MUSIC FOR THE DEAF
1977 - ??

Live at the infamous 'Pig'n'Chicken' (Templepatrick) some time in 1979.

The Pig was pretty grim, famous for occasional 'exotic dancers' and notorious for awful food and fights mostly caused by off-duty soldiers. However it was Mark's home town... Thankfully this disgusting hole was demolished and replaced with the swanky Templeton Hotel in the 1990s.

[Left to Right:(TOP) Colin, Mo, Mark (BOTTOM) Mark, Mo]

St Mary's on the Hill (Carnmoney) December 1979

A local 'festival of Punk' featuring ourselves, The Aerosols, The Escorts, White Noise, The Allotropes and sorry if I've forgotten anyone! Quite a bad tempered evening with equipment being stolen and damage to the venue. Oops.

A review of this night appeared in Ben Allen's fanzine Cabaret

[Left to Right: Mo, Mark, Colin]

Picture credit: Big Mo's collection.

Our vocalist. "Camp as a row of tents" as he has said himself! Wrote most of the lyrics and was there until the bitter end.

Mark is alive and well and living in Antrim (N.Ireland).

Original guitarist. Wrote most of the initial totally crap material then left in a state of depression and a big sulk just before they realised just HOW CRAP!! Also, had just bought a new synthesiser and wanted to do pretentious experimental stuff. Could be quite rude and nasty to other people and was so disliked that John Gray of The Aerosols even took to wearing a badge that said 'I hate Colin Woods' Colin didn't speak to other band members for years. Replaced by the also quite strange David Breen.

Other projects:

• The Allotropes
• Paradise Lost
• Club Catalonia (Nightclub)

Colin is alive and well and living in beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand.

Bass guitar. Alive and well in Greyabbey Co.Down, working as a pillar of the community.

2nd guitarist. [More to come...]

Replaced CW on guitar. [More to come...]

Original Drummer. [More to come...]

Replaced CK as drummer. Left to join 'Dogmatic Element' [More to come...]

Replaced DL as drummer. formerly of 'The Escorts' [More to come...]