"I remember Saturday nights at the Anchor & Hope or The Chevron,Thursdays at the Star, Fridays at the Roxy, Tuesdays at the Bouzy Rouge, standing in the middle of the sweating, twisting throng of happy people, grinding their bodies together and singing along with every word (long before mosh pits started filling hospital casualty wards). Bobby Valentine in full flight with the Lonely's unique version of "Twist & Shout", Eddie Twang riffin' & Twistin' thru "Red River Rock", Ronnie Romance poundin' the skins & giving his all, asking the sixty-four thousand dollar question; "Do You Wanna Dance?" and of course Frank C Slade Jr., the founder of the band, keeping it all together with his fixed grin & easy rockin' style that made him a legend in his own lifetime.

   Those days are gone forever, but, they will live in our memories as some of the happiest days of our lives."

                                       Johnny - The Fall Guy  1996

    He came from nowhere - the new kid on the block. Wailin' sax, tight slax & a voice like liquid nails.

   The partymeister, he was the master of the 4 ring circus that was the Lonely Boys.His heart-rending "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling", narcisstic "Personality" or driving rendition of "Runaround Sue" would bring the house down!

   "Cha, Cha, Cha"

                 says Bobby

  Vocals, Guitar, Sax, Great Face

  Star sign - Taurus (rising)

   Fave song - the next one

   Fave movie - anything with Jane Fonda - especially Barbarella

   Fave food - Dial-a-Dino's "I love this new fast food"

   Fave band - Dan Dare & the Don't Go There's

   " I want to use my God given talent to make the world a better place for everyone"

  The driving rhythms, the scintillating lead of the Twang's guitar work wove the fabric of the boys sound.

   With a seemingly endless palette of sounds & styles he could leap from the effervescence of "Walk don't run" to the ethereal "Sleepwalk" and make it look easy!

   "The Twang is the Thang"

   lead guitar, Lap steel, Big Hair

   Star sign - Virgo (?)

   Fave song - Sleepwalk or Walk don't Run

   Fave band - Ray Columbus & the Invaders

   Fave TV Show - Countdown

   "I want to use my God given talent to get laid"

Ronnie

  "Do ya love me?", Ronnie pleads with the front row of swooning girls while Bobby pounds at the kit in back.

   It's a rare trip to the front of the stage, cos behind those skins is where R. Romance belongs - puttin' down the 4 on the floor that drives the Lonelies along.

drums, vocals, gags

   Star sign - Pisces (the fush)

   Hobby - getting knocked back by a better class of woman

   Fave song - Bobby Valentine doing "Not Fade Away", "cos I like my drumming in it".

   "I want to use my God given talent to make heaps of money"

           Slade Jr.

   The founder, the father, the bass player. It was Frank's idea to put a rockin', twistin' little combo together to lift the spirits of a public subjected for too long to the repetitious rantings of the 70's & early 80's.

  He was right on. History will show it, we all know it, yo' never gonna slow it.

           Thanks Frank

   bass, vocal, fixed smile

   Star sign - Scorpio (the Grump)

   Fave band - the Lonely Boys (?)

   Fave song - We gotta get outta this place

   Hobby - "finding ways to franchise the Lonely Boys, so I can retire"

   "& I want to use my God given talent to get the hell outta here"