Had a rather splendid time at a village hall in Cumnor performing as Willie "The Lion" Smith again as the guest of the Cumnor Historical Society. It's strange how taking on a persona and staying in character can affect the way you play and address the audience. Taking on the guise of such a fierce and egotistical character is a bit like swigging whatever compound Dr Jekyll invented and releasing some latent match energy from my deeper psyche. It's almost disappointing to beco