"Now I can pretty well guarantee that, if the boot were on the other foot, and some big American Orchestraa was pulling of a tour because of some bureaucratic bullshit like this by the British Government, the people from this side of the water would be booing derisively.

"And if some patriotic Briton started saying stuff defending the bureuacrats I can't see them getting much local sympathy." Kevin NcGrath

No, you good man, you cannot do anything of the sort. First, it hasn't happened so we don't have an example of it.

And on the other and more telling hand, I believe the first response most of us US Mudcatters would have is to soundly agree with the criticism.