We went to the Pineapple a few times and I recall seeing Gary & Vera Aspey there once. Saw tham many years later at Broadstairs Festival but they had become a sort of Cabaret Act. Vera was a great singer and released several records.
The Council workers who ran the club at the Knowle Brow in Skem were Dave & Monica who both worked for the SDC (Skem. Development Corporation) I think they had a remit to bring some sort of "Culture" to us unfortunates who had moved out of that big city a few miles to the west. I recall Monica singing "Keep your hand on your halfpenny" and Dave asking Maggie & I to be the support act for Tony Rose. We did one song as we all wanted to hear Tony and he did a couple of great sets including a request for his version of The Sheath and Knife.