No relation to Atkin of the guitars, I'm afraid. Actually I'm not related to anyone famous unless you count the story that my grandmother's maiden name, Eldred, was a corruption of Ethelred, which by family legend makes me a descendent of King Ethelred the Unready.

Some might say that explains certain things about my personality. Others will argue that by now most people will have some connection with the old king... And Wikipedia points out that he wasn't unready so much as badly counselled http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_the_Unready

Btw, I wear a beard, but not sandals.

Gav