tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post5297672014806835062..comments2024-03-27T15:27:52.731-07:00Comments on RETRO DUNDEE: BE BOP DELUXE - CAIRD HALL - 1977RETRO DUNDEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746839418666784001noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-64127351540750622912009-08-31T03:04:29.257-07:002009-08-31T03:04:29.257-07:00I remember sitting at home that Sunday in 1977 and...I remember sitting at home that Sunday in 1977 and getting a phonecall to support BeBop DeLuxe at he Caird Hall that evening as their regular support had fallen ill. So instead of going to the Invercarse for my usual Sunday evening drink, I was at the Caird Hall playing to the BeBop Deluxe audience. Don.t remember much about the gig apart from thinking the money was crap. Made last orders at the Invercarse though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-39555448576133510002009-02-16T13:44:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:44:00.000-08:00Bass player was Charlie Tumahai, who sadly died in...Bass player was Charlie Tumahai, who sadly died in the mid 90s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-4495255083368292162009-02-13T10:23:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:23:00.000-08:00I was at this gig- the band stayed (as all bands d...I was at this gig- the band stayed (as all bands did) at the Angus and me and a couple of girls managed to get in for a drink with Bill and the bass player (forgotten his name- exotic sounding -as it was -I think he was half Maori or some polynesian) anyhoo- another great night at the caird hall.------sunburst finish was a brill album too- loved that skull guitar---Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-46711469855660626242009-02-06T13:06:00.000-08:002009-02-06T13:06:00.000-08:00i was a fan of them too, i remember being in Billy...i was a fan of them too, i remember being in Billy McKenzies house in Nelson Street with his brother John, and they were on tv, we all agreed they were great but John went on all night about " BABY Deluxe" only to be greeted with a shake of the head and closed eyes from Billy :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-25068280662948505072009-02-06T10:53:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:53:00.000-08:00NO WAY!I am a H U G E Be Bop Deluxe and Bill N...NO WAY!<BR/><BR/>I am a H U G E Be Bop Deluxe and Bill Nelson fan.<BR/>Sadly I didn't see them at the Caird Hall as I "discovered" them about 6 months after the gig.<BR/>Did manage to catch Bill Nelson as a solo artist in Edinburgh a few years later though.<BR/><BR/>Have just recently completed replacing my entire Be Bop Deluxe vinyl collection onto the iPod.<BR/><BR/>Ramble, ramble, ramble...sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com