| THE SECT - THE FALCONS - THE 4 7/8ths
[rock band days] My miss spent youth; there is no better way to describe it, as my friend Mick Jones said. The swinging 60’s it sure was, just a fabulous period for a teen to be a part of. I was in three pop groups, but I think rock bands sound far better, & more appropriate in this day & age. The Sect was my starting point, and these were the learning years. The Falcons came next, and that was truly the fun year, & latterly called the New Falcons. Then came the fabulous 4 7/8th and I was so pleased to be a part of this great local band. There were big boots to fill, but I fully enjoyed my time with them; thanks Roger. You can find a lot more about two of these groups in Mike Reads book, “The South Coast Beat Scene of the 60’s”. I never stopped playing/composing from that day on; in fact there are some recent pix that I decided to put in of this ancient rocker in Canada, with my buddy Ron Kingerski Update on the Sect [girls] from band member Rod Woodhatch. Rod & I were chatting at a friends 60th recently, & has corrected the names of the girls for me. Thanks Rod. Sorry ladies, & if any of you see this site, please contact me. Updated December 2008 Corrected text on pic of the girls December 2008 |
The Sect; L-R Rod Woodhatch inside van, Stu our driver on the roof, me holding on the door, Pete Harris hanging out the back, with Bob Chase leaning against Pete. The back drop is the 'Yellow Peril' Our Morris J2 van 1964 |
![The Sect; The girls L-R Hazel Light, Janet Moss, Christine [Knotty] Tye, & Iris Tugwell at the Theatre Royal in Horsham's Carfax 1964](http://thumbs.fotopic.net/485030000293.jpg)
The Sect; The girls L-R Hazel Light, Janet Moss, Christine [Knotty] Tye, & Iris Tugwell at the Theatre Royal in Horsham's Carfax 1964 |
The Sect: L-R Pete Harris, Bob Chase, me & Rod Woodhatch performing at the Theatre Royal in the Carfax, Horsham 1964 |
The Sect; L-R Pete Harris, Bob Chase, me & Rod Woodhatch at the Theatre Royal 1964 |
The Sect; L-R Pete Harris, Bob Chase, me & Rod Woodhatch at the Theatre Royal 1964 |
The Falcons; L-R 'Baz' Reynolds, Ricky Boxall, me & Mick Jones at the YMCA 1965 |
L-R The Falcons; L-R 'Baz' Reynolds & Ricky Boxall at the YMCA 1965 |
The Falcons: L-R Ricky Boxall, me, Mick Jones 1965 |
The Falcons; L-R 'Baz' Reynolds, Mick Jones; Ricky Boxall & me 1965 |
The Sect; our first gig as the New Falcons wit Evan as lead singer at the Needles Youth Club 1966 |
The 4 7/8ths; L-R Myke O' Donnell, Me & Neil Hughes at the TA hall in Redhill 1966 |
The 4 7/8ths L-R Myke O' Donnell, me, Neil Hughes, Roger Turnbull & Rod Woodhatch 1967 |
