Blast from the Past: Pictures of today's RotN musicians in the days of yore. Send us your pictures of the past you handsome dogs!

 

   Showing a nice TT100 tyre on his Bonneville, H of Riff Raff had a bit more hair in those days!

 

  

Joe Pastrami started his career jamming with the likes of The Fandango Brothers and a lot less hair!

  The Cap'n in his early days.(Same age as Joe is now.)
 

 

 
Steve Pickles of Red Mosquito doing his thing!
     
   

  Here's Gav with Mark of Blackout. Gav's the one with fringe benefit! Mark's already decided on the  colour of his future.

 

 

This time Gav's with another budding rock legend...far right is Matt Duggan of Scooby and Iron On Maiden!
     
   
  The Nucleus for Splash Alley! Baz with the Burns,Tiny with the bass and third from right....well his name is Brian...

 

  

Two of the best guitarist we've ever seen. Left is a young Gav Coulson and right is Lee Hobson of No Quarter! Gav says Lee was fantastic even at this age!
     
   

  Jamie of the Rakkiteers shows why her earlier band, Impossible Dreams, were popular!

 

  

Andy of Do$ch sends this picture of The Quillers from 1963. Sorry about the size.
     
   

  Not sure if these are the legendary "Flying Pimpanos" but South Yorks guitar superstar John Moore is halfway to the ceiling on the right of this picture!That's Andy from Charlie Don't Surf on bass too!

 

 

Here's Bitter Harvest with two of the regions top bassists. Angie and Daz Dodds are at the two extremes of the picture! Angie played keys way back  then.
     
   
  Rockabilly Rebel and Riff Raff player Tony Marchant seen here scoring a try at Wembley for Castleford

 

 

Recognise this drummer? It's Paul of the Erics!
     
   

  Here's the Erics with their lesser known alias for clubland, The Gooleys....

 

 

Hunmanbycrop with Sam Eric on the far left wearing somebody's waistcoat.
     
   

  Charger, pre Riff Raff. 2nd from left is Agnes...Ian Miles and 3rd from left is Toronaga drummer, Steve Todd. Kneeling is Allan Miles manager, dad of Ian and Julie of The Lion in Castleford.

 

 

Here's Gravedigger Bri with his Suzuki Custom. Bighearted rock fan is Bri and although he's lost a few pounds, he hasn't lost his great disposition. Top bloke!
     
   
  Heres a pic of Founder. Recognise the  chap on the right? It's Snoopy of Bad Penny, Steve Hoyle of Bad Penny on the left, Steve Mc Hugh, and Paul Barnett, who is pictured on another picture higher up the page.

 

 

Here's Tony from Loaded and Goddzi from 3 Daze Lost way back when The Changing Lights in Huddersfield wasn't a lap dancing bar and Ukeleles flew wild over the Pennines!
     
   

  Dave Cooper on the left with Reincarnation, later renamed Child. This is a Cas and Pontefract Express picture.

 

 

Here's CRASH Alley with Coast's Dave Cooper top left and Heavy Load's Colin Maughn (Barry Sheene impersonator) bottom right when signed to Mountain Records

     
   
  This is a bit suspicious...it's Jamie and JP from Talliwhacker! (with friend!)

 

 

Dave Cooper again with a much better guitar and playing with Reincarnation at Blackamoor Head! Dave's now with CoAst
     
   

 

Two little girls who went on to play very big basses!

Sent by their sugar daddy ToC!

 

  

 

Here's Teachers Pet with Dave Cooper in the middle and Graham Moore to the right ,who plays bass with Welcome to Bedrock and whom sent us this blast from the past piccy!
             
  Steve Pickles in Django mode and a D minor maybe?     The Rakkiteers lead singer Mark showing a collar at a jaunty angle and a cool tie knot ready to impress the ladies!
             
  Bad Penny's Steve Lil Fingers with extremely lil fingers in this shot     Tony Parkin with Massacre many moons and many pairs of spandex pants ago!
             

 

Chris Rakkiteer with porn star tash and mullet! Chris was in The Badgers about this time.

 

 

 

Deano of The Rakkiteers a few years ago with his rock'n'roll denim jacket!