itsmedunc Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 2 hours ago, lurksalot said: I remember Toola from an episode of Shoestring I was just about to post that! Toola's band! Think that was not long before Sheep Farming in Barnett? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 12 hours ago, super al said: Whereabouts are you (I'm not a stalker, honest). A few years back I was told that Bob n Toyah lived just outside Salisbury in one of the many posh villages. Just a rumour like, never actually saw them in Waitrose or owt (just the drummer from Dodgy, which was good enough for me) I'm in south east kent. Most of her band are here but she isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 6 hours ago, itsmedunc said: I was just about to post that! Toola's band! Think that was not long before Sheep Farming in Barnett? Quite possibly , and a great way to promote yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 hours ago, lurksalot said: a great way to promote yourself To be fair, she'd already been in Derek Jarman's "Jubilee" with Adam Ant, so her luvvie credentials were already established. I remember bringing my copy of "Sheep Farming" to the school disco and getting the DJ to play "Neon Womb". Me and Swamp and Sgav jumped around on our own while the rest of the kidz stared and probably sniggered from inside their voluminous trousers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 35 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: To be fair, she'd already been in Derek Jarman's "Jubilee" with Adam Ant, so her luvvie credentials were already established. I remember bringing my copy of "Sheep Farming" to the school disco and getting the DJ to play "Neon Womb". Me and Swamp and Sgav jumped around on our own while the rest of the kidz stared and probably sniggered from inside their voluminous trousers Quality, did sister Paul not join you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusee pee Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Saw her at an 80s’ fest last year. I’m a big 80s fan anyway but she was the main draw having never seen her and been a fan of much of her work. She was excellent all round. I’d jump at the chance to see her again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Our harmonica player shot one or more of her album covers back in the day, speaks very highly of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) Reluctantly took my then girlfriend to see her way back in about 1982. Her backing band had Phil Spalding on bass and Simon Phillips on drums... not too shabby. Cracking gig in the end. Not at all what I’d expected. Edited April 28, 2018 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 She's performing along with Roger Taylor, Paul Young and Madeline Bell as part of the SAS Band (Spikes All Stars) who are the Sunday headline act at our local Festival, Weyfest, in August. Apparently they are doing a 2 hour set. Should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 On 27/04/2018 at 14:33, JellyKnees said: I don't know how she does it.... It's a mystery To me ? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I've never seen her live but I've always kinda wanted to. With my "bloke" hat on, she's a gorgeous woman and she keeps reinventing herself and keeps going. Good luck to her. She's not playing in Scotland, unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 It was rumoured Toyah and her band used practice in the old theatre in Cannock just before she launched into the charts. My works colleague has a photograph of himself taken with Toyah when she played the Robin Hood 2 in Bilston a few years ago. He said she was very polite and was happy to talk and mix with the audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne58 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I did a show in Holker in Cumbria with Toyah a couple of years ago and she was great, very friendly and approachable. We really enjoyed listening to her performance, including her stories about her early years and life in showbiz. Can't fault her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Geek99 said: To me ? No That's a shot in the dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 50 minutes ago, wayne58 said: . . . . including her stories about her early years and life in showbiz. Can't fault her. Really? When the 30th anniversary tour was being considered, the band, who were instrumental in her success in the early days, were told they weren't being included. Using "the guys" on the way up and discarding them when you get there is a sadly common trait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Skybone said: That's a shot in the dark Indeed-big exclamation mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne58 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, chris_b said: Really? When the 30th anniversary tour was being considered, the band, who were instrumental in her success in the early days, were told they weren't being included. Using "the guys" on the way up and discarding them when you get there is a sadly common trait. I think after 30 years relationships and musical partnerships would probably have changed and moved on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, wayne58 said: I think after 30 years relationships and musical partnerships would probably have changed and moved on. There are lots of reunion tours which were exactly that, reunions. There are others, it seems, who rather imagine they did all by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 On 27/04/2018 at 15:05, Dad3353 said: Never heard of her, so I looked up a few videos. I wish I hadn't. Style over Content 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne58 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 37 minutes ago, chris_b said: There are lots of reunion tours which were exactly that, reunions. There are others, it seems, who rather imagine they did all by themselves. Reunion or anniversary? Going on to persue an acting career.......40+ theatre productions and 10 feature films later, perhaps she was genuinely talented in her own right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, wayne58 said: Reunion or anniversary? Going on to persue an acting career.......40+ theatre productions and 10 feature films later, perhaps she was genuinely talented in her own right? Maybe. Or could it have been something to do with the fact that she didn't look like the back of a 39 bus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne58 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 24 minutes ago, Dan Dare said: Maybe. Or could it have been something to do with the fact that she didn't look like the back of a 39 bus? Aye, and still looking pretty good at 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDaveTheBass Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) On 27/04/2018 at 19:24, super al said: (just the drummer from Dodgy, which was good enough for me) I see what you did there! Edited April 30, 2018 by MrDaveTheBass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 22 hours ago, Dan Dare said: Maybe. Or could it have been something to do with the fact that she didn't look like the back of a 39 bus? Just for comparison purposes, obv... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ^^^ I thought she was more of a 39B (Kirkcaldy - Glenrothes Newcastle) The posh route, and arrives 6 times a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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