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24 May 2010

anyone else on here go to see Peter Hammill last night.....

Filed Under : Music , Rants

Posted By : Mike Collinge | Comments : 7

or was it just me?

http://www.nme.com/video/id/BLQfzMsBi1E/search/Peter%20Hammill

Comments

# Posted by HAPPY DAIZE - 24/05/2010, 20:42 (GMT)

Van Der Graaf Generator were one of my favourite bands - very original.

Rob

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 24/05/2010, 21:18 (GMT)

PH's voice is still in fine form Rob. no VDGG songs last night but a few really old ones: "vision", "slender threads", "the lie".

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 24/05/2010, 21:25 (GMT)

Think it was just you Mike...... lol

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 24/05/2010, 21:29 (GMT)

ah well......

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 24/05/2010, 21:34 (GMT)

hey Mike, I remember Mad Jax, whatever happened to them? they used to be a well followed band in the 8o's as I remember

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 24/05/2010, 21:45 (GMT)

well, i'm still playing - with duncan sykora(guitar)in International Rescue. Vin (keys) is in Rotherham and doing solo shows as Michael Buble. danny (drums) is back in the Isle of Man. peter Brook (keys) is AWOL!! and jack is doing Rod Stewart full time - Blackpool Tower seasons etc... we all met up in March for jack's birthday!!

started a myspace site and digitised the albums, more to come,

http://www.mcollinge.co.uk/mad%20jacks.html
http://www.myspace.com/madjackstravellingcircus

you can find duncan and vin's pages from here too.

mad jacks was a fun and wild time, really creative too.

glad you remember them.

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 24/05/2010, 21:50 (GMT)

Beltin, a really good band as I remember, n yea Jack loved his Rod Stewart even then

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