Thomas Dougal Paton, also Tam Paton (born in Prestonpans, Scotland during August 1937) is the former manager of the Scottish boy band, the Bay City Rollers. The son of a potato merchant, Paton guided the band through their peak during the 1970s, nurturing the band's image to be that of the "boys next door". He was responsible for starting a myth that the band members preferred drinking milkshakes to alcoholic beverages, in order to cultivate this clean, innocent image. Prestonpans is a small town found to the East of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian . ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... A boy band (American English) or boyband (British English) is a style of pop group featuring between three and six young male singers who are usually also dancers. ... The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band of the 1970s, with a special appeal among teenage girls. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A milkshake is: in Great Britain and Australia, a beverage which is made from milk and flavourings, whereas a thick shake is made from milk, ice cream and flavourings, a smoothie is milk, fruit and optionally ice cream or yoghurt, and iced coffee and iced chocolate are milk, icecream, whipped...

In 1979, Paton was fired as manager, and went on to develop a multi-million pound real estate business based in Edinburgh, Scotland. See also: 1978 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events Disco reigned supreme in 1979, with several #1 hits from The Bee Gees and Donna Summer that year. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

In recent years, he has suffered poor health, including two heart attacks, and a stroke. He was arrested on child sex charges in January 2003, but was later cleared of all allegations. In April 2004 Paton was convicted of supplying cannabis and fined £200,000. Cardiac Arrest (1974-1980) is a Horror-Comedy-Crime-Thriller-Drama-Movie with Robert Behling, Fred Ward and Max Gail. ... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. ... Sexual slavery is a special case of slavery which includes various different practices: forced prostitution (which can include religious prostitution) single-owner sexual slavery slavery for primarily non-sexual purposes where sex is common or permissible In general, the nature of slavery means that the slave is de facto available... Look up January in Wiktionary, the free dictionary January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Bay City Rollers
• Who Got The Bay City Rollers' Millions?

The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish pop band of the 1970s, with a special appeal among teenage girls. ...

External links

• Rollers' Boss Sex Inquiry Dropped - BBC News, March 10th, 2003
• Ex-Rollers boss fined £200,000 -BBC News, 30th April 2004