LORD Byron would surely have approved. I mean there was a guy who liked a party. Wine, women and song, carousing on his front lawn, he would have loved it.

Byron, Sinatra, Dino and Sammy were kindred spirits. Like Arthur Seaton once said, they were only out for a good time and the rest was propaganda.

Ilkeston-based Wayne Kennedy is the man behind this version of the Rat Pack legend and the man responsible for bringing it to the idyllic setting of Byron's ancestral home.

On a warm summer's evening, they came in their hundreds to see Sinatra, in the hands of oh so cool Roman Marek; Sammy Davis Jnr, played with passion and power by Patrick Kumah; and Dean Martin, aka the multi-talented Mr Kennedy, and they didn't disappoint. All the famous songs were there: Mr Bojangles, Ain't That A Kick In The Head, Chicago, What Kind Of Fool Am I, Volare, and so many more, all superbly performed by the trio, backed by a swinging eight-piece band, and two shapely dancers.

It might have been in the open air, but it had the feel of a Las Vegas night with the booze and the jokes flowing freely.

And there was an extra touch of magic with the guest appearance of Marilyn Monroe, brilliantly and breathlessly portrayed by Susie Kennedy. She pulled one unsuspecting chap from the audience and sang her Happy Birthday Mr President song up close and personal for him, and then returned for Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend. As the dame said, she looked pretty good for 84 years old.

They did solos, duets and trios, clowned around and got the audience to singalong, especially on the traditional stand-up, high-kicking finale New York, New York.