1. The average age of the band is 41
2. When Fingers deputises, the average age becomes 31!!
3. The combined weight of the band (on stage) is 80 stone (although 2 individuals are more responsible for that than any others.
4. Predominant hobby - a drink after work!!
5. O.B. drinks 4 tins of 9.2 Super Skol before going on stage
6. Porky Steve drinks 4 pints and 8 tins of Stones over a night, and then more if there's a drink after or less if he spills some!
7. Alfie waits 'til he gets home for Pizza at the Palace & ½ bottle of J.D
8. The Fat Controller consumes 2 bottles of Bacardi & 1 sack of potatoes, 14 tins of Beans, and an entire pig after every gig.
9. Longest lock in - 10am Sunday morning, Celtic Warriors, Cambridge.
10. Average Lock in - 7am
11. Most enjoyable gigs to date
• The Woolsington, North Shields
• The Fish Quay North Shields
• Stormin' the Castle, Witton Castle
• Phoenix Theatre Blyth
• Tap n' Spile Guisborough
• The Coast, South Shields
• Golden Eagle, Blyth
• Live Theatre, Newcastle
• The Maltings, Berwick
  
12. Rick Shag and Andy Fingers n' Tops are both Music Degree students
13. Porky Steve, Alfie the Wolfman, are Self taught, Alfie by listening to his Dad's Big Band Music - Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, etc.
14. Porky, O.B. and Alfie were all in Punk bands
15. The Sound Man, Gav, likes Status Quo - enough said - Get Down, Deeper Down, Da-Da-Da-Da, Get Down, Deeper Down etc., bloody etc.
16. O.B. used to make Fireplaces
17. The Fat Controller isn't realy fat, its' just a mirage (caused by lots of pies)
18. Alfie supported the Jam
19. Porky used to dig graves
20. Garv used to be a Postman
21. Fingers used to be a sperm
22. Rick Shag drove trucks and made videos..
23. The Band will play anywhere, anytime, depending on the Pie Count.

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