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Johnny 5 is very curious and inquisitive robot from the film "Short Circuit" with an almost insatiable thirst for "input" of just about any kind
So this section is where I need "Input" or any suggestions for content that could be used for future articles on this website
Typical examples for future content might be "People that used to work at TCB", or "other events that took place at TCB"
Does anybody know the history of the "Bumpkin Man"? the man that appears at the top right hand corner of the page.
The original, which always appeared in the "Andover Advertiser" when promoting a function, was in black & white so the coloured one that you see here is my interpretation of the man
The wording "Country Bumpkin" was also in a different font to the one that appears at the top of this site
Also I have seen two versions of the "Bumpkin Man", the one where he is dressed in his working clothes, the other in a nice three piece suit!
So start scratching your heads because, as Johnny 5 says "Input, I need input"
03.03.2007. 20:41
I have been reliably informed that both versions of the “Bumpkin Man” figure head was the idea of Lance Barrett, a Director of the Country Bumpkin.
(My thanks to Tony Pickernell for the information)
jill olverman(nee.roberts) on 23.01.2009. 08:33
i used to go to the country bumpkin in 1973-75 when i was 14! i can remember seeing hot chocolate, kc and the sunxxxxxne band and many more.great times, xxxxxody asked you your age then and i cant remember there being much trouble.
Timmy Darling on 25.05.2009. 14:29
I played at the Bumpkin a couple of times in I think, 1976, with a local band called The Reasons Y, I would have been 16 or 17 then. We were a support act/group and I remember a band playing after us that same night called Arms & Legs, the main act being Bert Weedon. Also I can vaguely recall watching a really excellent group who did impressions of other bands/singers, Barry White, T.rex, Jimi Hendrix etc.. not sure who they were, they may have even been Arms and Legs? The guitarist was brilliant, I do remember that. A long time ago...
Timmy Darling on 25.05.2009. 16:27
Just remembered, the band doing the impressions were called Crackers. 76, 77,? ? Don't know.
Hi Tim. I have records of Crackers playing a couple of times at the Bumpkin. Would be interested to hear more from you, could you send me your email address via the contact link at the top of the page.PS do you have a brother called John?
geoff swan on 26.06.2009. 12:30
hi me and a few of my mates used to go to the tcb before, when it was the t a centre .i remember the first time i went the first people i saw was skinny goodall and herbie his brother scrapping it was only seven o clock.but the country bumpkin was a really good entertaining place to go. the groups they used to get were very varied i remember seeing gary glitter and band they were very good,the next time they came gary didnt turn up but the band played (they were actually better without gary )we used to come out of the bumpkin about half one then go down to the watergate till twoish then go to murrays out at thruxton till about five then go to work .those certainly were the good old days never to be seen again ha ha
geoff swan on 26.06.2009. 12:37
hi again i used to work along side george years ago on the council people used to take us for brothers both ugly buggers ha ha
Hi Geoff thanks for your input.
I was at TCB on the nights you mention above and yes the band were very good.
MR Glitter had a sore throat, I’m lead to believe, on the night but the band decided to play on without him as not to disappoint the queuing people.
Have you any old photo's that i could put on the site from those Bumpkin day?
Emily Barrett on 25.07.2009. 15:39
This is so cool and strange i was researching my grandfather Lance Barrett in google and things like this came up, just to say he is well, alive! :) and still talking about the country bumkin.
Hi Emily, if you have any information or photo's etc of The Country Bumpkin i would be grateful if you could contact me through the "contact" link at the top of the page. Your grandfather, Lance Barrett, is always mentioned whenever i talk to people who had any dealings with TCB.
Andy M
Article Of The Week
Hi to you all and welcome to the site
The following are a small selection of acts that have appeared in the past at TCB
10cc
One of the most popular bands that achieved their greatest commercial success during the 1970s.
Appearing at the Bumpkin on Friday 19th October 1973 very early in their road to success
Raving Rupert
With a place in The Guinness Book Of Records, Raving Rupert is, after all, the longest running tribute act in the world and he appeared at TCB on Friday 12th Sept 1975
Geno Washington
Geno Washington is the "Geno" of Dexys Midnight Runners' eponymous 1980 single and he appeared at TCB on Friday 18th Sept 1975
Radio 1 DJ Road Shows
Amazingly The Country Bumpkin had, over the years of its existence, some of the biggest names from the world of Radio, entertaining the crowds with their road shows.
Kid Jenson, Paul Burnett, Peter Powell, Simon Bates, Mike Reid, Steve Wright, Dave Lee Travis, Adrian Juste, Noel Edmonds just to name a few!
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