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For those interested in Bruce's time with Samson. Rob Grain has uploaded via the Paul Samson Archive Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/PaulSamsonArchive?ref=stream ) a song from Bruces 2nd or 3rd gig with Samson. Walking Out On You live at the Red Lion, Northfleet, Gravesend 7th July 1979.

Dave was fired from Maiden around July 1977 after he had a bust up with Dennis Wilcock. He went on to audition for the band The Secret. The lead singer was called Mickey Modern and the bassist was called Benny Leopard (These were there stage names). Another guitarist called Chris Banks...

Not yet but will try again.

I believe Tony is mistaken. The Bridgehouse diaries I would assume are taken from records stating who played. Maiden were all quiet until they announced their return in Jan 1978 - They wouldn't have gone to the trouble of announcing their return in the newspaper if they had just lost a member...

Tony Moore is pretty adamant he was out by December 1977 when I asked him about it a couple of years ago. I am trying to get other info before I put the case to him again.

I am trying to see if I can get in contact with Terry Wapram to try and confirm some of these. We know that Terry played with Ron at some point so it suggests the Half Moon Theatre would have been around the time for the first gig of Terry's and possibly the last gig of Ron's. I don't believe...

It was also Maidens first gig. Dave Beasley (Lights) arranged a talent contest in July 1974 which Influence took part in, They played 3 songs, the 2nd of which was the one Steve mucked up the bass intro. Steve met up again with Dave Beasley in early 1976. Steve probably felt the band were...

Steve Harris insisted that he tried the Keyboards once and decided that it was not right for the band. However 6 months after Tony Moore left and 4 months after Dennis Wilcock's departure Steve advertises for a keyboard player in Melody Maker on 19 August 1978.At the time Steve had been...

Paul Sears, drummer with Gypsy's Kiss (and later Iron Maiden manager in 1977) posted this photo of a postcard he received from Steve Harris in the summer of 1974. As you can see Steve thought the band should be called Spare Rib. He also posted an old picture of St. Nicholas Church Hall on...

That was the photo but on checking again it might be the Ruskin

If Paul Cairns was only playing part of the set like Tony Parsons later that year. Then maybe that is part of the reason he turned up late.

There are quite a few contradictions in Run To the Hills. However Doug qoutes "First, we gave it a go with this guitarist we tried called Paul Cairns, who we used to call Mad Mac," says Doug Sampson. "but it was like... I don't know. It just wasn't meant to be. We thought he'd work out OK...

I think Doug Sampson's first gig was the Bridgehouse on 15/02/1979. This was also Paul Dianno's first gig and Paul Cairns first gig. As far as I have been led to believe the band did not play at the Ruskin Arms on New Years Eve 1978. The manager of the Bridghouse helped get them their first...

Something along the lines of "???? I'm going to attempt to sings these ones. I've Got the Fire"

I am not exactly sure when Terry Wapram quit. It may have been after the Feb 1978 gig as Terry wanted a keyboard player. Hence why there was no further gigs till April Urchin were playing the Brecknock up till 23/03/1978 with Dave Murray. It was around this time that Steve saw them and asked...