I’m not really in to nostalgia trips , but going to see Tesla the other night always gets me thinking about previous gigs , and today I was thinking about the last time I saw them back in “the good old days “……………………. :).
Now - with this in mind I had a look around to find an autographed album sleeve of theirs I had , and of course thought about how I got it in the first place ……:)
I always laugh about the 80’s , but musically it was quiet a good decade for rock , especially the mid part onwards as you had - glam , thrash and grunge , all existing side by side, and it was at this time I first started D.J.ing .
The City Hall was the main venue for bands to play in those days , and fellow D.J. - Geoff and myself went to see Tesla, who were a support band in those days , on the whim of a demo album we had recently got .
I think the gig must have been on a weekend , as we unusually went up at midday , had a pizza and wandered round the local record shop
We knew the guy who ran the record shop and asked if we could have an empty album sleeve off his wall for autographs - came out and round to the stage entrance of the City Hall , only to be met with the sight of Tesla getting off the tour bus :)
There were two or three other people getting autographs , and we got the full set minus the second guitarist .
We got talking to the band of course ,and I looked up and saw this guy walking down the street who looked and was acting strangely , so trying to be hip , cool and trendy in front of the band said……………………………………..
…………………. “ HEY……look at this asshole “ .
Only to be met with a stony silence …..well that is apart from Geoff whispering
“…………. it’s Tommy… f**king… Skeoch out of the band…………. “
…………….hence the missing autograph ……………………….
So I just walked up to him and said “Hi Tommy – can I have your autograph “.
I think he was actually shocked - I knew who he actually was , and according to Geoff the rest of the bands face were a complete pictures at this point , which turned to dismay , as I then ran off around the corner with my autographs tucked under my arm.
No wonder they haven’t toured round here for so long :)
