Can we please leave yours or anybody's opinion of MacColl's performance out of this discussion - I had enough experience - mostly pleasant - of hearing him regularly - mostly once a month - for nearly thirty years - time enough to make up my own mind without having to resort to asking the opinion of someone who saw him a couple of times (not forgetting his invisible friend)
I am not the slightest bit interested in your opinion of him as a performer - though I would welcome useful and informed comments on the ideas he pioneered via the Critics Group.
I have to say that your postings are not far removed from a visit from The Jehovah's Witnesses
Jim Carroll