just popped in ! well ! was drawn ! directed ! was reading about the marque wardour street looking for reference to Cockney Rebels first gig there ! didnt find any ! but good old google told me 16th March 73 ! I was far too young to attend! my first gig ( was only 13 .)
my forst gig was 31st May 74 ( the psychomodo tour at the civic centre St Albans ( now the Albany ) the originals ( well after pete Newman. so John Crocker, Milton ream James ,paul jeffries, and Stuart Elliot ..steve was still wearing those black velvet dolly shoes ( as worn on human menagerie album ) remember staring at them! .remember vividly he was wearing black velvet wide legged ,trousers and a black cap sleave at.shirt ,! noticed his hairy arms and his large hands ! that he later touched my face ( cheeks) with as he t thanked me for coming to see them ! as he left the back of the venue to board the coach ! somethings never leave ya ! do they .