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Date Posted: 05:32:48 04/11/11 Mon
Author: Steve
Author Host/IP: i-195-137-47-124.freedom2surf.net / 195.137.47.124
Subject: Re: Passing of Pat Townsend
In reply to: Linda 's message, "Passing of Pat Townsend" on 13:32:00 04/10/11 Sun

Very sad news.

Pat Townsend. From the Brian Jones Fan Club.

In July 2006 I received an e-mail from Pat Townshend; somebody whom I knew nothing of, but who subsequently explained that he�d been following our progress, over the years, in our research into the death of Brian Jones.

In his original e-mail Pat explained how in the winter of 1963 he first became aware of Brian and the Stones when he went to his first ever live gig on Eel Pie Island. At the time Pat was making a name for himself in motorcycle racing and for those of you familiar with the early days of automotive engineering design and Formula 1 motor racing, the name Colin Chapman might mean something � well it was Chapman�s car the Lotus Elite which Pat saw parked in Twickenham that night and he says �in one magic night I received inspiration for my two passions, design/engineering and music, both of which changed the course of my life�.

Although Pat went on to work with the Brabham F1 team in 1968 he had become completely hooked on Brian�s guitar skills and musical genius and made a conscious decision to break into the world of popular music and used his impressive engineering skills to design instruments, initially his unique drum kits and then his revolutionary solid body guitars.

Pat became a close friend to Chris Jagger in the 70�s and later in the early 80�s, when his company Staccato expanded, Bill Wyman came on-board providing finance to develop the organisation into a respected name in the music industry, with many icons from those days paying top dollar for his unique products. Mick Jagger soon showed an interest and joined the board along with father Joe Jagger. The future looked promising and Pat soon found himself a close family friend to the Jagger family often visiting the home of Joe and Eva as well as being a house guest of Bill Wyman. However, things eventually turned sour and the promise of what might have been never materialised.

In 1985 Pat became part of the Rolling Stones �inner circle� during the making of the �Dirty Work� album at the Path� Marconi studios in Paris. He saw at first hand the Stones creating their music, but he never forgot Brian and the inspiration he gave to him, as a young musician/engineer starting out in life. You can read more of Pat�s career on his website www.staccato-art.co.uk, in particular click on �newspaper clips� where a lot more information can be viewed.

In July 2006 I received an e-mail from Pat Townshend; somebody whom I knew nothing of, but who subsequently explained that he�d been following our progress, over the years, in our research into the death of Brian Jones.

In his original e-mail Pat explained how in the winter of 1963 he first became aware of Brian and the Stones when he went to his first ever live gig on Eel Pie Island. At the time Pat was making a name for himself in motorcycle racing and for those of you familiar with the early days of automotive engineering design and Formula 1 motor racing, the name Colin Chapman might mean something � well it was Chapman�s car the Lotus Elite which Pat saw parked in Twickenham that night and he says �in one magic night I received inspiration for my two passions, design/engineering and music, both of which changed the course of my life�.

Although Pat went on to work with the Brabham F1 team in 1968 he had become completely hooked on Brian�s guitar skills and musical genius and made a conscious decision to break into the world of popular music and used his impressive engineering skills to design instruments, initially his unique drum kits and then his revolutionary solid body guitars.

Pat became a close friend to Chris Jagger in the 70�s and later in the early 80�s, when his company Staccato expanded, Bill Wyman came on-board providing finance to develop the organisation into a respected name in the music industry, with many icons from those days paying top dollar for his unique products. Mick Jagger soon showed an interest and joined the board along with father Joe Jagger. The future looked promising and Pat soon found himself a close family friend to the Jagger family often visiting the home of Joe and Eva as well as being a house guest of Bill Wyman. However, things eventually turned sour and the promise of what might have been never materialised.

In 1985 Pat became part of the Rolling Stones �inner circle� during the making of the �Dirty Work� album at the Path� Marconi studios in Paris. He saw at first hand the Stones creating their music, but he never forgot Brian and the inspiration he gave to him, as a young musician/engineer starting out in life. You can read more of Pat�s career on his website www.staccato-art.co.uk, in particular click on �newspaper clips� where a lot more information can be viewed.

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