WHO'S ACTUALLY IN SACK TRICK?

This is a question we're often asked and one that's not easily answered. Everybody and nobody, some for an afternoon, others for an eternity. Some people are actually in Sack Trick and don't even know it. Beware! You may be one of these people. The following are some, but not all, of the most obvious culprits to have appeared on Sack Trick recordings and stages.

KEY TO SYMBOLS

=Appears on Music from the Mystery Rabbits

=Appears on Penguins on the Moon

=Has appeared live onstage with Sack Trick

=Appears on Sheep in Kiss Make-up

                 

Chris Paulo Dale

 

INSTRUMENT- Bass guitar, squeaks and shouts
OTHER BANDS-  Atom Seed, Bruce Dickinson's Skunkworks, I Play Rock, Tribuzy, Black Orchid, Mach4, AntiProduct, Balance of Power, Sperm Whale & Being 'Gene' in a KISS Tribute Band
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Atom Seed- Get in Line
Bruce Dickinson- Skunkworks
Tribuzy- Excecution
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Reading out a clue on Noel Edmonds Telly Addicts
, also for saying the line 'That's ASDA Price' in a supermarket commercial with Tom Lown.
FAVOURITE BREAKFAST- Hoegaarden Witbier
FAVOURITE LUNCH- Leffe Blonde met frites
FAVOURITE MIDNIGHT SNACK-  Duvel
BIRTHDAY- 4th September
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY-  Any of my favourite meals.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED-  Thunder and the role of the bass player in the film "Rock Star" starring
Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston.
FIRST KISS GIG- Wembley ‘83
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- How did I get here, and who’s garden is it anyway?

WEBSITE- Chris Paulo Dale - Bassista

 

Alex Dickson

 

INSTRUMENT- Mostly guitar. Also everything else.
OTHER BANDS- SP4C3, Midnight Blue, Gun, Bruce Dickinson’s Skunkworks, Robbie Williams Band, Emma Bunton Band, Sleepy, Alex Dickson's Borrowed Mythical Beasts, Ronan Keating, & Being 'Paul’, ‘Ace’ and even ‘Vinnie’ sometimes in a KISS Tribute Band
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Midnight Blue- Take The Money And Run
Skunkworks: (the first one?)
Robbie Williams: I've Been Expecting You
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Playing in a "Vinnie Vincent" style on a song on a jukebox in the background in an episode of Cagney and Lacey.
FAVOURITE WAY TO COOK POTATOES-  With rosemary, garlic and red wine.
FAVOURITE FILM- The Nightmare Before Christmas.
FAVOURITE NEW DRINK I LIKE,BUT REALLY SHOULDN'T- Absinthe.
BIRTHDAY- 5th April
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY-  Magnets.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED-  Daniel Beddingfield
FIRST KISS GIG- Glasgow Apollo,1983.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-  It's all about magnets.

WEBSITE- Alex Dickson's Borrowed Mythical Beasts

 

Robin Guy

 

INSTRUMENT- Drums, Stripes and Hats.
OTHER BANDS- GMT, The Business, Bittersweet, Bruce Dickinson, Martin Grech, All About Eve, TAT, AntiProduct, Rachel Stamp, Rag Dolls, Faith No More for a day & Being 'Peter’ in a KISS Tribute Band
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Bittersweet- Lying , Drinking and Losing
Antiproduct- Consume and Die
GMT- Coming Soon!
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Getting the middle finger from Mike Patton on Top Of the Pops with Faith No More. There was even an irate complaint in the Sun about it.
FAVOURITE FRUIT PREPARATION- Usually a light rinsing. But not peeled unless it’s a banana or an orange.
FAVOURITE CHARITY SHOP- The ones on our High Street, they sell everything I could possibly want to wear onstage. Or the ones in Ashton Under Lyne come  a close second.
FAVOURITE ENDORSEMENTS- Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks (American Classic Rock), Aquarian Skins, Protector Cases and Rhythm Tech bits and pieces.
BIRTHDAY- 14th June every year.
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- T-shirts with silly stuff on them, anything with stripes, additional things to go on my kit.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- That’d be a toss up between Gary Barlow and Little Angels, or that band with Onions in.
FIRST KISS GIG- Wembley Crazy Nights ‘88
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- If I’d filled this in on time, I’d have got more birthday presents.

WEBSITE- Robin Guy

 

Ben Calvert

 

INSTRUMENT- Drums Bloody Drums
OTHER BANDS- Killing Joke, Scenes, Twin Zero, Richie Neville, Zephyr, Vex Red, Janus Stark, Swamp Diva and Kill II This
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
Killing Joke- XXV Gathering DVD

Vex Red- Lamacq Sessions

TWIN ZERO - 'Monolith'
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR-  Being Naked playing Mainstage at Reading.
FAVOURITE DEAD PERSON- Bill Hicks.
FAVOURITE APPROACH TO BALDNESS- Devin Townsend
FAVOURITE PASTIME- Hearing music in my head.
BIRTHDAY- 27th January
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Nuclear capabilities with intercontinental ballistic range
FIRST KISS GIG- Donnington 96
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Why was I fired?

WEBSITE- Ben Calvert

 

 

Reuben "The Impaler" Gotto

 

 

INSTRUMENT- Token Metal Guitars
OTHER BANDS- Twin Zero, Dog Toffee, Subvert, Rampant Energy, Sokraphtorbia and xMTCx
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY- 
Subvert- Assisted Suicides
Twin Zero- Earthbound
Pillow Talk - Criminal Conviction

FAVOURITE TOURIST ATTRACTION- Scotland
FAVOURITE REPLY PENDING- Job application for Easyjet pilot
FAVOURITE SPORT- Boxer shorts masturbation football (while throwing rocks)
BIRTHDAY- Tomorrow (Send presents to PO Box 16432, London W6 0ZQ)
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- See Present List for "Reuben Gotto" at Littlewoods Code No. 023148/B
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR-
Being a vampire's left hear on the straight to DVD release "From Dusk till Porn"
FIRST KISS GIG- Donington 96
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Some of these people saw Kiss before I was even born.

WEBSITES- Roo's Diary and Twin Zero

 

Bobby the Bus Driver

 

INSTRUMENT- Buses and Guitars
OTHER BANDS- Stranger (Keyboards)
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY OF ALBUMS HE’S BEEN THANKED ON
Glenn Hughes ‘Addiction’
G/Z/R ‘Plastic Planet’
FM ‘Dead Man's Shoes’
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Hogging the remote control
FAVOURITE CARTOON CHARACTER- Wyle E Coyote
FAVOURITE TIME OF DAY- Bedtime
FAVOURITE FLAVOUR CRISPS-
Prawn Cocktail (on Wednesday)
Roast Chicken (on Tuesday) and any assortment on any other day of the week.
BIRTHDAY- Yes, every year without fail until I shuffle from this mortal coil.
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Kiss to play at my party (oops, done that!)
MOST EMBARRASSING DRIVING TEST FAILED- The third one.
FIRST KISS GIG- Glasgow Apollo 1983
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- "I'm a wheel, I'm a wheel I can roll I can feel, but you won't stop me turning"

WEBSITE- Bobby the Bus Driver

 

 

Jem Davis
(AKA The Penguin Pianist)

 

INSTRUMENT- Cheezeboards
OTHER BANDS- Midnight Blue, FM, UFO, Chain, Tobruk, Romeo’s Daughter and even Rolf Harris Backing Band.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
UFO- Live in Tokyo
FM- Dead Man’s Shoes
Tobruk- Wild on the Run
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Telly Addicts
FAVOURITE SPICE- Pepper
FAVOURITE FOOD- Pepper
FAVOURITE SANDWICH- Salad Cream, Sugar and Pepper
BIRTHDAY- Boxing Day
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- More Boxes
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Jagged Hedge
FIRST KISS GIG- Sadly unfulfilled in the Kiss Department
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- I'm falling asleep just playing this piano.

WEBSITE- Jem Davis the Penguin Pianist

 

 

DJ Cheeseman
(AKA Dave Cheeseboard, Cheese Davies, The David Cheddarman Show, Yngwie J Cheeseman)

 

INSTRUMENT- Keyboards and Singin'
OTHER BANDS-
 Pillow Talk, Twin Zero, Beyond Redemption, Fat Digester, Heroic Trio (on drums) and the one, the only Smooth Cheeseboard.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
PILLOW TALK- Painful Love
SMOOTHCHEESEBOARD- 'Paprika Gentlemen'
TWIN ZERO - 'Monolith'
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Cocking up the Nottingham Local News Sound every weekday at 6.30
FAVOURITE BAR ROOM GAG -
"I met this bird in a bar the other day, I said 'are you game' she she 'ay' so I shot her."
FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM-
Hull "The Tigers" City.
FAVOURITE MUSIC VIDEO-
'Jump' by Van Halen. Now that's how to look at the camera whilst doing a keyboard solo.
FAVOURITE CARTOON-
Cow & Chicken
BIRTHDAY-
Midsummers Day
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY-
A pint of bitter.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED-
Don't do auditions....too scary.
FIRST KISS GIG-
Never Seen 'em.  Too busy listening to Van Halen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-
If you don't have any bollocks, you're a woman.

WEBSITE- Pillow Talk

 

Jef Streatfield

 

 

INSTRUMENT- Guitar
OTHER BANDS- Plan A, The Wildhearts, Schmoozer, a really dodgy one I'm not telling Chris about. (more fun and games finding dirt on me if you want to) and Farmer Geddon.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
Plan A- Hey Ho!
The Wildhearts- Tokyo Suits Me
The Wildhearts- Endless Nameless
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Reaching the top shelf of my CD rack.
FAVOURITE BAND- AC/DC
FAVOURITE GLAMOUR MODEL- Varonica Zemanova.
FAVOURITE PENCIL- 2B
FAVOURITE QUESTION TO BE ASKED- Would you like a drink?
BIRTHDAY- No thanks I had one back in June, who d'ya think I am the bloody Queen mum?
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- The Queen mum (well, her cash would do), a collection of Gison Les Paul guitars and a private moment with Varonica Zemanova.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Sorry, talking to the wrong person. Unless you count the first time I went for the Wildhearts job, but I didn't even get an audition.
FIRST KISS GIG- Donnington '87 or '96 in make-up (but I slept through most of that, I was pissed and they were awful).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Why aren't I on tour?

WEBSITE- Plan A

 

 

Doogie White

 

INSTRUMENT- Lute and Voice of Rock
OTHER BANDS- La Paz, Midnight Blue, Chain, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Cornerstone and Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY- 

Midnight Blue- Take the Money and Run
Rainbow-
Stranger In Us All

Yngwie J Malmsteen's Rising Force- Attack.

BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Good Swedish Porn. (ask and ye shall receive)
MOST  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION- What’s he really like then? Who? Ritchie Blackmore?
FAVOURITE 70`s ACTRESS- Farrah Fawcett before she added Majors.
FAVOURITE CONDOM- Trojan extra tough "For the ride of your life"
BIRTHDAY- "A long time ago in Motherwell so the Holy Bible says"
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Good Hair and decent teeth and to live the American dream. Guitar lessons and a chance to prove that I CAN sing Like Paul Stanley. smaller Breasts/largerBreasts.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- In no particular order. Iron Maiden and Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar 2001 tour. More to come no doubt.
FIRST KISS- Pauline Monteith a dark haired beauty from Mrs. Crosby’s class
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Isn’t Eric Singer just the best?

WEBSITE- Doogie White

 

Roly Bailey
(AKA Mr B, Rockin' Roly, the Bailiff)

 

INSTRUMENT- Guitar, Bass, Vox, Harmonica, Keys, Wit and Wisdom
OTHER BANDS- Bittersweet, Vigilante, Spinal Tarp
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
Bittersweet - Lying, Drinking and Losing
Vigilante - Borrowed Time EP
FAVOURITE YEAST EXTRACT or FAVOURITE CROSBY AND NASH SONG - Bittersweet or Marmite
FAVOURITE PIPE TOBACCO  or FAVOURITE CIDER APPLE - Bittersweet or Three Tuns
FAVOURITE SMELL or FAVOURITE WILD FLOWER - Woody Nightshade (Bittersweet) or Citrus fruit groves on the Greek isle of Aigina, before I rode the scooter off the cliff
BIRTHDAY- 16th April
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY?
Another year, please.
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Walking very fast outside my school to get in the producer's sweeping panoramic view of downtown West Drayton.
FIRST KISS GIG- I'm sorry, your application for membership has been declined - please contact our consumer helpline.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- "What, you listened to it backwards?"

WEBSITE- Bittersweet

 

Chris Nubile

 

INSTRUMENT- Plank Spanking, Ivory Ticklin', Tonsil Shakin
OTHER BANDS- Master Blaster, Hollyweird, The Nubiles
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
The Nubiles 'Mindblender' LP
The Nubiles 'Layabout vs Mindblender' EP
Master Blaster 'Oversize' EP
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR/HAUNTED FOR REST OF HIS LIFE BY- Playing Bass in a band on docudrama Paddington Green
FAVOURITE TROPICAL FRUIT- Mango
FAVOURITE HAM- Serrano
FAVOURITE NIGHTCAP- Hot chocolate with Stroh Rum
BIRTHDAY- 25th September
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Somebody else to cook for a change.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Well Known Glaswegian band Slide.. or perhaps Gay Dad?
FIRST KISS GIG- Finsbury Park '97
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Sorry can't do that, need at least two weeks notice.

WEBSITE- Master Blaster

 

Joe Inferno

 

INSTRUMENT- Jaff Horn
OTHER BANDS- err..no.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
Rachel Stamp-Hey Hey Michael you’re really Fantastic
Joe Inferno- Must Be Destroyed (due for release early 2004)
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Shooting a duck on Wack-a-day (with Timmy Mallet)
FAVOURITE SEXUAL POSITION- Blind Donkey's Neck
FAVOURITE FEMALE EMOTION- Hysteria.
FAVOURITE BEAR TRAP- MacAnderson & Co 1999 Steel Tension Jaw and Throw.
BIRTHDAY- 1st June
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY-An Internet Gun.
FAVOURITE AUDITION FAILED- Rachel Stamp's drummer, twice 1997 and again in 2003
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Humans continue to kick and punch for up to 3 minutes after being beheaded during a struggle (and easy souls sleep deep).

 

Sponder
(AKA Pancho or Alex Elena)

 

INSTRUMENT- d- drums, d- bass and d- pasta
OTHER BANDS- Imani Coppola,  Debbie Gibson, Adam Holzman, Nyquill, Sandra Bernhard, Bruce Dickinson, Thunderdogs, Machine & being 'Eric’ in a KISS Tribute Band
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY- 
Imani Coppola
Aretha Franklin
Debbie Gibson
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Kissing Debbie Gibson in a recent promo video
FAVOURITE ITEM OF BATHROOM FURNITURE- Bidet
FAVOURITE PENGUIN- Peter
FAVOURITE SHAPE OF PASTA- Obviously Rigatoni
BIRTHDAY- 11th September
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- A new set of eyebrows.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Jamiroqaui
FIRST KISS GIG- Monsters of Rock, Modena ‘87
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- I'd like to kfgobot ogoeig irgerig 8rj ithoaig irg aohg wt whohr qh

 

 

Ant Forbini

 

INSTRUMENT- Playing and Breaking Guitars
OTHER BANDS- Vex Red, Scenes
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Vex Red- Start with a strong and persistent desire
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Eating Burgers while he was a Cub Scout in a Fairy Liquid advert
FAVOURITE SPORT- Rock throwing masturbation football (in boxer shorts)
FAVOURITE CD FOUND IN AN AMERICAN HIRE CAR- Spanish Flamenco Dancing for Romancing
FAVOURITE SONG TO GET STUCK IN YOUR  HEAD- The Ink is Black, the Page is White
BIRTHDAY- 5th July
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- perhaps two tickets to a midget rodeo, with midget monster trucks, jumping through flaming hoops, and a midget Norwegian Death metal band providing the tunes.  All of this set in the beautiful idillic setting of about 2.5 miles outside Milton Keynes.  Nice.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- You can't rattle Rattlesnakedog. But why would you want to?"

WEBSITE- Scenes

 

The Matt & Jason Show 
(AKA Metal Matty and Jurassic Jay)

 

MATTY'S INSTRUMENT- 6 String Bass and Demonic Web design
JAY'S INSTRUMENT- 7 String Guitar
OTHER BANDS- The Reasoning, Blue Horses, Erasmus, Magenta, Seren and Duvet (The Mother Of All Covers Bands) (Togg Rating 100)
MATTY'S ELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Erasmus - Voyage
JAY'S BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Having A Drink On The Link For Song For Wales
MATTY'S BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Playing The Bass Line On The Cross Roads Theme Tune
MATTY'S FAVOURITE S CLUB 7 GIRL- Rachel oh how I love you!!!!!!
FAVOURITE SCHENKER SOLO- Lost Horizons
FAVOURITE BRAND OF MICROWAVE CURRY- Chicken Madras From Tesco For £2.99
FAVOURITE KEEL SOLO- Because The Night
MATTY'S BIRTHDAY- 13th March
WHATMATTY WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Boot Leg Dream Theater Videos
JAY'S BIRTHDAY- 14th December
WHAT JAY WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- D'Addario 10-46 Gauge Strings
MATTY'S MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- I am embarrassed at not having turned up to the Rob Halford Audition
MATTY'S FIRST KISS GIG- Donnington 1988
MATTY'S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
F*ck me, Chris's puke stinks. Definitely very Metal!!
JAY'S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
I said I was INTO Black Sabbath, I didn't say I was in them!

WEBSITE- The Reasoning and Blue Horses

 

Vision
The Delicatessen

 

 

INSTRUMENT- Cheese Slice
PREVIOUS BAND- Machine
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- An appearance as the Barber from Hell on Noisy Mothers with Machine.
FAVOURITE CHEESE- Mozzarella
FAVOURITE HAM- The Italian ham, what's its name?
FAVOURITE SHAPE PASTA- I recommend gnocci, instead to my customers.
BIRTHDAY- 27th August
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- A new harem
FIRST KISS GIG- Donnington the first time they came back to the UK
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Whenever you feel bad, just play with a naked women, then things seem OK

 

Spreader
(AKA James Bailes, Baggy Jim, Wiggy the Wigster and many more...)

 

INSTRUMENT- The 5 String CHICKAN Bass
OTHER BANDS- The Mau Mau’s, Airborne, Bruce Brutal, Tony Butler Band, The Appletons and Emma Bunton
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY- 
The Mau Mau’s- ‘Zeitgeist’
Airborne- ‘Book ‘em Danno’
Bruce Brutal- ‘Best of’
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Many Top of the Pops appearances.
FAVOURITE SPECTATOR SPORT-
Fishing
2nd FAVOURITE SPECTATOR SPORT- Disco Dancing
3rd FAVOURITE SPECTATOR SPORT- Town Bowls
BIRTHDAY- 15th July. I’m a 25 year old fisherman from Port Issac
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- A new pair of wellies as winter is only round the corner.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Moby and Daniel Beddingfield.
FIRST KISS GIG- I’m a virgin still.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- I walked into this skateboard shop and there was this man lying on a trout. It's a true story in my head.

 

ACE

 

INSTRUMENT- Guitar
OTHER BANDS- Skunk Anansie
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY- 
Skunk Anansie- Post orgasmic chill, Stoosh, Paranoid and Sunburnt
Iommi-Tony Iommi solo album
Bjork- Army of me (rock version)
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Glastonbury 99 Live
FAVOURITE FOOD- Terriyaki Chicken
FAVOURITE VINYL- 45- 5 Minutes by The Stranglers
FAVOURITE FRIEND- Roger of King Prawn
BIRTHDAY- 30th of March
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Motorhead original vinyl
FIRST KISS GIG- Playing with them at Finsbury park a few years ago (does that sound like a pose?)
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Warm sperm dripping down the inside of a thigh...

WEBSITE- Ace Sounds

 

Mikey J

 

INSTRUMENT- Keys and howls
OTHER BANDS-  Randall Flagg, Pelvic Thrust, Power Flower
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
Randall Flag- Never Too Late
Power Flower- LE1
Rachel Stamp- Stampax
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR-  TV Chef cooking after pub fast food on pilot for escape from Alcatraz' late night magazine format prog for C4, also as the man with blue hair and enthusiastic jumper on 'GUILTY'
FAVOURITE MOTORWAY SERVICES- Watford Gap
FAVOURITE MOLLUSC- Sea cucumber
FAVOURITE ERIC- My mate Dave Luke 'International smug druggler and friend to trees' who also goes by the name Eric
BIRTHDAY- 21st May
WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY- "That moment at midnight on new years eve when everyone tolerates each other and no one wants to start any bad stuff" to last all year.
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- A sheep in the fourth year primary school nativity play
FIRST KISS GIG- Stafford Bingley Hall, Unmasked ‘80
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- How would you like it if I did that to your shepherds pie?

 

Proteus
(AKA Jeffrey P Steel)

 

INSTRUMENT- Keyboards, bass & shouting
FAVOURITE ITEM OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE- An inviting toilet seat
FAVOURITE ITEM OF UNDERWEAR- Boxing gloves
FAVOURITE FRUIT- Are lizards fruit?
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- If lizards aren't fruit, what are they?

 

Pete Friesen
(AKA "Pete Freezin' Lead Guitar!")

 

INSTRUMENT- Screaming solos on tip-toes
OTHER BANDS- Alice Cooper, The Almighty, Bruce Dickinson & playing 'Ace' in a KISS Tribute Band
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY- 
Alice Cooper - Trashes The World Video
The Almighty - Powertripping
Almighty - Just Add Life
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- A spoken part in the film 'Wayne's World' as part of the Alice Cooper band.
FAVOURITE ITALIAN PORNSTAR-  Alex "Sponder" Elena
FAVOURITE DRUMMER- Tracey Lords
FAVOURITE NON-DOMESTIC ANIMAL- Robin Guy
FAVOURITE UNKNOWN MEMBER OF SACK TRICK- Rupert The Anally Fixated Goat
PROUDEST MOMENT- Meeting Ace Frehley while dressed as a woman, he told me I had nice tits!
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- E17...erm... nice one, Pete!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Would you like fries with that?

YAHOO GROUP- Pete Friesen Fan Club

 

Andy Veasey

 

INSTRUMENT- Backing vocals, backline & backhanders.
OTHER BANDS- Black Orchid & Mauricio Henriquez's Spellsinger.
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Posing as a drum tech while in fact rolling an unfeasibly large cigarette, in the background on Rage Against the Machine’s live video.
FAVOURITE SHAPE OF PASTA- Cadillac
FAVOURITE HORSEMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE- Pestilence
FAVOURITE 70's PROG ROCK BAND- Van Der Graaf Generator
FIRST KISS GIG- Birmingham '76 'Destroyer'
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- The Wildhearts
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Just one more, then we'll go.

 

Dolly Dollar

 

INSTRUMENT- Lead Guitar
OTHER BANDS- Rachel Stamp, Rock Bottom, Hollyweird & playing 'Paul' In a KISS Tribute Band (Notice a pattern developing here?)
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
Rachel Stamp- The unreleased, infamous Warners album
Rachel Stamp- Hymns For Strange Children
Rachel Stamp- Stampax
FAVOURITE QUEEN- Cleopatra VII
SECOND FAVOURITE KISS DRUMMER- Anton Fig
FAVOURITE BIBLICAL PLAGUE- Locusts
FIRST KISS GIG- Stafford '83 'Lick It Up'
BIRTHDAY- January 16th
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- A new guitar and a poodle
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Every good boy deserves fudge

WEBSITE- Rachel Stamp

 

Henrik and Mattias
(AKA Herr Johansson och Herr Reinholdsson)

 

MATTIAS' INSTRUMENT- Bass, yodelling and Swedish vocals
HENRIK'S INSTRUMENT- 
Mandolin, Swedish vocals and much more
OTHER BANDS-  
Book of Hours 
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
Book of Hours- Art to the Blind
Book of Hours- King Crimson and Van der Graaf Generator according to Book of Hours
HENRIK IS BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- B
MATTIAS IS BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR-
Appearing in a documentary about young criminals in Sweden.
MATTIAS' FAVOURITE SCENT FROM THE WORLD OF SPORTS -
The exhaust fumes from speedway engines.
HENRIK'S FAVOURITE ILL MATCHING NAME FOR A RESTAURANT- Chinese restaurant "Aberdeen" in Stockholm.
MATTIAS' FAVOURITE PASSAGE IN "RHYME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER"-
8:24 into the song; "Then the spell starts to break" and onwards to the solos.
HENRIK'S FAVOURITE  WORD IN HIS NATIVE DIALECT- Sinnjänt
HENRIK'S BIRTHDAY- January 11th
WHAT
HENRIK WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- A recording studio and a candy liqourice pipe.
MATTIAS' BIRTHDAY-
Usually every year around the first of September since the mid seventies. 
WHAT MATTIAS WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY-
Talent and dicipline.
MATTIAS' & HENRIK'S FIRST KISS GIG- December 1996, The Globe, Stockholm
HENRIK'STHOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Maybe I maybe my life away.
MATTIAS' THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-
Live slow, die old. 

WEBSITE- Book of Hours

 

BJ

  INSTRUMENT- Geetar, Mandolin and spoons
OTHER BANDS-  Part time Co-conspirator in Robin Guy's Trophy Wife (How does' Heaven' by Warrant go again Robin?) and burgeoning Solo Artiste!
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR-
Schoolboy extra on numerous episodes of Coronation Street.
FAVOURITE WORD TO SAT REALLY FAST IN A HIGH PITCHED VOICE-  Minimalist, try it, it's very satisfying
FAVOURITE KISS OUTFIT- Gene's Dynasty tin foil effort
FAVOURITE SACK TRICK RELATED INJURY -
A bruised neck after performing 'Special Glue'
BIRTHDAY-
27th April. Same as Mr Frehley.
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY-
My own dwarf roadie like Dave Lee Roth has but in Ace Make-up!
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED-
The lead role in The Mikado at High School.I thought I had it in the bag, boy was I wrong!
FIRST KISS GIG-
Reunion Tour '95 in Manchester. Waited years to see the original line-up, no other would do!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-
Does the guy who does the deep voice on movie trailers talk like that in real life?

 

Alfie Deliss

  INSTRUMENT- Vocal, Pencil, Guitar, Camera, Stuff.
OTHER BANDS-  Yes, if
mucking about, jamming and recording counts. Thus, Clench (with Sam "Hubcap" Adams on (kingsize) skins) and Sulk (with Andy "Slackjaw" Tuscon on guitar noodles & Dave "Value" Quantrill on skins). 
SELECTED UNRELEASED DISCOGRAPHY-
CLENCH- Rock'n'Roll is the Spice of Life (I Hope You Enjoyed Our Little Chat)
SULK- Zorba the Greek/Dazed and Confused (medley)
THE VALVE DUO- One Stop! (That's Where I Like to Shop)

BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR-
Picking my nose on ITN's "News at Ten" after being doorstepped in response to Norman Lamont's budget. I said they should put a tax on his eyebrows, but all anyone noticed was that I looked really ugly and picked my nose.
FAVOURITE PASTA -
Buckwheat Spaghetti (grey, expensive, good with Gomaschio and Jap Soy)
FAVOURITE
JAPANESE SACK TRICK TRIBUTE BAND- Sake Trick
FAVOURITE
INSPIRATIONAL FRANCOPHILE AUSSIE SACK TRICK DRUMMER- Damonski Labatterie
BIRTHDAY-
Cancer/Dragon- July16
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Something!
FIRST KISS GIG-
During "Hiring Camels", 1999
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-
"You blew it. When you've blown it, you've blown it." 

WEBSITE- Mr Sketchum

 

Damonski

 

 

 

INSTRUMENT- Le batteur
OTHER BANDS- There is only Sack Trick...oh and the Vegastones...and now Busted...and TAT
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY-
Vegastones- Porcelain Skin
I played drums for my Kinobe chums on the old Kronenbourg ad with the foxy brunette and the oggling guys having near death experiences.
I also played drums with Mark Knopfler - he didn't play drums too, he played the guitar - on that Dunblane Massacre single Knockin on Heavens Door. It was a charity thing so they felt sorry for me and asked me to play. Something about equal opportunites for Aussie drummers. But unfortunately it went #1 and now I'm strangely proud of it coz it raised lots of cash for those survivors. It was a pretty teary/emotional session all round and not just because of Mark Knopfler's wristbands.
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Playing the triangle aged 7 + having a really big hooter.
FAVOURITE ICE CREAM- Ben + Jerry's Phish Food
FAVOURITE SEXUAL POSITION- Asleep
FAVOURITE MOVIE- Blazing Saddles
BIRTHDAY- 27th January
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Peace on Earth, an end to Environmental  Destruction, Religious Tolerance around the World...f*ck it just a blow job thanks!
FIRST KISS GIG- Going to drop off my big brother with mum at the Sydney Entertainment Centre 1980. But I was too young to be allowed in, not very rock!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Come on I'm a drummer...we don't do the thought thing!

WEBSITE- Vegastones

 

Alex Kane
(AKA- A. Product)

 

 

INSTRUMENT- ...of torture and chagrin
OTHER BANDS- ...shall perish before my vengenceful gaze of rock
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Life, Sex & Death - The Silent Majority 
Clam Abuse - Stop Thinking 
AntiProduct - Consume And Die
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- I was caught fighting crime in a public place once and severely tethered by a mature anchor woman, and the rest is colostomy.
FAVOURITE USE FOR FOOD- To bathe in.
FAVOURITE FOOD- Own sperm.
FAVOURITE DEATH THREAT- "If you don't F*CK ME, I'll kill you, Master!"
BIRTHDAY-  Yes
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- Brain Cells
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Ratt
FIRST KISS GIG- Chicago 1977 'Rock 'n' Roll All Over'. I went with my Mom.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Remember if someone looks different than you, you must torture them. Have a nice day.

WEBSITE- AntiProduct

 

Gary Mills

 

INSTRUMENT- Drums by the pint
OTHER BANDS- Q-Sling, The Glory Strummers and Plan A
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Posing in the audience of a Martin Clunes comedy.
FAVOURITE M6 SIGNPOST- Lichfield 23 Miles - It's not far from me Mum's house
FAVOURITE BAKED BEANS- Tescos Economy
FAVOURITE FOOTWEAR- Brothel Creepers
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED-  Yo-Yo's, Speed Urchin, Gunslingers, Okay Gary, that's enough for now
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Of course now I don't watch porn films

WEBSITE- Plan A

 

Tom Lown

 

INSTRUMENT- Drums, percussion, bicycle horns & biscuit tins
OTHER BANDS- Cambridge Youth Orchestra, Butlin's in-house jazz combo 'Round Midnight' & 'Malown'
BEST KNOW ON TV FOR- Being one of the drummer boys in U2's 'Please' video. Also for saying the line 'That's ASDA Price' in a supermarket commercial with Chris Dale.
FAVOURITE SHAPE OF PASTA- Action Man Bow Ties
FAVOURITE JAMES BOND- Roger Moore
FAVOURITE BEATLES ALBUM- Best Of The Beatles
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Tom once sent off his CV to pop sensation 'Billie'.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Have you ever been sick while having sex? I have and the best thing is, she  didn't even realise.

 

A Shy Swedish Tourist

 

NAME- Unknown
INSTRUMENT-  Vocals in Swedish
OTHER BANDS- Unknown
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY- Unknown
BEST KNOWN ON TV FOR- Unknown
FAVOURITE STEAMSHIP- Unknown
FAVOURITE SOUTH AMERICAN FRUIT- Unknown
FAVOURITE KISS GUITARIST- Unknown
BIRTHDAY-  Unknown
WHAT SHE WOULD LIKE FOR HER BIRTHDAY- Unknown
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Unknown
FIRST KISS GIG- Unknown
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- Unknown

NB. WE REALLY DON’T KNOW WHO THE SHY SWEDISH TOURIST IS. SHE JUST WANDERED INTO THE STUDIO AND SANG A SONG IN SWEDISH. IF THAT WAS YOU OR YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PLEASE GET IN TOUCH. WE NEED YOU.

 

...and A Big Blue Parrot

 

INSTRUMENT- Vocal screech
BEST KNOWN FOR- Being mentioned on the official Iron Maiden Boxed Set family tree
FAVOURITE NUT-  Peanut
2nd FAVOURITE NUT- Cashew
3rd FAVOURITE NUT- Brazil
BIRTHDAY- 12th March, parrot day.
WHAT HE WOULD LIKE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY- More Nuts
MOST EMBARRASSING AUDITION FAILED- Dudley Zoo
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY- All Toucans are Bastards

WEBSITE- London Zoo

For reasons of space we have not been able to profile all those people who have performed either on record or live with Sack Trick. Those others include Lewis West, Jack Endino, Mada, Dawn Odins, Nadia, Seaweed, Liegh Griffiths, Steve Braund, John Wright, CJ, Robert Fields, Steve in Leicester, Mark in Nottingham, Rasmus in Roskilde, Alex Dickson Snr, Milena, Bruce Dickinson, Dave Pattenden, Chris Sharrock, Claire Pproduct, Sarah Cawood, Leigh Marklew, Ben Savigear, Lickin' Lopez, The McKibbin Brothers with the Kings Head Chior, Most of Two Point Eight, Helen, Careen, Christina and Lyndsay.

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