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

NAME'S: Iain, Iaino, E-un, E-an, E, Iron...etc. OMEGA SUPREME, FISHING SOURCERER.

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.

AGE: 26

SEX: Male

HEIGHT: 5 foot 6"

WEIGHT: 3lb

MOTTO: 'I know'

FACT: The Original AGIS QUIZz champion.

HOBBIES: Fishing, Playing 'Strange Currencies', Buying everything from E-bay.

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.

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).

IAINO LIKES THIS STUFF:

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.

FILMS: Alan Yates's "Shore casting techniques"

TV PROGRAMS: 'Gone Fishing', Cricket, 'Time keepers of the Millennium', '15 to 1', 'Powerpuff Girls'

COMPUTER GAMES: Premier Manager, E-bay.

BOOKS: W. Shakespeare's: 'A Fellow'.  (anyway, you arn't in the books Iaon reads)

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. 

DRINK: Steinbock Beer

SPORT: Fishing, Cricket.

PLAICE: Deal Pier

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MATT ILIE VON HUDSON

NAME'S: Matt, Mat, Ilie, Hudson, Ravenelli.

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.

AGE: 26

SEX: Male

HEIGHT: 4 foot 4"

WEIGHT: 786lb

MOTTO: 'Food'

FACT: Matt can climb trees, despite eating liquorices

HOBBIES: Eating, Sleeping, Bugging Frank & Fancying Birds (pidgeons) .

WHERE IS HE? Dresden

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.

MATT LIKES THIS STUFF:

BANDS: JAMES, LIGHTNING SEEDS, R.E.M., but mostly 'Buddy Holly' by WEEZER.

FILMS: BEETHOVEN 2, Pikastu's BADGER FILM

TV PROGRAMS: 'Ready Steady Cook', '15 to 1'.

COMPUTER GAMES: Premier Manager

BOOKS: 'Mayor Of Canterbury'

FOOD: Cornish Pastes, Anything and everything.

DRINK: Oranjeboom

SPORT: Cricket, Pigeon Racing.

PLACE: Deal Pier

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RODGER McGOUGH

NAME'S: Rodger, GALVATRON, Mark, Master Of The Agis, Migraine Boy.

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.

AGE: 27

SEX: Male

HEIGHT: 8 foot 12"

WEIGHT: 15 ½ stone

MOTTO: 'Everything is fodder!'

FACT: Decepticon Leader.

HOBBIES: Making noises and pictures, a bit like Art... but better.

WHERE IS HE? Closer than you think.

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)

 

RODGER LIKES THIS STUFF:

BANDS: Feedback, The Hype, I.M.S., R.E.M, Underworld, The J.A.M.M.S, Doves, K.O.S.

FILMS: Transformers The Movie.

TV PROGRAMS: anything on  'ZOO TV'

COMPUTER GAMES: Sensible Soccer, Pro Evo 1,2,3,4,5. Transformers.

BOOKS: The 'Achtung Baby' insert

FOOD: Tea, Icecream, Anything with Cheese (NOT PINEAPPLE). Chicken & Mushroom Pie.

DRINK: Tea & Capri Sun.

SPORT: Pro Evo Soccer

PLACE: Deal Pier (or in bed with a migraine).

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FRANK E CHAN

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

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. 

AGE: 25

SEX: Male

HEIGHT: 5 foot 12"

WEIGHT: 200lb

MOTTO: The wrist thing (visual)

FACT: Frank is antisocial (can use both hands)

HOBBIES: Watching films, Buying Videos, Putting his head in the sink.

WHERE IS HE? At Sainsbury's, The Cinema (Ashford or Cambridge, whichever is winning) or in The Strand.

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.

FRANK LIKES THIS STUFF:

BANDS: U2, R.E.M., SFA, RAC and RSPB.

FILMS: "Bladerunner" and everything else ever made as long as its not The Butterfly Effect or Kill Bill II

TV PROGRAMS: All bad American Teen programmes that are not set on location.

COMPUTER GAMES: WWF Smackdown! 1 & 2 & 3.16 &... well, lets face it, they are all the same game.

BOOKS: 'A Clockwork Orange'.

FOOD: Raw Meat. (Not Kebabs)

DRINK: Kronenberg 3:16

SPORT: Wrestling.

PLAICE: Deal Pier, with his head in a bucket of water.

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'MAGIC' ANDY BAIT

NAME'S: Magic, B, Bye-ate, AB, Nasty Little Ginger Boy, Scotty, Marshall.

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'.

AGE: 12

SEX: Male

HEIGHT: 4 foot "

WEIGHT: 178lb

MOTTO: 'Don't Die'

FACT: Andy should never be let near anything sharp.

HOBBIES: Hitting, Stabbing and Shafting stuff.

WHERE IS HE? Training to be a bar man.

STRENGTHS: Andy is a master of fruit machines

WEAKNESSES: But only in his head.

BAIT LIKES THIS STUFF:

BANDS: U2, Eminem, Skunk Anansie, Limp Bizkit and probably R.E.M.

FILMS: Anything with Sarah Michelle Geller in.

TV PROGRAMS: 'Buffy', 'Angel' etc etc

COMPUTER GAMES: Stui's copy of WWF SMACKDOWN! and Shep's 'QUAKE'

BOOKS: About Badgers and Stonehenge

FOOD: Badly grilled Onion Rings.

DRINK: Weird purple stuff..

SPORT: Martial Arts.

PLAICE: Betshanger Sports Ground.

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LENNY THE DRUMMING ARGIE

NAME'S: Ben, The Argie, Len, Lenny, Dave Grohl, Darksphere, The Baby Eating Bishop Of Bath & Wells, 'Stop Thief!'

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'.

AGE: Mental 6, Physical 116

SEX: Under Review By The Governing Body

HEIGHT: 5'  9" standing, 21" laying down.

WEIGHT: 28psi at the rear, 26psi at front, Fully laden with four people.

MOTTO: 'I hate quotations'-Ralph Waldo Emerson, or, 'Long computations which have a product of zero are probably for nought'.

FACT: Ben drives a mini cooper.

HOBBIES: Pornography, (viewing & starring in). Len also likes water sports.

WHERE IS HE? "Gold" beach June 6th 1944

STRENGTHS: Ben is an expert with a shovel. Upper arms, thighs and calf's

WEAKNESSES: Lower back, Chronically myopic.

BEN LIKES THIS STUFF: Delorian DMC-12's & that stuff that holds Cd's onto Magazines.

BANDS: 3lb BASS, Radiohead, Charlatans, Boo Radleys, Ultrasound, R.E.M.

FILMS: Back To the Future Trilogy, Withnail & I... (and 35mm 200ISO)

TV PROGRAMS: Sorry, what's TV?

COMPUTER GAMES:  Quoi?

BOOKS: 1984, 'The Runner' by Christopher Reich, 'Sudden Wealth' by Robert Llewellyn and anything by Spike Milligan.

FOOD: Italian, not curry, or Mexican.

DRINK: Jack Daniels, Tesco's cream soda. 

SPORT: Formula One, Not Football, or Rugby, or anything with balls, especially not curling. I Quite like snooker.

PLAICE: Your plaice or mine? They've buggered up the order again.

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T.T. CAMARA

NAME'S: Cam, Camron, Camaroon, Francisco Javier Rufete.

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..

AGE: 15

SEX: Male

HEIGHT: 3' 16"

WEIGHT: Here

MOTTO: 'Frank is such a Chester Sandwich!'

FACT: Cam uses all of Franks stuff..

HOBBIES: Cams hobby was to learn all of Frank Bass lines, but being as he finished that before breakfast he is currently Hobbyless.

WHERE IS HE? In The Strand with Pencil.

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.

 

CAM LIKES THIS STUFF:

BANDS: 3lb BASS, R.E.M., The Mad Capsual Markets.

FILMS: Cam doesn't watch films because they remind him of Frank, and Cam says that 'Frank is such a Country Sandwich Boy!'

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!' 

COMPUTER GAMES: 'War against Cineworld Managers 2'

BOOKS: 'How to learn all Franks musical skills in 3 minutes and 16 seconds'. By T.T. Camara

FOOD: Haribo sweets, which he brings to practice then eats all of them while we aren't looking.

DRINK: Tea

SPORT: Cricket

PLACE: Deal Pier

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