Gervaise me old chum, your points are so true - especially in light of the fact that my local music session died last week, because they had the third change of landlord in as many months. Everyone wants to take over a busy pub, so they check the books. They see it's busy, take it over and immediately get rid of all those things that bring in the money and put in those that drive the real ale drinkers and hardened melodeon players underground, or back home with me on a Thursday, totally ruining the affair I'm having with my telly......

LTS