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Kodepos. I remember Brian Clarke who used to transport your gear around and I used to help him on many occasions in fact I went with him to Brians 21st birthday party in Mill Hill if recall correctly. Raducanu appeared to be in fine health while at British Vogue and Tiffany's annual fashion and film party in London last week, suggesting that the bout of illness set in at the last minute . I have been coming to Sydney every year since 1996 and saw Nigel every time I was here. I am trying to find out when and where they formed, when they disbanded, and who the founding members of the group were and what instruments they played, and who also contributed to the vocals. Tim, Some great comments here. Although we didnt make it bigtime or cut any records, unlike the Monotones or Force Five, we had good steady work with three or four gigs every week and had a great time which I wouldnt have missed for anything. Of course I also caught up with Mark as I try to do most years. Thanks for the kind mentions on this page. In the 1960s the band were regulars at The Elms, The Halfway House in Thorpe Bay and the Kursaal Ballroom but we also played all the yacht clubs in the area and many times at the Cliffs Pavilion. I think I had a uke-banjo at the time, but due to Brians enthusiasm graduated to acoustic guitar and then my first semi-solid Selmer. Nigel was renamed as Mark Lloyd and I was given the ridiculous name of Thurston Crane! He also had an ear fetish, which was just too annoying. tiffany's nightclub wimbledon - kestonrocks.com Also a very proficient vocalist. And now the lowdown on the early years of the Monotones. The band performed right through to 1977 all over the South-East, London and East Anglia with only three changes in personel: Bob Church was replaced by Roger Dupuy in 1964, Phil Thomas left the following year, and my brother Keith Read took over lead guitar from Adrian in 1973. I became friends with Brian and we found we had two common interestsguitars and girls. Went via Ricks house cos we had to take some records back, (obviously Sam was waiting for me at the station, oh the age before mobile phones he would have been there and no way of knowing were I was how did we cope?). I was friendly with the Whirlwinds when they were Johnny Gale and the Whirlwinds playing at the Kursaal on Saturday nights.Sid Plappert was playing guitar with them at that time. The two other most popular groups were The Whirlwinds and The Paramounts ( later to gain fame as Procul Harem ). We were however, building on our success with Mecca, which resulted in the award of a number gold cups for best band on the circuit. Ted Hughes (Who also ran the Old Leigh pub, The Smack), had taken a lease on the Elm Hotel. My first attempt at assembling a group of like minds, included my then bosom pal, Ian Gregory: Ian was the only one to find relative show biz fame and fortune later and whats more, cut a single which made it to the charts! Before 1973 two dance spots existed as separate venues both owned by club entrepreneur Peter Stringfellow. Train was late had to wait hour. Mark took over as drummer and continued his role as lead vocalist. In 1975 Tiffany's opened. We appeared on a number of TV pop shows including Ready Steady Go, Thank Your Lucky Stars, Juke Box Jury and a number of others. Quite a world away from a waitress in Tiffanys! Mark loyd/ nigel basham is still going in ausse. During my stay at Alexanders, Mark left for Australia where he met up with Pete Trout again. We had just began to get together, as he lived just around the corner from me. Hello fellow GARAGEHANGOVER enthusiasts. I wonder how many of those members of local bands went on to musical careers.