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EDDIE MOONEY

GROUP NICKNAME? Mr Base

FAVOURITE FORTUNE SONG? tba

LEAST FAVOURITE FORTUNE SONG? tba

YEARS WITH THE FORTUNES 10+ years

MAKE/INSTRUMENTS PLAYED Fender Bass

OTHER GROUP YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF APART FROM THE FORTUNES? tba

GROUPS BEFORE THE FORTUNES? The Dakotas, Walker Brothers, Glitter Band, Wayne Fontana

CURRENT FAVOURITE POP GROUP/ARTIST? tba

PAST FAVOURITE POP GROUP/ARTIST? tba

OTHER WORK/HOBBIES Solo act

HAVE YOU WON ANYTHING ON THE LOTTERY? tba

YOUR MOST REMEMBERED NIGHTMARE/DREAM? tba

ANY PLANS UP YOUR SLEEVE NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT YET? tba

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT tba

DO YOU SING IN THE BATH/SHOWER & WHAT? tba

HOW OFTEN DO YOU TAKE SOME EXERCISE tba

WHAT TIME OF DAY DO YOU SEE DAYLIGHT AFTER A GIG? tba

BIRTH DATE 6th August 1957

PLACE OF BIRTH Stoke-on-Trent

STATUS-MARRIED/CHILDREN? divorced with children and with partner

FAMILY PETS? Tba

HOME TOWN/COUNTY? tba

MICHAEL SMITHAM

GROUP NICKNAME? Ye Olde Blonde Bombshell

FAVOURITE FORTUNE SONG? Storm In A Teacup

LEAST FAVOURITE FORTUNE SONG? Freedom Come Freedom Go

YEARS WITH THE GROUP? 30+ Years

MAKE/INSTRUMENTS PLAYED? Fender Stratocaster (Modified)
OTHER GROUP YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF APART FROM THE FORTUNES? Bryan Adams

GROUPS BEFORE THE FORTUNES? Smackee (8 Years)

CURRENT FAVOURITE POP GROUP/ARTIST? Bryan Adams

PAST FAVOURITE POP GROUP/ARTIST? The Searchers

OTHER WORK/HOBBIES? Work? - Wassat??? Golf/Weight Training

HAVE YOU WON ANYTHING ON THE LOTTERY? Yes
YOUR MOST REMEMBERED NIGHTMARE/DREAM? My Entire Family Were Vampires

ANY PLANS UP YOUR SLEEVE NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT YET? No. Im An Open Book

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT All The Time

DO YOU SING IN THE BATH/SHOWER & WHAT? No

HOW OFTEN DO YOU TAKE SOME EXERCISE Each Day

WHAT TIME OF DAY DO YOU SEE DAYLIGHT AFTER A GIG? Around 7am

CURRENT AGE (IF KNOWN)? 60+ years

PLACE OF BIRTH? Nuneaton in Warwickshire

STATUS-MARRIED/CHILDREN? Married with 3 Girls

FAMILY PETS? Lakeland Terrier

HOME TOWN/COUNTY? Coventry, West Midlands

GLENN TAYLOR

GROUP NICKNAME? TBA

FAVOURITE FORTUNE SONG? Storm In A Teacup

LEAST FAVOURITE FORTUNE SONG? Freedom Come Freedom Go

YEARS WITH THE GROUP? 7+ Years

MAKE/INSTRUMENTS PLAYED? Yamaha Drums

OTHER GROUP YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF APART FROM THE FORTUNES? Tba

GROUPS BEFORE THE FORTUNES? Marmalade

CURRENT FAVOURITE POP GROUP/ARTIST? Tba

PAST FAVOURITE POP GROUP/ARTIST? Tba

OTHER WORK/HOBBIES? Collecting records

HAVE YOU WON ANYTHING ON THE LOTTERY? Tba

YOUR MOST REMEMBERED NIGHTMARE/DREAM?

ANY PLANS UP YOUR SLEEVE NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT YET? Not That I Know Of

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT tba

DO YOU SING IN THE BATH/SHOWER & WHAT? Tba

HOW OFTEN DO YOU TAKE SOME EXERCISE When I Feel Like It

WHAT TIME OF DAY DO YOU SEE DAYLIGHT AFTER A GIG? Tba

CURRENT AGE (IF KNOWN) 60+

BIRTH DATE? 15 February 1951

PLACE OF BIRTH? Leicester

STATUS-MARRIED/CHILDREN? Tba

FAMILY PETS? Tba

HOME TOWN/COUNTY? Tba

BOB JACKSON

GROUP NICKNAME? None Currently - But Previous Ones Include Stonewall, Legs Fingers, The Rev

FAVOURITE FORTUNE SONG? Youve Got Your Troubles

LEAST FAVOURITE FORTUNE SONG? Youve Got Me There!

YEARS WITH THE GROUP? 20+ Years

MAKE/INSTRUMENTS PLAYED? Roland Piano & Modules U110 + U220

OTHER GROUP YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF APART FROM THE FORTUNES? I Enjoyed Badfinger (my previous band). But Now? Mike & The Mechanics.

GROUPS BEFORE THE FORTUNES? Dodgers, Badfinger + Many More

CURRENT FAVOURITE POP GROUP/ARTIST? I Liked The Britpop Movement (Mostly)-Manic Street Preachers, Kula Shaker Etc

PAST FAVOURITE POP GROUP/ARTIST? Dusty Springfield, Stevie Winwood, The Beatles Jimi Hendrex, Arthur Brown, Free, Jimmy Smith

OTHER WORK/HOBBIES? Songwriting & Recordings

HAVE YOU WON ANYTHING ON THE LOTTERY? Yes, 50 pounds (Still Waiting For The Big One)

YOUR MOST REMEMBERED NIGHTMARE/DREAM? Visiting The Same Cottage Repeatedly In The Middle Of A Forest - Dream After Dream.

ANY PLANS UP YOUR SLEEVE NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT YET? Yes And Im Not Telling!

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT I Rarely Do - Only If I Have To

DO YOU SING IN THE BATH/SHOWER & WHAT? No No & No

HOW OFTEN DO YOU TAKE SOME EXERCISE Never - Although I Have A Young Family So Relaxation Is Rare

WHAT TIME OF DAY DO YOU SEE DAYLIGHT AFTER A GIG? About 7.30am.

CURRENT AGE (IF KNOWN)? 60+ (But Im A Young Person In Old Skin)

PLACE OF BIRTH? Coventry, England.

STATUS-MARRIED/CHILDREN? Yes - With Emily, Lyle & Jordan (Jackson Five)

FAMILY PETS? Goldfish

HOME TOWN/COUNTY? Coventry - I Never Quite Escaped

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