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Greatest roadie job in rock
Posted by Jon on 11 July 2008 - 4:10pm.
During lunch today, a freelancer working for my company casually mentioned that his job, for a few years, was setting light to 'Crazy' Arthur Brown's headpiece during 'Fire'. A bit of trainspotterish questioning from those of a certain age proved he was not lying.
Other than a totally apocryphal task involving Stevie Nicks and a straw, can anyone name a more impressive errand for a roadie?
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