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"The Wurzels. Not great fans of
McDonalds" |
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By
Kathryn Courtney-O'Neill |
Having met Pete Budd and
Tommy Banner of "The Wurzels" I couldn't miss the opportunity to ask
them about their worst gig:
Pete: "Oh I honestly don't
know. It's hard to put a marker on the worst one because we go out there
to enjoy ourselves." Then Tommy chips in with his thoughts. "I think
Bracknell." At this point Pete is trying to recall the gig whilst Tommy
continues the story:
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"Years and years ago we did a
gig for McDonalds Staff members." (And that triggers Pete's memory of that
night.) "And they were the most ignorant people we had ever met. This wasn't
the ordinary staff, this was managerial type and it was at The Hilton Hotel
in Bracknell. The guy who had organised it and booked us to do it, he came
up to us after we'd done about two songs and said to us 'Lads if you
just want to wind up now feel free. I have never come across such ignorant
people.' And this was the guy who'd organised it and he was McDonald staff
himself! It was lovely for us because they weren't even bothered about us.
So we finished off and it was our quickest pay day ever, We only did three
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"I think it was the food more
than anything ..... I think they were enjoying the food and they weren't
interested. People were sat with their backs to you and you'd never do
that, that is the height of ignorance to do things like that! It wasn't that
they didn't like us, it was just, well they weren't interested. They were
more interested in the occasion with the free food and booze and such like,
but it was a long time ago and under the bridge." added Pete. |
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Wurzels
- Famous Bristol Musician |
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