Shaz - your post was excellent. It's a shame we can only voice these opinions within ourselves - it would be nice to get some official feedback at this crazy, but very exciting time for all BJ fans out there. We can then accept the fact and move on with it.

The Backstage fanclub is THE official fanclub and has everything to do with the band. The very LEAST they could do is announce the Rumba shows as official - if they had done this a couple of weeks ago then all the posting would not have gotten so out of hand. Well..the disappointment would have still been voiced, but those who went a little crazy and overboard might not have done so.

We are just feeling really left out and hurt by it all. The band have always expressed their enjoyment with playing in Australia so the feeling of being kicked when your down (missing last two tours) is a little overwhelming.

We are all so jealous of what the other major markets like the UK are and will be receiving in return for buying all their singles and albums. Jealousy is a terrible thing.....it's gut renching!!! It's plainly not fair - but what more can we do? Nothing.

Keep smiling everyone - the concert will be OK (it WILL rock the socks off those tini-boppers!) and if the band look half as good as what they (Jon!) did in NYC - I'll have to be contented with a one hour perv! And good music of course.....