Blowing in the wind

There was a man called Le Petomane
Who lived in the town of Nice
He was the world-wide expert
In the art of gaseous release.

Many a show this man would do
As if it were a game
He'd place his seat a foot away
And blow out a candle flame.

He'd puff and blow all through the show
The box-office had to turn back hoards
His gallant performance has earned him a place
In the Guinness Book of Records.

(Actually he came from Marseille. I didn't know that in 1969. Anyway, it didn't rhyme with gaseous release.)