Our friends on Mudcat are confused between Patti Smith, queen of punk, and Pattie Smith, queen of spoons. This is not the first time that mistaken identity has been the victim - we were touring Belgium a few years ago, and we were delighted that a crowd of punks had gathered to see us at this pub. Realisation slowly dawned when we gathered that it wasn't Mick Tems and Patti Smith the punks wanted, but the axe-playing Patti Smith...

Anyway, the mistake in the birthdays should put you right. Dame Spoons is FAR older than that... ouch! Only joking!