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 Mathew Street Festival 2010

"The city's shaking!" And indeed it was! Thank you for coming over to our stage folks! (there were six others to choose from) yet again Marc's music got a Sunday airing in the beautiful Liverpool sunshine at this years Mathew Street Music Festival XX

 

 

TooREX - the Marc Bolan 33rd Anniversary Celebration Rock Show in London!  (Coming soon! 18th Sept!)

Marc Bolan - Rest in Peace...

1947-1977 aged 29...
TooREX once again will take their proud place within the many celebrations that are still so popular today, to respectfully mark the anniversary of the untimely departure of Marc Bolan, the lovable rock star that fronted his band - T.REX. With many chart hits spanning his short career throughout the early to mid 1970s, those many T.REX singles and albums, even today, still have an immense charm, as well as a never ending influence on current music ever since.
Help to keep Marc's eternal flame as bright as possible by joining the band at one of their more intimate shows here in London, and, of course during 'Marc Week', all the many excellent organisations that pay their respects and musical tributes to the Main Man.
KEEP A LITTLE MARC IN YOUR HEARTS!
Too REX

all ticket details and other UK shows can be found on the tourdates page right here at www.toorex.com

:: TooREX - the Marc Bolan 33rd Anniversary Celebration Rock Show in London!
Saturday, 18 September 2010 at 20:00
THE HALF MOON Putney, London, United Kingdom ::

 


 

SLADE's Dave Hill get well soon!

My Oh My! Too-REX wanna wish dear Dave a speedy recovery! xx


 

FAT LIL'S OXFORD  (Sat 17th July) Cancelled!!

Apologies all round as Steevi has mashed up one of  his lovely drumming legs. Also, Bobby who has just returned from his hols, has the dreaded Canary Island Sickness!  - he flew in at 4am this  morning (Thurs) with said bug ready for the show, only to find out the news of his drummer! All tickets sold will be refunded or apparently kept for new show date which we hope to be announced soon.

A big thank you to Paul @ Fat Lils - We will make it up to you and all the lovely fans that had planned on coming along.

finally, thanks for the many beautiful get well soon messages x

Laser love

Too-REX

XXX

 

 


 May 8th- James Beck

In Loving Memory of
our T.REX friend James Beck - Sadly passed away 8th May 2006... we all miss ya mate!


Jeff Powles 01/04/09

Gone for now, but not forgotten, our agent and friend.... Bobby T, Zapper, JR, Steevi xxxx


 

The Half Moon @ Putney- September 18th 2010 Anniversary Show Goes Ahead!!

Hi Groovers,

As you may well know, the Half Moon in London SW15 was recently threatened with closure by Young's Brewery. A new swanky gastro-pub was on the menu in its place, thus deleting over fifty years of rock'n'roll history - an endless list inc Rolling Stones, U2, The Police, etc have all graced its stage.

Fortunately, after an extensive campaign and massive public uproar, plus huge support from the press -as well as the venue’s local MP, landlords Young's reconsidered their plans, and have now announced that they intend to keep the premises open as a live music venue.

One of the many provisos, however, was to seriously diminish the quantity of their top tribute acts etc...

This in turn would pave the way forward to encourage the growth and promotion of new and original music on The Half Moon stage.

Thus, unfortunately Sat March 20th TooREX's London Show @ The HALF MOON show in Putney has been cancelled by the very apologetic management, who expressed TooREX as one of their favourites, yet ultimately their hands are tied.

We did manage to secure the September Anniversary show, that will still go ahead as planned!!!!

We spoke to the new office management at the Half Moon this morning (Wed 20th) and they confirmed that all the tickets for the March show purchased via ticketWeb will naturally be refundable via the ticketWeb site.

( Please contact Carrie at The Half Moon with any ticket difficulties or complaints on - 020 8780 9383 )


Huge apologies to everyone that has been affected by Young's decision.

kindest regards

TooREX

 


Remembering Mickey Finn

Our thoughts are with Mickey today (11th of January) interstellar percussionist and T.REX icon, who passed on this day in 2003.

Click on thumb to see Mickey (left)  with T.REX bassist-  the late Steve Currie- (photo courtesy of Richard Dunnett)


 

'Christmas' from TooREX

Once again Christmas is upon us, it's a time to reach out and bless family, friends and loved ones.

Sometimes with happiness there also comes sadness, for those who have loved and lost, Christmas will never be quite the same...

Where there is darkness there will also be the light of love - as we turn our thoughts to all that is good.
Like the warmth and friendship of gracious folk, such as Solid Gold Steve and Stella, Paul and Lynn to name but a few and also our dear Annette who sadly passed away just a few weeks ago - our thoughts and love are with her family at this sad time.

Reflecting upon Christmas past and present, I can cast my mind back 38 years..........We were promised not only the Morecombe and Wise Christmas Special, but also two festive editions of 'Top of The Pops' with our very own Marc - we sat with fingers crossed... painfully waiting for him to appear on both shows! Little did we know, all that time ago, that we (yourselves and I) were family back then, as we are today...

take care everyone, and thank you for all your kind Christmas messages.


BOBBY xx

 


Our Annette

Funeral Arrangements

1pm, Thursday 10th December


St Mary's church, Addington Village Road, Croydon CR0 5AS

Then to arrive at the crematorium 2.15-2.30pm.

Back to the church hall for refreshments.

Flowers, by 10am, to Shakespeare's, 175 Selsdon Park Road CR2 8JJ, or a donation to Macmillan Cancer, to the same address.

Any help with food will be greatly appreciated: please try to donate a plate of buffet food.

Thank you all so much and huge thanks from Chris (Annette's husband).


 

Whilst TooREX will be performing at the usual Christmas - 'I Love the Seventies' Weekender down in sunny Bognor Regis, dont forget if you are further North then please support the fab OMBFC's Xmas Bop in Newcastle!! It will be a terrific evening and for a very worthy cause.

  Details below.

 


DANCE YOURSELF INTO THE TOON!
The Official Marc Bolan Fan Club REXMAS BOP!

Date- Saturday 5th December 2009.

Venue-
The Attic,
25-27, Mosley Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 1YF.
Doors open 5pm-11pm.

Live performance from the fabulous tribute singer Paul Feldon ('Stars In Their Eyes') & percussionist Ben.
Bolan/T.Rex Disco with DJs Lindon & Wayne.

Tickets £5.00 each (advance)/£6.00 (at the door). Please contact sue@marc-bolan.com for ordering details.
Tickets also available from the venue by calling in person (after 5pm).

Raffle prizes & prize for best 'GLAM' outfit! Get out your silk jeans & your space shoes!
We have a raffle in aid of CICRA (Crohn's In Childhood Research Association).
For any further information/directions/hotel list/enquiries, please contact sue@marc-bolan.com.

"I Danced Myself Into The Toon"
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We are also campaigning for a BRIT Award for Marc at http://www.romanysoup.com ,
and for Marc to be recognised by the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at http://www.petitiononline.com/bolanhof/petition.html


 

 

 

Happy Birthday Marc! 30th Sept 1947

  

TooREX@ Half Moon Putney SW15, London 19th Sept 2009

Hey everyone! We'd just like to thank all the folk that managed to join us last night at London's Half Moon Anniversary Show , indeed 'twas a full moon! Light of the Magical Moon seemed a fitting tune to play there!

Top chap Roy, from Belfast, actually slipped us a note telling us mid- set that we had the pleasure of having folk, not only from all parts of UK, present (Newcastle, Nottingham, Dorset, Ireland, Birmingham, Edinburgh ,etc) but also further afield, Roy's message read as follows-

" Hi Guys! just to let you know  people are here from Australia, Canada, Japan, America, Belfast and Dublin!"

Good to see our friend Heinrich from Sweden too! We know the main reason people travel so far, is to pay their respects to Marc, but we also know that folk appreciate the anniversary shows available this special weekend - keeping the troops entertained... that's where we, the tribute bands, come in!  Thankyou everyone for coming to the loudest, hot'n'sweaty show!  It was great to chat to as many of you as we could afterwards. We also really appreciated the presence of  members of  both of the fan clubs 'OMBFC' and T.A.G. Please go and join/support these very worthwhile clubs (see links page!) as from both, a plethora of Marc facts & info can be enjoyed.

Finally, We hope your week/weekend was fun and one you'll remember, and that most of all, Marc is in your hearts as always...

Love and peas :-)  TooREX  xxxx

 

Marc Bolan - 30th September 1947- 16th September 1977 (aged29)

 Rest in peace Marc... xx

TooREX's Bobby T and Steevi were interviewed live @ BBC Essex by the lovely Ray Clark on this sad day, they spoke about Marc and jammed a very raw version of I Love to Boogie!! Bobby sang and played acoustic six-string, whilst multi-limbed Steevi played shaker, tambourine and clay bongo's.

You can listen to the whole interview here...

BBC ESSEX TooREX Live

to play later- right click - save as..


 

Special announcement from the OMBFC

Wednesday 16th September 2009-
Memorial gathering at 2pm for Marc's 32nd Anniversary.
Golders Green Crematorium,
Hoop Lane,
Golders Green,
London.
All fans welcome- Guest speakers.

Followed at 6pm by:
THE LONDON BOP!
The White Swan,
243, Golders Green Road,
Golders Green,
London,
NW11 9ES.
Special guests: the fabulous Remco, plus the wonderful Tyrannosaurus Jed. Bolan DJ Pete with evening disco, and raffle with profits going to CICRA (Crohns In Childhood Research Association).
Tickets £7.00 each (free gift for OMBFC members buying tickets in advance).
PLEASE NOTE that the last date for posting tickets will be Wednesday 9th September.
You are strongly advised to send for your tickets in advance as they will only be reserved for overseas members. Limited availability on the night. All enquiries to
londonbop@yahoo.co.uk.


 

 

T.Rex frontman Marc Bolan biopic!

Music-News.com T.Rex frontman Marc Bolan biopic added: 16 May 2009 // by: newsdesk

UK production company Masterplan Film Productions Ltd have secured the film rights to "TWENTIETH CENTURY BOY", a biopic of legendary T.Rex frontman Marc Bolan.

Marc Bolan has gone down in history as a cultural icon whose hit singles, fashion sensibilities and stage presence with T.Rex in the early 1970s helped cultivate the glam rock era. He remains one of the most recognisable stars in British music. The script has been written by first time scribe Susie Kahlich, who worked closely with Bolan's family to create an accurate and deeply personal potrayal of the legendary star.

"This is a long overdue project and we're really looking forward to finally seeing this get made" says Marc's son, Rolan Bolan. "We think my dad's story and his music is important not only to older fans, but appeals to a whole new crop of fans across all generations."

 Bolan's long time partner, Gloria Jones, feels the time is right for this project. "I see 6-year olds wearing T.Rex T-shirts and dancing to Marc's music. These young fans only go to show you that Marc was a man of great spirit and integrity, and a child at heart that could speak to all generations. We're really excited about this film, because while Marc's story takes place in the past, the man and his music are very relevant to the present."

 The script has already been subject to interest from a number of the major studios and has been described by industry insiders as "a beautiful and often surreal trip into the mind of a musical genius". Award winning Welsh filmmaker Andrew Jones will be producing the project for Masterplan Films. Principal photography is set to begin in late 2010 and will take in a wide range of locations including London, Wales and the USA.


 

Sad News...  posted Friday 3rd April 09

'We were terribly sad to hear about the passing of our friend and agent Jeff Powles on Wednesday 1st April 2009. Our sincere condolences go to Dan, Linzi and Penny and all his close family and friends.

Jeff has worked for the band as one of their main agents since August 2003 (his 1st booking, a venue named Rockers in Taunton) and during that time has enjoyed a friendly, topsy-turvy, musical rollercoaster ride with Bobby T and myself all the way to today.  We will miss him and his funny sense of humour and irony, as well as his experience and no-nonsense approach to the business. I know that he enjoyed working with all of his bands and to be truthful, every band were his favourites, he just loved to be hands-on (and usually in the way)!!

I seemed to do a lot of artwork for Jeff over the years - posters, tickets, flyers, backdrops etc anything that he needed for his bands. He always professed to love my work and probably made more fuss over it than necessary, it was clear he appreciated it.  The clickable thumbnail above will probably be the last piece of artwork I do for him - I hope he likes it.

I also hope that wherever Jeff is he may actually bump into a few of the musicians no longer with us portrayed by his many tribute bands,  particularly Marc (Bolan) -  I'm sure he'd have lots to chat about :-)

Steevi Bacon X

From Team TooREX "we'll all miss you mate - rest in peace Jeff - you Cosmic Dancer xx"

funeral - Thurs 16th April in Coventry at 1pm St Andrews Church.
Church Lane Eastern Green
Coventry, Warwickshire CV5 7BX
Tel 024 7642 2856

 


Club Riga, Westcliff, Essex

Thanks to all who came to Club Riga to support your very own local boys TooREX!

It was a fab night to celebrate St. Valentine's Evening and was lovely to see so many happy couples present, after all, it was billed as a 'Hot Love Special'!  Not only was the stage covered in hearts, the noisy sellout audience sang their hearts out too!

No more Essex shows now 'til The Towngate Theatre concert in Oct. Make a note in diaries!

special thanks to those that travelled from Manchester and Notts (Team 'Solid Gold') XX

 

Past news....


Solid Gold Steve and Stella, Paul and Lynn aka 'Team Solid Gold' take a magical T.REX trip to London!

 For story and pics  click here



Hi Folks! Firstly, thanks everyone for your kind comments on our guestbook! We really appreciate your feedback. It’s also a great way for us to make sure we’re still doing things right!

Well, it’s been a very eventful couple of months for TooREX….. firstly Col gave us the very sad news that he was going to have to leave the band for family reasons. We’ve been playing a lot of dates all around the UK recently, and it was proving more and more difficult for him to spend extended periods of time away from his family. With his rock solid bass-playing and soaring harmonies, Col was an absolute backbone for TooREX and we’ll all miss him very much.

Fittingly, Col played his last awesome gig with us at our hometown theatre, the Towngate in Basildon, on 29th August. Although it’s a formal seated venue, by the end of the night the whole 400 strong audience had taken to their feet to bop the evening away with us. For anyone there (including the band!), the highlight of the evening was probably the amazing Netty dancing around the stage to ‘New York City’ in a frog suit. Marc would have been proud!

As it happens, the Towngate gig very nearly didn’t happen…… as it was a special occasion, Zapper (in his limited wisdom..) thought he would hire a laser to add to the light show. Unfortunately, about 10 seconds after switching it on during the soundcheck, it went bang…… and fused the whole theatre! And when we discovered that no-one on the premises knew where the fusebox was, we thought we were really up the creek….. Luckily, after about half an hour of flicking every switch we could find, we managed to find the right one!

Fortunately, the Towngate gig went really well (in spite of the bar closing at 9.30…hmmm….) and everyone had a great time. None of this after-show party stuff tonight though as the band had to be up bright and early next morning for the drive down to Dorset for their gig at the ‘Great Dorset Steam Fair’. It was the first time we had played this event and, having never heard of it before, assumed it involved a couple of old boys and their dog admiring a traction engine in a field………….. Boy! were we in for a shock when, appearing over the brow of a hill, were tents, cars, caravans, marquees, funfairs and…. er…. steam engines for as far as the eye could see! It was massive!! No-one had told us that the fair was attended by 250,000 over 4 days! approx 87,000 cars ! The site itself was apparently bigger than Glastonbury. Mmmm! 800 acres of Mad Max twisted metal and smoke! Fortunately for our clean underpants we only played to about 2000 of them in one of the (six!) music tents. 
(cont'd below)


This gig also marked the T
ooREX debut for our new bass player Johnny Ray (no not the ‘50s crooner!), an experienced session player from Essex who was able to fill in for us with only a few days notice.  (John enjoys occasional jams with T.REX drummer Bill Legend and Dr Feelgood's John Potter as well as working with Julia Fordham)  For his biog go to 'Meet the Band' area.
Not only did Johnny Ray give a cracking performance that night, but he has gone from strength to strength ever since.


Which is just as well as our next gig was the special 31st Anniversary Show at the Half Moon Putney, only about a mile away from where Marc sadly lost his life. This is always a great show for us as it is well attended by members of the various Marc Bolan Fan Clubs. This practically guarantees a fantastic atmosphere and ensures a great deal of bopping and singing. Again, a great time was had by all. Incidentally, special thanks go to our friends Dee and Harry who had come all the way from Pennsylvania USA to see us as part of the anniversary celebrations.

Anyway, better sign off now. For anyone living in the Midlands (or Manchester!!), we’re playing one of our favourite venues, the Diamond Club in Sutton-in-Ashfield, this Saturday (27 Sept). Look forward to seeing you there for a beer or two!
Best wishes, and KALMIYH
Zapper
x
 


 

TOWNGATE THEATRE

Towngate Theatre show tickets SOLD OUT

29th August 2008

Box Office: 01268 465 465


 

Hi Folks....Zapper here! Well what a fantastic first year with TooREX! Despite my initial trepidation about stepping into some very big shoes left by the awesome Rocky, I've just about got my head around the intricate guitar and keyboard arrangements for Marc's songs now. What seem fairly simple songs at the first listen are in fact surprisingly complex.

The thing that's struck me most though, is the love for Marc and his songs shown by the audiences at our gigs. Just shows the incredible power of the man and his music, even after thirty years.......

Finally to cap it all, I'll picked up some amazing hair styling tips from Steevi & Bobby! Now where's that hypoallergenic mousse...

Have a very Happy Rexmas & New Year everyone... Look forward to rockin' out with you all in 2008!


Zapper  xxx


 

The Celebration Weekend

TooREX would like to thank everyone that came to give their support at the recent Marc Bolan 30th Year Anniversary show at the Half Moon in London on Friday 14th Sept 2007. We'd like to think that we were given the chance to light the touch paper that set the weekend off in true Bolanic style! Bolan fans worldwide flocked to the city to pay their respects. The Saturday saw the Celebration Show at The Shepherds Bush Empire with the T.Rextasy lads guiding the star-studded ship home -fantastic! The Sunday saw the special service at the Crem followed by the London Bop where yet more T.REX festivities followed. Even if somehow you couldn't make the trip to London due to one thing or another we know you were thinking of  Marc  and in doing so helping to fan the flame that burns so brightly. The whole weekend was filled with emotional tributes and it's something we'll all treasure for years to come.

 Also we'd like to share with you this special album that's now available (the proceeds go to the Official Marc Bolan Memorial fund) Here's a quick outline from producer Dave Appleyard...

Thursday, September 20, 2007

 

    

Just to let everyone know that I have just completed work on a Marc Bolan tribute CD called `Still A Gas`.The 7 track CD commemorates the 30th year Anniversary and includes contributions from my friends on the Bolan tribute scene, Steevi and Col from TooREX, Rob Cairns, Paul Feldon of The Revolution, Midge Peebles of  Hot Love, Marc Hartley (Delf), Tony Stringfellow poet and author, and my good friends Owen Houlston of The Place of Dead Roads and Olly Watkins of Lips Akimbo.The CD is available from

Barry Smith
42 Kingsmead Road
Cheltenham
Gloucester
GL51 0AH
 

Priced £6.00 inc P&P please make cheque payable to the 'Marc Bolan Memorial Fund'


 

NEWSFLASH!!

 

TooREX to appear at the Mathew Street Festival

3.30 at the Mountford Hall, Liverpool

University of Liverpool, Guild of  Students, 160 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L69 7BR

 


 


 

 

 

Rocky TooREX

Over the past few months our Rocky has been rather inundated with work outside of Too REX (Chris Holland, Jools Holland, Donovan etc. including occasional Albert Hall appearances!) He did think he could juggle all like we do, and was doing successfully up to a point, however with TooREX dates on the ever increase and more overseas work here and there we decided between us all it was wise to call on some external full-time help.

 Rocky has bought a wealth of  talent and lots of fun to the band and we will miss him. We want to wish him all the best with his career and thank him for his sterling work with TooREX. He even agreed to dep the occasional TooREX show if our new guy was ever unavailable. Thanks ROCKY!!

  The new guitarist goes by the name of  Zapper and his info will be up on the TooREX site over the next few days...

 TooREX XX

 

'Remember James Beck Week' May 8th

 It's a year now since we lost our good friend and Marc super- fan Jim Beck, we'd just like to take a special moment to remember him, if unfortunately you didn't have the pleasure to have met this sparkly star, trust us... he was a gem! (see top left dropdown). We'd also like to thank his family and friends for their ever constant contact, kind support and friendship, and hope that the week ahead for everyone is full of good memories of a very special chap indeed. We know that our ethos is to pay tribute to the great man himself, Marc Bolan... this, we believe, also includes his ever loyal fans.

 all our love

 Too REX XX

 

Important newsflash!

Sue 'Poetess', ace member of Official Marc Bolan Fan Club kindly sent this over for us to share with Bolan fans everywhere...

MEMORIAL FOR MARC

As in previous years, there will be a service at Golders Green Crematorium on the afternoon of Sunday 16th September. The OMBFC will be having a collection to raise money to pay for a 'special' 30th Anniversary tribute for Marc, to be placed at Golders Green crematorium in September.This could be a special panel or a plaque placed in the Chapel of Remembrance, or an entry into the Book of Remembrance, or perhaps all of these depending on how much money is raised. Items like these can be costly, and additional payments must also be made to have them on display for years to come, therefore our initial target is to raise £1,000. If you would like to contribute, please send a cheque or postal order to OMBFC, 6, Byker Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2NS. Please make cheque payable to 'The Marc Bolan Memorial Fund' and please enclose a note to tell us who it is from!

please help us support this mission..

TooREX XXX

ps  please go and sign this too! just left click the link!

 

JB's date added!

Check tourdates page for details re TooREX at JB's Dudley - Saturday 10th Feb 2007

 

 

A New Year...2007

Happy 2007 Groovers,

TooREX hopes that you had a safe and peaceful festive season and hope 2007 is your year...

Thanks all of you for making the Christmas tour such fun, it was great to see you all here and there! And thank you for your kind support over the last year,  keep checking the website for more news re new dates and venues.

This is an important year for Marc's (Marc Bolan) fans all over the planet as it will be thirty years this September 16th since he passed away. Keep checking the OMBFC for details of 'to be announced' memorial details and guest appearances of artistes appearing to pay their respects. TooREX's show will be held at London's The Half Moon SW15 at Putney Bridge on the 14th Sept 2007... add it to your diaries as sales will be limited...  

Finally, there are a few new dates that have just been added to the tourdates page right here on TooREX.com  

take care as we all love to boogie! 

TooREX   XXXXX 

 

 

Plastic Reds -Kent /Butlins' We Love the Seventies -Bognor Regis 8/9 Dec 06

 

Thanks firstly to the record attendance for TooREX's first visit to Sidcup's venue Plastic Red! Cheers Michael, thanks for looking after us fella! Great venue, fab crowd!

Next afternoon TooREX trekked onwards to the next show at Butlins, Bognor Regis. Warmly welcomed by Phil, Daisy and their very helpful sound crew, thank you guys! it felt like nothing was too much trouble, good to be back.

 The band took to the stage in between 'Kenny Do the Bump' and BC Sweet... the evening rocked! Well done lads!  The after show feedback was incredible!

Now time to catch up on some sleep!  Norwich, Stratford- upon-Avon and Essex next weekend!

zzzzzz

 

TooREX - The Empire Theatre Belfast, N.Ireland

Thanks to all for the lovely welcome at Belfast, [November 11th 2006] from the minute we arrived at the airport we were greeted by kind faces and big smiles! Swanky hotel, lovely city and a great venue. Thanks to Susan for all her organisation and to the brilliant sound crew. Pics can be seen at the Empire website . Next time we will transport our own musical equipment with us and do a few more shows within Northern and Southern Ireland...

Thanks go as always to Solid Gold Steve and Stella for their support as they drove from Manchester to Belfast and by all accounts enjoyed the experience immensely! Weird thing was that as we flew back we passed straight over the Isle of Man where Solid Gold Steve first met Marc Bolan and T.REX! Rock on!

 

TooREX to Ireland

TooREX to do a one night show in Belfast, details as follows...

November 11th 2006 -   Ireland, Belfast Empire Hall,  Botanic Avenue, Belfast (028 9024 9276 ) BT7 1FQ  website

:: Online :: Tickets are available from Ticketmaster website: www.ticketmaster.ie
:: Over The Counter ::
Tickets are available from
Ticketmaster, Virgin Megastore, Belfast.:: Telephone :: Tickets available on Ticketmaster's 24 hour credit card booking line 0870 243 4455

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 In Loving Memory of our T.REX friend James Beck - Sadly passed away 8th May 2006... miss ya mate!
Click here to remember Jim