Could be getting somewhere here! My pal was John (aka Armpit), his pal was Graham (I think), lived on Anlaby Road, newsagents shop?
The Jenkinsons had the speedboats. I know a Paul Jenkinson ran the speedboats with his dad then onnhis own, who played in bands for a time back in the 60s. Him and Snips were a year younger than me.
Mr Tash and I went to see a musical, not together, called Beautiful, based on the life of Carol King's songs which included her husband Gerry Goffin, this is a trailer to that show, this is not in Hull.