Comments on: Gods Gift: too good to be forgotten

By: Lady Midnight

Lady Midnight — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:48:18 +0000

See…. comedy genius is Iain Grey!

By: Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:47 +0000

Hi Iain,
You do yourself a disservice. I always thought the original GG were the oddest but my personal favourite was the version with you and Andy – impressively powerful rhythm! And, NO I am not Lady Midnight!
Steve

By: Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:23:33 +0000

Hi Martin,
Only just spotted your entry on here. The pleasure is mine mate and thanks also for your appraisal of us as people. You are, of course, spot on about why we all got on well too! I have told anyone who will listen, to track you down – I loved the Enigma. There were some very good groups around at that time and it was seldom the better ones who succeeded. If you write to Justin I think he can send my email address to you so I can write a fuller reply?
Great to hear from you.
Take care,
Steve

By: Brendan

Brendan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:16:07 +0000

H Steve,

Brendan Chesterton from If Only here. Hope you remember. I went out with two of your bass players – Laura and Martine that is! Both lovely girls. Great memories of God’s Gift. I loved the reaction you got. I would be in fits of laughter watching people watching you who had never seen you before. Loved No God and was there at Derby Hall when you did Anthony Perkins. After Jeff died I joined up with Martin Tivnan and the Enigma guys to form Black and White Lovers. You are spot on about Martin’s talents, he was Noel Gallager’s equal or better 15 years before. You still got the Shergold Mascerader? Barny Sumner copied you there. Send us an e and say hello.

Brendan

By: Iain

Iain — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:36:17 +0000

Hello Dale.
I remember seeing you in Levenshulme and you telling me that you were playing Bass with Morrisey at the Ritz in a couple of days. Didnt you also work at Beehive studios run by Phillipe or Phil Heap as Steve Edwards thought he was called ??(really)

By: Iain

Iain — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:29:56 +0000

Wish i knew who this “lady midnight” is.I need all the friends i can get
I was a fan of GG before i joined.Saw them at the Cypress Tavern about 79 and was blown away.Think the best stuff was done prior to me, to be honest.

The only regret I have is that I did not get to be a Bingo caller.Clickity click.

By: justintoland

justintoland — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:38:27 +0000

Thanks for the comment. Always happy to hear Iain’s side of the story.

By: Lady Midnight

Lady Midnight — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:59:13 +0000

Iain Grey gets some pretty bad press on this site….leave him alone, he’s a great guy, one of the cleverest and funniest men I know. I work with the guy. Pity you didn’t get to remain friends with him!

By: martin tivnan

martin tivnan — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:32:31 +0000

Hi Steve
‘I had my back broken a few years ago…… an attack
from a patient ‘-the interviewer let that go in his zeal to get underneath the story of the ‘scene’ at the
time. It would make a great first line to a short story. His dismissal of Steve’s academic success as
‘pretty impressive’is equally Pythonesque.It was interesting to read the blog, as for anyone who was involved at the time (or for that matter alive at that time) it will bring back memories.For me the interesting thing that comes through the interview is the blokes that you and steve were -at the time there was a fair amount of pretension about the the place and my recollection is that one of the main reasons we got on was that we wern’t cunts.Thank you for the kind mention after all this time.If you get a minute
let me know how you’re getting on.

By: Steve Murphy

Steve Murphy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:35:42 +0000

Cheers for that Martin – it seems like another World now doesn’t it? As for your band I meant it. I always thought (as Steve Edwards did) that you would become a bit of a force. We had a few laughs along the way too.
Take care mate,
Steve