Ian - examine personal messages. Mike Absalom brilliant and very funny man, and not one of those people with public side and private snide. I like him lots, and never known him to do a bum gig. Have booked him or caused him to be booked into clubs on several occasions - never lost money. Sing some of his songs - people ask for them again and again. Wonderful experience as long as one does not object to thunderflash bombs (Topic folk club in Bradford still recovering).