After failing to get a gig at the Gardenvale Pizza Hut my little trio, Feathers, decided to get in a guitarist who could play. This was 1976. The guitarist was a guy called Ken Hamilton who lived behind the church where I used to go to a youth club in Blackburn North. He was already quite good (and he had a 12 string) and so we went for another Pizza Hut. this was in Templestowe. No audition this time, just turn up on Saturday night and play the gig. So we got there and the place was full. Mostly with childrens partys. so there were balloons and kids flying everywhere. And requests. Lots of requests. Trouble was all our songs bar about 3 were originals. And still quite depressing. One cover I had been practicing was The Last Time by the Rolling Stones. I had bought the Rolling Stones for easy guitar book and this was one of the few I could play with my rudimentary technique. So for my second live singing performance I absolutely murdered this song. I was so out of tune the memory still torments me. I felt the walls cave in on me. It didn't stop me wanting to sing but it made me want to get some drums, bass and electric guitars to protect me. So that was the last night of Feathers. We didn't need the second voice of Ian so I let him go. Which means in those days I just didn't ring him. And started looking for a band.
The Easy Guitar book certainly travelled the city. I leant it to one girl who kept it for 6 years and then Poz had it for about 10 years. It did me well. I guess I learnt to play the guitar with it. Jamming along with Keith,Brian, Mick, Charlie and Bill.
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