Fish's Q & A session
Due to time constraints, we could only ask a few of the questions that were submitted. The remainder have been saved and could be used in the future!
We'd like to thank everyone who took the time to send in questions. They are (in alphabetical order):
Albert from Breda in Holland, Andy from Rye in England, Ben from Norwich, Carlos Loera from Los Angeles, Chris Bemrose from Bridlington, David from Blackwood in South Wales, Dazed from The Union Forum, Emily from Montrose, Ester from Brescia in Italy, Fernando Morales from Tempe in Arizona, Fi Boubert from Edinburgh, Gary Ashton from Huddersfield, Geoff Nicholson, George from Cleveland, Guido from Amsterdam, Janine from Slough, Jay, Jen from Scotland, Jenny from Bristol, Jeremy Hepburn, Jim from Bristol, John from the Midlands, John Stewart, Josemanuel from Spain, Justin Wiggan, Linda from Ireland, Michael from Letterkenny in County Donegal, Mike Dunkley, Mike from Buckie in Scotland, Mitch from Northampton, Neil from East Lothian, Nick from Macclesfield, Paul from London, Nosleeptil from The Union Forum, Phil from Cardiff, Raimondo from Montreal, Ralph Marshall, Richard and Jenny, Ronnie Hare, Rosalba from Sorrento in Italy, Scott Ashmore from Castle Donington, Spolly from Leamington, Steve Evans from South Wales, Steve King And Katina Bill from Denby Dale in West Yorkshire, Stu Parry from Wolverhampton, The Tat Man from The Union Forum, and Werner from Munich
Penguin Hunt Winners
A total of 25 teams took part, plenty of cannon fodder for the Penquin Protection Squad and their water cannons.
The winners were:
Fastest Team: Incubus P. Guin.
Most knowledgeable team - Team "O"
Fancy dress - we called it a draw with both Pamela MacAnderson and the Scottish Baywatch team along with The Freaks.
"Unfortunately due to time pressures and running schedules, as you heard during the thank you's Fish never did get round to announcing the winners, and we never did get round to sorting out the prizes.... so apologies to all, can you take a raincheck?
"A massive thanks to Major F'ck Up and Private Parts (Jezz and Shazza) for actually doing all the hard work and presenting me with the simple bit of tying up the trail and clues. They put in a lot of work laying down the trail, and deserve all the credit for going the extra mile to make the whole event so memorable and fun."
Raffle Winners
An amazing £5,500 was raised for the charity! Well done to all the organisers.
Prize winners are:
1 - The Original Jester Airbrush Painting - Chas Heale (drawn on stage)
2 - Saliva Tears Tour poster '81-'82 & Black and white shot of Fish in a horned Viking hat - Andy Watts (drawn on stage)
3 - Aylesbury Civic Gig Poster 1990 & Pregig dinner with Fish & Band - Gordie Fleming (drawn on stage)
4 - Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Copy guitar Signed by The Reasoning (presented by The Reasoning) - Gordie Fleming
5 - 1 Pair of VIP Tickets for Pendragon's 'ChristmaD' - Andy Carter
6 - 'Shadowplay' Book Voucher - Simon Wheadon
7 - A Pair of' 'Dirty Dancing' London Theatre Tickets & Backstage Tour - Phil Beadsmore
8 - Framed Raingod's Dancing Piano Solo Score Signed by Tony Turrell - Linda Southern
9 - 3 Night Break in Snowdonia & 2 Pairs of Bridgedale Socks - Henk Templemen
10 - A pair of 'Les Miserables' London Theatre Tickets - Kaare Alme
11 - Backstage Tour at a Future Fish Gig & 8 different Fish Tour Itineraries & AAA Field of Crows Tour Laminate & Unique Convention Mug - Alass
12 - Tanglewood TB Baby Traveller Acoustic Guitar - (Jersey)
13 - 'WierdFish' Macroni Top & Bottle of Wine & Skyline Drifters T-shirt & 3 Pairs of Bridgedale Socks - Dirk Pagelow
14 - Blenheim Palace Family Ticket & Food Hamper & wine & 2 pairs of Bridgedale Socks - Julian Hulse
15 - Decleor Beauty Product Box & Utopia Beauty Treatment Voucher - Nick Bray
16 - House of Progression Gig & Rush Book signed by author - Mike Lamb
17 - Two Popular Children's Books Signed by the Author 'Mick Inkpen' & 'Snowdome' Family Tobogganing Voucher & Inflatable Alligator - Oliver Donovan
18 - Convention Set List, signed plectrums, convention mug & Original Vigil Tour T-shirt from Frank Usher - Colin Lane
19 - Dry Flotation Experience Voucher & Luxury 'African Spa' Bath Products Hamper - Mick Bryant
20 - Pantomime Theatre Tickets & Pub Meal for 2 - Kayleigh Illingsworth
21 - WierdFish T-shirt & 2 Bottles of Zamaretto & 2 Zamaretto T-shirts & 2 Pairs of Bridgedale Socks - Samatha Seaton
22 - Signed Porcupine Tree DVD 'Arriving Somewhere' & Signed Credo DVD 'This Is What We Do - Live In Poland' - Ian Ogilvie
23 - Signed Photo of Frank Usher & 1 Original Vigil T-shirt & 1 Company Scotland Vest - Dawn Onions
24 - £20 Gig Venue/HotelVoucher & 2 Bottles of Zamaretto & 2 Zamaretto T-shirts - Michael Ayres
25 - 'Keep It Fluffy' Perfume, from 'Lush' & 'Health Spa' Beauty Treatment Voucher - Jim Brownlee
26 - Family Row Boat Hire & Inflatable Alligator - Gordie Fleming
27 - Song Writing Workshop for up to 5 People OR Guitar/Bass Lesson - John Attwell
28 - Jo McCafferty's New Album Signed & It's Artwork Signed & 2 Bottles of Zamaretto & 1 Zamaretto T-shirt - Jane Freeman
29 - Vegetables from Fish's garden - George Soltis
29 - Will Smith Books & DVD - Mark Donald
30 - CD Bundle 1 - Peter (gave a mobile no.)
31 - CD Bundle 2 - Audrey Quinn
32 - CD Bundle 3 - John Brown
33 - CD/Vinyl Bundle 4 - Steve Matthews
34 - CD/Vinyl Bundle 5 - Elspeth Laidlaw
If anyone needs any further information, please contact John Davidson by email or call him on 07531842771.
Frank's 60th birthday present
The Company Gloster and friends collected for Frank before and during the convention. They gave him a £200 voucher for a wine store near his home and a £50 box of posh chocolates. They also gave him a cheque for £130 which was collected during the convention and a card signed by many of the fans. Frank said later that he was really touched by the thought, the card and the chocolates, but once he was off stage he was overwhelmed to see that it wasn't just the box of chocolates and was extremely grateful to everyone!