Showbiz Pays… Or does it??

by Alan Cole · Published Friday, October 28th, 2005 · Updated Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

It isn’t very often that there is any showbiz news emanating from the Aberystwyth area. We do have a few famous people living around here, but most have come here to get away from the limelight and therefore tend not to generate any news stories. However, the front page of yesterdays Cambrian News ran with the following story:

Scorpions star is declared bankrupt

A World-famous rock guitarist who lives near Aberystwyth has been made bankrupt. German-born Uli Jon Roth enjoyed massive success in the early nineties with his band The Scorpions with their anthemic tune Wind of Change. Ulrich Hans Joachim Anton Josef Roth, appeared before a district judge in Aberystwyth County Court recently where he was made bankrupt. Mr Roth has lived in Tanybwlch for around 10 years at Tanybwlch Manor in Rhydyfelin and has enjoyed a successful career spanning four decades. Despite moving to Tanybwlch , Mr Roth is still involved in the music scene and is currently away in Germany, touring with The Scorpions. Last month the band played to a sell-out 8,000 gig in France. He moved to Tanybwlch Manor, originally built as a hospice, in the mid-nineties when he bought it off Coleg Ceredigion who used it as a catering college. Mr Roth was unavailable for comment as he is currently on tour.

Not the most significant of news stories in the grand scheme of things, but one of quite a bit of significance to me as I have been working for Uli Jon Roth at his mansion for the past 6 or 7 years, so news of his bankrupcy will inevitably lead to the loss of some work for me. Fortunately I had been fore-warned of this and had been cutting down my hours there anyway, so hopefully when I finally stop working at Plas Tanybwlch the loss of income won’t be too devastating. As for the future of Uli Jon Roth and his family, only time will tell, but he has plenty of faith in himself and his destiny so I’m sure he will find success, hapiness and wealth once again.

K says:

Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 at 3:04 pm

Will you delete your post full of lies and bullshit?

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- Alan says:
  
  Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 at 8:02 pm
  
  That’s not a very polite way of asking, and everything in the post is true anyway.
  
  Al.
  
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