Well just talk past him, Bonzo. We've heard enough about all that.

As 'twas I who brought up Dick Gaughan, I wish to say that he is, to me, an absolutely outstanding performer and I'm sad that he's hit on hard times. I went way out of my way to see him several times and I wouldn't have missed him for the world. My comments about his more political stuff really come down to just a few songs from his huge repertoire. I feel the same about Christy and Roy Bailey. One of the many reasons I love all three so much is that I share their political ideals. Perhaps that's my problem: it isn't great to be cuffed about the ears with things I already heartily agree with. To be reminded and inspired is one thing. To be beaten round the head with what I already espouse is entirely another. But that isn't most of their songs, and, to me, they aren't defined by it.