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The Apaches were ..... Paul Muggleston, Peter Alexander, Bob Rush and Jamie (Jim) Norriss	GERONIMO Legendary Apache Chief
The Apaches ..... Paul's first band was The Apaches.  That was back in 1961 - also a great year for the MLC Assurance Company where Paul did 9 months of faithful service, shortly followed by 2 months assembling radio chassis at Roberts Radio, and then 1 month with Beaths furniture store delivering TV's and putting up TV antennas on roofs - which he hated! It was during this year, and thanks to money saved from these frustrating ventures that he purchased his first real guitar, which was a locally (NZ) produced "Commodore" instrument, played through another local product - a "Concord" amplifier with both reverb and tremelo.
The Apaches in early rehearsal (from left) Bob Rush (Rhythm Guitar), Peter Alexander (Drums) and Paul Muggleston (Lead Guitar)
The only frustration when he formed The Apaches with Bob Rush and drummer Peter Alexander (who was at Canterbury University with bassist Jamie (Jim) Norriss), was that the sound of his lead guitar would barely make it to the edge of the stage before plummetting down into oblivion among the feet of the people dancing near the front.  The Apaches was a very short lived band and both Paul and Bob Rush avoided remaining forever inconspicuous by joining The Dices - still in 1961.

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