Procol Harum's drummer

[Mick Rice]

Biffy the Elephant Shrew View profile
More options Jun 9 2003, 2:41 pm

I once had a pal called Tony who swore he was Procul Harum's drummer
before they were famous.
I said "Did you think you were better than their next drummer?" (The
one on "A Whiter Shade Of Pale").
He said "I knew I blooming was!"
I always thought he was pulling my leg, was he?

If he was claiming to be better than B.J. Wilson, you can bet he
was pulling your leg. (Although the drummer who actually played
on AWSOP was session man Bill Eyden.) Procol did have a mystery
drummer in ther formative period remembered only as "Tubs
Drubs"--no one seems to recall his real name. Tubs was ditched
in favor of Bobby Harrison, who, besides not being allowed to play
on the single, was himself sacked not long afterwards, at which
point B.J. Wilson--who had been the band's first choice all along--
was brought back in.

(I've corrected the speling of "Procol" in the header.)


Your pal,
Biffy the Elephant Shrew

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I remember a Tony Arthurs telling everyone he was Procol Harum's drummer? He
was a little guy with an M&S blue pinstripe suit and a perm.

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Mick Rice

[R. Totale]

I must say responding to a 10+ year old Usenet message is an
impressive achievement.

[Mick Rice]

Post by R. Totale
I must say responding to a 10+ year old Usenet message is an
impressive achievement.

<g> Well that Google archive makes it easy!
Someone else knew a Tony drummer, but the fellow in the pic was mouthing off
in the mid-80s before the days of Google. There was a great rock 'n roll
dictionary in the library that featured Harum with no mention of a Tony,
though, bu that ay have been a 90s tome.

It's possible he was this mysterious Tubs Drub, I suppose.

--
Mick Rice

[Mick Rice]

Post by R. Totale
I must say responding to a 10+ year old Usenet message is an
impressive achievement.

Thanks.

The webmaster on Procol Harum's site was impressed enough to ask how he can
contact the boastful Tony! :-D

--
Mick Rice

[Mike Rice]

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjoBaa834MKVWJ3nhiNy8avBWjiGHDUmAiJJ75HNI2b92rab7o&t=1"In 1988 my boss said he was Procol Harum's drummer in the 60s!The Procol Harum site were very interested and there was speculation hecould have bin the mysterious Tubs Drubs!They never got back to me, lol"I emailed the above to Gary Jackson on Skyline Gold Radio (they had a ProcolHarum hour) and Gary read out the email.Gary said, "No, I don't think it's him either", lol!--Mick Rice

[R. Totale]

Post by Mike Rice
In 1988 my boss said he was Procol Harum's drummer in the 60s!

Sounds like you boss did a lot of acid in the 1960s. And the 1980s.

[Mike Rice]

Post by R. Totale

Post by Mike Rice
In 1988 my boss said he was Procol Harum's drummer in the 60s!

Sounds like you boss did a lot of acid in the 1960s. And the 1980s.

ROFL!

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Mike Rice

[Dry Gulch Pete]

Post by Mick Rice
Biffy the Elephant Shrew View profile
More options Jun 9 2003, 2:41 pm

I once had a pal called Tony who swore he was Procul Harum's drummer
before they were famous.
I said "Did you think you were better than their next drummer?" (The
one on "A Whiter Shade Of Pale").
He said "I knew I blooming was!"
I always thought he was pulling my leg, was he?

If he was claiming to be better than B.J. Wilson, you can bet he
was pulling your leg. (Although the drummer who actually played
on AWSOP was session man Bill Eyden.) Procol did have a mystery
drummer in ther formative period remembered only as "Tubs
Drubs"--no one seems to recall his real name. Tubs was ditched
in favor of Bobby Harrison, who, besides not being allowed to play
on the single, was himself sacked not long afterwards, at which
point B.J. Wilson--who had been the band's first choice all along--
was brought back in.
(I've corrected the speling of "Procol" in the header.)
Your pal,
Biffy the Elephant Shrew
*****************************************
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjoBaa834MKVWJ3nhiNy8avBWjiGHDUmAiJJ75HNI2b92rab7o&t=1
I remember a Tony Arthurs telling everyone he was Procol Harum's drummer?
He was a little guy with an M&S blue pinstripe suit and a perm.
--
Mick Rice

[Dry Gulch Pete]

Post by Mick Rice
Biffy the Elephant Shrew View profile
More options Jun 9 2003, 2:41 pm

I once had a pal called Tony who swore he was Procul Harum's drummer
before they were famous.
I said "Did you think you were better than their next drummer?" (The
one on "A Whiter Shade Of Pale").
He said "I knew I blooming was!"
I always thought he was pulling my leg, was he?

If he was claiming to be better than B.J. Wilson, you can bet he
was pulling your leg. (Although the drummer who actually played
on AWSOP was session man Bill Eyden.) Procol did have a mystery
drummer in ther formative period remembered only as "Tubs
Drubs"--no one seems to recall his real name. Tubs was ditched
in favor of Bobby Harrison, who, besides not being allowed to play
on the single, was himself sacked not long afterwards, at which
point B.J. Wilson--who had been the band's first choice all along--
was brought back in.
(I've corrected the speling of "Procol" in the header.)
Your pal,
Biffy the Elephant Shrew
*****************************************
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQjoBaa834MKVWJ3nhiNy8avBWjiGHDUmAiJJ75HNI2b92rab7o&t=1
I remember a Tony Arthurs telling everyone he was Procol Harum's drummer? He
was a little guy with an M&S blue pinstripe suit and a perm.

LOL!



Tubs Drubs played a little too fast!

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DGP