to the pedestrian being run down and killed, but definitely remember it.

 

[Stato]

Surely The Bay City Rollers' greatest claim is that they were paid tribute by one of the UK's finest ever songwriters. Even though he was trying to serve up some old rope to get him out of a record contract he ended up with a number one in Japan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yobmn7nGVpk

 

[Garage_Doors]

Lived in Edinburgh at the time........

Kiddie porn well documented - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/689234.stm . Can't find any reference to the pedestrian being run down and killed, but definitely remember it.

Well aware of the tragic accident Les had that resulted in a 76 year old woman being a fatality injured, but seen nothing regarding the band being yobs or on the wrong side of the law.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Drummer Derek Longmuir was sentenced to 300 hours community service for possession of child porn.

probably spent 300 hours watching it dirty nonce
regards
DR

 

[GT49er]

Well aware of the tragic accident Les had that resulted in a 76 year old woman being a fatality injured, but seen nothing regarding the band being yobs or on the wrong side of the law.

Kiddie porn not far enough n the wrong side of the law for you? OK, you're a fan, obviously. Let's just forgive the boys their little foibles, eh?

 

[wallyback]

Bye-Bye Baby was one of the great pop songs. I mean - there is no great insight into life, but everyone feels a bit more cheerful after hearing that don't they ?

That's a four seasons song

 

[wallyback]

No Steve Marriott either. I'd go and see the BCRs.

The Small Fakers are on in Worthing next month . Excellent tribute band

 

[WATFORD zero]

I've always fancied starting a tribute band called the small faeces

 

[Leyton Gull]

I've always fancied starting a tribute band called the small faeces

they'd be sh.t ……………………………………………………….. HOT!