The highlights, (there is much more, 32 bands and counting but I`d be here all day !)
Hi, my 1st notable band was BARNACLE, I joined in the early 70`s. The
band featured the 3 brothers Gary, Pete and Steve who later became
famous session musicians. The highlights of this were supporting many
famous bands like E.L.O, HELLO, GEORDIE, GLITTER BAND and STACKRIDGE among others and playing at the B.B.C.`s Paris theatre and at the 1975 melody maker rock concert at The Roundhouse in London to 3,500
people.
We also won the oppurtunity Knox roadshow at the Leas cliff hall
hosted by Hughie Green.
I moved to London in late 1975 to join art rock band GLORIA MUNDI
which was quite an experience getting my head around various costume
changes and make up all over my face.
The next project was a band called TORPEDO a heavy rock outfit. We
played on the London pub circuit at places like The Bridge House, The Brecknoc, Fulham greyhound and The Green Man in Ilford to name a few.
After that I was asked to join THE TIGGER LIONS BAND and recorded a
single with them. Tigger was previusly in a band called HUSTLER who
got a mention in the guiness book of records for doing the most gigs in a
year. In 1975 they did 362 gigs, alot of these were surporting QUEEN
on there world tour that year.
I moved back to Dover at the end of the 70`s to join DEAD DOGS DONT LIE, we recorded with Topper Headon of the CLASH and used him when he was

available for live gigs because our drummer also played with Robin Knox Johnson from the VIBRATORS.
Next I thought I`d like to make some money out of this music industry so I joined FABEGE` a husband and wife caberet group and found myself in clubland surporting the MINI TONES, a duo featuring 2 dwarfs one of which was inside R.2.D.2. in the star war films !
Martin Young the 1st BARNACLE singer contacted me to join his band `ENRY. This I did and had a great laugh for the next 3 years, the gigs were hillarious.
After `ENRY I formed CRYWOLF, playing a set of original songs by Derek the singer and me.
When Derek left we bcame NO SURRENDER with the famous Bob Blythe on vocals, or Bob the groaner as he was known after an accident between his neck and a gangplank.
We changed the name of the band to TICKLED PINK and when Bob left to go to Australia we recruited Andy McMurray thus starting a long and fruitful musical partnership between Andy and me. TICKLED PINK recorded a song by the keyboard player called Easy Now which had a lot of interest. People still ask me to play it today.
Next I joined THE GARY DEAN BAND which then became MIAMI.
After a couple of years I was contacted by the Wisby brothers Martin and Clive and we formed SCANDAL.
6 years and nearly 1000 enjoyable gigs later in 1996 USER FRIENDLY was formed and has been getting better year by year ever since. Also running in tandem to USER FRIENDLY I formed LITTLE ALLIGATORS with my wife Lisa and have also done gigs with GO BOB and LAZARUS.
Thats enough for now as I have writers cramp but the tale isnt over, the best is yet to come!

Tick Brown