All Abroad July 2012 by DAVE BULL

July 2012 issue number 12

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LIFE IN SPAIN: Even the bad times are GOOD! Spanish Airport Food... ...Yuk!!

GUESS WHERE WE´RE GOING? and...

why can t our editor grow flowers?! Covering the coast from Gran Alacant to La Zenia & inland from to San Miguel to Pinoso, Hondon and beyond!

+ What’s on?!

Where? When? & Who with..? find out inside

BROWN…

ALL THE LEAVES ARE All my friends have them, and I want them

nose in the bottom of the plant pot and the

too but the problem is that no matter what

only way to do that would be to remove all

I do with them when I *get hold of them

the soil – I get no help.

THE STORY SO FAR...

fornia arriving at my house go through three

It would seem that I am destined for a life of

lifecycle stages. 1. Arrive at new home. 2.

brown leaves and a terrace full of dead petals

On another note you may

Soak up the sun for a bit. 3. Call Dignitas...

unless I pop up the Chinese shop and buy a

they curl up and die. Basically new flora and

few plastic geraniums I guess. I´ve tried evev My friends all have gardens and terraces bursting with

erything but, no matter what I do, they lose the

will to live, I’ve even

petals bearing all the

started talking

colours of the rainbow

to them

(well all except Paul,

but I

but at least he´s

sup-

growing something,

´grow you

fungus…) and even

b@#$%&! doesn’t

on the nation’s

count... I wouldn´t

motorways and

I’m now working on a book telling the story of setting up our magazine The Jungle Drums eight years ago and all the fun (and tribulations) that we've had down the years…until

pose

we think it’s a

have read elsewhere that

last year of course. If you don´t know what I’m talking about, it´s the story of

mind but they live quite

highways they still

happily on Mr Wong´s ter-

how we set up and built the

manage to grow

race until I buy them - then

plants better than

its hari kari...my house is like

magazine over those years

me.

Waco for plants.

(and all the fun we had doing it). It´ll be interest-

I’ve put them in the sun, in the Even my old pal Har-

shade, and in a bit of both, but

ing, funny, emotional and

vey used to be able to grow

do they appreciate it? Do they

above all factual and tells

stuff from seed, although the

b… ever. No, the average flower

Guardia Civil did come and tell

sits there happily living it´s life

him not to (and took him away…) but even he

the story of six people who started out creating The

with Mr Wong for a good few

could turn his hand to growing something. I

months then (as if by magic) arrive

Jungle Drums magazine in

once threw an old potato in the garden and

at my house and decides that the world

Gran Alacant and of some

for-

would be better off without them.

of the people they encoun-

got about it. Not long after, ´Hey presto!´ I had some green shoots and

It’s annoying and frustrating (Mr Wong thinks I have a huge colourful garden as I’ve

tered over the years. And

soon after that a full

bought the vast majority of Holland’s ´floral

of course a few anecdotes

size plant! Very soon

exports from his terrace over the years) and

from you the reader!

after that Woopy (my

I’m just about to give in on this gardening

Labrador) decided that she needed to get her

lark but I’m gonna try one more thing before I do…what do you think to watering them…?

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of the property,

to once again step in and

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if you live inland you might not have to pay depending on certain

you must to declare your income in Spain.

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Compensation from a road traffic accident is also

If you have retired to Spain and stay in the country

exempt from the tax office but again – it’s worth

more than 183 days then you too must declare your

declaring it anyway.

income here and not in the UK. You will also benefit

Anyone receiving unemployment benefit (up to

tion to special the Spanish Tax Authorities. from the International Treaty between Spain

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ing in Spain but still declaring their incomes in the UK

How?

Pellicer & Heredia Solicitors, has now

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they don’t that they can 36, do their declaration Avda. derealise las Naciones No. 6, Ur-

nancial year, it’s highly recommended you speak surveyors, please do notthat hesitate

which means that could be missing out on saving a

here and take advantage of the fiscal benefits such

To make sure you don’t need to pay tax on your

to someone who is experienced in the Spanish tax

banización Ciudad Quesada, Rojales

to contact us at 965 480 737 –

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606056282 or email us at info@ need to!

Why?side at the new building). Our hand

Pedro told me that there are often an a array of options pellicerheredia.com for free

as inheritance tax for residents, or just paying less

Obviously the Spanish government needs taxes and,

system – or you could end up paying more than you

for people to reduce their tax bill (or even pay nothing

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house for disabled access.

if you are receiving an income you need to be legal.

that someone (we’ll call him ‘Johnny Foreigner’)

at all) if their case is looked at professionally and

certain funds deducted from their end of year tax bill as can anyone who has perhaps had to adapt their

dealing with the fiscal (the is Willlegal etc.) matters than that your property and that

As ever, with anyforget tax office, are your a little more P.S: Do not tothings bring es-

someone who has never gone into the system.

complicated than we’d like but by dealing with critura (title deed) with you to have it

your fiscal obligations are in order.

Exceptions

To keep it simple (remember it’s me writing this… ) here could are some exceptionsnew to thedeeds rule of ‘Having We prepare to to

someone in the know it often works out far simpler

checked. It is very important to make (and less expensive) to have someone who knows

sure you gotafter thethose right descripwhat they arehave doing look (very) important

declare’ but remember also what I said earlier about

fiscal matters that can metres often become an expensive tion and square built, and the

there being no harm (only benefits) in getting into the

nightmare in the wrong hands – ours. correct metres on the land, especially

record any legal or illegal additions

to the construction of your property; system.

If you earn lessaddition than 22,000€ (from emand, if the isannually illegal, weone can

From my own experience, the fee charged to make

if you are planning to sale in the near my declaration was less than Pedro managed to

ployer and are already having tax deducted) or (if you

future! reduce my tax bill after showing me exactly what I

have incomes from several place) that none of those

could and couldn’t claim and therefore the cost of

legalize same, depending on the

statute of limitation in force, i.e., the exceed 1,500€ annually.

doing it properly has cost me nothing… in fact I’ve

If you have received profits shares or dividends time period after thefrom completion of

made a little on the deal, now… do I declare that… ?

of less than 1,600€ per year (this even applies if you

the addition, etc…..”

If you have any questions or queries about the

have, for example, sold a car for a profit privately).

upcoming ‘Renta’ and whether indeed you should be

Salaries or incomes below 11,200€ (usually pen-

declaring your income – call either Pedro or Ignacio

sioners) are exempt but remember also that if you

and they’ll put you straight. And the benefit for All

are employed your employer is obliged to deduct a

Abroad readers is that they’ll give you first consulta-

minimum of 15% from your wage packet to withhold

tion free – so what have you got to lose apart from a

for the taxman here in Spain. If that does not happen,

headache from those piles of paper!

About Pedro & Ignacio The two spent a year at Southampton Institute of international law so it’s no surprise that they speak English so well. Later, having studied law together at Alicante university, Pedro and Ignacio teamed up and formed the highly successful Pellicer & Heredia Solicitors (based in the same building as the British Consulate) and using their understanding of British people have built a firm of three offices (so far) with a fourth opening in Ciudad Quesada very soon –and all the staff speak English, very handy.

Their doors are always open – even if you´re not sure if you really need a lawyer – so pop along and see them in Avda de Naciones, Ciudad Quesada – or one of their other local offices.

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Mr Grumpy v

Spanish Airport Food Before anyone accuses me of prej-

typical of a traditional

udice or discrimination they should

British Sunday Roast.

first of all understand that I have

* McDonalds: Scum of

taken 4 flights to and from Span-

the earth, do I need to

ish airports in the space of last two

elaborate...?

weeks. Likewise I have dropped

* Subway: Seriously,

off and collected the Mrs from the

I get the idea that my

airport, and as such the subject of

Bocadillo is made fresh for me, but

Spanish airport food – not British

paying a tenner for it with a bag of

or French - is foremost in my mind

crisps and something that they call

at this moment in time.

coffee takes the Schmichael.

Likewise, I appreciate that not all

* Since when was water so ex-

airports are the same – there is

pensive? Especially after you have

a great deal of variety – both in

gone through security (nothing

terms of the range of what is on

quite as explosive as water in an

offer and the quality of what is on

airport cafeteria, is there?)

offer.

* If I pay 4 Euros for a polystyrene cup of ‘Freshly Squeezed Orange

However, my observations and

Juice’, then I expect the Orange

musings on the subject over recent

Juice to be freshly squeezed, and

weeks are thus:

not for the carton to be winking at

* A Spaniard should never be

me from under the counter.

forced into, or indeed ever attempt

I’m not against people making a

to prepare a ‘Full English Break-

living, even against companies

fast’. Most offerings I have wit-

taking advantage of a unique set of

nessed to not even closely resem-

circumstances to charge a premi-

ble edible food. Nor should it come

um for their products and services,

with a parsley garnish.

but when street vendors on limited

* We British generally like our

resources can prepare far better

meals warm – not lukewarm and

snacks at a fraction of the price it

congealed.

makes me fume.

* 7 Euros 50 Cents for a Pint of

Being held to ransom and ripped

Carling and a Bowl of nachos in the

off for food and drink that nobody

‘John Bull Pub’ does not constitute

would buy (regardless of the price)

good value for money. I think that

in the outside world should be

trading standards could have you

criminalised.

on that score for promoting this as a ‘Special offer’.

As somebody who has skilfully

* A ‘Tapas Food Court’.... Dear God,

managed to avoid marriage for the

why? Many tourists on their yearly

whole of my adult life to date, I

pilgrimage to Spain may go home

feel no shame, irony or hypocrisy

with the impression that these

in smugly doling out marital ad-

sad, reheated offerings really are

vice to others, who in most cases,

typical of Spanish food – IE Total

never even ask me for my opinion

crap. Kind of like trying to convince

anyway.

somebody that a McDonalds is

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When Ruby M

Dave B tauran was…o

I asked Ken (Kanti Mistry

is his name but he doesn´t seem to have minded me calling him Ken all these years) just why he chose Gran Alacant as a location for the areas first Indian restaurant over nine years ago when there weren´t that many people here? “We saw that it was clearly an up and coming area with the urbanization of Gran Alacant, and when the expats started flooding in to the area, we knew we´d done the right thing. Also it´s a great area with eve-rything we needed as a family at the time. Also it is with within

Murray

EXPAT LIVES

CAME TO GRAN ALACANT

Bull talks to the founder, Kanti (Ken) Mistry, of Gran Alacant´s first Indian resnt (Saffron) about setting up a business in Spain in 2003 and just how simple it or wasn´t as the case may be..? easy reach of Alicante centre, Airport and

So with the recession biting hard on

of course the beach. The other important

most businesses how is Saffron hold-

business decision was that it is not a much

ing up?

commercialised area.”

“As anyone in business, or not perhaps, knows the crisis is taking its toll. Sales

So you opened in 2003, now just what

have plummeted and taxes have gone

sort of problems did you encounter?

up but we have creative and tried many

“Where do I start? Ha-ha. But seriously,

initiatives and promotions to combat this

at that time it was not at all easy to deal

successfully which so far are doing well

with the local authorities, the banks, and a

(I can vouch for the Sunday buffet- just

sometimes difficult landlord, which meant

keep going back and eating more!) and

as many other new businesses will recog-

we have survived however we are continu-

nise, that things moved along at a snail’s

ously monitoring the Spanish and Euro-

pace.

zone economy for future planning but as

The language, of course, caused problems

far as Saffron goes – well I think it´ll be

in the early days but we eventually over-

there for a good while yet as locals con-

came that once we learnt the lingo and

tinue to support us which we in turn repay

our Spanish customers really appreciate it.

with a focus on good value and very good

Another small problem was having three

service.”

brothers starting up together, all with their own ideas – but the wagon moved on and

I´d like to thank Ken (and all the team who

we have built a great business because of

didn´t mind me climbing over chairs in an

the good foundations that we put down together.” Still recognised as one of the most popular restaurants in the area after nine years they now entertain clients from all over but the Brits are still the

effort to take photos last Sunday!) for his assistance in the compiling of this interview

Ken & family

ONE OF THE FIRST I´ve always had a soft spot for Indian restaurants…often in a previous life in the UK at the end of an evening and thinking how nice and generous they were, not realising I was seeing two of everything by that time of night. But nowadays, having grown up (yes I have!) I have learned to appreciate things in life a little more. That´s where Saffron Indian restaurant in Gran Alacant come in as they were one of our very first advertisers in this magazine – although we were

and for Saffron´s on-going support over the

called The Jungle Drums

years!

at the time. Since that

Saffron Indian Restaurant is located in the

time Saffron has contin-

Plaza Mayor in Gran Alacant (see advert on

ued to please me (and

opposite page for details).

many others of course)

biggest curry eaters around although the Spanish are fast getting a taste for the exotic thanks to Ken and his team introducing locals over recent years. So I asked Ken, what’s been the best experience over the years in Spain then? “As you know Dave, when we first opened Saffron we made a great impact from day one and we really hit the ground running – that was very rewarding to see our business doing so well – and plenty of happy, and satisfied, customers of course!”

with

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n walks A Leeds ma t bank & asks

into a High Stree for a loan. He tells the bank officer he is going to Australia on business for two weeks & needs to borrow £5,000. The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the York shire lad hands over the keys ri and documents of new Ferra parked on the street in front of the bank. He produces the Log Book & everything checks out. The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank manager & its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the rough-looking Yorkshireman for using a £120,000 Ferrari as collateral against a £5000 loan. The bank manager then instructs an employee of the bank to drive the Ferrari into the bank’s unders ground garage, where he park it. Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the £5,000 & the interest of £15.41. The bank officer says to the Yorkshire man, “Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, & this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we d checked you out further & foun ithat you are a property mult millionaire. d What puzzles us is, why woul you bother to borrow “£5,000”? The Yorkshireman replies: “Where else in Leeds can I park my car for two weeks for only £15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?”

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Be sure to cancel your credit cards before you die! This is so priceless and so easy to see happening “Customer Service”, being what it is today! A lady died this past January and Barclays Bank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card and then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance which had been £0.00 is now somewhere around £60.00. A family member placed a call to Barclays Bank: Family Member: ‘I am calling to tell you that she died in January.’ Barclays: ‘The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.’ Family Member: ‘Maybe, you should turn it over to Collections.’ Barclays: ‘Since it is two months past due, it already has been.’ Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?’ Barclays: ‘Either report her account to the frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!’ Family Member: ‘Do you

think God will be mad at her?’ Barclays: ‘Excuse me?’ Family Member: ‘Did you just get what I was telling you ... the part about her being dead?’ Barclays: ‘Sir, you’ll have to speak to my supervisor.’ Supervisor gets on the phone: Family Member: ‘I’m calling to tell you, she died in January.’ Barclays: ‘The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.’ Family Member: ‘You mean you want to collect from her estate?’ Barclays: (Stammer) ‘Are you her solicitor?’ Family Member: ‘No, I’m her great nephew.’ (Solicitor info. given) Barclays: ‘Could you fax us a certificate of death?’ Family Member: ‘Sure.’ (fax number is given) After they get the fax: Barclays: ‘Our system just isn’t set up for death. I don’t know what more I can do to help.’ Family Member: ‘Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. I don’t think she will care.’ Barclays: ‘Well, the late fees and charges do still apply.’ Family Member: ‘Would you like her new billing address?’ Barclays: ‘That might help.’ Family Member: ‘Plot Number 1049, Finchley Memorial Cemetery, Great North Road, Finchley, London .’ Barclays: ‘Sir, that’s a cemetery!’ Family Member: ‘Well, what the **** do you do with dead people on your planet?

MR BOB HILL AND HIS NEW WIFE BETTY WERE VACATIONING...

in Europe.....as it happens, near Transylvania . They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted highway. It was late and raining very hard. Bob could barely see the road in front of the car. Suddenly, the car skids out of control! Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The car swerves and smashes into a tree. Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he has to get her medical assistance. Bob carefully picks his wife up and begins trudging down the road. After a short while, he sees a light. He heads towards the light, which is coming from a large, old house. He approaches the door and knocks. A minute passes. A small, hunch-backed man opens the door. Bob immediately blurts, “Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife Betty. We’ve been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone?” “I’m sorry,” replied the hunchback, “but we don’t have a phone. My master is a doctor; come in, and I will get him!” Bob brings his wife in. An older man comes down the stairs. “I’m afraid my assistant may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a scientist.. However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic medical training. I will see what I can do. Igor, bring them down to the laboratory.” With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs, with Bob following closely.. Igor places Betty on a table in the lab. Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries, so Igor places Bob on an adjoining table. After a brief examination, Igor’s master looks worried. “Things are serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion.” Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more. The Hills’ deaths upset Igor’s master greatly. Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which houses his grand piano. For it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting melody fills the house. Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch movement, and he notices the fingers on Betty’s hand twitch, keeping time to the haunting piano music. Stunned, he watches as Bob’s arm begins to rise, marking the beat! He is further amazed as Betty and Bob both sit up straight! Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory. He bursts in and shouts to his master: “Master, Master!...... The Hills are alive with the sound of music!”

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Even the bad times are GOOD..!

A Spanish life revealed by Gordon, an expat with 9 years in Spain under his sandals....I mean belt!

My wife and I moved to Spain 9 years ago, and in spite of various ups and downs are so glad that we did. Before we moved we had various comments from people... “You are so lucky”. “You are

The laid back attitude of the Spanish people takes a lot of getting used to, especially when dealing with official matters, but I now actually enjoy it. In the UK you could go out and maybe do 3 or 4 official things in a day, in Spain you may get 1 done if you are very lucky, but

mad”. ”what happens when it all goes wrong?” etc etc. 9 years on we

this of course gives you time for a few coffees and a menu del dia.

are still here and love it. We have since learned that a lot of the nega-

In the UK I wouldn’t go into a pub and order a coffee like I do in bars

tive comments were from people who were jealous in a way, perhaps

here, I have since realised that it is impossible to get a decent cup in

they didn’t have the balls to do what we did. Don’t get me wrong, we

the UK anyway. I would also only ever order a pint in a pub, but now

have gone through hard times and you have to be strong sometimes,

I can quite happily get a small beer without feeling stupid. Sin alcohol

but is this different from anywhere else in the World? You have to be

beer is readily accepted but back in the UK you would have to whisper

prepared to do anything to make a living here, not just say it and then

your request to the barman and hope nobody else heard you. So

find every excuse possible not to work. Be prepared to work bloody

embarrassing, a bit like being a young lad going into Boots and buying

hard and make sure you enjoy your leisure time and you won’t go far

condoms, “please God, I pray nobody overheard me ask for condoms”.

wrong. One thing I will say though is that if you are a couple moving

I love tapas, and fruit and veg have flavour here, as does chicken,

to Spain, you must both be 100% behind the move or you can run into

perhaps it’s because it’s not injected with chicken flavouring.

problems. We have seen couples fail, including family, because one of

Menu del dia has got to be one of the best things in the World. A 3

them didn’t want to be here 100%

course meal with half a bottle of wine, and if you are lucky, a plate of salad and a coffee for 10€ or less. We have had some fabulous food,

What have I done since moving to Spain? How much time have we

quite often in very scruffy, noisy Spanish bars but these are the places

got? I have worked for 2 property companies, well 3 really, but I

to go especially if loads of workers vehicles are outside. The Spanish

walked out on one after 7 days because they couldn’t be straight with

will not pay over the odds for their food; a full bar/restaurant usually

me, so I wondered how they treated their clients. My wife and I have

means good value.

run websites and internet businesses, a magazine for a while, worked for an insurance company, ran our own bar and I now work in a bar/

I suppose I am lucky in that I am working out here, times are hard

restaurant in Almeria. Oops, nearly forgot about fitting loads of solar

but I still believe that with the right attitude there are opportunities.

panels and tree felling and pruning. I think that’s it for the moment.

You have to be prepared to work at it but the rewards are there. Day

We have lived in a small Spanish village, in a house halfway up a

to do life is far more relaxed than the UK, the country is beautiful, the

mountain with no water and electric and on urbanisations alongside

weather is far better, okay we all still moan we are too hot in summer,

loads of ex-pats. Totally different ways of living, but all enjoyable

but we are British..

in different ways. We have to walk to the big green wheelie bin to

One thing I am not ready for yet though is the wearing of socks with

dispose of our rubbish, I guess that would cause uproar in the UK,

sandals. Seems to be a fashion statement for lots of ex-pats, so much

sometimes the electric blips out and we get smelly drains in the sum-

so that I am thinking of selling sandals with socks already built in.

mer, but would I change it and move back to the UK? No way

Unfortunately the heat seems to rob a lot of ex-pats of their fashion

What do I like about living in Spain? Apart from the weather of course.

sense, maybe something I will go into at a later date.

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MONTE Y MAR DON PUEBLO GA 207

105.000€

3 bed, 1 bath, 75m2,

GA134

ground floor, terrace, garden

2 bed, 1 bath, 72m2,

110.000€ solarium, terrace, garage,

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BRISAS DEL FARO GA116 202.800€ 3 bed, 3 bath, 100m2,

terrace, solarium, renovated,

GRAN VISTA GA215 3 bed, 2 bath, 100m2,

185.000€ garden,, renovated, furnished,

NOVAMAR II BRISAS DEL FARO GA165

118.000€

3 bed, 1 bath, 73m2,

terrace, parking, top floor,

GA214

187.000€

3 bed, 2 bath, 80m2,

2 terraces,, garage, sea views,

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MONTE Y MAR MONTE Y MAR GA204

90.000€

3 bed, 1 bath, 75m2,

ground floor, with furniture, garden,

GA197

80.000€

2 bed, 1 bath, 75m2,

ground floor, garden, furnished,

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Some of you will have heard or

Now

even been to see the fantastic artist

with 3 children and living happily

married

known as J.J Soulman but for those

out here on the Costa’s J.J still goes

of you who haven’t then this guy

from strength to strength and his

is really worth a night out, he has

one man Soul and Motown show still

been performing here on the Costa

has the audiences up dancing the

Blanca now for over 10 years.

night away to sounds of the Drift-

Originally from Nottingham, he first

ers, Detroit Spinners and the Temp-

showed an interest in music as a

tations to name a few, he is also a

young child and started

member of the male soul

guitar lessons at the

vocal harmony duo called

age of 10, as a teenager

‘The

he developed his guitar

who are currently doing

and song writing skills

many gigs over the next

and went on to teach

couple of months up and

himself the drums, bass

down the coast so keep

and keyboard. J.J like

an eye out for those.

most

Well that’s me finished

musicians

went

through school and col-

Mighty

Motowns’

for this month so if you’re

lage in numerous bands and played

a bar or an entertainer and want

all over the East Midlands then in

to appear in the gig guide or you

1994 he released his first indepen-

have any events coming up that you

dent C.D which led him to get com-

would like me to tell everyone about

mercial radio airplay in the mid-

then please contact me by email on

lands, he also appeared on local T.V

mandy@starsinbars.org or call me

and was even filmed by the BBC and

on 685302529 or just visit my web-

his album was even sold in Virgin,

site www.starsinbars.org

HMV and many other great record stores.....it never got to be a top ten

Mandy x

seller but he had at least managed to fulfil one of his ambitions.

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