Definitely written by Ted. I'd actually been told he was dead so I am very glad to hear that he isn't. At the time I knew him he was a regular at the Duke of York in Eccles (early seventies - that's the era, not my age!). Nice guy and a real character. He followed the Baha'i religion if I remember correctly. I think he had ceased performing before the web got going so you are unlikely to find much on the net.