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Pat Lawrence
Pat Lawrence
Pat has been showing rock fans London's landmark sites for ten years and remains as enthusiastic as ever!
 
A 'child of the sixties', Pat was a 'mod' in his early years and his favourite band of all time is inevitably 'The Who'.  He's also a big Stones and Beatles fan though, and saw many of the great 60s and early 70s bands live. He still takes advantage of the fact that London is probably the best city in the world for seeing live gigs and he's often seeking out new bands as well as 'old timers' in the city's pubs and clubs.  
 
One of Pat's first memorable gigs was Hendrix at the Isle of Wight - but, as a plain clothes policeman! He also worked for many years in the Hong Kong police force where, starved of live rock, used the tax free environment to build up a sizable CD and album collection - much of which is now on his ipod and integrated into his tours.
   

Bruce Cherry

Bruce Cherry
Bruce's love of rock and pop goes back to his youth in South Wales where, in the late 1960s, he was of an age to see some of the great bands in early action. "The best concert I saw as a teenager had Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Nice and my favourite at the time, Amen Corner, on the same bill!"
 
Bruce has lived around the world and now, spending a lot of time in Brazil, also adds 'Bossa Nova' and 'MPB' to his favourites.
 
All time best gig? "Really hard to say as there have been so many memorable occasions. However, George Harrison at the Albert Hall stands out, as does Frank Zappa at the Oval. I guess sitting on the stage with the Stones at Bristol's Colston Hall in 1970 takes some beating!"
 
Bruce's rock memories also include tour management and he also writes and makes rock history DVDs (see the Pink Floyd DVD).
   
Michael Boxser
Michael Boxser
Ever met a 'Dead-Head'? Well, if Mike is your guide, you'll meet one! He saw the Grateful Dead in its classic line up over 40 times!
 
Mike's the youngest of our team and hails from Chicago, USA. He has been living in London for nearly a decade so almost qualifies now as a local! In an earlier guise as a household energy meter-reader, he found himself reading the meters of a few rock stars and picked up some useful 'inside' knowledge.
 
Mike's first concert, and one he says is still remembered as the best ever, was in 1977 with Pink Floyd performing 'Animals'. Being 'turned on' by the Floyd led him into being a massive progressive rock fan and he lists Yes, King Crimson and Genesis as other favourite bands. He's another big Stones fan, too.
 
Currently living in star-studded Chelsea, he often sees rock and media personalities in their natural habitat and notes the likely 'hang out' venues. 
   
Ian Luck
Ian Luck
'Lucky' Ian lives and breathes rock. Originating from Northern England, he sang in a late 70s punk band, Nicky Beat and the Beatniks. Ian says the had a smash hit (in that the one person who bought their record ran away and smashed it!)  This early, if commercially unsuccesful, brush with the scene was addictive though and over the past thirty years Ian has owned a record shop, worked for Virgin Records, had his own record label (northern Sky Music, featuring mostly English folk-oriented acts) and been a respected tour and road manager. His last major 'gig' was tour manager for the legendary Lonnie Donegan, King of Skiffle. Ian also has a claim to fame in having shaken the hands of both Tony Blair and Bill Clinton through his rock work.
 
Ian's love of the rock genre also sees him buying and selling records, CDs and memorabila at festivals and fairs all over the UK and he's often returning to London clutching a rare 'find' to show to his rock tour participants. Like all our team, he's often at live gigs thorughout the city and keeps his rock connections fresh.
   
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Derek’s rock tastes extend back to the late 1950s and cover the entire 60s and 70s. Classic acts, and especially great guitarists, are Derek’s love so Clapton, Beck, Page, Knopfler are his favoured  musicians. Queen, Beatles, Stones, Floyd rank amongst his favoured bands.

Derek was raised just outside London, in a town that gave us few musicians (though the legendary Ian Drury went to the local school and the Sex Pistols played one of their few gigs there) but which is now a popular residential area for the high and mighty - Noel Gallagher, Chris Rea, an AC/DC, a Spice Girl, Ozzy Osbourne and a few other luminaries can be spotted in local restaurants and shops!
   
Ambrose Boxwell

Ambrose Boxwell
Ambrose is a rock fan who considers himself lucky to have grown up in the heyday of rock music near Birmingham, England. That’s Black Sabbath's territory, and Robert Plant’s, and Family and a whole host of others. Ambrose was at Black Sabbath’s debut hometown gig at the local Town Hall. Another famed local club of the 60s and 70’s was Dudley’s JB's club and Ambrose remembers memorable live sets from Dr Feelgood, Stiff Little Fingers, the Clash, Elvis Costello and many, many others.

Ambrose’s favourite bands are the classics Floyd (who he saw early in their career), the Who, Zep, Hendrix, and the Stones.

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