Lester Crabtree in Carmarthen
I've been saddled with the task of introducing the comic at tonight's Carmarthen AFC dinner. His name is Lester Crabtree. Wish me luck! This is his biography - Lester Crabtree was born in the 1970s and named after the most famous jockey in the world, Lester Piggot. From Lester's name you can tell that he is the son of a Bookie, which is where it all began . . . As well as a bookie, Lester's father was also a very popular and sought after entertainer in the 60s, 70s and 80s. At a very young age Lester's ambition was to become a jockey, however, the stage beat the stable and at the age of ten Lester performed on the boards for the very first time. Lester swapped his stirrups for the smell of the crowd and the raw of the paint....yes he swapped his saddle for the lights and wonders of being an entertainer on the stage. At the age of 18, having had numerous jobs from a window cleaner, a double glazing salesman to a quantity surveyor, Lester became a professional enterta...