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Easter Special - 24/03/05 |
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Big Tom and the Mainliners - not just a clever name |
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The world of Irish country music was in shock yesterday after the activities of one of its finest exponents were revealed. Big Tom
and The Mainliners, who have entertained in music halls up and down the country for decades, have finally come clean about their
sordid past.
"We were all junkies, it's not just a clever name," said the main man himself. "Back in the seventies when we started out we wanted a title for the band that said something about us as people. Big Tom and The Kiddie Fiddlers didn't quite work and Big Tom and Fisters just didn't make that much sense. We did it all - coke, prostitutes, animals. When the Mainliners came to town every whore and scumbag would come out of the woodwork and try to party with us." Big Tom, once known for his broad physique, now weighs in at seven and a half stone. He lives alone in a squat in Athlone, spending his time being bummed by local dealers to make cash for his smack habit. "To be honest, I'm happier now than I was when I was filling dancehalls around the country. That music I was playing was awful muck shite altogether." |
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