Thanks Kevin I'll check him out, I like Steve Earl so it sounds like I may like him. Saw Hank III with Supersuckers and Nashville P**** and they all went down well with us Psychobillys in the UK!
Just got my tickets to see J.D. McPherson play Leeds in the UK! :P
Guess plenty here know them already, but I don't think they've played the here before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZGn4LncY0g
Jimmie's vocalist Lou Ann Barton is a great singer too.
Robert Cray had to pull out of our local festival last year so sadly never seen him, glad to hear he's recovered though!
Cheers Bodge
I'm C'mouth based when up there but could always send you a PM if I get out to the Brewery Arts Centre for any shows.
Yet to try the new 50's/Biker themed diner in Keswick:
http://www.lakesescape.co.uk/Lakes_Esca ... _Cafe.html
Takes me back to witnessing a Bank Holiday Mods v...
Hmm, Cheltenham isn't really known for cutting edge urban culture is it?
You always have Zappis cafe in Oxford and Mud Dock Cycles & Cafe/Bar (nice waitresses!) in Bristol.
http://zappisbikecafe.com/
http://www.mud-dock.co.uk/
I reckon Noahs Ark nr Stroud would be a good place for a cafe too...
MG & Rover were sold to BAE Aerospace who then sold them to BMW who kept Mini & sold the rest to the Phoenix consortium who started take over talks with Chinese company SAIC who stalled the deal long enough to close the company & get the designs, tooling & patents for peanuts. A sorry tale...
Can't find actual pics of my first two cars but they were:
'51-'56 Mk1 Ford Consul - a bit like a smaller UK version of the '49 Ford (mine was pastel blue):
'62-'66 Mk3 Ford Zodiac - mine was a black ex 'Special Branch' (bit like the FBI) squad car that had allegedly transported a few of...
Cheers chaps
I alternate my time between the Lakes and South Manchester so only a couple of miles from the Baron - always good to see someone else local.
I'll start a build thread once I've got the project started - I'd like to have something cobbled together for next years Rockabilly Rave or...