If you don't remember the Bay City Rollers, you can stop reading this now. You are too young for me. I want to drink your blood and suck out your youthful life force. The truth is that I remember the Bay City Rollers all too well.
They were the Jonas Brothers during my pivotal and emotional spin through Grade 8. The best thing to come out of Scotland since deep fried Mars bars, single malt whisky, and emotional unavailability.
They were the reason I wore jeans lined with tartan.
This morning at Starbucks, the barista recounted how she'd cracked a rib climbing over the barricade at CHUM, while trying to maul the objects of her desire. The Bay City Rollers were bigger than Scottish Jesus. They were the next best thing to sliced haggis.
My sights were set on handsome lead singer, Les. I loved him best of all.
Handsome. Smiley. An excellent speller. He was all my pimply teenage heart could imagine as a perfect partnership.
Where is Les now, you might ask?
Well you probably wouldn't be surprised to hear that after 30 years of living a secret gay lifestyle, Les checked into rehab. His bill was footed by a reality show. I think he's sobered up now.
If you're not doing anything on July 23 and 24, 2010, we can take a road trip to the official Les McKeown Fan Fest in (wait for it) Savannah, Georgia.
According to his fan site, the weekend will include a buffet dinner, a raffle, and a full length concert featuring Les and his legendary band.
Please come with me. Here's a teaser of what you might hear.
4 comments:
I had a poster of the Bay City Rollers inside my "fort" - otherwise known as my dad's garden shed when I was a kid. I won it at the fair by throwing darts.
You know I'm always up for a road trip - especially if it involves a buffet dinner.
I too had a fort with BCR and Leif Garrett posters everywhere. (although my fort was created from my neighbours old rusty car parts but it had carpeting and still worked)
I'm thinking this could be quite the road trip.
Count me in. We should rent a motorhome.
Hmmm, I suspected there was a connection between BCR and North Bay, and you're it!!!
i am so in for that road trip.
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