Hipper-than-thou Elton John groupies who attended his Thomond Park knees-up over the weekend were treated to the rare sight of a bass-slappin’ Gerry Ryan, proudly announcing his role in a new stage version of The Lion King.
OK, not really, it’s Reg’s painfully trendy bassist, Bob Birch, a man who clearly has more circles of life than a giant redwood.
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That’s the love child of Mel Gibson and Peter “Parnell St” Stringfellow.