Talk:The Tower (1979 Marillion Song)/@comment-213.131.238.28-20161209152242

I worked with Doug from 1991 to about 1996, both of us in IT support, which tallies with the previously mentioned thing at Oxfordshire Council. I commented to him that all the computers were named after Tolkien characters (frodo, bilbo etc) and he said he did it because he was a bit of a fan of Tolkein's work. He then told me about him having founded the band, its original 'Silmarillion' name and that the name changed after he left. He and I once performed at a work's Christmas party! He played bass and sang, another staff member played guitar and I "played" keyboards. By which I really mean that I switched on and off the pre-programmed drum track!

I never saw Doug after 1996 but I still think of him, it was him and his approach to IT support that got me to where I am today.