Pinkie Brown
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I see what you did there. It was the final straw. (And the first).
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[Music] R.I.P. Dick Slexia of The Piranhas
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I see what you did there. It was the final straw. (And the first).
Resident band down the Richmond back in the day. Saw them many times, great ban live.
boik
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Loved them back in the day. Drove all the way to see them support the Pretenders in Aylesbury as it seemed like their first big gig. The Pretenders were sh!te by the way.
pearl
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I just looked on the punkbrighton site and read that Ian Smith (Zap Club / Birds with Ears) committed suicide in 2014 aged 55.
take care everyone
take care everyone
boik
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Lush
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"On drums, Mr DICK SLEXIA"
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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R.P.I. 
I just looked on the punkbrighton site and read that Ian Smith (Zap Club / Birds with Ears) committed suicide in 2014 aged 55.
take care everyone
Yes, I found out about a year ago. Was a bit of a shock, more so by the manner of his death.
pearl
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yeah, makes no sense. I've never suffered depression thank God
pearl
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they are still going
smudge
Up the Albion!
Just heard this. Shocking news. Went to school with Dick at Lewes Priory, he was a great lad, obviously the coolest kid in school, he was in a band! Used to go & see him play in the Piranhas & therefore got in to the who Vaultage thing, they were great times. Sunday nights down the Buccaneer was always great, also great memories of one particular Friday night down Landport Community Centre in Lewes.
Liked his football too; he was in the North Stand on the night we beat Massive to get promoted to the old Division 2. I remember he pre-empted the final whistle & did a solo pitch invasion, running the length of the pitch, evading the OB down at the South Stand & disappearing into the crowd.
Always remember him laughing, such a good lad. RIP Dick, & condolences to family.
Liked his football too; he was in the North Stand on the night we beat Massive to get promoted to the old Division 2. I remember he pre-empted the final whistle & did a solo pitch invasion, running the length of the pitch, evading the OB down at the South Stand & disappearing into the crowd.
Always remember him laughing, such a good lad. RIP Dick, & condolences to family.
Pretty pink fairy
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Ditto Smudge , Bruv see him at the Con club in Lewes last year for a UK subs gig sporting a trendy HI viz jkt , Mr Windlass was there as well.
regards
DR
Sad news, RIP Dick.
The Piranhas were one of the first bands I saw play live when I was 14, Sunday night at The Buccaneer.
Happy memories of watching them back then, the band had a big following in Brighton before they had a record in the charts.
The Piranhas were one of the first bands I saw play live when I was 14, Sunday night at The Buccaneer.
Happy memories of watching them back then, the band had a big following in Brighton before they had a record in the charts.
MrSnuggles
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- Apr 29, 2016
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Loved the piranhas...and still do! Had many a great night at The Richmond and Alhambra. Bob Grover still performs all their old stuff as the Piranhas Four. RIP Dick. Thanks for the memories
aolstudios
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One of them is
Yeah, John Helmer is in marketing now ... or, at least, was when I met him at a tech conference about 12 years ago. It was a real shock to bump into him
Bizarrely his CV also states he was briefly a lyricist for neo-prog outfit Marillion just after Fish left.
pearl
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Sorry to hear about your brother