Dear Friends,

Brussels: Sunday 23h50

Just a brief note to keep you updated!

Festivities are continuing at Mooland at this very moment with those still around singing and playing including Noreen, Linda Kelly, Skipjack K8, Eric the Viking (guitar wounded but not fatally by a catastrophic strap failure), Bill\Sables, alanww, Matthew Edwards, Lady Mcoo and myself. A few more just left but we were joined by a new friend from last night Quasi whose fingers deserved to be chopped off for showing the rest of us up on the guitar!

As the host for this Gathering I have to say the pleasure has been completely mine for having such a wonderful, talented bunch of people visiting us here. Over the weekend we have made many new musical friends in a marvellous atmosphere. I'm quite sure many of these new friendships will remain for a very long time.

For me, this is the power and true heart of the Mudcat...bringing people together with a common interest and love of the music and I must thank Max and his helpers for making this all possible.

Others will be adding their contributions but I specially wanted to say thank you to all our visiting 'Catters...they have been a complete delight and to the Mudcat in general for enabling me to meet so many wonderful people and to make so many good friends.

Very best regards to all,

mooman