Friday 3 August 2007

It was 20 years ago today...



...well, near enough. Despite dire warnings of further floods, and only an hour's rehearsal in two decades, the original line up of Beyond Therapy convened in a marquee "somewhere in Sussex" to play a secret one-off gig as promised for their ever-loyal fans (thanks, Jean and Brian!). No doubt in years to come, the number of people claiming to have been at this re-uniting of one of mid-Sussex's greatest heavy metal bands of the late 1980s will be greater than those who reckon they saw the Sex Pistols at the 100 Club in '76. But no matter, those who were there were treated to a special appearance by founder member Dave Etheridge-Barnes (far left) on lead guitar and "tasty cakes", giving the band a triple-guitar attack to rival Iron Maiden.

If only we'd agreed what parts we were all playing!



"Text from Mulligan - he's running late. Something about about having to re-shoot three old codgers sliding down a country lane in a bathtub"





"Ah, here he is. I remember him being taller, don't you?"



"Guess where this finger's been?"





And for those of you who weren't there, here's a look at what you missed:




If we leave it another 20 years, I’ll be 60!

F**king hell…