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Thanks Joe...wondered who'd be first to spot that...(!)

Hi Ern...ta for the post.

Reckon you could be right about The Faces...maybe their contribution has been overshadowed a bit by Rod Stewart's subsequent solo career...?

There are some notable not-quite-so-cool Ronnies, though...Corbett, Barker and Biggs, to name but a few...

Thanks, stuartd...keep 'em coming!

Thanks Rose...in our humble defence, I think the Music News has always cast a wider net when it comes to gathering stories. If we limited our coverage solely to the doings of the folks whose music we played, there'd be a fair few fallow periods with nothing much to read about...

Hi Sassacass...is that an eyewitness report? Got any photos?

Ta for the message, Anonymous...Neil M looks a bit like Van, too...!

Hi Alise...thanks for your comment...the band certainly seem to have a few fans over here, but unfortunately we're not able - for good ol' technical reasons - to organise a petition. However, there's a poll page on the topic here:

http://thebandstand.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/poll-should-a-ha-tour-austr...

Looks like Japan is the closest the band will get before heading back home, though...

Hi David...ta for the comment...and let's not forget the likes of Angie Hart, Missy Higgins, Holly Throsby et al, proud purveyors of the Aussie twang...!

Ern...sadly we'll never know what that project would've sounded like, but apparently there IS an unfinished album, provisionally titled 'Willing To Work', currently being tweaked by two of John's producer mates Gary Pollitt and Jim Tullio.

Bert...well put...I recall hearing both JM and Danny Thompson talking about their fighting days, beautifully documented here:

http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/index.php?blog=5&p=1083&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

John eventually sought calm in Buddhism, whilst Danny converted to Islam...(!)