Tony Popkids (Doomed to Drum Forever, Band Scapegoat and Banana)
Spider Baby Dave "The Hairy Rice Crispie" (Drum substitute when Popkids breaks something)
Steve S. Punk (Bassist, Beard, PA System and Band Musician)
Angus Old (Guit, flashy lights and Pub Landlord)
Chris "The Machine" Denada (Guitar and all round human jukebox)
Chris Wheelie (Vocals, Kazoo, Keyboards, Songs and all-round Twat)
..... OK, the walk of shame through the "Tunnel of Wedgies" for those poor saps who've also been labelled Loonies in the past:
Bass-turds: Kev R. Spandit (now in India, when we last heard), Ben Dur (ex-Eastfield/Dangerfields/Fields of the Nephilim/Strawberry Fields/W.C. Fields), The World-Famous Nuf (dart-player extraordinaire, resident of Horrabridge, Devon), Goz (ex-Oi Polloi/Disorder/Substandard/Snap-Her/Disruptive Element... now with Active Slaughter), Darren Johns (Crazy Arm), "Wild" Johnny Carter (runs a recording studio - April Music, still in Plym).
Guits: Dr Paul Tax (now a doctor in Aberdeen), Sean O'Porno (eco-warrior in Kernow), Jessi Fivestrings (Eastfield forever), Aaron Jumper (completely lost touch, lucky blighter), "Blummin'" Press Allen (The Filth), Sam Ladiesmann (Philosophy student and ocassional stand-in guit and potential substitute drum-geek), Oliver Large'un (Plymouth Musician Co-op geezer/Koala Attack (who publicise ex-Loony status... oh dear)), "Dirty" Gav Sanchez (barman par excellence at Kitty O'Hanlan's), Yaga (ex-Disorder/Oi Polloi), Graham May (Loci/Emergency Hollis/ex-Valium 10), "Dancin'" Dave Worth (running Heathrow Airport, pretty much single-handedly).
Those who've filled-in on the drum-stool and waived their hands about in an impromptu manner: Josef Porta (Blyth Power/Red Wedding/ex-Zounds/ex-The Mob), Taf (Disorder), Paul Badger (The Chineapple Punx), Tinny (Flyboy), The Love Doctor (ex-Oi Polloi/Disorder), Andy Griswald (the Dangerfields).
Others: Gob Dylan (Harmonica), Dick Lucas (Keyboards - sometimes busks with bands such as Citizen Fish and Subhumans).
"Mad Frank's Zonal Disco" will be available again soon!
PLUS! New album "Midget Gems" is recorded! Everyone's just waiting for me to finish the sleeve...
Betcha can't wait...?!
It has been some 9 years since the first one. Prolific we ain't. Lazy we are!
It seems that www.myspace.com/busstationloonies doesn't play the 2 songs it promised... No idea who set it up, but bless 'em, they dun it wrong.... anyway, back to our flapdoodle: the Bus Station Loonies ...
12 years old and still wetting the bed
As any one living in Plymouth will wearily tell you, ThE bUs sTAtiOn LoOniEs didn't split-up, they just stopped playing anywhere else for a while.
Tony Popkids was juggling with 3 jobs and a couple of bananas and Chris "Felcher" Wheelie got all weak and frail, following the bands' insane but amusing world record attempt at the most gigs (25) played in 12 hours (they dun it). And so, he took to his bed for a while, rising only for the ocassional local gig.
Since that surreal and longest day of their lives, Fatlegs Hancock and Wild Johnny Klepto were replaced on guit and bass respectively, by a bevy of beauties including, no less than 3 Eastfield members (Jessi Fivestrings, Sam Ladiesman and Ben Dur), Goz (Oi Polloi/Disorder etc), Dirty Sanchez's "Dirty" Gav Sanchez, and Dick Lucas (Subhumans/Citizen Fish) making the (very) odd appearence ..boards.
Now, settled and happy, messers Popkids and Wheelie can proudly announce their successful union with Steve S.Punk (S Punk 3) and Angus Old (The Nowhere Inn). For the first time, Little Chrissy is the baby of the band.
A new album (with the emphasis on the second syllable) is to be recorded in Spring 2007 (yeah, right... maybe 2008). The first CD/LP (yup, we still got vinyl for all you diehards out there... less tracks but warmer sound) "Mad Frank's Zonal Disco" is still up for grabs, just ask 'em at www.ruptured-ambitions.freeservers.com It ain't listed, but that's 'cos they're, quite rightly, embarrassed to have it in stock and on their label. The new long-player will include such new delights as "Death By Wedgie", "Hippy Bollocks", "Wetting the Bed", "The Eye of the Beer Holder", "Sticks and Stones", "Cool Britannia Uber Alles", "Fancied By People", "Pie Fight" and "Up Yours, Suckers"... plus, the obligatory ruined cover versions (although, we're thinking of improving upon a Disorder track, just to get our own back for their version of "Save Our Cider").
Late July/Early August 2007 will mayhap see the lads 'on the road' again, touring anywhere that'll have us. Any help, or offers we can't refuse, please get in touch via this site. For a real in-depth and long-winded history of The 'Loonies, take a peek at www.bus.station.loonies.00band.com but, it's not really worth it. Now, Chris's solo cheezy keyboard project, Harakiri Karaoke... that's another matter entirely.
New waffle!
The Second alBUM is done!!! Should be out by September 2008, entitled "Midget Gems", contains a measley 11 tracks, but every one little nugget: Down on the Farm/Fancied by People/Cool Britannia Uber Alles/Puppet life/Hippy Bollocks/Sicks and Stones/Rip Van Disney/The Ballad of Chasey lane/Pie Fight/Death by Wedgie/Up Yours, Suckers!
We'll pester the hell outa you when it's finally out, don't you fret.
Piss Off, Angus Old - it was a pleasure. Axe-God Angus has flown the cuckoo's nest to relocate in Thailand. However, we've not got shot of him yet and he'll be making a return 7th Sept 2008 at The Plymouth Punx Picnic. Meanwhile, we've already snaffled guitarist number 9 (oh yes) from Plymouth Puks DENADA, in the shape of the wonderful Chris Denada (don't worry, he'll soon ge a fitting loonies' name christened).
ello my lovleies just thought id let you know that protest beats is bak on www. 1449urb. co. uk tomorrow (yes thursdays now) at the usual time of 9-10pm. make sure you tune in ha ha!! sam
ello ello my dears! cheers for accepting the add. i've already played save our cider but if you want anything off your new masterpiece played on my show, any reviews, gig shout outs, whatevers let me know iiite! muchos love sam
hey guys, well, i gotta say, job well done, you sing about stuff that applies to everyone and 'im fancied by people i dont fancy and the people i fancy dont fancy me' applies to me alot right now hahahah, you backin the subs or discharge up?
Hey...how are you guys...hopefully well....just heard about that, that you are still playing, which is great to hear, because i love the LOONIES...is there any possibility, that you can play some shows in Germany....maybe we can play together with my band RASTA KNAST...just look at www. rasta-knast. de...cheers to chris.. cheers and beers BALLO
Hi there! sorry its taken a while to greet you, i'm not online much at the moment. Thank-you for adding me! Its great to meet you :) I hope you enjoy my music - i like what you've got going on! keep an eye on your bulletins as i'll have new tracks up and an EP out soon :) keep in touch ! Elle :) ~*
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