Colin Irwin has a fine track record as a music journalist and has been around since God was a lad.

Sacked as a singles reviewer on Melody Maker because he described Rod Stewart's "Sailing" as a "big fat miss"?

Went to the Sheffield carols and misheard "While Shepherds Watch their Flocks by Night" as "O Come All ye Faithful"? (December 1978)

Wrote Dave Swarbick's obituary when he was still alive?

It is only my short term memory that is going. Sorry to disappoint you.