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John Smart Entertainments (Bury)

I have a couple of contracts off agents that are not in your list and as was usual in them days you sometimes worked for agents that you never saw so would not have known them if you had met them.  That was the great thing about Brian Mills he was friendly and aproachable.

Anyway one of these agents was John Smart entertainments 4 Langdale Drive Sunnybank Bury. The clubs on my contract were Rafa club, Spa hotel, Monton Trades and Labour, St Bonifaces Borough Social Failsworth cycling club and The Spinners.

My other contract was from J T Promotions Gloucester Rd  Urmston and was for  The Piper which if memory serves me right was a restaurant in Preston and was a full weeks work for the grand sum of £50 which wasn't bad for 1972.      

Al Richie 12/3/11  

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Austin Knight
1 year ago
I worked regularly for John Smart and he also managed me for a while in the halycon 70's era. I worked at all these venues.  John wore a syrup and he was nicknamed 'The magic hairpiece' by comic Dave Baron.  We never realised how lucky we were BITD.  I was out every night and sometimes doubling and trebling!  Never had to move out of Manchester either, so many were the gigs!  Austin Knight (https:www.comedianuk.com)
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Ian Kinsey
1 year ago
The Piper at Preston, I sang there when it had only been open a few weeks. It was a lovely place with a really stunning colorful floor. Topping the bill with me was Micheal Bentine  of the Goons fame who when i fist met him back stage was a bit up himself and very aloof.  However when he found out I knew and had worked with Lance Percival Of the carry on films he totally changed, I bloody well couldn't get rid of him. Both of them were nutters but very funny Michael Bentine in particular.
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