One grey late 20th century day found me passing through the stately portals of Nomis Rehearsal Studio Complex And Tearooms, along the road from Olympia, in London. With apologies to Nigel Tufnell, don’t go looking for it -it’s not there any more. Simon (Nomis spelled backwards) Napier-Bell’s former dairy ceased operations years ago, leaving behind a piece of prime Hammersmith real estate.
But I digress. I set up in one of the