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NIC BAILEY
[Baritone Sax, Alto Sax]
Nic has been playing Baritone Saxophone since the age of three and a half,
when - due to his diminutive stature in those days - he employed his older
brothers to depress the lowest keys to realise the phattest notes.
Luckily, they were only too happy to help in exchange for morsels of the
finest chocolate fudge cake that only Nic can make.
Nic likes nothing more than to see wonderfully care-free stage divers and
crowd surfers at our gigs. The best crowd surfing to date has been observed
beneath the hallowed roof of Talking Heads in Southampton. Nic also enjoys
practicing whilst watching Neighbours on TV. The head vibrations of the
Low-A make Carl and Susan look like you've never seen them before.
The splendid suit Nic wears on stage was kindly donated by Allan Dixon of
Derrythorpe, North Lincs. Many thanks.
Top 3 live gigs:
1. Cat Empire @ Larmer Tree Festival 2005
2. Heritage Orchestra @ Big Chill 2006
3. The Egg @ Big Chill 2006
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TOM WILDING
[Trumpet, Didjeridoo]
(Send me your biog soon or this stays up!)
Top 3 Musical Inspirations:
1. Madonna
2. Gary Glitter
3. Bon Jovi |
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NETTY HAWKER
[Trumpet]
'Netty' Hawker earned her name from the stockings she was forced to wear as a dancing girl aboard the evil cruise ship 'SS Tupperware'. It was as drunken stowaways aboard this forsaken vessel that the Anti Social Club first caught wind of Miss Hawker. After a performance, Netty (if she escaped the cat o' nine tails) would try to balm her soul with blues blown on her contraband trumpet. It was on one such night that the Anti Social Club, squatting on the poop deck, heard the lonesome notes that wafted up from her cell. A heroic rescue occurred, and now she's ours. Oh yes.
Netty Hawker is a lady in every way.
Top 3 Breeds of Sheep:
1. The Wensleydale
2. The Lonk
3. The Manx Loghtan
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TOBY RICHES
[Trombone]
Toby is famed for having been born with a huge and enormously talented nose. The now legendary nose-noises, first squeezed out to the public's attention during a strangely realistic bear hug, initially eliminated the need for an instrument during his early forays with the band during the 1920's. Through a bizarre twist of fate in 1956, a freak accident at a magic metal forge left him somewhat diminished in both height, and nasal ability. The result, Toby as you see and hear him today, with a few handy leftovers; a well travelled tuba attachment, sac-magique, and a big bad trombone. When the rest of the band finally caught up and did the sensible thing of re-locating to Bristol, his destiny was sealed. Unlike sac-magique.
Top Three English Apples
1. Wyggeston Pippin - Leicestershire
2. Lamb Abbey Pearmain - Kent
3. Minshull Crab - Cheshire
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TOM ARNOLD
[Violin]
Tom was born under an oak tree deep in Sherwood Forest. He spent
his early years entertaining Maid Sophie and the Merry Anti-Social Club with
his wild gypsy fiddle music. Under the pseudonym of Erol Flynn, he became
famous for his favourite activity of stealing from the rich middle-classes of
Bath and giving the proceeds to a bank account in his own name. Once there
was enough money in the account he acquired a pirate canal-ship and sailed the
waters of the Kennet and Avon between Bristol and Bradford on Avon, whereupon
he remains, playing with his feared bow and fiddle and terrorising local
children with dub-style teaching techniques.
Top 3 Methods of Movement:
1. Floating
2. Flying
3. Sliding
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HUMPH ROBERTS-POWELL
[Keyboards, Synths, Alto Sax]
Humphrey Roberts-Powell may have stolen his name from the aristocracy, but don't be fooled: he grew up a cockney chimney sweep, half man half possum, and spent years confined to sooty darkness with nothing to do but concoct deviant melodies in his smutty little mind. It was only when HRP was introduced to modern music technology (under laboratory conditions) that these 'tunes' were first heard by human ears. After literally minutes of therapy, the hapless fellow was released into society and to this day can be spotted thumping the electric organ or pawing filthily at his synth at any one of our gigs.
Top 3 Hobbies:
1. Lurking
2. Plotting
3. Crochet
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GEORGE SMERIN
[Guitar]
The not-so-elusive Smerin can be spotted on many a street corner
waving articles of propaganda at unsuspecting passers-by. So proficient
is he at brain washing potential gig-goers that he was awarded an
honourary doctorate in promotion from the Royal College of Agriculture.
When taking a break from polluting the minds of the innocent, he
likes to dabble in a bit of the old six string strummin'. Whilst
Smerin may seem to take a bit of a backseat at gigs, he is merely
using this lack of limelight to concentrate on sending out subliminal
messages - via his trusty G-System - to the masses and therby inducing
the wigging-out, bendy dancing and hot-steppin' that is synonymous
with an Anti-Social Party. You have been warned.....
Top 3 Choppers/Axe-wielders:
1. Gabriela Quintero
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Kirk Hammett
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STEVE BANTING
[Bass Guitar]
Stevie J's adventures in music first began when he crafted his own makeshift instrument using only an old bass guitar and some steel bass strings that he found in a music shop. The resulting sound was slinky yet wobbly-bottomed, and he enjoyed slopping around in the low registers so much that he has fingered a bass (not the fish, silly!) ever since. His second and perhaps more essential role in the band is that of Official Booze Advisor, a role that he must take very seriously indeed.
Contrary to popular belief, Stevie J did not invent the proton gun, nor was he a key figure in the development of the flux capacitor.
Top 3 Cakes:
1. Jamaican Ginger
2. The Strawberry Cheese
3. Carrot
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PETE BUSHELL
[Drums]
Don Pedro has just returned triumphant from the foothills of the
Welsh mountains where he has been training as a Ninja rock master,
specialising in the one handed blindfold cocktail stick drum solo. Throughout
history, many have attempted this awesome technique but the God of Rock has
besmirched all pretenders, dashing their bodies upon the rocks of Twmbalwm
Mountain! The battle raged between Don Pedro and the God of Rock for many
days until he emerged victorious, exhausted from the compelling desire to
extend his index and little finger from the fist of rock. He will for ever
more wear the inky scar of this mighty encounter upon his left arm.
Favourite 3 Albums:
1. The Wombles - Wombling on Wimbledon Common
2. Now That's What I Call Music 58 - Various Artists
3. Funky Organ Party III - Various Artists
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