Thanks for the Who info Dani, I will definitetly follow that up.
Slaughterhouse Five is on Radio 3 on Sunday 20 at 20.00
I think I just might listen, especially as I found out my Mercury Music nominated ex-friend's band is called Sweet Billy Pilgrim.
I'm by far a more fervent believer in coincidence than in fate, but I'm human enough to want to believe in meaning in random occurrences, even if I can't justify it.