The Tiger Journals
Introduction
When Dave Crosby called for a chat, I
figured something was up. There had been rumblings in some quarters that the
town was crying out for a hit of the big rock and roll from yesteryear.
Dave and I, together with bassist Don
Benson, had been the front line of what had been one of the biggest hard rock
acts that Western Australia produced in the 80s and 90s, and it seems that
twelve years had done nothing to dim the memories of our fans or our peers in
the industry.
Dave’s younger brother Russell is now
running a successful management company, and had been repeatedly offered
increasingly good deals if he could convince his brother and his cronies to get
back together for fun and profit. After a few phone calls and some emails, the
decision was made to leak the word out to some local sources to see what initial
reactions were to the idea of some reunion shows. Initial reactions ranged from
delighted to enraptured, so it was clear that we had a clear run to staging one
of the biggest local comebacks The West has seen this century – The return of
Ice Tiger.
I know that only means five years, but it sounded pretty impressive, didn’t it?
A few meetings have taken place, and the publicity machinery is slowly
starting to turn as the band members discuss how we are going to go about this.
Gone are the days of just getting together for a jam. For one thing, our drummer
now lives on the other side of the continent in Sydney, so dropping round for a
cuppa is out of the question. We all have other commitments outside of the
immediate band situation, so schedule juggling is going to be a necessary evil
this time around. The word is officially out, both on the web and in local
press, and the logistical nightmare that is staging rock shows is about to get
underway.
As the whole thing comes together, I will
be giving you a commentary of proceedings, so you can get an inside view of what
happens in the weeks and months leading up to the events you all get to go and
see. Hopefully, it will be a lot of fun for all of us!
Graham Greene
Ice Tiger as they were (click on thumbnail to see full size
photo which opens in new window)
