The Dog & Gun, Maidstone...1978.

We'd booked Cyril Tawney as guest and we put him up on the stage at one end of the room.

He said hello, picked up his drink and his chair, and moved down between the two front rows, and treated us to an evening of wonderful songs and patter at about loud whisper volume.

You could hear every word.

He grabbed 45 people by the heart, and just didn't let go.

Don T.