Bev Bevan: Denny Laine And The Diplomats, Disneyworld and a top honour for yours truly

Here's the second of my weekly blogs taken from the second week of January between 1963 and 1990.

1963

With Denny Laine and the Diplomats and taking our peroxide blonde hair, mock crocodile skinned suits and silver painted winkle picker shoes to gigs at The Gospel Oak pub in Hall Green, The Queens Head pub in Erdington, the Co-Op Ballroom in Nuneaton and two consecutive nights at The Regency Club in Warwick.

1969

The Move on BBC Top of the Pops with "Blackberry Way", which had climbed to number26 on the UK charts.

1971

A week of going to see other bands performing on stage - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition and two days later Jon Hiseman's Coliseum, both at The Belfry in Wishaw, plus The Raymond Froggatt Band at "Sloopy's" nightclub in Birmingham.

1972

Some ELO rehearsals at Roy Wood's house in Rosemary Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield, plus a photo shoot at EMI in London.

1973

ELO rehearsals at the Old Moselians Rugby Club in Solihull, plus a gig at Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone.

1977

Shopping for stage clothes in Los Angeles at "Bojangles" and "Nudies". Flew from sunny LA to icy Dallas for rehearsals, then back to Los Angeles. Checked into one of my favourite hotels, "Chateau Marmont". Found time too for a day at "Disneyworld" in Anaheim.

1978

Rehearsals in Los Angeles for ELO "Out of the Blue" tour, at one of the Hollywood sound stages. Mick Fleetwood, former Turtles, Flo and Eddie and Bob Welch all stopped by to say hello.

1990

Honoured as one of the "100 Famous Brummies" at Birmingham Council House. Procession of vintage cars through the streets and me and my wife Val shared an old Bentley with newscaster Sue Lawley and her husband.

Other inductees at the lavish banquet on the evening included Jasper Carrott, Roy Wood, Toyah Willcox, The Moody Blue's John Lodge, Raymond Froggatt, ex British boxing champion Johnny Prescott, politician Robert Kilroy-Silk, Warwickshire and England cricketers Bob Willis and Denis Amiss, comedian Don McLean and former FA Cup winning Aston Villa captain Johnny Dixon.