Piers, I presume you did realise thet notorieties was the word and that you will forgive my sticky keyboard and poor typing skills. I can laugh at myself and my mistakes but really do consider it poor form to mock those less than proficient. In social skills as well as technical:-)

And no, it doesn't mean that someone who has been told they can perform is then asked not to. It means that our club residents and regulars all have enough common sense to understand that they cannot all get on on a guest night so they don't ask. Anyone who is ever invited to perform always gets to do so.

John of Kemsing - where do I say only those considered competent are invited to perform or that it may upset the artists? All I am saying is that when a very limited mumber of support spots are available we owe it to the majority of he audience to put on the best available. How else would we have been able to run the club sucessfuly for over 25 years?

I heard a good phrase yesterday. It's a shame that common sense isn't...

Hope this answers your questions but if anyone is ever in Swinton on a Monday just make sure that it is on a singers night if you want to make sure you perform:-)

Cheers

Dave