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ABOUT.COM : TOP 30 ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS OF THE '60's - 'MY PEOPLE ...'AT #16
"Veteran listeners were aghast when bearded freak-folk pin-up boyDevendra Banhart arrived in the mid-'60s, all ridiculous warble and flower-child mysticism. Banhart's shtick was a veritable facsimile of Tyrannosaurus Rex, the bizarre folkie beginnings for Marc Bolan. Bolan's cosmically-titled debut, My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair… but Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows, finds his swooping, screeching voice and guitar-flaying playing matched to zoned-out bongos; the whole sounding as if lost in a psychedelic, fairy-tale forest filled with magic mushrooms. Bolan would soon rebrand has band T. Rex, and find fame peddling glam-rock boogie, but in such success his strangeness —his uniqueness— was completely lost."
http://pressairplay.espdisk.com/archives/5703

BARD OF ELLY : Singer-songwriters are much more than that
A nice little mention on this page (even if Peregrin is spelt incorrectly):-
"The late Marc Bolan, who became famous for his "glam" image at the height of his fame and pop chart success, was another singer-songwriter. Marc had first found success with the duo with Steve Peregrine Took known as Tyrannosaurus Rex in which they performed all of Bolan's songs, and he continued singing and playing his own material fronting the band T.Rex."
http://hubpages.com/hub/Singer-songwriters-are-much-more-than-that

FOUR PAGE BOLAN ARTICLE IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF UNCUT
This Article doesn't really contain anything new for die-hard fans, but its always nice to see Marc included in current music magazines :-)
Rock On Yeah! It has been saved as two very large images.
This and other Article Scans are listed in the main ARTICLE SCANS SECTION

1970? Where to draw a line between glitter and glam – naff blokes in Bacofoil versus starmen with pretensions
Interesting article from the Shapers of the 1980's Web Site to get you talking (and maybe muttering at times)
"The next week boasts two landmarks on the timeline of pop that signal the dawn of glam and celebrate its immortals. July 1 is the 40th anniversary – the day in 1970 when Marc Bolan recorded the first glam-rock single, Ride a White Swan, though it took till year's end and Top of the Pops to boost it to No 2 on the chart in January. A youthquake then erupted.
By popular vote, however, the more resonant date is July 6, 1972. It is burnt into the souls of the specific generation who were to make good as popstars in the 1980s.
Gary Kemp speaks for many when he writes of the creation of Ziggy Stardust: "David Bowie's seminal performance of Starman on Top of the Pops in 1972 became the benchmark by which we would for ever judge pop and youth culture. It was a cocksure swagger of pouting androgyny that appealed to pubescent working-class youth across Britain – a Britain still dominated by postwar austerity and weed-filled bomb sites. For us, the Swinging 60s had never happened; we were too busy watching telly.
" ... "Bear in mind that in 1970 our two pop idols were both aged 23, and our pubescent audience of future Blitz Kids, typically born around 1959, were then 11, rising to 13 by 1972 *, detonation year for the glam explosion. That was when the careers of Roxy Music, Iggy Pop, Elton John and Alice Cooper all went critical in the UK"
* Interestingly the article is spot on about ages as Fee was indeed born in 1959 and as very much a "future Blitz Kid"
http://shapersofthe80s.com/2010/06/29/1970-%E2%9E%A4-where-to-draw-a-line-between-glitter-and-glam-%E2%80%93-naff-blokes-in-bacofoil-versus-starmen-with-pretensions/

NEXT VISIT TO THE TREE
Our trip to Marc's Shrine to repaint the steps with another coat of 'Dark Oak' wood treatment has been delayed, firstly by endless rain and now by freezing temperatures and snow! Obviously, the wooden steps cannot be redone if the steps are wet or if rain was expected for a day or two after coating as, the wood treatment would not dry before visitors use the steps. Similarly, they cannot be painted while temperatures are low, as the wood treatment simply will not set. This work will be done as soon as possible. In the meantime, we will get the photos and videos of our past two visits up on the site ASAP so you can see from the photos that we are still popping round to Marc's Shrine as often as we can, even if only for a brief visit.

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OK THAT'S IT FOR NOW
Until the next update, KALMIYH
Laser Love from Kev & Fee
If you have any queries or questions please contact Kevin directly.

MARC ON THE RADIO TOMORROW
Fee will be on Free Radio Brighton as a guest tomorrow Sunday 31st October at 3:00pm. She will be talking about Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine and how we came to have the in purpetuity lease on the site. As well as playing three tracks from Electric Warrior, Fee will also be talking about Steve Peregrin Took and playing two tracks from his album "Blow It!!!" You can listen online by clicking Here (The link opens in a new window). Fee has been invited back for more chat about Marc Bolan & his Rock Shrine as well as Steve Took and other things T-Rex related and aim to have some Guest Interviews and other interesting pieces on the show!

QUICK UPDATE TO SAY "TANX" ...

MARC'S ROSE FUND


We'd like to thank Kevin Wilson for his donation of £23.95 (£25.00 less Pay Pal charges). We've added an extra 50p to this so that the total now raised is exactly Three Quarters of the total needed :-)

Marc's Rose Fund Page

MARC'S SHRINE ON THE 15TH & 16th SEPTEMBER 2010
We've uploaded two galleries of photos and four videos to the site. There are free versions of the videos, but only the members can be viewed as Full Screen HD Versions :-)
GALLERY ONE: 15TH SEPTEMBER 2010 A tidy, polish and leaf clear up. Sadly there was also a need to remove graffiti by two 'fans'.
GALLERY TWO: 16th SEPTEMBER 2010 A second small Gallery.
FOUR VIDEOS: Watch the Videos Here.

MARC'S ROSE FUND
We'd like to thank Carolyn Hoyt for her donation of £25.00. This Donation means we are now very close to being 3/4rds of our way to our target :-)

MARC MENTION
Many tanx to one of our original members Fiona for this link. Fiona said
"Hi Fee & Kev,
I came across this link to a review of Electric Warrior. It's a site where young folks are given an album they've never heard before to listen to and review. Good review too!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2010/09/27/130159944/you-ve-never-heard-electric-warrior?ref=nf
Hope all is well at TAG. I miss seeing you and attending the tree. Tanx for all the good work you all do in keeping the site beautiful and a lasting memory to Marc.
Keep A Little Marc In Your Hearts
Fiona
XXX
Happy Birthday, Marc! XXXX"
Aww, tanx Fiona. XX (((Hugs)))

MARC MENTION
Many tanx to another of our wonderful members. This time Pol who said:-
"Hi Fee,
Have you heard to the new Carlos Santana's album ???
No ???
Go and listen to the track 10... it's called "Bang a gong" !!! (you know ??? lol)
Rock on,
Pol"
http://musique.fnac.com/a3067433/Carlos-Santana-Guitar-heaven-Inclus-DVD-bonus-CD-album
Many Tanx Pol XXXX (((Hugs)))

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ENJOY THE UPDATE
We hope you enjoy this update. Stay Tuned for the next one.
Same Marc Time.
Same Marc Channel.
Regards, Kevin Warner (TAG Chairman).
This update was written by Kevin Warner. If you have any queries or questions please contact Kevin directly.

WELCOME ...
... to the latest update which focuses on Marc's Shrine as we head towards to Marc's 33rd Anniversary on Thursday.

CLARIFICATIONS
There seems to have been a lot of 'misinformation' circulating so below are a few points which have come to light.

CLARIFICATION - ALL NIGHT VIGILS - THE HISTORY
When TAG took on the lease the local residents said they were pleased someone was taking responsibility for the site. They also expressed their concern over the level of noise, shouting, swearing, and drinking which happened. We had problems after the all night vigils, particularly the litter, cans, broken bottles (usually vodka), the vomit, the vandalism, and the graffiti. This happened every year from 2000 to 2004 inclusive. The Vigils stopped after 2004 and from 2005 to 2008 inclusive there were no vigils and no graffiti or vandalism overnight either. In 2009, someone chose to resurrect the All Night Vigil. Once again, there was vandalism at the site.

CLARIFICATION - WILL THERE BE AN ALL NIGHT VIGIL AT THE SITE FROM THE NIGHT OF THE 15th TO THE MORNING OF THE 16th SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR?
In this case the answer is NO!
Please read the Conditions of Entry, which are based on the local By Laws displayed at the site and on the front page of this web site as well as being lodged with the local police who have been most helpful in this matter.

There are two reasons why there will not be an All Night Vigil this year.

1) In light of what has happened at every all night vigil that has happened since we became responsible for the site we do not think it is reasonable for the actions of a handful of people to damage the site especially as it is in the run-up to the Anniversary day when the majority of visitors come. There is often a delay between the damage being done and us being able to rectify it. For example in 2004 'Purple Pied Pete' scrawled all over the steps, notice board, tree, other trees, crash barrier and even the white lines in the middle of the road things such as "Pete wuz Here" "Marc Bolan Lives" etc. To get rid of this we had to return on a quiet day to completely repaint the steps and to use graffiti remover to scrub his mess off the crash barrier. This means that many visitors had photos of the site that year with his selfishness for all to see in their photos. Similarly in 2009 (last year) when my wife's name was painted out in Gold Nail Varnish there was a delay before I could clean it off so that again visitors had to take their photos of the site with this further selfish act ruining their photos.

2) Under the Licensing Act 2003 the 'All Night Vigil' can be seen as an 'Event' for which a 'Temporary Event Licence' is required. To obtain such a licence a number of things have to be done. Firstly, our permission is needed as site leaseholders. Then the applicant needs to submit of an application with the required fee at least six weeks prior to the event. Local residents are then approached to ask if they have objections to the event going ahead at those times outside their home.

For BOTH these reasons there will not be an all night vigil at the site.

CLARIFICATION - DO I NEED TAG'S PERMISSION TO LEAVE TRIBUTES AT THE SITE?
The answer is a simple "No"! You are quite welcome to add your own tribute at the site as long as you don't pin, screw or nail your tribute to the tree itself as this will harm it. You can pin your message to the wooden skirt or to the notice board.

CLARIFICATION - IS IT OK TO TIDY UP THE SITE WHEN I VISIT?
"YES Of course it is! It ALWAYS has been OK!" When you visit we are happy (delighted even!) if you do want to do a 'quick tidy' and clear away rubbish, cans, bottles, sweet wrappers, fallen leaves etc from the site

CLARIFICATION - IS IT OK FOR ME TO DO WEEDING AT THE SITE? OR TO PLANT THINGS AT THE SITE?
In these cases, the answers are NO! and NO! Again, please read the Conditions of Entry displayed at the site and on the front page of this web site. It is so easy for well meaning people who don't understand the make up of the artificial embankment to rip out the ground cover thinking they can replace them with house plants (as happened not that long ago) when after caring for the site since 1999, we have come to learn from experience what will and what will not grow.

MARC'S SHRINE ON THE 17th JULY 2010

These photos were posted by Ceebs (a visitor to Marc's Shrine) on Saturday 17th July.

View Ceebs' Photo Gallery Here.

MARC'S SHRINE ON THE 27th JULY 2010

These photos were sent to us by Brian Parkin. Although it was wonderful to see that Marc's Shrine looks tidy it was disappointing that the large Swans with Silk Flowers in oasis had gone.
View Brian's Photo Gallery Here.

PLEASE DO SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN
Although we generally visit the site at least once a month (barring family and other essential commitments) seeing how the site is in-between visits is essential so keep them coming :-)

MARC'S SHRINE ON THE 5TH AUGUST 2010

This was a long, hard days work so to see a photo gallery of the work in progress with details of what was done and why it was done simply Click Here.

To watch TWO VIDEOS (April 2010 and August 2010) which can be enlarged to Full Screen CLICK HERE

MARC'S SHRINE WORK TO DO DURING THE REMAINDER OF 2010
This contains details of what needs doing based on our visits so far during 2010, especially the one above. READ WHAT IS PLANNED & MUCH NEEDED HERE.

AND FINALLY, FIVE EXTRA PHOTODIRECT PHOTOS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE GALLERY :-)

This gallery not contains twenty-five photos. Sadly they have huge Photographer's Direct Watermarks which have now been overlaid with TAG ones.

VIEW THE GALLERY HERE.

MARC's MUSIC SPOTTING
This is a review, like the piece above written on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, by efestivals of the recent The Rock And Bike Fest 2010 which featured 'T-Rex the music of Marc and Mickey'

A LATE "TANX" TO THE BAND FROM ALL AT TAG
The band played at the TAG Fund Raising Gig at the 100 Club last September. Photos & Videos can be viewed Here.

Due to the band's generosity playing simply for their expenses just over FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS was raised for TAG at the 100 Club Gig.

As we haven't been listing Fund Raisers on eBay this year, we have been using the money raised during the work at the site so far in 2010. The balance will be spent on the Work still to do in 2010/2011, along with any money raised between now and then. How much we can do depends on donations and the sale of Fund Raising Goodies between now and then.

But back to the review of the band;
"We then took a gentle stroll to the main outdoor stage to catch a tribute band to the Who called Quadrophonia, who certainly managed to sound like the Who and bring some of the magic that The Who usually bring to a live show. A pleasant enough band to watch live but it just didn't seem to have that spark to keep the punters in the crowd captivated. Thankfully the headliners T.Rex The Music of Marc & Mickey, managed to kick-start life back into the crowd and get the crowd swaying and singing along top timeless 70's glam rock anthems such as 'Metal Guru' and all of the other hits that made Marc Bolan a legend. The vocalist of T.Rex, sounded exactly like Marc Bolan used to sound in his glory years. As I glanced around the audience it looked like everybody had been having a ball and was more than happy with the choice of headliner for the Friday night."

Well that says it all really.
Marc's Music making people happy ...
and isn't that what it is all about?
Especially when they, unlike many others are positively giving something back to Marc via their help to TAG, not only via the 100 Club Gig, but also through playing at their own expense for TAG's Unique event inside Stonehenge for Marc's Thirtieth Anniversary ... So although some don't like them using the name "T-REX" ultimately surely they should be judged on what they DO, how well they do it and what others don't do?

LETTERS
It's always nice when we receive feedback from fans (often members) on the work we do both her at the Web Site and also at Marc's Rock Shrine. This letter from member Barbara certainly made our day :-)
"Hi Fee and Kev,
Hope that you're keeping well. I was overwhelmed when I read the TAG update yesterday about all the hard work that you've done and the future plans for the Marc Bolan tree.
I just wanted to send a donation, if only towards the bark chippings at this time of the year.
I've just sent it by Paypal and hope that you receive it ok.
Love,
Barbara xx."
This has been added to the Letters Page.

MARC SPOTTING :: STEVE HARLEY
The following is from Steve Harley's website where he talks about his time spent with Marc in the mid 1970's watching The Prisoner.* Harley still talks very fondly of his time and friendship with Marc.
* The Prisoner was a 1967 UK 'fantasy' TV programme - recently sort-of-remade in the USA - Both very surreal - but the original hints at the dark-side of what to do with people with too many 'secrets in their head'.
"For a 17-week stretch in the mid-70s, Marc Bolan and I spent every Tuesday night at my flat near Marble Arch watching The Prisoner. I filmed it too, on an early home video recorder, a Philips top-loader bought from Johnnie Walker when he left these shores with wife and two young kiddies to criss-cross north America in a Winnebago. The Walkers sold off much of their possessions to fund the trip and I took the vid machine. And I filmed the entire series of The Prisoner, being re-run after its original 1967 showing. Marc and I were both besotted with The Village, and with the surrealism of it all. Number 6 was a sort of hero, and we argued and debated through the night, emptying at least one bottle of Remy Martin cognac and a couple of grams of the white man's marching powder in the process. The more we downed and upped those substances, obviously the more we argued rather than debated!
I still have those square Philips vids, boxed up in a hay loft, stacked among case after case of LPs, the unnoticed and unconsidered vinyl of the same time. Portmeirion is The Village, the Italianate fantasy. I went there in 1978, the year after Marc died, and stayed, and thought of him every waking moment, day after day; thought of how he would have wanted to be there too, searching for clues, feeling Number 6's presence, trudging the cobbles trudged by himself and those controlling him.
I return, all being well, to Portmeirion for the first time since then in September for an acoustic set for an Alzheimer's Research awareness-raising event. My old mates Steve Knightley and Phil Beer (Show Of Hands) play, too. They alone are worth the ticket. Buy one if you want a special evening in a special place. Then those of us there can all consider, if only for a brief moment, what Marc would have felt.
Anyway, I would have made him join us, maybe for The Lighthouse, whose chord sequence I borrowed from a track or three on his early Tyrannosaurus Rex album, A Beard Of Stars. He would have spotted that. Barry and James will play with me."
Read the entire article here

MARC SPOTTING - "Singer-songwriters are much more than that 67"
This is by the Bard of Ely who some of you may know/be friends with/of. His piece begins with "Singer-songwriters do more than write songs and sing. The term singer-songwriter usually conjures up the image of someone like Bob Dylan, the lone singer, who writes his or her own material, and accompanies themselves on guitar or keyboards, but such stars usually do a lot more than this. " further in the 'Marc Mention is "The late Marc Bolan, who became famous for his "glam" image at the height of his fame and pop chart success, was another singer-songwriter. Marc had first found success with the duo with Steve Peregrine Took known as Tyrannosaurus Rex in which they performed all of Bolan's songs, and he continued singing and playing his own material fronting the band T.Rex."
Read the entire article here

MARC SPOTTING - THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER - Monday 28 June 2010
"Gary Kemp: My teen crush on David Bowie Ziggy Stardust wore nail varnish and platforms, and he changed Gary Kemp's life for ever. The Spandau Ballet guitarist recalls his love affair with glamian.co.uk, " This one doesn't look as though its going to contain any 'Bolan Spotting' ... But read on ... "In 1971, that telly went colour, and pop music redressed itself accordingly. The instigator was a square-jawed puck from east London. Bowie may have been my first love, but Marc Bolan was the first name to adorn my exercise book in glorious bubble writing. He was also the first to wear girly shoes and a satin jacket on Top of the Pops."
www.guardian.co.uk

MARC SPOTTING IN AN ARTICLE ABOUT STEIF TEDDY BEARS
Yes it's true! The article which features on the Elmotrack - Toys for kids of all ages site includes the following:-
"Ringo Starr (Beatles drummer) Panda has a very large which was given in 1976 by Keith Moon (the famous drummer with WHO). It was obviously love at first view that the two became almost inseparable. Ringo called his Panda "Chairman of the Board of Directors," as he now lives on the whole business meetings of Ringo. The Chairman of the Board of Directors has received a pair of white gloves that once belonged to Marc Bolan (T-Rex fame). "
You may well find the rest of the article interesting too! Read it Here

MARC SPOTTING - AS A COLLECTABLE OF NOTE
In this article from the Paul Fraser Collectables Site, described as "The Internet's Most Popular Collectibles Newsletter" dated the 21 July 2010 you'll find:-
"A guitar belonging to Petty from that period sold for £13,700 ($20,000) at a New York auction in November. Similarly, T-Rex memorabilia also continues to prove popular, following the death of the group's front man, Marc Bolan. A guitar belonging to Bolan sold at the same New York auction for £19,000 ($28,000)."
Read the article Here

MARC SPOTTING - BP FALLON'S FLICKR ALBUMS

The hugely respected former publicist to Marc has a Flickr Account with some lovely photos which are recommended :-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpfallon/4756309273

This link takes you to a terrific photo entitled "'Cloak Full Of Eagles': BP Fallon & Marc Bolan & T.Rex tour manager Mick O'Halloran, Copenhagen 1972"
You can see a thumbnail of this image on the left.

ENJOY THE UPDATE
Stay Tuned for the next one which will be after the 16th September.
Regards, Kevin Warner (TAG Chairman).
This update was written by Kevin Warner. If you have any queries or questions please contact Kevin directly.

GREETINGS
Welcome to our new Free Site update. These are a few of the news items added to the Members Site on the 20th June, 7th July, & today 12th July 2010.

MARC'S SHRINE IN JUNE 2010
This contains a few photos from an impromptu visit to the site by Fee and Ellie at the end of June, 2010 View the Photos Here.

MARC'S SHRINE IN JULY 2010
This contains a Photo Gallery with some info on the work we did at the site while we were there. There are photos showing the damage people do with pins where you can see the black iron oxide which will poison the tree. Also you can see new engraving into the bark of the bark. This is not the action if real fans so ... SHAME ON YOU!
There are also photos of the Calliper slats being removed so the inside the tree could be inspected. I think when you see the photos, you will be able to see why we have to be so careful looking after this tree & why people who climb it are risking their own lives, other road users & the tree itself.
View the Photo Gallery & Work Details Here.
There is also a photo of how the metal calliper we fitted in 2000 is 'taking the strain' as it has bowed due to the weight of the tree above the rotten section because it has grown considerably since we took over the care in 1999. You'll find more about this in the following section on work to do during the remainder of 2010.
On the Up-Side ... There are some photos of a few of the most recent messages showing how often the shrine is visited :-)

MARC'S SHRINE WORK TO DO DURING THE REMAINDER OF 2010
This contains details of what needs doing based on our visits so far during 2010, especially the one above. READ WHAT IS PLANNED & MUCH NEEDED HERE.

ROLAN SPOTTING
Rolan was name checked in a number of articles over the last few weeks in relation to an up-and-coming artist Maren Parusel - "
How did your act form? In Los Angeles, I met Rolan Bolan [Marc Bolan's son]. He had a studio in his house and I was fascinated by the whole recording process. I started playing music more seriously. " Click Here to Read the Full Off-Site Link.

HARRY GOODWIN PHOTO EXHIBITION AT THE VICTORIA & ALBERT, LONDON Until the 30th August, 2010
This report is from the The Independant News Paper dated Friday, 28 May 2010
"Pink Floyd were never happy coming on Top of the Pops because the BBC didn't get the sound right, but they were happy to have head-and-shoulder shots taken by me. ... When I left Top of the Pops I was so upset because I'd had such a great time. Marc Bolan and Elton John blocked me going out of the studio that last day. They said "It's a very big world out there. You always have us to fall back on." ... The atmosphere was always such fun. The time flew past so quickly and I always wished each week's show lasted longer than it did. The only drawback was commuting from Manchester to London for eight years. But suddenly it was all over for me. The producers said, "We want it in colour now and most of your photographs have been in black-and-white. You've had a good run, Harry."
The exhibition entitled My Generation: The Glory Years of British Rock – Photographs from Top of the Pops 1964-1973 by Harry Goodwin has an accompanying book of the same title produced by V&A Publishing
Read the Article Here

LOVELY REPORT ON MARC'S SHRINE

This lovely mention of Marc's Shrine is from the ogamamalondon Blog :-) Check It Out!

AND ANOTHER MENTION
Friday, April 30, 2010 - Sunday fun run - The VLM
Nice to know that Marc's Shrine is a local 'landmarc' (excuse the pun) "Later we headed to Kingston-on-Thames to watch Tim do his rowing training and Ollie skateboard at the park. The sun was out so Wendy headed off to Waitrose for a picnic. A great way to chillax! We then headed back for a tour of Richmond Park, opening my eyes up to the vast amounts of green space in London. Again there were hundreds of people out on bikes and running. We also got to do a bit of a tour of celebrities houses. Putney and Kingston are quite well to do and where your neighbours might include Daley Thompson, Nerys Hughes and Simon Le Bon. Other celebrities were out of sight as we went past the Priory Clinic. I was hoping for a glimpse of Subo! We also passed the shrine of Marc Bolan. "
Read the entire entry Here

THAT'S IT FOR THIS FREE SITE UPDATE
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GREETINGS
Welcome to our new Free Site update. These are some of the news items added to the Members Site on the 22nd May & 4th June, 2010.

Stairway to Heaven: The Final Resting Places of Rock's Legends
By J.D. Reed, Maddy Miller

Not as up-to-date as the Hard Back 'Rock Shrines' book (details included in the 22nd May 2010 update below). However, Marc gets three pages (plus a full page photo of Steve Took's Grave in Kensal Green) in this book which covers more artists, so its a nice addition to your collection.

For more info & to buy via Amazon.co.uk - Click Here.

MARC'S TELECASTER UP FOR SALE ... OR IS IT?

This is one of a number of items from Tony Howard's Estate in this sale. Tony was Marc's manager until Marc's Death. The Auction is at Christies on the 24th June, 2010 in their Popular Culture: Rock and Pop Memorabilia sale at South Kensington, London. The description for this guitar includes the part "accompanied by a photographs of Marc Bolan playing a similar guitar" so it doesn't specifically say it was Marc's guitar. The Price Guide is £10,000 - £15,000 ($14,520 - $21,780).

You can find out more info about the guitar by visiting Christie's Web Site and can then also browse round the other interesting items in this sale!

SYD BARRETT BENEFIT EVENT IN LONDON: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 :: 19:30 - 23:00 pm
Here is the slimmed down description from Face Book:- "The memory of rock icon Syd Barrett is to be celebrated in London this July at 93 Feet East. This event is part of the Syd Barrett Fund's activity to mark forty years since Syd's debut solo album was released. The Syd Barrett Fund was set up by Syd's sister Rosemary Breen following his death in 2006. The fund exists to support the work of Escape Artists.
1) 'Skinbat Scramble', unleash a post punk, psychedelic wall of sound to get the night underway.
2) They are followed by 'All schools are strange'
3) Topping the Bill are (drum roll) Department S. Formed in 1980, evolving from Punk/Ska outfit Guns for Hire, Department S's early career saw them enjoy success with the RCA released 'Is Vic There', which gained them a spot on 'Top of the Pops', the Holy Grail of a Peel Session & a #1 hit in Spain. Massive Barrett fans, Department S are writing a song for inclusion on their forth coming album about Syd, & are sure to bring 'Interstellar' at 93 Feet East to a memorable climax. Expect energetic performances, psychedelic noise and perhaps a few cover versions of Syd's inspirational work, that said, it wouldn't be a tribute to Syd Barrett if we knew exactly what was going to happen."
Tickets expected to be £5.00 each For more info visit the Facebook Group. For more info on the venue Visit the 93 Feet East's own web site
Fee & I will be attending this, so Photos, Videos & Report will follow.

NEW SYD BARRETT BOOK
This is a terrific New Book and is recommended for anyone with an interest in Syd Barrett. Had Marc not been so inspired by Syd he would never have wanted the same managers ... And would then not have met June Child as he did and History might have been very different.
"REVIEW:A must read for Syd fans - the author Rob Chapman bravely tackles the mysteries of pop's greatest enigma in an enchanting fashion. He charts Syd's idyllic childhood in Cambridge to the pinnacle of success in Pink Floyd and his downward spiral into obscurity. As Syd lived a 'half life' Chapman needs to fill in gaps wherever possible, and he does this skillfully, by exploring Syd's work against the background of 60's London. The chapters names are lyrics of his songs, eg: 'Watching buttercups cup the light' such touches appear throughout the book. The book title 'A very irregular head' is spot on and how Syd referred to himself in his last ever interview with Rolling Stone in 1971. Big feather in the authors cap to get Syd's first girlfriend Libby Gausden to open up her letters and quote them in the book! This is truly groundbreaking stuff and delightfully detailed. Tragic is the fact that she gave him Syd back his diaries and he burned them, which doesnt bear thinking about. Syd fans will gobble up anything they can find on him. This book goes beyond the pale of enquiry. A must-have for music fans."
Read the UK Newspaper 'The Telegraph' Review Here
A snip at £7.49 & eligible for Free Super Saver Delivery too! Click Here for More Info & to Buy from Amazon.co.uk

STEVE TOOK'S WEB SITE UPDATED
For those people who are interested in Steve Took, his web site has been updated with some news and also with the full Career History checked and re-written as needed by David Mantell who wrote it originally :-) To Visit Steve Took's Domain Click Here

MILLER ANDERSON
There is now a Miller Anderson Facebook Page which I'm sure some members may like to join :-)

LIMITED EDITION ART PRINT BASED ON A KEITH MORRIS PHOTO
We were contacted by Member Steve G who said "I have been contacted by portrait artist Noreen Denvil who will be exhibiting some of her rock artwork later this month. She has done a wonderful picture of Marc of which 100 prints only will be available. They are A3 size and cost will be £99 each. If anyone would like a print they can contact me to reserve. Once the exhibition starts then advanced orders can't be taken". So if you have £99 'spare' and would like a print contact Steve at:- stevegrego@blueyonder.co.uk. As you can see we've included a smaller version of the artwork and the exhibition flyer below.

MEMBERSHIP QUERIES
For all Membership Queries please Email our Membership Secretary Ruth at Subscriptions@Marc-Bolan.net Tanx.

THAT'S IT FOR THIS FREE SITE UPDATE
PLEASE NOTE: All content has been written by TAG Chairman Kevin Warner If you have any comments or queries about anything on our site please EMAIL KEVIN WARNER directly.

THE NEXT MEMBERS UPDATE: Will be uploaded on either the 19th or 20th June, 2010. If you don't want to miss out on all the News, as it happens why not Join the Members Site Now? £4.00 for One Year or £6.00 for Two Years The Members Site does not have the large top frame with the 'Amazon Banner' either so you can see more of the page too!

FIRST OFF: ROCK SHRINES BOOK FEATURES MARC
Rock Shrines: Where the Myths Begin and the Stars Become Legends by Thomas H. Green

This quality hard back coffee table book was published in the UK in March and in the USA this week by Thomas H Green, a British journalist whose work has appeared in Mixmag and Q Magazine. This Fab Book lists the Top Forty Main Rock Shrines in the world (with ten additional listings allocated 1/5th page each). With lots of additions in 'pouches'. In the case of Marc, these include a copy of his Death Certificate and he is given four full pages too :-) There is a mention of Golders Green and his first home in Hackney, but the majority of the article is about Marc's Rock Shrine in Barnes, London. Its clear that this book is going to sell-and-sell! This book is going to sell-and-sell world-wide, and when they open it up there are going to find some FAB Coverage of Marc Bolan largely due to his Rock Shrine in Barnes, London. I have the most amazingly warm feeling of happiness knowing that my wife Fee's dedication to the site since I first met her back in 1978 is credited, as it is in this book :-)
More Information Here. Not in the UK but coming over this September? In this case visit the More Information Page, send us the payment via Pay Pal & Pick it up from us on either the 15th or 16th September while we are at The Shrine :-)
Or Simply Click Here to Buy it from Amazon.co.uk Now!
Sincerely,
TAG Chairman: Kevin Warner

MARC'S ROSE FUND
We'd like to thank New Member Marie Rogers for her cheque for £300.00. This Donation means we are now getting close to being 3/4rds of our way to our target :-)

FUND RAISING WALL PLAQUE
Last year we commissioned a unique Fund Raising Wall Plaque. We are currently discussing with the manufacturer various 'Finish' options. The manufacturer will be making one of each of the finishes we decide upon. We will then be able to photograph them and add them to the Marc's Rose Fund Page. They will be Limited Edition. Individually Numbered with a matching Certificate of Authenticity. Members will be notified when they are ready at least two weeks before the plaques are listed on the Free Site for the General Public. Numbers will be allocated on a 'first-come-first-served-basis'. To make it fair for those who want to pay by Cash/Cheque/P.O./Bank Transfer/etc, the numbers will be allocated when you Email us your order to us. We will then await your payment before despatch.
It is intended that these plaques will complete the fund raising ... So we have contacted a Reputable Rose Grower to Commission Marc's Unique Rose and will keep you up to date via the main Marc's Rose Fund Page

PHOTOS FROM MARC'S SHRINE FROM OUR VISIT IN FEBRUARY 2010
These were omitted from the site updates. You can view the gallery Here.
As you'll see from the site so far this year we have visited in January; February; April and we will visit again before the end of May assuming the Hardwood Sleeper we have ordered especially has arrived by then as we will be visiting to perform some very key pieces of work at the site which are detailed Here.
We always try to visit the site at least Once a Month although sadly this isn't always possible if we are committed to other TAG Activities such as the Rose Fund Plaque Design as already detailed above. In the past we often didn't post photos of each and every visit as so little changed from one visit to the next, but as it is now being circulated we feel it necessary to correct this mis-information.

MARC BOLAN ITEMS IN UK AUCTION ON MONDAY 24TH MAY 2010
Apologies for the short notice. We received notification though we haven't had time to verify what is for sale as earlier in the week the web site hadn't been updated.
"Hi there. I am a cousin of Marc Bolan. I have put a number of items up for auction. The auction is to be held at Boningtons , The Essex Auctioneers. To be held on Monday the 24th May 2010 One of the personal items is signed by him. The phone number 020 8508 4800 email admin@boningtons.com" www.boningtons.com

THAT'S IT FOR THIS UPDATE
from TAG Chairman Kevin Warner as one of the Four TAG Members

NEW PHOTOS FROM MARC'S SHRINE: TODAY 28th APRIL 2010
Ellie and Fee visited Marc's Shrine today (28th April, 2010) for a clean, tidy and polish. I would like to thank Ellie for all the help she has always put in at the site and we were delighted to accept her request to become a Full TAG Member with the same responsibility for the site as myself, Fee and Mark Rowe. We are proud to have such a lovely daughter :-)
View the Gallery Here
There is a short video from today which will be included with the next update, as will a video recorded at the end of February 2010 when the site was more water-logged than I've seen in over eleven years! Other commitments have prevented me from preparing this for the web before now.
Regards,
Kevin Warner (TAG Chairman)

NEW PHOTOS FROM MARC'S SHRINE

We'd like to thank Colm O'Connor for sending in This Gallery of photos from Marc's Shrine taken in March, 2010.
NEW PHOTO ADDED TO THE 'FAN PHOTOS PAGE'
We had a lovely photo and this message:- "I'm Jose Antonio from Spain and I visited the shrine on Feb. 8, 2006. Your work there is wonderful, and I was very, very touched by the atmosphere. I'm sending you a picture from that day! I would love to see it published on your site! Best regards, Jose Antonio."
Happy to add you to the site :-) And a wonderfully composed Photograph it is too. Well done to the photographer :-) View Jose's Photo Here as part of the Fan Photos Section. If you have sent a photo in and it isn't shown please resend it as we lot a lot of mail when our hard drive started to go down a while ago.

MARC'S ROSE FUND

We'd like to thank Sonja Braun from Germany for her donation of £18.06 (after Pay Pal deductions)

Click Here for more info!

BACKSTAGE GOLD: Burning too brightly
This article includes a nice Photo of Marc's Shrine. It dates from the 23rd June, 2009. The T-Rex references are on page 2 of the article. "there's the more sinister 'curse' which afflicted the 1970s glam-rocking four-piece T-Rex. After the death of singer Marc Bolan in a car accident in 1977, drummer Steve Took died from choking on a cocktail cherry (of all things) in 1980, while bassist Steve Currie also met his demise in a car crash in Portugal in 1981. Ironically, the group, whose final recordings were panned by critics, continues in some form to this day. Indeed, the band's last surviving member, the bongo-playing Mickey Finn, relaunched the group in 1997 under the modest moniker of Mickey Finn's T-Rex. While Finn shuffled off this mortal coil in 2003 from alcohol-related liver disease, the group blunders on under the leadership of the young Rob Benson, who was just 10 when Marc Bolan died. To paraphrase Neil Young by way of Kurt Cobain, perhaps it is sometimes better to burn out than to fade away…"Read the full article here.

MIKA - COMPARED TO MARC
This New Scotsman Article published on the 2nd February 2010 quotes Mika as saying ""I don't think I am camp either," he says. "But it doesn't bother me that people think I am." He has consistently been likened to people like Mercury and Marc Bolan. "Two of the best artists this country has ever had," he declares." Read the full article here.

GREAT WRITE UP

Seven Great Glam Rock Videos!
Here is a list you just know has to include T-Rex ... and it does - though only at #3. David Bowie makes it to #1 though the author of the article has to admit that "Marc Bolan might have gotten there first but it was David Bowie's performance on Top of the Pops that led to the explosion of Glam Rock." Hmm. Anyhow Check the Link Here to read the list & watch the videos.

MARC SPOTTING
The film Whiteout is now out on DVD. It features Laser Love sung by Marc Bolan & T-Rex. It is interest that this relatively unused T-Rex track is used, though we hear this is because it was used in one of Kate Beckinsale's father's movies. Her father being Richard Beckinsale (most famous for being in Porridge). If you know which film of his also features Laser Love, let us know.

MARC BOLAN DECK CHAIR
Here is a great 'MARC BOLAN DECK CHAIR' which if you are like me you'll want to add to your 'wants' list! Link sent in by Member John. Many Tanx :-) See the Photo Here.

THANKS IT FOR THIS UPDATE
We will be aiming to update the site again as usual on a bi-weekly basis so stay tuned.
Same Marc Time.
Same Marc Channel.
Laser Love from
TAG Chairman Kevin Warner as one of the Four TAG Members
These updates were part of the update which first appeared on the Members Site on the 14th February 2010 (apart from the photos of Marc's Shrine from today and those sent in by Colm).

NEW PHOTO GALLERIES FROM MARC'S ROCK SHRINE
Yes we've been busy catching up on the photos taken at the Tree in 2009 and from our after dark visit this month while there was still some snow on the ground.
1) June 2009 Photo Gallery
2) November 2009 Photo Gallery
3) January 2010 Photo Gallery & January 2010 Photo Collage Video.

UPDATED: As a result of the January 2010 visit we have updated the Work to Do in Early 2010 page.
We are still working on completing the photos from 2008 so that the History of Marc's Rock Shrine Section is completely up-to-date.

FAN PHOTOS
The Fan Photos Page has been updated with some more photos of people visiting Marc's Rock Shrine, in Barnes, London, plus a wonderfully touching message from someone who isn't a Bolan 'Fan' but finds Marc's Shrine to be a Special Place :-)
If you have visited the site please send your photo in to us :-)
If you have sent up a photo already and it isn't on the page it would be appreciated if you would resend it to us at: TAG@Marc-Bolan.net

IMAGES FROM PHOTO DIRECT
This New Gallery contains photos from Photos Direct. We've blurred their 'watermarc' & added our own. Apologies that it is so intrusive, but as you can see their own 'watermarc' was that big! Do feel free to 'right mouse click' on any of the images in the gallery to save them to your hard drive :-)

NATIONAL CURRICULUM FEATURES MARC'S ROCK SHRINE
TRIPLE CROSSED TEACHING: Well who would have thought it? This took me back to a time when I was walking back from the school Dining Room (which was nowhere near the rest of the school in Ledbury). my friends & I were laughing at, & mocking the music of 'the older generation' which periodically forced its way into the charts & cluttered up Top Of The Pops. Suddenly a voice broke through our teenage girlie merriment & said "One day the music you like will be old fashioned!" It was Mrs. Southall who was not only my English Teacher, but was also my form teacher. She was determined to hammer the 'round peg' we arrived as at the age of eleven into the 'square hole' of the Grammar School 'expectations'. Of course her words have echoed down the years as music tastes have changed & I have always cursed her for that. But I can finally get my own back on the now presumably deceased Mrs. Southall with a raised finger & the words:-
"Old Fashioned? Now Marc Bolan is part of the Curriculum." How I wish history had been this interesting when I was at school. I might have even paid attention to the coursework & not the transistor radio in my blazer pocket with the single cream coloured earpiece hidden by my hair :-)
Laser Love, Fee xxxxx Click Here for More Info!.
Be Warned the Project is called "CRASH TEST DUMMIES: THE MARC BOLAN CRASH".

MARC SPOTTING: CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Many people will know this, but for people who have forgotten (it's our age isn't it?) or didn't know check out this photo (which has now been saved in the archives). As you'll see its from Clockwork Orange & originates from the Malcolm McDowell web site (he played the main character in this film). The 'T.Rex' labels were already on the photos when I saved them. However they missed another smaller Ride A White Swan promo-image of Marc 'n Mickey which I've circled. Its interesting in this very late 60's version of 'the future' the CD has never arrived & Vinyl is still King! Click Here to see the Image

LEE MEAD & THE MARC BOLAN MUSICAL?
Will it ever happen? Well Lee Mead still hopes so & the latest news is that it has been postponed until Autumn 2010. Currently Lee is appearing in a straight acting role in Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, alongside Gary Wilmot & Kate O'Mara at various venues as the play tours the country. However on the 15th January, 2010 The Times UK Newspaper reported
"If the straight acting does not pan out, he is in the cosy position of knowing that he can always return to musical theatre. His real challenge might be avoiding the temptation. At one point last year he was going to play the Gregory Peck role in a musical version of Roman Holiday, but pulled out. There is, however, one story that would coax him back. He has high hopes for a long-mooted production based on Marc Bolan's life entitled Twentieth Century Boy. "I've seen some scripts & it's great. I really hope it can happen. It's a great life story"
Read the article here.
This update has been added to the main Film/Musical page Film/Musical page.

Since writing that Lee Mead had agreed to work in the Musical 'Wicked' from May 10th, 2010.

THE MARC BOLAN FILM
This is also covered on the main Film/Musical page & the only news is that filming isn't due to start until the end of this year. We still have massive reservations about this film. It is obviously welcomed that Gloria & Rolan are involved with the project, but we hope that the importance of Marc's widow June's role in Marc's life & success will not be underplayed in any film which is made. We hope that Susie Kahlich (the first timer script writer) will take this into account & speak to appropriate people for that part of Marc's life.

GLAMFM - CLASSIC HIT RADIO
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THAT'S IT FOR THIS UPDATE
Stayed Tuned to the Same Marc Channel for the next update.
Kevin Warner (TAG Chairman) & Mrs. Fee Warner (TAG Web Mistress, Secretary & Founder)
If you have any queries about this update please contact TAG Chairman Kevin Warner.
These updates were part of the update which first appeared on the Members Site on the 27th January 2010.

MARC'S ROSE FUND

We'd like to thank Midge of Hot Love for his cheque for £150.00 & for the copy of the Hot Love Singles Collection CD. This Donation means we are now over halfway to our target :-)

Click Here for more info!

ITS A PIXIPHONE
Note the spelling people! PIXIPHONE. Please update your memory banks to ensure that you erase all memory of that incorrect 'e'. Funny how the letter 'e' dogs Steve Peregrin Took. First off over zealous spell checkers change 'Peregrin' (correct) into 'Peregrine' (incorrect) and now we have 42 years of Pixiphone being changed too! In fact all three Tyrannosaurus Rex albums featuring Steve Took have it spelt 'Pixiephone'. Presumably this is because although they were pitch perfect the Pixiphones were made for use by children (often in schools as they are so sturdily built) so it was taken to be a made-up hippy dippy word or similar. Similarly, the Record Company didn't get Took's middle name right on the 1st album. No doubt Took complained as it is spelt correctly as Peregrin for the 2nd & 3rd albums. So there you go. You live and learn!
More information can be found on Steve Took's Domain

SOLID GOLD, EASY ACTION by TIM DE LISLE
This is quite an old Independent Newspaper article, but it shows wonderfully how much has changed beween now and then. The article is entitled Roll over, Elvis. Another king of rock'n'roll headed for heaven in '77 - Marc Bolan. And 20 years later, his memory lives on and dates from Sunday, 17 August 1997

" Elvis has his tomb in the Meditation Garden at Gracelands in Memphis. Jim Morrison has a grave in a celebrity cemetery in Paris, where the neighbours include Chopin, Wilde and Piaf. Marc Bolan has a tree on Barnes Common.

It's an unusual memorial, maybe unique. There is nothing formal about it: no inscription, no signposts, no attempt at fencing off. The official one is a few miles away - a plaque at Golders Green Crematorium, in north London. And that has its share of pilgrims. But the tree has more than its share, for it has something that ordinary memorials don't have. This is where Bolan died, in the passenger seat of his purple Mini, at five o'clock one September morning in 1977, when he was three quarters of a mile from home. The thing that killed him has become his shrine and his emblem.

The tree is an institution, mentioned in all the reference books. A picture forms in your mind of something big and solid - an oak, perhaps, festooned with flowers, a major local landmark, in a well-trodden clearing. It's not like that at all.

Irony plays through Bolan's story like his own rhythm guitar, swooping deftly in and out, making a small point here, a larger one there. One of the lesser ironies is that the tree he crashed into is easy to miss. It's in a small, dense wood, on the edge of a road called Queens Ride which is narrow and feels narrower, because the trees press in like fans round a limo. There's no pavement on the westbound side and Bolan's tree is so close to the tarmac that had he not hit it, he could have reached out and touched it.

It doesn't look capable of killing anyone. The trunk is only about 18 inches across: tall and spindly, like a boy in a band - and 20 years ago it would have been spindlier still. As well as the Mini (GT - the sporty kind), Bolan owned a pink Rolls-Royce, although he didn't drive: that night, as usual, the driver was the mother of his son, the soul singer Gloria Jones. If they had gone in the Rolls it might well have been the tree, not the star, whose life was cut short. But they were going to the narrow streets of Soho, to have dinner and see a band, and Minis are so much easier to park.

The tree is ordinary in every way except one: picked out, at random, by the headlights of fame. It is no longer covered with tributes, at least not when the 20th anniversary is still some weeks off, but neither is it bare. There's a white swan on a tin disc that says RIDE ON, MARC, and a string of black beads with a St Christopher's medal, belatedly wishing him a safe journey. There's a book cover in a plastic sleeve and higher up a collage: the fan who brought that must also have brought a stepladder, and a friend to hold it, as the ground slopes steeply down from the road. There are a few black ribbons and some glittery metal leaves, a shoelace and plenty of graffiti (MARC FELD - ROCK'N'ROLL NEVER DIE; MISSING YOU XXXCM97). There's a plastic chrysanthemum and a real red rose, not quite turned to black. Behind the tree, down on the bank, are clumps of florist's cellophane, bedraggled and sad, and a white-ish wooden placard-like object, three or four feet long, which turns out to be the outline of a man holding a guitar. No fans are here tonight; just a snail, at eye level on the trunk, silently feasting on the dead flowers.

It's all a bit spooky, but also endearing, even heartwarming. Much like Bolan's music. His early death was a terrible thing, robbing Rolan, then not quite two, of his father and any memories of him; depriving Harry Feld, now a Portsmouth bus controller, of his only brother, and Sid and Phyllis, now dead, of a son; cutting short a happy romance, and leaving Gloria Jones a legacy of grief and guilt (though she bears no blame: the Mini had just gone in for a service and had come out with the wrong pressure in one tyre, and some loose wheelnuts). But it does fit the arc of his career." ...

"AND THEN there is the tree. It is about to become a little more official. A memorial headstone has been commissioned by the Performing Rights Society, the first in its 83-year history, recognising not just Bolan's music but his generosity: he left a portion of his royalties to the PRS Members' Fund, for songwriters who fall on hard times, and it has received hundreds of thousands of pounds as a result. Planning permission went through without protest from the owners of the large, detached houses at the bottom of the bank, where the stone will stand. It will be unveiled next month in front of a small invited audience of friends and family."

The article ends "In the cuttings file, the tree is sometimes described as a horse chestnut. It's not - it's a sycamore. They grow fast and die relatively young. And this one, you'll see if you look closely, is infected. It is dying the death of a thousand drawing pins." which was very true ... way back in 1997 which was of course BT - before TAG :-)
Read the Full Article

Spinner Music Article
This had the dubious title of Twisted Tales: T. Rex's Marc Bolan Literally and Figuratively Crashes From Stardom Actually the article isn't as bad as the title suggests. Nice to see mentions for Steve Currie and also the correct death for Steve Took (cocktail cherry & not cherry stone/pit).
Read the Article Here

LOVELY 30TH ANNIVERSARY TREE SITE TRIBUTE BY PILEY
This starts off
"Ever since I can remember, I have been a fan of Marc Bolan" ... "So this morning, my partner Julie and I set off to visit the site of that fatal accident, exactly 30 years to the day since it happened."
Its wonderful to see that Piley gives TAG a nod of tanx in the article too :-)
"The shrine that has grown here over the years is really impressive, and we were really taken with the look and feel of the site, and the love and care that has obviously gone into its upkeep. But this hasn't always been the case. 12 years ago, the site was described by magazine review as "more like a shit hole than a shrine". The Marc Bolan club TAG (T.Rex Action Group) really should be commended for everything they have done to change all that."
Many Tanx Piley.
Hope to see you maybe next 16th September :-)
Read the Blog Article with two Very Good Photos & small Video Here

ARMCO BARRIER SYSTEM - mark bolan memorial tree
Yes OK They did spell his name wrong in 1 out of the two cases. But never mind. Its nice that the company 'Trade Bariers' thought Marc's Shrine was important enough to want to include on their web site :-) "Our engineers were given the opportunity of supplying and installing the new safety barriers system to protect the famous Marc Bolan tree (Shrine) in London" Check Out there Page Here

Tired of London, Tired of Life - One thing a day to do in London
Yes another one spelt 'Mark' though of course legally his name was Mark. "11 January 2010 - Find the Mark Bolan Death Tree" Lovely to see this addition which you can visit Here with a wonderful photo taken by ratb0y_2021

NEW STATEMAN ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS MARC'S TRUE AS A 'FIRST'
Say it with flowers: enshrine the dead
The rise of death shrines, regularly left at the scence of car crashes, calls our attention to the transcendent piercing the mundane
This article by Will Self was published 07 January 2010.

"What is one to make of the shrines that are now regularly erected in the aftermath of fatal car crashes? It may be a failure on my part but I can't remember these extempore street furnishings being part of the British landscape or urban environment until the late 1970s. Indeed, the first shrines - such as the one in Barnes that sprang up after Marc Bolan's accident - were an obvious outgrowth of the hero worship their subject inspired in life. It followed that depositing flowers, cards and handwritten poems at the site where he died had a certain logic: these were funerary gifts suitable for a pop star, adulation to sustain him in the netherworld.

I think it highly likely that this is the sort of cosmology cleaved to by serious fans, whose belief in the quasi- or wholly divine nature of guitar-pickers, and even actors, supports an entire iconography, complete with relics and - after Elvis - resurrections. The religion of fame is a syncretism, of course, between deep-seated animism and whichever monotheism happens to be locally dominant. If a 20th-century boy such as Bolan was accorded a kind of sainthood by virtue of his notoriety, then it also made sense to pray at his shrine for a similarly glittery and platform-soled career. www.newstatesman.com

ROLAN BOLAN'S NEW VIDEO
We are delighted to bring you Rolan Bolan's New Video. Fire In The City. Enjoy. You have the option to view this HD Video as Full Screen.
You can buy this track via itunes UK Here or search your own countries itunes site :-)

THAT'S IT FOR THIS UPDATE
Stay tuned on the same Marc Channel for the next update.
Laser Love Kev Warner - TAG Chairman & Fee Warner - TAG Secretary
These updates, plus extras first appeared on the Members Site on the 19th January 2010.