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Originally Posted by barbless

I worked at the Cav circa 1974/5 , the door staff always directed drunks to the Tophat aka The Flying Bottle[Cyril didnt seem to mind] ,one part time doorman called Harry directed an American and two local woman there,after he heard them whooping it up in the lift, the man said you dont know who I am and was told to come back when sober,it was only after they had gone back down to the street that another doorman told him that the man was Del Shannon the late singer/songwriter who was topping the bill and had been all week,Harry was able smooth things over using his blarney and the show went on, but Harry took sum stick over it.

Must have known you then, I was there 74/78 think the Harry your on about was a cockney, I certainly remember Del Shannon being there though he was one of the worst top liners that ever appeared at the Cav