A1 Profiles

Earth Name:

Alex Kirkup

Have you seen this man?
Phone the hotline...

Position:

Guitarist & Lead Vocalist, Frontman

Fave bands:

The Manics, Ash, Radiohead

Most likely to:

Mutter something quite disturbing about Richie James

Least likely to:

Say anything like, "Okay, I'll shut up now."

Description:

A man of many personalities. With his wistful, dreamy smile and pub cardi, Al is the only one of us who could ever be described as a magnet for women. Not that he's one for reciprocating. Girls interested in taking up this challenge can send photos, letters and underwear to wherever they like, 'cos he probably won't care.

Earth Name:

Darryl Macleod

We couldn't get him into a
booth, but hey?!

Position:

Lead Guitarist, Rugged Macho Influence

Fave bands:

Bon Jovi, The Verve, Stereophonics

Most likely to:

Disappear down the pub after practises

Least likely to:

Question the need for eight minute guitar solos

Description:

Top government agencies have been anxious to discover what it is exactly that goes on inside Darryl's head. None have succeeded, although the words 'beer' and 'women' cropped up a lot in their reports. He'd be perfectly happy to spend his life drinking in pubs, playing in pubs, working in pubs... pubs, anyone?

Earth Name:

Stuart Denyer

There are few things I hate
more than booth flashes...

Position:

Lead & Backing Vocalist, Irritant In The Cosmic Scheme

Fave bands:

3 Colours Red, The Wildhearts, Iron Maiden, Green Day

Most likely to:

Complain a song's just too damn high to sing

Least likely to:

Take any of this band lark seriously

Description:

How would I describe myself? I'm a pretentious and often anti-social git, an irascible cynic with a tendency to be 'condescending and mean' (that's a direct quote from a Catherine who knows who she is—I agree and I'll try hard to be good.) I'm also a failed romantic, dubious lyricist and serial obssesionist. Moving on...

Earth Name:

Pete Williams

On a family page, I can't
explain why he's smiling...

Position:

Drummer, Professional Crazy Guy

Fave bands:

A heckuva lot of up-and-coming metal groups

Most likely to:

Tell people to "Leave that feckin' drum kit alone!"

Least likely to:

Say, "Let's do something really quiet."

Description:

Sometimes it seems like Green Day wrote 'The Grouch' about Pete, and others when he's one of the most witty and erudite people I know, with an ability to conjure humour out of the thinnest of airs. Affable, a gentleman's rogue and the only one of us that I can say with any certainty to have got his end away.

Earth Name:

Glyn Williams

Yesss... with some fava
beans and a nice Chianti...

Position:

Bassist, Resident Psychopath

Fave bands:

Green Day, Nirvana, Foo Fighters

Most likely to:

Do something interesting, like build his own amp

Least likely to:

Say, "Yeah, let's do some more Bon Jovi."

Description:

Suave, sophisticated and intellectual: Those are just a few of the words in Glyn's several-figure vocabulary. He's mondo scary when drunk. Glyn recently discovered two strings on his guitar that he hadn't used before, so we're really going to kick ass now. Jumps around a lot and screams on the backing...