Blow Patrol: Snow-man in court on cocaine rap
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Snow Patrol keyboardist Tom Simpson will appear in court at the end of the month on charges of being a filthy druggy sicko.
It's alleged that Simpson and an associate were caught in possession of cocaine in Glasgow last summer - and arrested again last weekend after performing at Live Earth.
A warrant was put out following his absence from a previous court hearing.
Simpson also shares a name with a legendary British cyclist who 'rode himself to death' on stage 13 of the 1967 Tour de France. What did the post-mortem reveal? A fatal mixture of alcohol and amphetamines. Is this not warning enough, Simpson? Sort it out.
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It's always the quite ones
Him
The dude from Keane
Helen Keller
*Quiet.
Argh
hrm
according to the sleevenotes of my copy of "Songs For Polarbears", Snow Patrol don't have a keyboardist. therefore, logically, you cannot arrest a non-existent man, so i don't believe this article.
he wasn't officially part of the band
until about the time of final straw, always on tour with them though and he used to do decks & keyboards stuff when they had fun songs like PPP & Get Balsamic Vinegar... etc.
anyway it must be true, it was in the metro yesterday.
best
article
ever
*historically incorrect
Tom has always been a member of Snow Patrol, since at latest the tour for "When It's All Over...", hence pre-dating this photograph.
N.B. potentially embarrassing knowledge.
potentially
but not really, when considering that "When It's All Over..." is an amazingly good album. From there to Eyes Open in two albums...*sniff*
oh, and while i'm on it
Tom Simpson didn't die because of alcohol and amphetamines per say, it was hyperthermia (heatstroke) which the brandy and amphetamines had masked the symptoms of, because he wanted to complete the tour.
i know this isn't a sports site, but here's a guardian article, from today, about Tom Simpson:
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/07/13/white_flowers_for_a_man_in_whi.html
i agree
songs for polar bears is excellent.
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