look who I saw at Roger Waters last night

I know Rocket Ronnie looks as if he is about to kill me in this pic, but he grinned and gave thumbs-up immediately after. He was having a whale of a time, singing every word, and he even stood up and SALUTED the wonderful line "hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way".

Steve Davis was a massive progger too - did he not fund tours by Gong and Magma, or something? Is there something intrinsically progressive about snooker?

Musing on why it is that I don't like the bands I don't like in the Who don't you like that everybody else thinks is great? thread led me to thinking: when does humour have a place in music?

I am not of the common opinion that it simply doesn't, but I do have problems with bands who are self-consciously "witty". But then I love Viv Stanshall, Ian Dury, Arctic Monkeys, George Clinton - all of whom have not only funny lyrics but out-and-out jokes in their songs. So why do I like Half Man Half Biscuit and not Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine or The Divine Comedy? I'm not sure...