piranha-bro2
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- Location
- Melbourne
Brings to mind my late brother, Nigel's, time in the UK Hamish. He'd come from Oz with serious interest in all things Yes, including playing in bands either covering their music or of a similar vein. And of course, he had the Chris Squire Rickenbacker to go with it.While pottering, this came on and triggered memories of having dinner with Rick and Harvey Goldsmith, in '73, resulting in time spent as a roadie on the Yes' 'Topographic Oceans' tour.
While in London he worked for Plackays (no idea how to spell it!) who did high-end musical instrument and equipment hire. Anecdotes we heard from him included supplying the tubular bells to the studio for Mike Oldfield, delivering something to Charlie Watts at another studio (and conversing with him behind the dunny door in the bog!!), and suffering the ire of Gary Glitter when something went amiss with the foldback at a concert.