Well the first clue I see is that he is evidently from the other side of the pond. Thank goodness for that, We have enough pompous asses without claiming another one. He does use British spelling on some of the words. (another point in our favor) If he WAS a real performer it seems he would know about the Manchester Gathering. Nah, just another snotball trying to impress those that can't be impressed by mediocraty or bad manners.