rod pont (also known as steve day in steve day and the drifters) remembered storm arriving at the orrell park ballroom for a concert with a boil on his face. when told about it, storm pulled out a black velvet hood which had slits for his eyes and mouth, and played the whole concert with the hood on. at one concert at bankfield house youth club, garston, liverpool, in 1965, the stage lighting failed between sets. storm was upset until someone walked in with a torch, which storm used to finish the concert. he occasionally used a pet monkey in some of the group's performances, as it attracted more people. at a new brighton swimming baths performance for 1,600 people in 1963, storm climbed to the top diving board, undressed to a pair of swimming trunks, and then dived into the water at the end of a song. in january 1964, during a performance at the majestic ballroom, birkenhead, he climbed up one of the columns supporting the balcony, but slipped and fell to the floor below, fracturing his leg. at another performance on the new brighton pier, storm made his way onto the pavilion roof but fell through the glass skylight.