Tell you what John, I'll try & remember to ask Swarb if he's still got the Lee stuff when I catch up with him at a gig. I would think maybe not, knowing the lorry crashed into the Angel, etc. When we saw his Lazarus band at its first gig, my missus collared him! Sometime around 1971 this small Afghan jacketed hairy person walked into my father in law's picture shop. My ma in law thought the hippies had invaded - or course it was Mr. Swarbrick, so she was quite correct. He asked her if anything could be done with a painting or drawing he had brought with him - when the lorry crashed into the house, the painting had been picked up and used as a tea tray for the firemen! Mother in law said "Oh I'd better ask my husband, leave it with me". When he came in later he took one look at it and exclaimed "My God - it's a Chagall!!" Well that's the story anyway. 35 years on, Ma in law isn't so well so my wife asked Swarb if he remembered - he certainly did and wrote Ma in law his best wishes. He is one Diamond Geezer.
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