The Scopies - Biographies
Who are these people?
- Ian
Ian Scopie aka 'Old Father Time'. Played in many a crap band and this is another one. Still basking in the glory of a hit in Italian heavy metal chart with local NWOBHM band in a time long ago, in galaxy far, far away, blah, blah, blah. Uses Pearl drums and hardware, Sabian cymbals, Vater sticks and is sponsored by Sanatagen and Seven Seas cod liver oil!
- Tim 'Octofish'
Octofish has been playing guitar since he was three minutes old - it is said that for those first three minutes he was tuning it up. His previous bands have been many and varied (at the last count 86), from playing in a Dolly Parton tribute band ("Dolly's Partons") to an extreme death metal terrorist band ("Burning Goth Impaler"). This last band sadly ended in a prison sentence, a poor tattoo and 15 burning corpses all wearing clothes in that colour one stage darker than black - it was a rough night in Smethick. As a solo artist, his material has been said to be so painful to listen to, audiences have resorted to eating their own feet to numb the pain. His influences are beer, volume and Andy Williams (not necessarily in that order) and he is said to be the greatest living guitarist... by him. He is also a lying bastard.
Equipment: Modified Telecaster blessed by the Dali Llama on his whistlestop tour of Scunthorpe into Modified Nuclear-powered Amplifier so scary the name plate ran away.
Favourite food: beer
Favourite quote: "Its my round"
- Rich
Rich - renowned space adventurer, psychic detective, time traveller and gentleman who spends the rest of his time interfering with cheese. His hobbies include fending off bankrupcy and being tired. He plays a white bass guitar and uses a very heavy amplifier almost exclusively.
- Larry
Born March 29th 1981 in Luton. Was nearly educated, and never really grew up in Wellingborough. When I finally learnt to read, aged 22, I simply followed the now clear roadsigns out into Northampton. It was then I met Colonel T. Parker, who noticed my talents and organised a tour of America and appearances in several dozen cheesey films. In the early seventies, with my fame waning, I re-branded myself as "The King". In 1977, I was found dead on the toilet at Graceland... Or was I...? In 2006, after several years working at a dry cleaners, I finally did my first smart thing, and joined The Scopies.