Currently residing in the where are they now ? file.....
posted by Derek Forbes at 4:56 pm
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
About Me
- Name: Derek Forbes
- Location: Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom
born relatively young,Scottish,keen footballer as a child,joined first band at age 9, named them the 'Tiny Troggs'.Played for Liverpool boys club in the Gorbals, Glasgow.Learned guitar at15,played in various bands. Made first record with the 'Subhumans (Subs) in London. Joined Simple Minds (Scotland).Joined Propaganda (Germany),joined Oblivion Dust (Japan). joined Spear of Destiny (England), formed newest band A Few Good Men, now Fourgoodmen. (U.K.).
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16 Comments:
are those records in the Queens Royal Museum of Pop and Rock, behind a cage never to be stolen?
He didn't buy them, eees got 50 gold ones.
Flim
hello cleveland, listen to the flower people, sir dennis eaton hogg.... its up there as maybe one of the best. And nice to see Derek has a good sense of silly humor.
Believe it or not, I have one of Nigel Tuffnel's plectrums. I've always got it with me at gigs...so for a small fee.... It has Spinal Tap on one side and Nigel Tuffnel on the other.
Shit Sandwich
I'll show you mine..if you show me yours....
Derek
Derek,
that song "white hot day" was great off that album..how much of that album was lillywhite?
Flim
The over all sound was Steve Lillywhite, the songs and parts were all ours. We were actually pretty good you know.
thanks for that piece Derek, i saw you guys on the support for that album, in a small club in jersey. you did some old and new, nice mix. nice treats for your fans. you were slapping away, no blood letting from the hands of the bass player however.
Flim
Wow, two great albums in a same photo. Those bloody bass lines of "Sparkle in the rain" are amazing, as all the music. And that Big Country album is great, too!
Maybe they are in the "where are they now" row, but they're still there... :)
SB,
flimshim here, up here in northern New Jersey, USA.
"up here in the north of england"
guess who?
thanks for all the first hand info from yourself and FFM & FW
yes, i played the tuba & cello, but then switch to bass after i saw Mr. Forbes & Geddy Lee in concert in 84, because the tuba and cello became uncool.. they were not on the same bill. me thinks it was 84.
good morn, spearbabe
i got bombed last night, bad boy
a bit of silly blog code, i suppose
Flim
Yes. We did meet up with Alex Sadkin in South Thoresby in Lincolnshire, where we were writing for 'Sparkle in the Rain' Pity he's not with us anymore, he was a nice guy. I really like Pete Walsh and Steve Lillywhite, and enjoyed working with them so much. East coast of the U.S. will be after Thanksgiving. Dates should include Boston, Washington, Philadelphia and N.Y.C. We will announce the dates on the 4GM site.
Derek, not for 4GM this fall, but you know where you had some rabid fans...i'm sure you know, Canada... they went ape monkey crazy for minds and big country.
Flim
We are starting the tour in Toronto then Montreal....how d'ya like them apples?
Derek
Derek,
you'll be well rec'vd there i'm sure. you'll be treated like kings, red carpets , everything.
Foxy , 2 liters, thats a hell of a night.
Flim
Even funnier, real life happening at Elvis's grave was when, my mate Ray McVeigh was there with Steve Jones from the Pistols, when they were in the Professionals together, and Jonesy got his cock out in front of the grave, when it was surrounded by weeping old ladies, and had his photograph taken....classic punk stuff
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