(c’77) Paul Rainbird (guitar), Ron D “Boz” Bowes (bass/vocals) and Martin Vasey (drums).
This Farnborough based three-piece rock band played Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough; Fleet Country Club, Fleet (which was originally called Baroque Rock Club); and the Town Hall, Farnborough, where they supported Straightshooter. The band played original tracks with a smattering of covers, such as John Lennon’s “Instant Karma”, Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe” and The Rolling Stone’s “Brown Sugar”. Mervin George organized the Charity Rock Christmas ’77’ event at the Agincourt on 17 December ’77 and booked Straightshooter to headline with Eclipse and Midnight Circus in support.
On the demise on Midnight Circus, Bowes and Rainbird formed Gambler with Steve Porter (guitar) and Doug Hay (drums). In the 70’s Bowes was also in Palantir, Stag, and Sneak Preview and played bass for Van Der Graaf Generator’s David Jackson on some demo work. In the 80s he was a member of Shoot the Butler and Flix. He has since released 7 LPs and 3 Singles as Ron D Bowes. Social worker Vasey is resting in peace.
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