paul h Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I worked with Roy Wood's niece and I used to see him in The Wheatsheaf in Walsall quite often. I followed him into the loo once but he mysteriously disappeared like some kind of wiza...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1437569202' post='2827119']I was at Reading 1980 (i.e. when it was still a proper festival) when Slade were drafted in at the last minute to replace Ozzy. They completely smashed it, I'm guessing dave had juiced his guitar sound a bit to suit the occasion.[/quote] Dave was using a John Birch custom by then with an onboard treble-booster, with 300w of Hiwatt stacks behind him, a mate of mine in the USA owns the 200 amp now. Slade had until 2 days before, split up. Dave had left due to lack of income in the previous 2-3 years of doldrums for the band. Chas Chandler had talked him into going out with a final blast - and the rest as they say............. Jim's backline here, including the power-amps behind it was 9000+ watts. [quote name='paul h' timestamp='1437576011' post='2827211'] I worked with Roy Wood's niece and I used to see him in The Wheatsheaf in Walsall quite often.[/quote] There's a story that Roy Wood, Noddy Holder and Robert Plant went to a quiet little boozer in their home area for a few jars years ago and no-one bothered them. The punters were either locals who knew them or any others just wouldn't have believed you'd see all three of them together so left them alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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