To Be Frank 01

Frank posted some footage of Nigel playing with The Cult on Facebook. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_vRZnov3Yw) Really brought him back; he was sitting there drumming with a fag hanging out of his mouth – exactly as he was when he played with us.

I sent Frank a PM to say thanks for posting it, and then rambled a bit about memories of those days. I hesitated a little before posting – we’d not spoken for over 20 years, after all.

He rang. I answered. Voice just the same - took me right back. He was very affectionate - and as chatty as ever. Talked a bit about Joe and the fact that he was a sociopath. That time is quite opaque to me; Joe and Frank become to some extent a single entity.

It’s been seeping in a bit over the few days since we talked. A few re-remembered glimpses.