It would come as a welcome relief for me at least, if John of Hull and others could lay off their remorseless plugging of the one band around which their whole world seems to revolve.

No doubt that small world is important to them, but I think a sense of proportion and a little less selfishness would be in order. There must be hundreds of performers and bands in and around the Mudcat community, many doing dozens of gigs a year. If every booking provoked a thread, the cafe wouldn't be worth visiting.