The Ainley Top Bandstand has been informed of the death of Digby Stephens. They do seem to be dropping like flies at the minute.
In the old days you'd roll up at a contest, see some chum of yours and say, "How's so and so doing?" Then you'd get the response, "He died two years ago".
Now, with the birth of the Interweb, every death has to be announced it seems. To be honest, we've never heard of this guy but his widow e-mailed us some shit so we thought we'd best report it with a bit of dignity and stuff.
So here goes, ahem....
Digby Stephens (whoever he is) has died. Digby is fondly remembered as the long-serving bass trombone player with the Runnymede (Magna Carta) Band. He is well respected by the band for his input at the 1984 Annual General Meeting, when he stood up and queried the £4.73 shown in the band's accounts under "secretary's postal costs".
Digby died on Tuesday morning whilst balancing atop a rickety stepladder trimming the hedges with a petrol driven chainsaw when his wife suddenly shouted, "Do you want a cup of tea, love?"
We are assured that all the bits will be in the coffin. It should be a cracking send off.
