Chaps, I think there are some other fans of John Mayall out there well, it is with deal of sadness that I have just read that he has given up touring ( no wonder at his age ) but to compensate I have just bought a copy of his auto biography Blues from Laurel Canyon where I have been. It documents all the major events of his musical lfe and explains the story behind lots of the tracks on his L.P.s A grat read if you like the blues.