AFTER hearing the name Van something or other bandied about York for over a week, I began to wonder who or what it was.

All I could think of was Van Heusen (shirt-maker); Van Johnson (a hunky film star of the 50s); and the popular Morris van. Then the penny dropped - it was van Morrison, the singer.

I have never seen or heard this particular Van perform. From his photograph (November 11) he looks an odd-ball. Tieless, wearing a trilby and an overcoat and even his fans are not very sure about his singing.

So why all the fuss?

Bryan Marlowe,

Otterwood Lane,

York.

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