I was the dish washer, and later manager, of Bunjies (promotion was swift in those days) in the late-70s, when Denis and Ron had the lease. I was a local Covent Garden boy and my sister had worked there before me. I later went back to play a series of gigs with Steve Lake, not long before it closed. The floor had been levelled! No more 'dip' to help the taller musicians avoid scraping their heads, but an opportunity to play one of London's legendary venues was not to be missed...


If Sippy, Hawken, Phil Swallow, Tom Pamintuan, Hratch and Brackenwood are still around: love to you all.