Hi Steve,

Similar story to you really. Left school at 17 and went straight into a showband at a holiday camp, (Pontins, Prestatyn). Remember 'The Comedians' on TV at the time? We'd have Frank Carson and all the other regulars plus Russ Abbot (the impressionist) was still on drums with the Black Abbots all making weekly visits so it was a fun way to get started in the business. Spent 4 months in Germany doing the US bases with a 4 piece and then many years doing stuff with big bands on the Mecca circuit. 6 month stint on the QE2 with the house band then moved on to do Come Dancing until I broke my wrist and lost the gig! Spent approx. 13 years pro, then the family started arriving and as all the travelling was doing my head in I changed direction to a non-musical route.

Like you, my main musical enjoyment these days just comes from jammin' at home and listening to what others do on their keyboards.

You must have some stories to tell Steve so if you ever get a chance to tell us, here's a thread we started some time back:

What's your strangest musical experience?

or, if you've had an embarrassing musical moment here's a thread for that:

What's your most embarrassing musical moment?

Cheers

Paul