To Dick Miles: a small point but the Lisa Turner incident with MacColl was NOT at the Singer's Club but at the Ballads and Blues Club before Ewan and Peggy went off to run the Singers Club.

I personally knew Alex for a number of years booked him regularly and must admit kept an eye on him at the bar or nearest pub to ensure that his friends of whom there were many genuine ones didn't keep him away long enough not to be able to continiue the evening ON TIME. At one time he asked me to take on the task of being his manager. I always found him to be good natured sober or with a drink or two inside him. He was a good entertainer and that was why we used him so often and he always filled the club.

I could say more but it seems enough has already been said but I am always amazed at the amount of vitriol that gets thrown around on this site.

Hoot