Dangerous Dave Blackfish A Codography

On February 16th 1947 BC in a tough working class area of ancient Battercia Mr. and Mrs Bert Blackfish were proud to announce the berth of their 157th, and youngest son “Dave” who had been specially bred to replace them in the family chimney cleaning business. However, all too often the youngster would be discovered hanging out at the docks, smoking jazz cigarettes and listening excitedly to foreign sea shanties drifting illegally across The Sea Of Batter. Fearing that their youngest son might be musical Bert enthusiastically cast him out in to the open sea to find his fortune.
In the summer of 1964, the young percussionfish washed up on the beach at Brightone and was soon making waves with local beach combo The Dave Shark Five. In 1967 he replaced Kenny Bones as drummer out of the Small Plaices , who with their snappy lobster suited, all night extra strong mint popping lifestyle epitomised the new and vibrant “cod culture” that was sweeping the countryside (and streets) unfortunately the endless touring and the punishing piano accordion solos soon took their toll and inevitably the group imploded under the pressure.
Vocalist Steve Marinated jumped ship in 1969 to form the overweight "supergroup ” Humble Fish Pie", but Dave banged on with a new line up called Simply the Plaices, formed around squeaky voiced, “not really Scottish” singer Rod “the cod” McStewedfish. But, in 1972, unhappy with the new twin bagpipe line-up and being asked to wear a kilt on stage, Dave's vicious three packs a day mint imperial habit spiralled out of control and he was last spotted abandoned on the beach next to his wrecked gold-plated Morris Traveller, and was presumed washed out to sea.
After many decades patrolling the murky depths of the Sea of Batter “Dangerous Dave” was eventually tempted into a large tank baited with tea and roll ups by the wily Brine Sturgeon and so his jazz- cigarette inspired style of modal drumming became an integral part of the “Cod sound”