Damned Gigs
1995 could have been busier, but things were beginning to fall apart by this time. Alan Lee Shaw got his marching orders following the Powerhouse gig in January, which was dedicated to Peter Cook, who had died a few days earlier. The Powerhouse closed as well. Dave Grunfeld joined on the Hammond for the remainder of the year, such as it is. The tour of council run venues was fantastic, and sold out at most venues, although there were a couple of cancellations. After the tour finished, I moved out of London and things went very quiet. Dolli was off with Adam Ant so we couldn't gig. A return to The Forum did well, but the Cooperage was just a pub venue, which was supposed to be part of a tour of boozers with stages. Unfortunately, all the other shows booked for this tour were cancelled, which makes the one gig look decidedly odd. After that it all fell apart, and although we didn't know it at the time, The Cooperage was to be our last hurrah. It was a disappointing end to a good three years, even if they were hit and miss at times.

So, that was that, eighty-odd gigs of chaos and destruction, and whether some consider it to be The Damned or not, it certainly felt like it to me.