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HISTORY
Storytime with Johnny...
1950's - Before the parkas
In 1954/55
my Uncle Jim was living with us at 22 Shirley Avenue,
Portsmouth. One day I could hear something different
playing and went up stairs to find out where this music
was coming from. He was playing "Rock around the
Clock" on his 75 rpm record player. That was the
start of something special for me. It was something
which was to stay with me for many years to come.
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The
early 60's
So 1961
came and the music was gradually changing, then in September
1962, I heard a song on the radio, which was so different
from all the rest. It was “Love Me Do” by
the Beatles. Another formative moment.
In September
1964 with the music scene still changing and me still
practising, I started work in the dockyard. It was certainly
a change of lifestyle, no more summer holidays!!!
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The
Parkas
Keith told
Rob and I, that he was going to buy a drum kit, so I
think he had caught the bug. He started practising on
his own at first, then we had a practise together, doing
all the latest hits of the time. It was good fun and
we carried on practising through to the summer of 1966.
Rob decided to call the band "The Parkas"
as he wore one on his scooter, so that was that.
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Limited
S 1970/80's
Well from
1974 to 1978, we carried on working the clubs and private
parties and organising our own dances at the Blue Lagoon,
Hilsea, Portsmouth. In 1975 my second daughter, Rachel
was born and with another little mouth to feed, any
ideas about going professional also had to go. We had
to have steady jobs to pay the bills and I couldn’t
rely on the group paying the bills.
In 1978
we decided to change the groups name from “The
Parkas” to “Limited S”.
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Back
to the Future
The 1990s
had arrived and inevitably the music scene still continued
to change. We were still keeping up with the times and
changes, updating and improving our equipment, and recording
ourselves at home. Personal changes came about in my
life now, so it all got a bit harder for me.
We decided
that the next step was to have a website on the internet,
so here it is!!
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Ian Bass Player
Ian (commonly known as the quite one) On the 6th October 2006 I officially took over the role of Bass player from Steve.
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