The people in the songs?

[vambo1uk]

I was wondering about some of the names Alex sings about in the SAHB songs, like Frostbite Bill, Babba Biffo, Snowshoes Thompson etc?

How many of them are based on actual people alive or dead, there are quit a few names spread over all the SAHB and Alex Harvey stuff. I know for example The Chef (Mr Royden) and say Iona (The Boss Man Diver) are based on real people, but what about a lot of the others?

Alex's lyrics were so quirky and ingenious at times , who was Billy & Lilly from $25 for a massage, who was Sally?
What was the inspiration for Ribs & Balls, were the band hungry in the recording studio one night and decided to send a couple of Roadies out to the local Chinese Take Away?

Why was Sirocco called as such?

OK sorry that's enough babbling for now.

[Catherine]

How about ye??!! From talking to Alex junior, in the run up to last year's do at the PP, it becomes clear that many of the characters in the lyrics are based, however loosely, on people that Alex knew; the Tomahawk Kid and Billy Bones, for sure.

Ribs'n'balls, I think you've hit the nail on the head!! I'll check though. I'd like to think Sirocco is so called because that's what the music sounds like, certainly at the beginning

I have in my head but can't find the post, someone (I thought you) asking about Alex's favourite pubs.........I still await the response, will chase it up.

However, unless His Chrisness knows the answers, we'll not get them from Alex junior..................he's "keeping his powder dry", whether he ever writes the book he mentioned, remains to be seen.

Oh and DO babble on!! It's the life blood of our wee forum, YOUR forum Penny and I have done so to such a degree that we had to create a whole new thread......The Drivel & Drone Zone!! ;D Your babbling is GOOD karma

[vambo1uk]

Thanks for response, prompting me to be more curious about the Sirocco thing. Over here it was the name of what was once the biggest rope manufacturing factory in the world, not quite as mystic as an Arabian Wind eh?

[Catherine]

Snowshoes Thomson was a real live explorer and adventurer, sorry don't know his proper first name.......mibbes give him a Google......NURSE!!!!! The screens!!!

ps Elaine and Chris have just moved house, so he's very excited and not much sense is to be had at present!!