TWO SEATS AND A SHELF
Every band had one, and Tom Hill was Geordie’s. Tom Hill was our bass player and, like everyone, he had a hobby. His was money, so parting with it meant a lot to him. One day, in London, he saw an ad for a TVR Griffith, and he went to see it, and me and the drummer Brian Gibson tagged along. I can’t remember the engine size, but I’m sure it was a Ford 1.6-liter engine. Built in Wales, it was a snazzy-looking fiberglass sports car, two seats and a shelf. Tom Hill bought the car, I sat on the shelf, and Brian Gibson in the passenger seat, and we drove back to our glamorous council flat, you’d call them projects, in Hackney (not a place to be in 1973).
As we were driving back, the most incredible thing happened. The horn button sprang like a snake on speed straight into Tom’s face, and it sounded like it hurt. Did the car know something? I’ve had a soft spot for TVRs ever since.