Stuart Hargreaves asked the singing postman from Droylsden to perform at his mum Norma’s wake . . . in front of dozens of mourners.
After the service at Dukinfield crematorium, relatives gathered at Stalybridge Labour Club where Dominic was waiting with a guitar and a bagful of gags.
The songwriting funnyman admitted he was stunned by the request, but was happy to oblige. And he soon turned the tears of sadness into joy.
He said: "I’ve done some tough gigs in my time, but that takes the biscuit. I must admit I was really apprehensive beforehand. Everyone came in looking really sombre. But they left grinning and laughing, thank goodness. They left looking a lot happier than when they came in, at least."
Norma, 66, of Newton, Hyde was a huge fan of Dominic, according to son Stuart, 43.
"We wanted the wake to be a celebration of her life. Mum would have absolutely loved it. She had all his CDs and used to collapse in laughter listening to them. We’ve been to a few of his shows and he’s even staged one of his trademark living room gigs in my house. He’s very funny"
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fantastic!
How very interesting - and novel. And typical of Britons' subversive, anarchic defiance of death's sting. Inasmuch as Dom clearly embodies so much of the spirit of Norma Hargreaves it seems wholly appropriate, and a great way for those mourners to take her memories of her with them into the future.
Hmnph. To take their memories of her with them into the future, I should have said!
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