Booked to play at a wedding at Bagshot Hall Surrey(now the home of Prince Edward) which was then the home of the Army School of Chaplaincy and then owned by the late Queen Mother, where vicars and the like were trained for army duties.Arrived on time and ushered into a side room because the main wedding meal and speeches were still going on. An hour later we were allowed to set up in a cramped space under the main staircase. The place was full of clerical gentlemen (including a few bishops) all the worse for a day of drinking. One fell over and broke an antique table. We had finally played for two dances when the groom (Rev. John TEE) ordered us to stop and said he wouldnt pay us as we had only come to get at his drinks and that we had destroyed an heirloom table belonging to the Queen Mother and stubbed out cigarettes on the parquet floor. As a non drinker I was a bit miffed as were the rest of the band (all non smokers) who had not even been offered so much as a cup of tea let alone anything from the bar.
We were "escorted" of the premises by the private security company employed to guard the place, and later indulged in a series of very nasty letters with said John Tee.
I will always remember this as the worst gig ever and the only one we never got paid for.
I just hope that when he finishes his army service Mr Tee is appointed to a Parish near me as I would still like a few words with him. God Bless all who profess Christian values and practice them