Well, Bruce and I go way back to
Brisbane where in 1964 he joined a band I was in The G-Men as our bass
player, I was the drummer. Bruce couldn’t always play because of his
work so our other bass player, Vince Lipton, would swap gigs to fit in
with their work. Vince was a mad inventor of amps and sound effects.
Anyway, with Bruce’s passing a big hole has been left in my life because
Bruce was larger than life, always calm, friendly and would do anything
for anybody. We enjoyed the same music, with some of it being very
way out of left field. We recorded some of this ‘music’ when he was
ever in Brisbane on family visits which always ended up with heaps of
laughter. Yes, Bruce Andrew Robinson will be missed by everybody who
ever came in contact with, musically or in his work, the only trouble is,
they don’t make them like Bruce anymore. Bye mate. -
Denis Gilmore  Bill Bacon, Bruce Robinson and Denis Gilmore - 2014 (click on thumbnail to enlarge) |
| Bruce Robinson, a good mate and musical compadre for almost 50 years. You will be sadly missed old friend - Alan Galbraith |
| I knew Bruce when he used to visit our nightclub in Christchurch and also I would catch up with him in the North Island. Bruce was a very good musician. Sympathies to all the family - Kevin Frewer (Retalliation, Fantasy Band, Tom Thumb) |
| (email me your tribute to Bruce and I'll add it in - andy@nzmusos.co.nz) |