In 1969-1971 I played with a band named Canterbury Tales.
Canterbury Tales consisted of
- Mark Dean Ellen on drums
- Bernie Hagley on Bass and Sax
- Nigel Gilchrist on Hammond organ & bass
- John Wheels Guitar.
Later when Bernie left to go to the States with "Tranquility" we recruited a new Bass player. He was Trevor Horne who went on to form Buggles and made a couple of hits with gender bending bands.(Frankie Came >From Liverpool).But he never touched me, as far as I can remember.He did give me some some funny blue pills as I recall one time, which made me have fantastic pornographic dreams which I can still recall vividly.
We were resident Fri. & Sat. St. Mildreds Hotel, Westgate (now flattened).and Sunday nights the Queen's Hotel Cliftonville. (also flattened) We played the Coach & Horses Canterbury Wednesdays, That was if we could beat contenders Mickey Finn to the gig, no probs. we had a Transit & they had an old Commer.
Neros in Ramsgate was another venue. A gig in Folkestone was good for nubile groupies.(Forgot the name of that one). Good times they tell me.
Bernie & I are now in Vanity Fare, Nigel is running a music hire company in L.A., John is running a Taxi Company in Perth W.Australia & I am having fantastic flashbacks.
Mark Dean Ellen
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I do remember you, but I didn't really have too much personal contact back in the day.
I met Trevor when he lived in Wyndham Avenue in Cliftonville ( where I lived at the time)
So the good old Transit was yours eh ??
Never knew that!!
I too have always found it strange that Trevor CBE never ever mentioned those days in any of his history synopsis.
I did find one though, where he did, but he said you went to Denmark on your grand tour, but it was actually Norway.
He was a nice guy when I knew him, ( a sentiment not shared by Mark Ellen )but I should imagine that he's a bit big for his boots these days.
You've done a bit of globetrotting since then, haven't you ??
I myself have lived I. Spain for the last nine and a half years. Its pretty warm here too !!
It was good to get your message, thank you.
I wish you all the best, and hope you get to your place in Thailand as soon as possible.
Stay safe and healthy