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John Adams, of Bottleneck Blues, is one of THE best promoters in this country. I have the greatest respect, for John, for his unstinting enthusiasm in bringing top blues artistes into the U.K. Check out his website, _www.bottleneckblues.com_ (http://www.bottleneckblues.com/) . John has been responsible for bringing to the U.K such superb performers as BEN ANDREWS, LITTLE TOBY WALKER, GEOFF ACHISON, DELTA MOON, WATERMELON SLIM, and many many more. He's always been welcome to the Bullfrog Blues Club. Because of the dreadful apathy that exists in this country John has been forced to give this up bringing artistes into the country, although he will still continue to run two blues venues in Kent, (The Roffen, Rochester & The Jazz & Blues Cafe, Maidstone). Here's an e mail from John, which pretty much sums up the state of the nation, after he'd ciurculated his mailing list to explain his reasons for packing up. Some of this really hits home on a personal note, but although I'm moving to Ireland in two weeks time, I will ensure that the Bullfrog Blues Club WILL continue, and hopefully go from strength to strength, thanks to the unstinting enthusiasm of the rest of the Barking Spider Crew, and especially Pete, Andy and Dan. I shall continue to return to the U.K on a regular basis and carry out "business as usual" thanks to the wonders of the internet and the phone. Right, here's an extract from John Adams' e-mail... I've had over 100 emails & every single one expressed regret but they were also very supportive. Many other club organisers & agents are facing the same decision & not just in this country......we MUST find a new, younger audience to replace all us old fogeys or this music will go further underground. That would be a shame........the alternative is more mind-numbing "corporate" music, supplied to you by accountants & performed by "artists" whose names will be history usually within 6 mths. At the gym over the past year or so I have been exposed, every morning, to over 1 hr of MTV..... Not a pleasant experience! I feel sorry for anybody who is suckered into this world of plastic-pop, manufactured by moguls in LA to express a worrying brand of misogynistic sentiment, blaxploitation, homophobia, sex & aggression..... all glossily packaged for a young audience by people who just want to sell them something....clothing, phone-tones, drinks or downloads ~ whatever. Roots music...Jazz/Blues/Folk/World.....call it what you will is not like that.... Amen to that. If you'd like to give John Adams a message of thanks or encouragement, please e mail him on _blues@bottleneckblues.co.uk_ (mailto:blues@bottleneckblues.co.uk) . Thanks! John