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Daniel Boone
So what happened to him then ?
I was just playing "Beautiful Sunday" on this fine, sunny QLD Saturday morning when I noticed from the CD case (remember them ?) that he was born in Birmingham, England (I'm a Yam Yam which is a Brummie to those of you in Latte Land but a diehard different species to those of you in the know).
Anyway I did some Googling and Wiki stated that he was born Peter Lee Stirling in 1942 and is still very much alive (well there's no death date!).
It goes on to state that "Beautiful Sunday" remains the biggest selling single in Japan by an international artist (more than The Beatles ?)
It doesn't appear that there is an official website and further searching only leads to articles on frontline American explorers.
So where are you now Daniel ?
I hope you are still massive in Germany and Japan and continuing to fulfil your artistic yearnings.
Please God let it be that you are not living in LA and pissing the "Beautiful Sunday" royalties up against the wall whilst asking your unshaven self in the cracked mirror hanging in the bathroom of your trailer "where did it all go wrong Daniel?" whilst lamenting on the good old days with Rod McQueen.
Or worse still (having signed some dodgy contract with unscrupulous people whilst you were cruising on the high of being #1 back in '72), living in sheltered accommodation "back home" in Erdington whilst drunken winos ridicule your tales of rock n' roll excess and appearing on Lift Off with Ayshea (whilst we're at it what happened to her ?)
Good luck Boonie...........
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In the good old days you would turn to your favourite music monthly, peruse the "where are they now" section and be reminded of the good old days of yore when investigative journalists would have foraged for the necessary information and found the facts we found so fascinating.
Fast forward to now. I imagine The Word journalists are hard at work on our behalf (even at the weekend the fun factory gates never shut), contacting friends and family of the subject, arranging for that all-important quote from Daniel. "I'm alive and well and living in Dudley. I am planning to record a new LP of songs and go back on the road, with all the interest shown by my loyal fans on the internet."
It's the least we deserve from the music magazine of the year.
The Slosh
Scottish members of the community will know this song best as the tune for "The Slosh", a dance which has gripped mums and aunties and grannies since the early 70s.
A little more info on Daniel Boone here :
http://www.raypoole.co.uk/vintageyears.html
and here :
http://www.california-ballroom.info/bands/peter-lee-stirling.htm
but no info on his current location
The Slosh!
I feel a Word feature coming up. Or not.
At least we have a dance routine for The Word Massive Annual Christmas Knees Up & Piss Up. Where is it this year?