Dads rock: Ian Rankin lives the dream with his new band
Ian Rankin and his ‘ Dad band’ are proving that you’re never too old to live your dreams. The friends have donned their slippers to form Best Picture who have just released their first single Isabelle – on pink vinyl – writes Peter Ross
Picture the scene. A rehearsal room near Edinburgh’s Botanic Garden. Six men squeezed into the tiny space. They are mostly middle- aged, a little pouchy round the eyes, paunchy round the middle.