Tony was part of a Shadows tribute band called Shindig. He really enjoyed playing with the group. From time to time they came to Hornchurch to practice. They played around the Colchester and Clacton area. Tony did some of the musical arrangements and introduced some of his favourite rock and pop songs into their playlists. Martin was impressed by Tony's ability to shout out the chords on first hearing a new piece of music. Whilst Colin learnt a lot about playing bass guitar from Tony which enabled him to tour with an orchestra abroad.  Tony was disappointed when the band members went their separate ways due to family reasons because he enjoyed the playing experience with the group.