I enjoyed that, its always interesting to read how much a band means to people.

I started properly following the band as a Richie fan in 2001/2002 ... you are a bit older than me, I got tickets to the Manchester Bounce show in 2003 but haven't seen them since as finances have been quite tight. Its only now I can begin to afford to go, and they charge so much.

I thought they were amazing on the bounce tour, I'm kind of glad I didnt go in 2006 and 2008, as Richie's playing was pretty bad from everything I've heard and seen, but he appears to be back now!

Thanx for writing that anyway.