"Fishermen's smocks were the unofficial uniform of the Grey Cock Gang. "
Sorry John - now you are openly lying - it simply is not true, you are inventing something that was directly the opposite of what the club was
I was a vistor there on numerous occasions, I was at the 'Park Hose Convention' meetings when the speakers were Roy Palmer and Historian, Edward Thomson - neither of whom would have lent their names to such a club.
Charlie Parker was one of the members of the Critics Group up to its ceasing to exist.
Don't you think you are taking your resentment for not being asked to sing a little too far.
This is the sort of thing the Grey Cock went in for

"Much of the technique was already in his head in 1962 when he prepared The Maker and the Tool , a multi-media documentary drama for presentation at six festivals in major cities run by Arnold Wesker in association with the Trades Councils. It came to full fruition, however, after Parker left the BBC. In the autumn of 1973 a new theatre group, the future Banner Theatre Company in embryo, was gathered from the regular performers at the Grey Cock Folk Club. The initial project was to produce a version of Parker's radio ballad, The Big Hewer, known as Collier Laddie. The show combined Parker's established mix of actuality, folk song and slide projection with dance and movement. Collier Laddie was produced at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, and was so successful that the group decided to take it on tour. From this success, the Banner Theatre Company was born, and over the years 1974 – 1980, Parker was involved in a series of shows with the company which gave it a considerable reputation in both the Labour movement and the community arts world."

AND THIS

As far from 'fishermen's smocks as you could possibly get
Shame on you Al, you deserve all the insulting you get for your dishonesty
Dave Bishop, a long-time Grey Cock supporter and resident, used to be a member of this forum
"Fook me, your looks are important now"
You are not really going to suggest anybody has tey are, are you - now you really are getting desperate Muskie
Jim Carroll