Furthermore the month of august is one of the best months for me to be in Ireland, I can, if i want be getting paid for playing music most nights of the week. I do not need to come over to play at festivals in the uk, IN AUGUST, in fact often it means I am turning down gigs in Ireland, my remark made to Malcolm was a joke, hence the joking phrase "a bunch of old whippersnappers"
I come over and play at Saltburn IN AUGUST out of choice., because I like Saltburn and I like John Taylor, way back in 1978 he was someone who gave me some of my first gigs in the north east.