Tivvy- Drums

Tivvys stuff  Born 12th Jan 1948 (3 days before Ronnie Van Zant)  Starting drumming in Army Cadets in the 60’s in a drum & bugle band. Went on to play in local pubs and clubs through the late 60’s and early 70’s, firstly with Caliban then Stealer (1st reincarnation) playing rock music – Free, Thin Lizzy, Stones etc. Stopped playing in late 70’s when punk took over and to concentrate on my karate career. Restarted Stealer (Mk II) in 1996.  Karate Currently Chairman of York Kenshinkan Karate Club, 2nd Dan Black Belt. Member of the team, along with Mick, that won the All Styles British League Title 1983. Won Senior Individual Kumite North Midlands 1986 as well as many other trophies. Trained in Taiwan.  www.yorkkarateclub.com

Top 10 Drummers 1                     Ginger Baker – Cream 2                     Simon Kirke – Free/Bad Co 3                     Keith Moon – The Who 4                     Artimus Pyle – Lynyrd Skynyrd 5                     Iaine Paice – Deep Purple 6                     Michael Cartellone – Lynyrd Skynyrd 7                     Brian Downey – Thin Lizzy 8                    Neil Peart – Rush 9                     Mitch Mitchell – Jimi Hendrix 10                 Bobby Elliot – The Hollies   Top 10 Gigs 1                     Thin Lizzy – Brid Spa 1978 2                     Cream – Queens Hall Leeds 1968 3                     Free – Leeds University 1970 4                     Lynyrd Skynyrd – Nashville 2003 5                     Bad Co – Newcastle 2002 (pic) 6                     ZZ Top – Liverpool 2003 7                     AC/DC – Milton Keynes 2001 8                    The Who – Live at Leeds 1970 9                     Drive By Truckers – Camden Lock 2005 10                 Rolling Stones – York Rialto 1963   Fav Films 2                     The Vikings 3                     The Outlaw Josie Wales 4                     Enter the Dragon 5                     Roadhouse 6                     Karate Kid 7                     The Worlds Fastest Indian   Fav Actors Sam Elliott Cher (The Mask)   Heroes Motorcycling 1   Ray Pickerell (pic), 2   Mike Hailwood, 3   Steve Hislop Football 1   John Charles, 2   Allan Clarke, 3   Billy Bremner    Top Totty (apart from the wife) Past – Sally James Present – Jo (Roxanne Pallet) from Emmerdale

Top 10 OFF My Christmas Card List 1         Ex Wife 2         Rob Loft 3         Margaret Thatcher 4         Dale Winton 5         Osama Bin Laden 6         Tim Hornsby 7         Farmers (except ones in Somerset) 8        Caravaners 9         Traffic Police (they persecute motorcyclists) 10     Anybody Who Doesn’t Like Motorbikes or Loud Music   Favourite Singers Paul Rodgers, Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Seger, Janis Joplin   Drums Black Pearl Export 13”, 14”, 16” Floor Toms Paiste 2000 Cymbals Shaw Hickory Sticks – ‘C’   Guitar Collection Gibson SG ESP Strat (ex Dave Colwell Bad Co) Lynyrd Skynyrd 30th Anniversary Epiphone Gold Top Les Paul Gibson Explorer with Vintage Trem as per Allen Collins Countryman Mandolin   Bike Collection Harley Davidson 833 Sportster 1963 Dunstall Atlas 750 Norton 1965 Norton Featherbed Commando 750 1968 Aermacchi 350 1973 Laverda Montjuic 500 1980 JPS Norton F1 Rotary 588 1990 (one of 145 built) Triumph Daytona 675 2006   Ambitions To be successful with Aynt Skynyrd To be the oldest gigging rock drummer