Early October , 1986 – Ipswich, England

“Oh, we had a gig in Ipswich, a kind of rehearsal. It was packed and I had to walk onstage with all these scraps of paper with notes written down. The soundcheck was the first time I’d played with these guys. Terrifying! For the encore they did two songs I’d never even heard before! Talk about baptism by Fire… Mark always says, ‘That was your best gig with us’.” We can all understand the monumental ego madness of singers and guitarists, and the emotional retardation of bassists and drummers, but keyboard players? (Bitch Mental #1 1990 – Mick Mercer)