Urn a living? Professionalism raises its ugly head again.

Tea potters value the amateur ethos and generally decline payment for their art (apart from the odd chocolate digestive biscuit).

The main problem, I find, is being turned away from pubs. Guitar players have no problem carrying their guitar cases into such establishments but when I push my china cabinet in, I'm told there's no room.

And don't get me started on that Brewin' MacColl!