Wednesday 14 April 2010

Babylons Burning - Happy Birthday Foxy, wherever you are !

Last Sunday would have been Paul Fox, guitarist of The Ruts 59th Birthday



Paul was a mate of mine in the late 1970's / early 1980's and we went to the Ruts first gig. Babylons Burning sounds as fresh today as it did when it was released in 1979. Sadly Malcolm Owen died in 1980 of a heroin overdose and the band never reached the heights to which they seemed destined to reach.

Paul is one of many friends and family who have died of Cancer. I'm organising a gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust and MacMillan Cancer relief on 14th May at The Mill Hill Sports club. The headliners will be Alan Warner from the Foundations. Like Paul, my mother in law died of Lung Cancer. Heather Scott, who was the school welfare officer at my sons school also died of this terrible disease just before Easter. The gig will be dedicated to the memory of all of them. More details to follow

Wherever you are, happy birthday mate !

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