Helped by Peter Lally, Gareth Brookes and Saban Kazim, he began the Alternative Press Fair, which took place in a church social club in North London. Between Jimi's approachability and openness, and I guess because of the name of the fair, local alternative and underground cartoonists came out the woodwork : Tobias Tak, Kevin Ward, Kat Kon, Tanya Meditzky, Ellen Lindner, Mike Medaglia, Alex Potts, Julia Homersham, Bernadette Bently, Paul Ashley Brown, Saban “Shabs” Kazim, Dickon Harris, Sally Shiny Stars, Sina Evil, Dave Ziggy Greene, Kate McMorrine, Maartje Schalkx, etc, - most of whom I'd never met before.
As the first Alternative Press Fair wound down everyone gathered in the bar, and I found myself among a crowd of artists, ALL of whom were doing work I could appreciate and relate to. What a great feeling!!
For me this was the start of a new scene.