Kinky Intruder
This past weekend, the annual Kinks Fan Club Convention was held in Muswell Hill, London. I’ve got to get to that event one of these years….
As usual, the Kast-Off Kinks II, a pick-up band consisting of former members of the Kinks, provided a joyous, anarchic set. They had some trouble this year (also as usual). As numerous fans have reported, midway through the set, some old bloke showed up and insisted on singing with the boys. Here’s bassist John Dalton (active in the Kinks 1966, 1969-76) dealing with the intruder.
The interloper just wouldn’t go away, even as the backing musicians switched around (note, for example, that Ian Gibbons [1979-1989, 1993-1996] has replaced John “The Baptist” Gosling [1970-1978] on keyboards, while Jim Rodford [1978-96] replaces Dalton on bass), and he even gives drummer Mick Avory (1964-84) a hard time:
Imagine the nerve. You’d think he’d written the songs or something.
