November 26, 2006A very packed Boom Boom club had Pat Travers on. He opened with Hooked On Music. He had a good sound and his band were tight. He played Heat In The Street, Life In London, a surprisingly good version of Red House, and Snorting Whisky - and of course Boom Boom Out Go the Lights. His drummer Eric was a speed metal drummer, who came over and introduced himself to me during one of Pat's guitar solos. Eric added quite a dimension to the fills - imagine Dave Lombardo from Slayer and you'll get the idea.           These pictures are from Hammersmith, '78 or '79, can't honestly remember.A good entertaining band, never understood why he wasn't bigger, although he did become a victim of cocaine. Heard he's clean now. When I was in Nepal, I went for a run and put my ipod on random. The first song was Rock And Roll Susie followed by Sitting On Top Of The World, both by Pat Travers. And I was on the top of the world. Pat must have good karma... 
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