After a quick update she told me that her cousin was none other than Steve Peregrin Took. For those of you that don't know (shame on you) he was a founder member (along with Marc Bolan) of Tyrannosauras Rex. Apparently she used to go and watch them rehearse in Eltham! My jaw dropped at this news. If you hadn't realised I am a big Bolan and T.Rex fan so this was kind of major news for me.
This little story has never ever come anywhere near me until now and I am just amazed that I've never heard it before. Maybe its just because it was all so long ago? I've talked music with various family members over the years and not a hint of this at all.
Such a cool lovely surprise to learn that there was a cool musician lurking in the family tree.
If you want to find out more about Steve Peregrin Took then here's. Good starting point:
Steve Peregrin Took page on Wikipedia
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