Andy & Mike's 'personal' files

[Noonan McKane]

In 1985, The Smiths embarked on a short Scottish tour, from Sept 22nd at Irvine-Oct 1st at Inverness.

The official tour programme was a fairly scant affair, and included little more than bog-standard 'what's your favourite colour?' type biogs for each band member.

As Andy and Mike's thread seemed a little light, I thought I'd furnish you with their details...

MIKE JOYCE

Born: June 1st 1963, Chorlton On Medlock.
Siblings: Billy, Martin, Bernie and Anne.
Height: 5'10''.
Weight: 10st 4lbs.
Eyes: Green.
Hair: Black.
Previous occupations: None.
Previous bands: Victim & the Hoax.
Favourite colour: Blue.
Favourite foods: Baked potato & baked beans, Cod bake.
Favourite drink: Champagne.
Hobbies: Practising, Cycling.
Pets: None.
Ambition in life: World domination for The Smiths.
Self description: Easy going.
High point of career: Free Trade Hall concert.
Favourite films: The Sporting Life, A Kind Of Loving.
Favourite TV programme: Brookside.
TV personality: Edna Cross.
Favourite actor: John Hurt.
Favourite actress: Maggie Smith.
Person you would most like to meet: Charlie Watts.
Most important possession: Drumkit.
Most hated record: Suzanna.
Favourite bands: Roxy Music, Buzzcocks.
Favourite singers: Smokey Robinson, Nils Lofgren.
Favourite LPs: Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass), Siren.
Favourite singles: It's All Over Now-Rolling Stones, Spiral Scratch-Buzzcocks, Go West-Cult.
First record ever bought: Elected-Alice Cooper.
First gig attended: Buzzcocks, Manchester.
Likes: Rehearsing, recording, touring, going out, beating Phil on the table.
Dislikes: Platform shoes, meat, white kio's.
Favourite animal: Cat.
Favourite person: Bee.
Heroes: The other Smiths.
Villians: Conservatives.
Greatest embarrassment: Falling off the stage.
Self confession: Enjoying 'Bullseye'.
First romance: Local seductress.
Favourite fun thing to do: Building.



ANDY ROURKE

Born: 17th January 1964, Manchester.
Siblings: Chris, Phil & John.
Height: 5'8".
Weight: 10 1/2 stone.
Eyes: Greeny-brown.
Hair: Blonde when it's dyed.
Previous occupations: Various menial jobs.
Previous bands: Same non-descript acts as Johnny.
Favourite colours: Black, green, blue and red.
Favourite foods: Everything and anything except meat.
Favourite drinks: Tequila, vodka, tea.
Hobbies: Sleeping, driving, playing the guitar.
Pets: Dog named Dan.
Ambition in life: To be disgustingly rich and famous.
Self description: Happy.
High point of career: Royal Albert Hall gig.
Favourite films: To Sir With Love, Love And Death (at the moment anyway).
Favourite TV programmes: Coronation St, Brookside, The Tube.
TV personality: Bet Lynch.
Favourite actors: Woody Allen, John Belushi.
Favourite actress: Lauren Bacall, Brigitte Bardot.
Person you would most like to meet: Neil Young.
Most important possession: 1964 Fender Precision Bass.
Most hated record: My Friend Stan by Slade.
Favourite bands: The Beatles, The Smiths.
Favourite singers: Morrissey, John Lennon.
Favourite LPs: Meat Is Murder, The White Album.
Favourite single: William, It Was Really Nothing.
First record ever bought: Can't remember.
First gig attended: Rory Gallagher, Free Trade Hall.
Likes: Honesty.
Dislikes: Dishonesty.
Favourite animals: Curtis & Rufus- Johnny's two alsatian pups.
Favourite persons: Too numerous to mention.
Hero: Neil Young.
Villian: Mark Thatcher.
Greatest embarrassment: Tripping on stage during first UK tour.
Self confession: Greed.
First romance: Censored.
Favourite fun thing to do: Relaxing, travelling, spending money.

[Sweet and Tender Hooligan]

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elko you seriosuly have to get rid of the glitch that means we cant just stay logged on all the time cause its annoying having to log in all the time


anyways what i said before er.....

amazing info thanks v much noonan

and i was wondering if you had info on "the other 2 members of the band" <!--emo&:P--><!--endemo-->

and they were in scotland argh i have never been to a gig in my life ( but i;m only 17 so its ok) but i would of went to a smiths one i have rank and it sounds so cool i was born on jan 1988 how bad is that just months after they split up why oh why <!--emo&;)--><!--endemo-->

[girl_afraid]

Wow, thanks for that Noonan!! I've never really known a huge amount about Mike or Andy, just because they tend to get overshadowed by the other two and generally ignored by all the biogs <!--emo&:(--><!--endemo--> So even "'what's your favourite colour?' type biogs" are better than nothing!

Awww, they're both so NICE!

[rubygirl]

<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> So even "'what's your favourite colour?' type biogs" are better than nothing!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

This kind of information can be great fun sometimes!

[elko]

Nice one Noonan. Can we call you Macca? Or MacKa? Did it have profiles of the others in that book of yours? I'd love to see Johnny's, if you don't mind the extra typing.

[Noonan McKane]

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Glad to be of assistance, folks!

You can call me anything you like, Elk. (Within the boundaries of good taste, natch!)

These profiles are from the programme of aforementioned 1985 Scottish tour, so yes, I can furnish you with the details submitted by 'the other two'! (Not tonight, however. It'll have to be tomorrow, as I'm not at home right now.)

[Noonan McKane]

<!--QuoteBegin-elko+Feb 6 2005, 10:41 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (elko @ Feb 6 2005, 10:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Nice one Noonan. Can we call you Macca? Or MacKa? Did it have profiles of the others in that book of yours? I'd love to see Johnny's, if you don't mind the extra typing. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Just been looking at that link to "Smiths Presumably Forever Ill" (Is the title intentionally wordy and awkward? Hope so.) and it transpires I don't hafta.

They're transcribed absolutely faithfully on there. (Right down to the mis-spellings. ("Robbi Coltraine". Both names! The big fella WILL be chuffed!))


BTW, I'm just being pernickity; about the title, I mean. It's a lovely little piece of work, that 'S.P.F.I'.


*Brackets within brackets! (Gotta love 'em. (Even if they're pointless.)(And they are.))