Rip Nolan aka Algy aka Mark Hodgkinson still living. Not related to anyone famous. Pretty good writer and very detailed. Learned creative writing in high school and always got good grades. At a young age started drumming with the British Army Cadets. Wrote all of the lyrics for Why Control. Enjoyed the journalistic part of working the fanzine. Carried around his sister's expensive 35mm camera to all the gigs. Early music influence include Roxy Music, Bowie and Motown.
Recently returned from a tour of Iraq and bought a Triumph motor cycle. Still listens to the Clash and the Pistols.
Al Bum aka Mart aka Martin Cass still living. Not related to anyone famous. Good idea person with mechanical and technology interests. Learned how to make things in high school. Started to play guitar at 13 and rewired his Dad's hifi system to use for electric guitar amp. Laid down most of the guitar riffs for Why Control. Inspired to play guitar by Marc Bolan in the early 70's but re-enthused by the Clash garage band style. Participated in band interviews and reviews for Bombsite fanzine.
Moved to USA in 1982 and now runs a manufacturing company. Recently produced a robot digital vision system for GM. A late bloomer who started a family at 48 years old. Still listens to The Clash and the Sex Pistols, enjoys reading about the UK punk explosion of 1977.
Col Ide aka Grom aka Colin Gronbach still living [we think] Not related to anyone famous. Good contributor to fanzine with a no BS writing style. During the last year of high school he spent most of his time drinking beer down at the Bear and Billet in Chester. Owned an old Lambretta scooter and listened to The Jam. Started to play bass at an early age and took his musical style from The Who and the Stranglers. Martin and Grom roomed together and worked out bass and guitar tracks in the spare room. Lived in Manchester for a while and felt a connection with that scene.
Moved out to Hamilton New Zealand in 1982, and specializes in power station information architecture and analysis type stuff. We are sure that he still listens to The Jam and The Stranglers. Grom if you read this "all the best mate"
