'GONKS' GO LANKYKATS..           Spotted at a recent Lankykats night were three Vaquero's and a Long & The Short.   Gary Roberts, Bob Taylor of L&S. Alan Liptrot and Vaqueros roady Malc' Brown are four former super-stars from the swinging-sixties mega-cult pop-film Gonks Go Beat.  Showing off Alan's original pieces of pricless memorabilia - copies of the 'Gonks' LP record and a glossy publicity brochure, they enjoyed a great catch-up, a refreshing pint and a naughty little chuckle or two..

SAD BUT TRUE.. LALLY STOTT - THE VAQUEROS By Malc' Brown: The Vaqueros Roadie: February 2012   "I'd like to clarify the truth about Lally Stotts passing via Lanky Beat.    Lally died on the 6th June 1977 aged just 32 after being involved in a road traffic accident while riding on his small commuter bike. The bike had been previously stolen and had just been returned to Lally by the police. On his next bike trip a car pulled out in front of him and Lally hit a telegraph pole and he died three days later in hospital.     Lally had only just returned from living in Italy to set up a boutique for his sister and he lived in the large flat above -John Wokky says, 'it was a fantastic place'.  Being totally familiar with scooter riding in Italy, Lally used the small bike for short journey's into town, so naturally he did the same thing here at home in the UK.     It was a great loss to his family and us - his friend's. It was a loss of a great talent and he will never be forgotten."   LOOK-OUT FOR MORE ON THE VAQUEROS IN FEBRUARY  Lally Stott.. Lally wrote the No 1 hit song 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep' recorded by the Scottish band 'Middle Of The Road'.

A recent Ad' seen in a Vancouver Newspaper.. We are a small & casual restaurant in downtown Vancouver and we are looking for solo musicians to play in our restaurant to promote their work and sell their CD. This is not a daily job, but only for special events which will eventually turn into a nightly event if we get positive response. More Jazz, Rock..., & smooth type music, around the world and mixed cultural music. Are you interested to promote your work? Please reply back ASAP. Reply: "Happy new year! I am a musician with a big house looking for a restauranteur to promote their restaurant and come to my house to make dinner for my friends and I. This is not a daily job, but only for special events which will eventually turn into a nightly event if we get positive response. More fine dining & exotic meals and mixed Ethnic Fusion cuisine. Are you interested to promote your restaurant? Please reply back ASAP." Via Facebook: January 2012

Former Preston CATACOMBS CLUB FOUNDER Clive Kelly.. Read his remarkable life story..   *NEW-NEW-NEW* Hear Clives interviews with Bill Span on SURVIVAL 'Radio' Click-on     LANCASHIRE LIFE MAGAZINE JANUARY 2012 EDITION   DOES 'CAPTAIN' CLIVE    New pics..       New 2012 Limited edition of 100 copies for sale at the special low cost price of only..    £4.30.. + P&P. CreateSpace eStore:www.createspace.com/3730670ISBN-13  978-1467974264       And on Amazon Kindle               A NEW YEARS OPEN MESSAGE from Clive..   "John. I hope you dont mind me groveling, but it’s really something I feel I must do with you? YOU JUST DONT SEEM TO GET IT? I'm not trying to inflate my ego, nor am I looking for free publicity or a profit making cause or being a greedy one no, no, no. Since I had a mini-stroke in June this year I have been trying to get my message out to those unknowing friends and your radio listeners about my cause.. TO STOP XINGU FLOODING AND CONSEQUENTLY TO PUT A HALT TO WHAT WILL BE THE GREATEST ECOLOGICAL CRIME OF ALL TIME.   The Belo Monte Dam project which we’ve temporarily got a halt on, will destroy thousands.. no hundreds of thousands of lives. For this dam is only the first of 60 more such hydroelectric dams planned to destroy the Amazons green fauna basin. You were informed by me of this impending disaster way back months ago. You told me to wait for our radio interview! Hey.. I know Rome wasn’t built in a day, but surely five months waiting, for someone like me who only wants to help all our unborn and our own planetary vessel Earth. WHY DO YOU JUST KEEP ME HANGING ON? I MUST RETURN TO BRASIL ANY MOMENT I’M CALLED AGAIN.. TO FIGHT WITH MY FREINDS WHOM I HAVE ALLREADY ADVISED THAT I WILL FIRSTLY TALK ON BRITISH RADIO BEFORE RETURNING TO DO TV AND RADIO INTERVIEWS ALL OVER BRASIL   I am urgently pleading with you as a fellow northerner so called civilised human being. LET’S DO IT NEW YEARS EVE." 'Captain' Clive Kelly: January 2012       'CAPTAIN' CLIVE KELLY PART'S                 1 2 & 3 Click on..