HW Andy G'b - Dave Brock & his Baton 1982-3

[david hall]

Wasn't this from 1976?

David
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Gadd <lupercal at GEOCITIES.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list BOC-L <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Date: 04 April 2000 16:55
Subject: Re: HW Andy G'b - Dave Brock & his Baton 1982-3


>At 10:51 AM 4/4/00 +0100, M Holmes wrote:
>>Melvyn Vincent writes:
>>
>>> Just thought you'd like to know that I clearly remember the 'Dave
>>> Brock and his baton',bit! (nuff said guvnor).  In 1982/3 I
>>> accidentally stumbled on a column in the London Evening Standard about
>>> a rock musician appearing in court after being arrested in possesion
>>> of dangerous weapon.  Apparently Mr David Brock.  aged 39 ,was stopped
>>> by police in a London street whilst in possesion of a 4ft baton, and
>>> when questioned he claimed that he possesed it purely for self
>>> defence! He subsequently appeared at Marylebone Magistrates Court and
>>> was fined.  This is roughly the story as I remember.  It quite
>>> surprised me because I had always had this vision of DB being a very
>>> level headed,laid back sort of guy.
>>
>>Even level-headed laidback sorts of people sometimes need to defend
>>themselves. I expect that the arresting policemen were carrying batons
>>to do precisely the same thing.
>
>
>Yes, you see Batons are the UK equivalent to handguns. don't what ever you
>do get into an argument with somone from the National Baton Association.
>
>This reminded me of an old Australian press clipping about Bob. I dug it
out.
>
>>From RAM (Rock Australia Magazine) November 18, 1977:
>
>(Photo of Calvert in Lawrence of Arabia outfit)
>
>"At a HAWKWIND concert in London this week, bouncers felt compelled to use
>excessive violence when restraining the sci-fi rock group's fans. In turn,
>vocalist Bob Calvert threatened the bemuscled morons with a microphone
stand
>to save his followers from serious injury. (See, the hippie dream still
lives!)"
>
>--
>Tim Gadd
>Hobart, Tasmania
>