Book on Charlie Hall called THIS IS MORE THAN I CAN STAND.
The Story of the "Laughing Gravy" tent of Birmingham UK begins in the autumn of 1992. John Ullah placed an advertisement in the "Helpmates" UK magazine for someone in the Birmingham area to help create a Laurel and Hardy tent in the city.
John felt that Birmingham's lack of a Sons of the Desert tent must be remedied, as the city was the "foundation stone" on which the Sons of the Desert was built, with the first meetings between the Boys and John McCabe.
The city was also the birthplace and still is the home of the family of one of Laurel & Hardy's team – Charlie Hall. John's Advertisement was answered by two people, Steve Smith, a television broadcasting engineer, who has an interest in film comedy and cinema theatres and the late Barrie Finney, a graphic designer and Collector of L&H memorabilia.
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