ZANG TUMMM TUMB ARTICLES “the first draft of history”

That was the week that was for Mark OToole, Frankies hunky bassist. First, Mark lost his passport just before the band were due to do their New Years Eve MTV special. He made the live transmission with seconds to spare courtesy of Concorde.

Frankie were joined on stage for ‘Relax by none other than Simon Le Bon and John Taylor! Said Holly: “They gave it loads, but Simon wasnt too sure of all the words.” So thats why he was singing “Relax, dont err, umm, when I want to, err whatever it is next”.

Then before Frankie did the Euro special for The Tube Mr OToole was involved in a nasty incident in a Newcastle club when a local labourer gave him a traditional Geordie welcome, a head butt. Poor Marks nose is currently his most conspicuous feature. “It hurts like hell but I dont think its broken.” he winced…


FGTH are playing a full British tour in March. Their next single will be a double A side including the unrecorded classic ‘Disneyland.