veloman

And John Gregory standing in with that band as "The Boss". Not sure his guitar was plugged in though !!

Leighton James gone; Burnley legend!. How many are old enough to remember seeing him help destroy Villa at VP in the 70's ? Think Villa Park had that "sand slitting" process to improve or even save the pitch - didn't seem to help us THAT afternoon. Think Burnley won 3 - 0 or something with a side littered with stars , Martin Dobson et al. Really cursed him that afternnon but admitted he was a great player. RIP.

I'm hardly an expert on Macro Economics but it was a part of the qualification I was attempting !! But .. didn't the IBRD have quite a significant impact on the Economic recovery of both Germany and Japan ?

Agreed 100% . Have seen this documentary several times and never get tired of admiring their talent. Perhaps the sadest part is the mention of Jim Gordon. Fabulous drummer ( good enough to play with Steely Dan!!) but had severe mental issues and murdered his own Mom. Refused parole several times and died in prison. Very sad.

Best kit I ever had was a Pearl DLX; having also had Ludwig , Rogers et al. I believe that the DLX is quite collectible now. Also , Jeff Porcaro used them but sadly I didn't sound like him !!!!

Didnt know Gerry Conway but think Terry Cox played with (amongst others) Alexis Korner.

I THINK , that was the guitar Denny Laine used when he was in the first incarnation of the Moody Blues. Know nothing (much) about guitars , but looks ace. In the 60's , many guitarists I played with alwaus aspired to getting a Bigsby 'tremelo' arm. Are they called 'whammy bars' now

Indeed ! another of wife's relations was in NACODS, who IIRC didn't come out. There was unpleasantness there for ages.

Yep , I think that is very pertinent. My wife's family, father and brother, were employed in the North Staffs Coalfield and neither were very keen on Scargill. But the agressive manner in which Thatcher dealt with the situation was, IMO, disgraceful. Brother in law worked at Hem Heath, one of the largest pits in the area; the NCB, presumably under Thatcher's instructions, poured tonnes of concrete down the main shaft on thousands of pounds worth of machinery and with substantial reserves of coal thus ensuring that pit could never be used again. If you ever followed Villa to Stoke, you probably parked on the "Business Park" that was Hem Heath.

Probably a bit late on this but; last week was the 40th Anniversary of the Miners' strike- the one lead by Scargill. Did this affect anyone on here? Was it justified ?

Don't know if this should be in the Deadpool thread , but Duncan Fearnley has died. His bats reigned supreme during the 70's and early 80's. The (very poor) team I played for had them . And for a bonus point , we DID buy them from Harry Parkes shop !!

I wonder what England would give for a Jonathon Trott now, oftern ridiculed by the cockney press because of his slight eccentricities; and the fact that he didn't play for Surrey, Middlesex, Kent etc !

Have been lucky enought to see Stanley Clarke with The Clarke/Duke Project at The Odeon in New Street. First 'encountered 'him when he was with Chick Corea on TOGWT. He played a Kramer bass, a brand that might have disappeared now. I played with a geezer who had one and paid a quite a lot for it ; but was unhappy that it seemed to go out of tune easily (changed back to a Precision). PS @mjmooney, perhaps that should be alive and slapping !!!

Don't know much about this youth but wasn't he more famed as a bass player?

and in Holland ! Remember when we played Royal Antwerp? Villa were pretty fit under the Saunders regime but Charlie Aitken said he had never seen 'his' winger with so much pace. A good mate who was in a semi pro cycling team (sadly a Wolves fan) confimed it was rife overthere. Then it would ahve been amphets - Pervitin etc - now probably EPO or testosterone.