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Ian ‘Zapper’ Francis Guitars for Too REX
STARSIGN: Pisces FROM: Southend-on-Sea, Essex LIKES: Sects, Ducks and Rock'n'Roll DISLIKES: Scientology and beetroot FAVE FOOD: Peking Duck FAVE MOVIES: Shawshank Redemption, Life of Brian, The Graduate, Count Duckula FAVE BOOK: Jemima Puddle-Duck FAVE BANDS: T.Rex, Slade, Beatles, Radiohead, Tubes, Focus, Frank Zappa, Richard Hawley, Ducks Deluxe, Nick Drake (no really!!) FAVE TV PROGS: Sopranos, Life on Mars, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Donald Duck FAVE CAR: Wartburg Turbo. 5 FAVE T-REX TRACKS: *Metal Guru* *Thunderwing* *Children of the Revolution* *Life’s a Gas* *Telegram Sam* Zapper is so named as his scorching guitar solos have been known to take out houseflys at 100 paces. And he prefers it to his original nickname 'Swat'. Zapper has played in pub bands in and around Essex for many years, the most recent of which was called The Fabulous Wartburgs. First met Bobby T in the late ‘90s through the Wartburgs drummer and part-time TooREX percussionist Andy ‘Its Bowie not Bowie’ Keil. Is currently taking conga lessons from Steevi and can often be found exercising his wrists before a show. *10 things about Zapper you may not know, he...* 1. Imports guitars from a bloke in China called Kevin 2. Once frightened Bill Legend in a Chelmsford pub by claiming to have been ‘studying him’ (in T-Rex videos of course...!) 3. Is currently negotiating a (small) endorsement deal with Brylcreem 4. Was present at the first Electric Warriors gig in Billericay in 2001 5. Once played a reggae version of 20^th Century Boy with the Wartburgs when he realised Bobby T was in the audience (it bombed…..) 6. Tells people he’s a Chartered Accountant! 7. First single he ever bought was Metal Guru, from Soundtrack in Leigh-on-Sea (OK, actually it was the second – the first was thrash metal anthem Two Little Boys, but don’t tell anyone…) 8. Bought his first guitar in Spain at the age of 11 (i.e. about 10 years ago…..) 9. Has 2 pet ducks called Crispy and Aromatic 10. Once played a blues gig to a conference of merchant bankers in Hong Kong (honest!).

Ian ‘Zapper’ Francis

Guitars for Too REX

STARSIGN: Pisces

FROM: Southend-on-Sea, Essex

LIKES: Sects, Ducks and Rock'n'Roll

DISLIKES: Scientology and beetroot

FAVE FOOD: Peking Duck

FAVE MOVIES: Shawshank Redemption, Life of Brian, The Graduate, Count Duckula

FAVE BOOK: Jemima Puddle-Duck

FAVE BANDS: T.Rex, Slade, Beatles, Radiohead, Tubes, Focus, Frank Zappa, Richard Hawley, Ducks Deluxe, Nick Drake (no really!!)

FAVE TV PROGS: Sopranos, Life on Mars, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Donald Duck

FAVE CAR: Wartburg Turbo.

5 FAVE T-REX TRACKS:

Metal Guru
Thunderwing
Children of the Revolution
Life’s a Gas
Telegram Sam

Zapper is so named as his scorching guitar solos have been known to take out houseflys at 100 paces. And he prefers it to his original nickname 'Swat'. Zapper has played in pub bands in and around Essex for many years, the most recent of which was called The Fabulous Wartburgs. First met Bobby T in the late ‘90s through the Wartburgs drummer and part-time TooREX percussionist Andy ‘Its Bowie not Bowie’ Keil. Is currently taking conga lessons from Steevi and can often be found exercising his wrists before a show.

10 things about Zapper you may not know, he...

1. Imports guitars from a bloke in China called Kevin

2. Once frightened Bill Legend in a Chelmsford pub by claiming to have been ‘studying him’ (in T-Rex videos of course...!)

3. Is currently negotiating a (small) endorsement deal with Brylcreem

4. Was present at the first Electric Warriors gig in Billericay in 2001

5. Once played a reggae version of 20^th Century Boy with the Wartburgs when he realised Bobby T was in the audience (it bombed…..)

6. Tells people he’s a Chartered Accountant!

7. First single he ever bought was Metal Guru, from Soundtrack in Leigh-on-Sea (OK, actually it was the second – the first was thrash metal anthem Two Little Boys, but don’t tell anyone…)

8. Bought his first guitar in Spain at the age of 11 (i.e. about 10 years ago…..)

9. Has 2 pet ducks called Crispy and Aromatic

10. Once played a blues gig to a conference of merchant bankers in Hong Kong (honest!).