In the past many performers started out as mime artists, before moving onto live singing, but some of the most noteworthy acts were: Adrella, Andre Adore, David Dale, Sandra Hush, Lucia, Zsarday. I stayed at the same hotel as them in Miami just before it all began... and ended at precisely the same time. I thought it was quite funny when Steven Gerrard appeared on Sky News saying “me and the players take full responsibility for what’s happened.” Who did he expect to take responsibility? The Pope? For different reasons these acts will have you scratching your head. They’ve constructed shows to make you think and ponder on some of life’s social/political issues: Alp Haydar, David Hoyle, Dusty Limits, Scottee, Scott Capurro.

I didn’t even raise an eyebrow. The fact that the dossier is supposedly missing is immaterial. People read it and know what it says, and they couldn’t possibly forget the names that they read. Similarly, the ‘royal’ family have determined that the file on the famous Profumo case not be opened or made available to the public until 50 years after Prince Philip’s death. Draw your own conclusions from that. What becomes farcical is the way the modern Conservative government dictate to the public about tax and recession and recycling, and we’re expected to listen and obey, whilst that same government apparently has a history of paedophilia which they go to excessive lengths to hide, whilst telling us how naughty everyone else is. Last week the Pope announced that 2% of priests, bishops and cardinals in the Catholic church are known paedophiles! And this was the fifth story on the news! And we’re asked to have faith in the Catholic church! The world has officially gone mad. and 1902. But sadly by the late 1950s the writing was on the wall for this Theatre as the Council wanted it demolished for a road widening scheme. Various other uses for the building in the meantime, such as becoming a Theatre Restaurant were mooted, see image above, but nothing could stop the 'march of progress'. One of the last productions of note at the Met was 'The Whip' in 1962, see programme above and below, but apart from being used to show wrestling matches in its final months, the end was to finally come in 1963. Oh, like kings! No, sorry, that was a joke. My guitarist Jesse, who’s been with me for 10 years, is Mexican. One night in Los Angeles the police approached us, spoke reasonably civilly to me, and then said to him “which restaurant do you work at?” I think that sums it up! One of the greatest guitarists of the modern age, but because his skin is brown it’s assumed he washes dishes for a living. He will one day, of course... Yes. It’s all so seductive and full of nice smells and fluffy towels and fake propriety. You can fall right into that aimless life of shops and restaurants and shops and restaurants. Unfortunately it’s also a daily barrage of useless information and it really isn’t a guarantee against depression... I’ve found.

In his 50s, Rex looked over 70. He continued heavily smoking and drinking till the end. In 1983, just before his 59 th birthday, he popped out to buy cigarettes and Guinness and dropped dead on the pavement. Over 500 people turned up for his funeral. Not to be morbid, but with ‘Oboe Concerto’ being a meditation on death, are you one of those people who’s wondered who’ll be at your funeral? Bill Clinton described the ‘War On Drugs’ as “the worst mistake in the last 50 years of American foreign policy” – and joined Richard Branson’s campaign for drugs to be decriminalised. What’s your take on the drugs war? Cooper. They met and married at the Windmill - From Revudeville No.231 - Courtesy Jill Millard Shapiro. He was one of the characters who will remain in memory until I die. He was continually propositioning me but at 19 years of age, what did I need with an old, drunken raving queen? He couldn't pass a waste bin without having a root around, claiming that one day he will find a fortune inside.

Innuendo, double entendres and suggestive language, without vulgarity, have played, and still do today, a large part in camp stand-up cabaret routines and performances. Past legends: Andre Adore, Cher Travesty, Jeff Kristian, Pip Morgan, Candy Du’Barry, Steffan Whitfield.time and the Theatre was closed for its subsequent demolition. David Baines of the British Music Hall Society says:- 'The Extravagant costumes. Stunning make up. Dramatic routines. Many of these performers began or resided at one of the most famous London Cabaret bars: Madam Jo Jo’s. This tragic attempt at female impersonation left me vomiting profusely. To even impersonate a human being would have been a major achievement where his talents are concerned. My grandmother has more performance skills in her left labia. In fact, I’m not altogether sure that it wasn’t my grandmother’s left labia, such was the extent of his physical attractiveness.

Again, in modern terms, no one. The stars, now, are the costumes and the lights and the expense... and all those things that distract you from realising that you’re watching someone who can’t actually sing and has nothing to say.There is a generic global sound to pop music now that most people just can’t stand. Most singers and groups sound interchangeable. I still cannot identify certain singers who have had 10 number ones. In Latin America, in Greece, Turkey, Israel, Sweden, I’m seen as the antidote to synthetic excitement, and people appreciate this... I find. Wherever we play is usually fantastic. Switzerland is the only country that has always said “no”. I think in England I’m seen as an object of terror, and I think this is because I sing whatever I want, whereas most people sing whatever they think might sell. Thomas Hewitt-McManus (30 July 2006). Withnail & I: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Too Drunk to Ask. Lulu Press. p.34. ISBN 9781411658219 . Retrieved 3 April 2013. Rex wrote all his own material, and was praised for his immaculate timing and delivery. Not only was he the comedian that comedians watched, he was the comedian that comedians wanted to be. World Peace Is None Of Your Business topped the charts on its day of release in Argentina, Chile and Peru. Apart from their good taste, have you figured out why your music has captured the imagination in Latin America?

It’s confusing because heroin and cocaine and opium are natural plants, so they must be here for a reason, and one loosely assumes to aid the human race. They are also a base ingredient in most major painkillers, so we obviously need them. The ‘War On Drugs’, I think, should be a war on modern medicine because it’s largely to blame for all forms of cancer. Every pill that you take does you some damage. Even pills that you take for cancer actually kill you before the cancer does. It’s interesting how most people are now on some form of prescribed psycho-drug, yet the world is unhappier than it’s ever been. She surprised us with her Buster Keaton-like affinity with props and obstacles. As the subversive housemaid Edna in the Stephen Daldry production of Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, she enjoyed multiple West End runs and tours. Astonishingly, the gig took her right up to the age of 91. How did you react to the recent revelations that M15 confiscated a paedophile dossier naming VIP figures, drawn up by Barbara Castle?Not modern songwriters, no. Obviously I’d kill for Damien Dempsey, as we all would, and I love Chrissie Hynde, but I don’t envy anyone’s abilities because I don’t think I have similar concerns as a writer to anyone else. Present ensembles: Buffalo Girls, Band with No Name, Drag Divas, Drama Queens, Fascinating Aida, London Gay Big Band, Masquerade, Oompah Brass, The Supreme Fabullettes, The Lipsinkers, The Folly Mixtures, Supasista. Well, the band would laugh if they heard you say Spiders From Mars because that’s certainly not an influence, and Matthew the drummer is exceptionally versatile – no treated drums – he tries every inventive positioning and sound imaginable. Gustavo’s Flamenco guitars are just breathtaking. And, yes, it was great fun to record every single step.