Gimpo
(Picture of Gimpo and some girl - Jesus Jones UK Tour 1996)
His real name is Alan Goodrick. Throughout Bad Wisdom, Bill tells us a bit
about his background - the best descriptive passage is in the first
chapter. Bill says he was born and raised in Manchester (although there are
rumors that Gimpo himself says he's from Mold in Wales), and is a
'brother-in-law' to Mark Manning (Zodiac Mindwarp).
As Gimpos half sister was mother of Marks first child.
Gimpo was a squaddie and
served with Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the Falklands War. After that war
he met up with Zodiac and started to work part-time for The Love
Reaction and after a period of roadying for various Food Record bands
(eg. Jesus Jones) he set up Pit Bull management and began to manage the Love
Reaction.
"Gimpo is also very strong; very very brave - can look death in the face and
piss in it's mouth; does not smoke; has short wavyish dark hair;blue
eyes;sensible clothes." - Bill, again taken from Bad Wisdom.
He was also a roadie for the KLF (but thinks Pete Robinson's Justified &
Ancient History is "bollocks"), and then a K Foundation 'operative'. He shot
the WTKFBAMQ film, drove Bill and Z to the top of the world and was the
masked person fumbling with lighter fluid and matches when Rachel Whiteread
came to claim the K Foundation Award.
However, the last known roadying he
did was at the 1996 BRIT Awards where he touched the sole of Michael
Jackson. Since then he says he's given up roadying (cos' he doesn't need the
money) and went on the Bad Wisdom tour just for the heck of it. He lives in
Clerkenwell, London with his wife, Anne.
He has achieved a minor celebrity status amongst the list members,
especially for those who have met him. Bill sums him up very well with:
"He's one of the warmest and most honourable men you are ever likely to
meet." He really is great.
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Author: Jules