There have never been 'reserved for musicians' signs on the tables

In June the tables to the left hand side in the back room had signs on saying reserved for musicians. I stood leaning on a pillar, with my back to the bar, for 3 hours trying to attract the organisers attention. When I eventualy did, after the night had finished, he was ever so apologetic but too late. I walked in from the front - ie the river or quay end. Around the bar and into what I believe to be the 'back room'.

Incidentaly wasn't the Tap and Spile the Cutty Sark when I first went to Whitby in 1980? Anyhow. Later in the week I went to the Rowing Club where I only got to sing because Nick (Raggytash) happened to know me. The organiser informed me that he had not asked because 'I didn't look like a singer'.

Go figure as our US collegues say...