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3lb BASS
BIOGRAPHY'S
William G Stewart and Laura Morris provide us with an
in-depth look at the members of 3lb BASS
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FISHING
SOURCERER IAIN

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NAME'S: Iain, Iaino, E-un, E-an, E, Iron...etc. OMEGA
SUPREME, FISHING SOURCERER.
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| WHAT DOES ION DO IN 3lb BASS?: An original member of 3lb
BASS Iino sings and plays percussion, trumpet, whistle and plays someone's piece of artwork on the early recordings. More recently
ainI can be heard playing guitar. Eon writes 3 songs a day.
On the album 'T:16' Ioni played: Guitar and banjo. On
the album 'Lat.
39°29.8'S, Long. 147°19.3'E' Eain played: Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars,
Keyboards, Strings, Organ, Chair, More Guitars but no Eggs. |
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AGE: 26
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SEX: Male
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HEIGHT: 5 foot 6"
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WEIGHT: 3lb
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MOTTO: 'I know'
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FACT: The Original AGIS QUIZz champion.
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HOBBIES: Fishing, Playing 'Strange Currencies', Buying
everything from E-bay.
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WHERE IS HE? In his dreams he is still playing pool
listening to 'Country Feedback' and 'The Crystal Lake' in 'The Railway',
but no more. The Railway as it was is dead. So Inono is probably
under his favorite Cat. Possibly in Caterbury.
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STRENGTHS: Iron is incredibly powerful and intelligent. He
is coldly and brutally efficient. His lens barrel converts to a
light cannon.
WEAKNESSES: E-an has no known weaknesses. (unless you break
his glasses and kick him in the teeth).
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IAINO LIKES THIS STUFF:
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BANDS: R.E.M., R.E.M., and R.E.M.
Iain believe's that Weezers 'make believe' album is the
greatest album he has heard in the last 2 years.
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FILMS: Alan Yates's "Shore casting techniques"
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TV PROGRAMS: 'Gone Fishing', Cricket, 'Time keepers of the
Millennium', '15 to 1', 'Powerpuff Girls'
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COMPUTER GAMES: Premier Manager, E-bay.
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BOOKS: W. Shakespeare's: 'A Fellow'. (anyway, you
arn't in the books Iaon reads)
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FOOD: Ioni will always give away his eggs (which he
believes are the very spawn of Satan) in his quest to
collect all of the worlds sausages. Pikastu thinks he is going to
feed all of these sausages to his cat Gladstone in an effort to
construct a devestating supercat, a kind of 'Felis Viverrina'.
Ionno will use the power of this beast to regain what he see's as
his birthright...The Crown Of Austria-Hungarian Europe.
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DRINK: Steinbock Beer
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SPORT: Fishing, Cricket.
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PLAICE: Deal Pier
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MATT ILIE
VON HUDSON

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NAME'S: Matt, Mat, Ilie, Hudson, Ravenelli.
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| WHAT DOES MATT DO IN 3lb BASS?: An original member of 3lb
BASS Matt sings and plays percussion, traffic cone and THE BASS on
the early recordings. More recently Matt has become the groups
lead singer. Matt eats 3 songs a day.
On the album 'T:16' Matt sings all the songs.
On the album 'Lat.
39°29.8'S, Long. 147°19.3'E' Matt sings all of the songs.
Matt also played: Keyboards, Cups and Flute. |
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AGE: 26
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SEX: Male
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HEIGHT: 4 foot 4"
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WEIGHT: 786lb
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MOTTO: 'Food'
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FACT: Matt can climb trees, despite eating liquorices
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HOBBIES: Eating, Sleeping, Bugging Frank & Fancying Birds
(pidgeons) .
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WHERE IS HE? Dresden
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STRENGTHS: Matt is a mighty engine of destructive force,
possessed of staggering strength.
WEAKNESSES: Matt is very slow moving and therefore an easy
target. Use of his anti-matter projectors, however brief, is very
draining.
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MATT LIKES THIS STUFF:
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BANDS: JAMES, LIGHTNING SEEDS, R.E.M., but mostly 'Buddy
Holly' by WEEZER.
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FILMS: BEETHOVEN 2, Pikastu's BADGER FILM
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TV PROGRAMS: 'Ready Steady Cook', '15 to 1'.
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COMPUTER GAMES: Premier Manager
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BOOKS: 'Mayor Of Canterbury'
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FOOD: Cornish Pastes, Anything and everything.
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DRINK: Oranjeboom
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SPORT: Cricket, Pigeon Racing.
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PLACE: Deal Pier
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RODGER
McGOUGH

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NAME'S: Rodger, GALVATRON, Mark, Master Of The Agis,
Migraine Boy.
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| WHAT DOES RODGER DO IN 3lb BASS?: An original member of
3lb BASS Rodger shouts and plays percussion, screws and the
drumming chair on the early recordings. More recently recently can
be heard playing guitar, and then he played BASS for a bit when
Frank went walkabout. Rodger forgets 3 songs a day.
On the album 'T:16' Rodger played guitar.
On the album 'Lat.
39°29.8'S, Long. 147°19.3'E' Rodger played: Bass Guitar,
Electric Guitars, Migraines, The BASS, Keyboard, Stuff and Egyptian
Violin.
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AGE: 27
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SEX: Male
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HEIGHT: 8 foot 12"
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WEIGHT: 15 ½ stone
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MOTTO: 'Everything is fodder!'
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FACT: Decepticon Leader.
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HOBBIES: Making noises and pictures, a bit like Art... but
better.
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WHERE IS HE? Closer than you think.
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STRENGTHS: Rodger can connect his circuitry
interdimensionally to a black hole in space, drawing on
anti-matter energy.
WEAKNESSES: Other than certain critical brainstem problems, Rodger has
no known weaknesses. (Except cats obviously)
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RODGER LIKES THIS STUFF:
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BANDS: Feedback, The Hype, I.M.S., R.E.M, Underworld, The
J.A.M.M.S, Doves, K.O.S.
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FILMS: Transformers The Movie.
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TV PROGRAMS: anything on 'ZOO TV'
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COMPUTER GAMES: Sensible Soccer, Pro Evo 1,2,3,4,5. Transformers.
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BOOKS: The 'Achtung Baby' insert
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FOOD: Tea, Icecream, Anything with Cheese (NOT PINEAPPLE). Chicken &
Mushroom Pie.
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DRINK: Tea & Capri Sun.
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SPORT: Pro Evo Soccer
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PLACE: Deal Pier (or in bed with a migraine).
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FRANK E
CHAN

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NAME'S: KP, Spank e, Mr Poo (The Snooker Cue), Lard,
Scoff, Sandwich boy, Chi Chi, Konrad, Moomin, Riran, Hitler, Bud,
Kevin, Tin-Tin, Adam, Bruce, The Ginger German, Steve Irwin, Captain Hairy
Back, The Only Cinema Facist In Woodgreen R.I.P., Him over there
with his head in the sink, Gay from the Elbows
Down, Karsten Janker... etc etc
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| WHAT DOES CHI CHI DO IN 3lb BASS?: Frank joined 3lb BASS
after I.M.S. folded. Frank is in charge of buying everything the
band need to play.
On the album 'T:16' Frank plays BASS.
For the album 'Lat.
39°29.8'S, Long. 147°19.3'E' Frank did some of the initial
Bassguitar groundwork, he also wrote the structure and lyrics for
a song (But we arn't telling u which).
Frank has recently moved to London and become the bands
Marketing Manager. Frank also buys sweets for the band at
practice. He is also the official band sponser.
He is becoming a bit like Bez, a living legend but you don't
quite know why. |
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AGE: 25
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SEX: Male
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HEIGHT: 5 foot 12"
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WEIGHT: 200lb
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MOTTO: The wrist thing (visual)
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FACT: Frank is antisocial (can use both hands)
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HOBBIES: Watching films, Buying Videos, Putting his head in
the sink.
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WHERE IS HE? At Sainsbury's, The Cinema (Ashford or
Cambridge, whichever is winning) or in The Strand.
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STRENGTHS: Frank can launch himself up to a height of 20
meters, and the float gently back to the ground by creating a
cushion of compressed air under his feet.
WEAKNESSES: Franks limited maneuverability when launched,
makes him an easy target if spotted.
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FRANK LIKES THIS STUFF:
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BANDS: U2, R.E.M., SFA, RAC and RSPB.
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FILMS: "Bladerunner" and everything else ever
made as long as its not The Butterfly Effect or Kill Bill II
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TV PROGRAMS: All bad American Teen programmes that are not set on
location.
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COMPUTER GAMES: WWF Smackdown! 1 & 2 & 3.16
&... well, lets face it, they are all the same game.
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BOOKS: 'A Clockwork Orange'.
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FOOD: Raw Meat. (Not Kebabs)
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DRINK: Kronenberg 3:16
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SPORT: Wrestling.
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PLAICE: Deal Pier, with his head in a bucket of water.
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'MAGIC'
ANDY BAIT

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NAME'S: Magic, B, Bye-ate, AB, Nasty Little Ginger Boy,
Scotty, Marshall.
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| WHAT DOES BAIT DO IN 3lb BASS?: Andy joined 3lb BASS
after I.M.S. folded.
On the album 'T:16' Andy plays drums.
Andy has moved to Cheltenham near Chelmsford and become the bands
cheap medical officer and 'cultural attendant'. |
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AGE: 12
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SEX: Male
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HEIGHT: 4 foot "
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WEIGHT: 178lb
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MOTTO: 'Don't Die'
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FACT: Andy should never be let near anything sharp.
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HOBBIES: Hitting, Stabbing and Shafting stuff.
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WHERE IS HE? Training to be a bar man.
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STRENGTHS: Andy is a master of fruit machines
WEAKNESSES: But only in his head.
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BAIT LIKES THIS STUFF:
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BANDS: U2, Eminem, Skunk Anansie, Limp Bizkit and probably
R.E.M.
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FILMS: Anything with Sarah Michelle Geller in.
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TV PROGRAMS: 'Buffy', 'Angel' etc etc
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COMPUTER GAMES: Stui's copy of WWF SMACKDOWN! and Shep's
'QUAKE'
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BOOKS: About Badgers and Stonehenge
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FOOD: Badly grilled Onion Rings.
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DRINK: Weird purple stuff..
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SPORT: Martial Arts.
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PLAICE: Betshanger Sports Ground.
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LENNY THE
DRUMMING ARGIE

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NAME'S: Ben, The Argie, Len, Lenny, Dave Grohl, Darksphere, The Baby
Eating Bishop Of Bath & Wells, 'Stop Thief!'
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| WHAT DOES LEN DO IN 3lb BASS?: Ben joined 3lb BASS in
2002 to replace Andy as drummer.
On the album 'Lat.
39°29.8'S, Long. 147°19.3'E' Lenny played Drums,
Timpani, Electric Guitars, Keyboard and did a 'vocal'.
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AGE: Mental 6, Physical 116
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SEX: Under Review By The Governing Body
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HEIGHT: 5' 9" standing, 21" laying down.
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WEIGHT: 28psi at the rear, 26psi at front, Fully laden with
four people.
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MOTTO: 'I hate quotations'-Ralph Waldo Emerson, or, 'Long
computations which have a product of zero are probably for nought'.
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FACT: Ben drives a mini cooper.
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HOBBIES: Pornography, (viewing & starring
in). Len also likes water sports.
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WHERE IS HE? "Gold" beach June 6th 1944
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STRENGTHS: Ben is an expert with a shovel. Upper arms,
thighs and calf's
WEAKNESSES: Lower back, Chronically myopic.
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BEN LIKES THIS STUFF: Delorian DMC-12's & that stuff
that holds Cd's onto Magazines.
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BANDS: 3lb BASS, Radiohead, Charlatans, Boo Radleys,
Ultrasound, R.E.M.
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FILMS: Back To the Future Trilogy, Withnail & I... (and
35mm 200ISO)
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TV PROGRAMS: Sorry, what's TV?
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COMPUTER GAMES: Quoi?
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BOOKS: 1984, 'The Runner' by Christopher Reich,
'Sudden Wealth' by Robert Llewellyn and anything by Spike
Milligan.
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FOOD: Italian, not curry, or Mexican.
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DRINK: Jack Daniels, Tesco's cream soda.
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SPORT: Formula One, Not Football, or Rugby, or
anything with balls, especially not curling. I Quite like snooker.
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PLAICE: Your plaice or mine? They've buggered up the
order again.
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T.T. CAMARA

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NAME'S: Cam, Camron, Camaroon, Francisco Javier Rufete.
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| WHAT DO CAMEROON DO IN 3lb BASS?: The newest and youngest
member of 3lb BASS Cam holds his elders in high esteem and a sense
of awe (except for Frank, who Cam keeps calling 'The Big
Pointy Ginger German').
Cam has been recruited to play BASS so that Rodger can go back
to guitar. This has made everything sound much fuller again,
and has made everyone very happy.. |
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AGE: 15
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SEX: Male
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HEIGHT: 3' 16"
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WEIGHT: Here
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MOTTO: 'Frank is such a Chester Sandwich!'
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FACT: Cam uses all of Franks stuff..
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HOBBIES: Cams hobby was to learn all of Frank Bass lines,
but being as he finished that before breakfast he is currently Hobbyless.
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WHERE IS HE? In The Strand with Pencil.
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STRENGTHS: Cam thinks that 3lb BASS are the best band in
the world ever.
WEAKNESSES: Cam thinks that 3lb BASS are the best band in
the world ever.
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CAM LIKES THIS STUFF:
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BANDS: 3lb BASS, R.E.M., The Mad Capsual Markets.
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FILMS: Cam doesn't watch films because they remind him of
Frank, and Cam says that 'Frank is such a Country Sandwich Boy!'
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TV PROGRAMS: Cam doesn't watch T.V. because he might see a
film that reminds him of Frank, and Cam says that 'Why does Frank
put gel in his hair? He's bald! Why does he need gel? He would be
better off rubbing it in his back hair rather than on his
head!'
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COMPUTER GAMES: 'War against Cineworld Managers 2'
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BOOKS: 'How to learn all Franks musical skills in 3 minutes
and 16 seconds'. By T.T. Camara
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FOOD: Haribo sweets, which he brings to practice then eats
all of them while we aren't looking.
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DRINK: Tea
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SPORT: Cricket
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PLACE: Deal Pier
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