At last year's Getaway I asked Barry to take part in the Mummer's play, as the Egyptian Princess. I told him that all he had to do was to stand there looking diaphanous. Once he knew what that meant he was quite happy, particularly as he didn't have a speaking part.

We really dressed him up like a Christmas tree. You can see what he looked like here. He went along with all of it and even put in a few of his own ad libs during the performance. I loved him for that.

I was at the Scarborough (UK) Seafest this year and Barry and Ken really were the hit of the weekend. wherever I went people had nothing but good things to say about them and they just seemed to be having the best time.

Barry died way too soon for all of us but he went out on a real high. He really was a man who knew how to live life and to love every person and every minute of it. I am so glad to have known him.