Welcome to my revised edition of my webpage on the Robin Trower Band.
Sadly my old site server decided they didn't want to offer the service and so it was lost. Luckily I still had the files I used to build it. As it was started over 15 years ago and built with what is now archaic programs , all the files and links could not be copied. I started going thru the files and there was over 400 pages , each with muliple links and images .... hundreds of them .... and no addresses or links are valid.
I had communicated this to Robins manager, Derek Sutton ,and they offered any help with it as no one wants to lose the information compiled over the years that it was active. After going thru the pages I realized that I was the only one who could possibly figure it out .
I have started putting it back together and I think over time most will be restored.
thanks to "Funky" Paul Olsen for the Steve's Place logos
The story on how I became involved with the music of Robin Trower and how my first site came into being.
I was first introduced to Robin Trower in about 75-76.
I was about 20-21 and out in Vancouver Canada visiting my home town. When I was
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WHEN THE SERVER I HAD BEEN USING SINCE 1999 DROPPED ITS WEBSPACE I WAS NOT SURE WHAT I SHOULD OR COULD DO .
I HAD PUT LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF HOURS OVER THE 12 YEARS IT WAS ACTIVE AND HAD ENJOYED IT. SO TO LOSE IT ALL WAS VERY DIFFICULT..
IT HADN'T BEEN ACTIVE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AFTER MY WIFE PASSED AWAY BUT THE INFORMATION WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO READ .
WHEN I WENT TO SEE THE GUYS IN SEATTLE IN 2012 I TOLD EVERYONE THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO DO IT ANY LONGER BUT THAT I WOULD KEEP THE ACCOUNT ACTIVE. THAT WAS MY PLAN UNTIL THE SERVER STOPPED SERVING LOL!
AFTER IT WAS SHUT DOWN I THINK MARCH 2017 DEREK ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY WAY I COULD SEND THEM MY FILES SO IT COULD GO ON THE TROWERPOWER SITE.
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT , BUT WHEN I STARTED TO REVIEW THE FILES I REALIZED THAT NO ONE COULD EVER GET IT RIGHT AS FIRSTLY EVERY LINK AND ADDRESS WAS NOW NOT VALID. THERE WAS ALMOST 450 SEPERATE PAGES WITH DOZENS OF LINKS AND IMAGES ON EACH.
AND THEN I REALIZED HOW PERSONAL IT WAS TO ME.
SO HERE I AM AGAIN AFTER A LONG ABSENCE. I DON'T PLAN ON GETTING INTO LIKE I WAS BUT FROM TIME TO TIME IT MAY BE WORTH CHECKING BACK HERE FOR SOME NEWS AS THERE ARE THINGS IN THE WORKS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HADN'T VISITED MY PREVIOUS SITE I WILL OFFER A BIT OF HISTORY ON HOW I BECAME INVOLVED WITH THE TROWER BAND.
FIRST THING IS WHAT WILL YOU FIND HERE..... ALMOST EVERYTHING! LOL
IN THE NOW 17 YEARS WHEN I FIRST MET ROBIN I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT ONLY MEET MY MUSICAL INFLUENCES (AS A GUITARIST MYSELF) BUT TO BECOME FRIENDS WITH SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING MUSICIANS AROUND.
LOTS OF PEOPLE CONTRIBUTED INFORMATION ETC TO THE SITE BUT ALSO THE BAND DID.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE NEW SITE
Note : I was not able to retrive many of the photographers names and information that I used with a number of pictures donated. If you see yours and I dont have your credit please shoot me an email at shail@shaw.ca and I will correct.
THE "MY STORY " LINK IS JUST HOW MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE ROBIN TROWER BAND CAME TO BE. SOME OF THE THINGS IVE BEEN INVOLVED IN....
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I am still trying to figure this out but all the images should be able to pop up for you. I will get to the photo credits at some point but I do thank everyone who contributed to this site origionally. If any of these images are yours and there is not a mention.... please send me a note.
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