The Kings (and Queens) of Speed by rcdg, literature
Literature
The Kings (and Queens) of Speed
A guitar riff into the future PhD student Tim O’Shenko slipped out of the Portsmouth Guildhall for a smoke. In Britain the anti-smoking legislation had become severe. If caught lighting up in public Tim would be forced to smoke an extra two packets as punishment.
Within the civic centre, Rin Tizzy Too, a Thin Lizzy tribute act, were giving their all. Unrestrained by convention, Thin Lizzy’s music barely appeared in their repertoire. Standards from TRex to Van Halen were straining the amplifiers. What the musicians lacked in talent, musicality or shame was compensated for in raw sound energy. A fan of retro-rock, Tim made