Ah Guest (unnamed) - you forgot the "What Seems Like a Lifetime" award - in recognition of the hard work of band members - which went to various - members of Jim's family, and Devil's Interval - all those who have had to live with and work with Jim - a lovely and tatty looking old mantelpiece clock accepted by Lauren on behalf of the others.

Then there was the record company award ... the F-A Award for Label of the Year. Nominations were (apparently) Wildgoose Records, Fellside Records, Topic Records and Veteran Records (strange how all the head honchos of those companies seemed to be in the room at the time!) ..... and the award was won by... Warner Bros. The man from Warner Bros who turned up later in the proceedings to pick up the award with beautifully coloured shirt and dark shades seemed to bear an incredible likeness to Paul Sartin (funny that!)

And the Murky award - which seemed to be awarded after nearly everybody (including me) had left which went to our very own Ruth Archer - for reasons which are clouded in mystery (as was the rather nasty substance in the jar which the prize consisted of). I believe the nomination process was somewhat indistinct ,and the votes were being discounted before the start of proceedings (according to the publicity blurb anyway)

The Pholkoshop Award itself was definitely the best looking one - I didn't think the squirrel was nasty - but the nail's positioning was a bit squeamish making. It looked sweet with the little camera in it's paws!!!

And the other award was the "Friends and Influence" award , which was subject to open auction of morals ! Won by Tim Van Eyken whose pledge of morals swept the board. Just as well as the award being presented was actually the one he'd won the night before, and which had, I believe been nicked during the subsequent knees up....

A jolly little romp.... and thoroughly enjoyable, particularly the session afterwards. Congrat to the organisers of the proceedings.