Richard - a very belated happy birthday to you! You certainly seem to have celebrated in style. I've just now had time to wade through this rich thread, and I'm very very very sore I missed the whole do! That'll teach me to check my tickets sooner in the future!!! Anyway, I trust it won't have been the last European Mudgathering, and also next year I'll try and stop off in Yorkshire for some music and conversation en route to Scotland!