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Lewisham shopping precinct didn’t escape either, whilst on the way to play at the Tramshed in Woolwich, the coffin was wired up to the van battery prior to setting out. When the van drew alongside a bus stopped at traffic lights the coffin lid slowly opened oozing smoke. Its bored occupants instantly saw the coffin, which was now at eye level with the top deck of the bus. The bus was nearly turned over by people clambering to port to look inside….

An early attempt at a video also finished in complete debacle. The band decided to hire St Peter’s church hall in Brockley, a Gothic monstrosity if ever there was one, but inadvertently forgot to mention what kind of band they were. The warden, only too happy to take the thirty pieces of silver offered said they could do what they wanted as long as they were out by the allotted time that was etched in stone. Imagine the faces of the local church Burgers when they walked in to the strains of the ‘Black Mass’ at 12 o/c to see what to them was the desecration of their church hall! The Burgers were not amused to say the least, whilst drive it wasn’t. The ensuing mayhem was hilarious…