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PICTURES FROM TRAVELS WITH JOHN MAYALL 2002:
Arranged chronologically; start at the bottom of the page. Click on the pictures to make them bigger, click on the back button to get back to this page:

The Fellas It was a dark and stormy . . . Like herding crickets
Behind Waterloo Block, within spitting distance of the Crown Jewels. Tower of London 12/3/02. Took a walk to the waterfront after dinner before the gig. Could see Calais, France in the distance. Folkstone, England 12/2/02. Just about everybody from both the Peter Green Splinter Group and the Bluesbreakers. Left to right it's: John, Peter, Nigel, Joe, Me, Pete, Tom, Roger and Buddy. Larry must be off getting soup or something. Salisbury, England 11/27/02. Image property of Paul Quagliana (Guitar Magazine).

Ears wide open Thru the glass darkly What the . . .
John listening to a playback at the BBC studios. Birmingham, England 11/20/02. Getting all artsy again, taking pictures in the glass. That's from left to right: John, Joe, Me and Buddy. BBC Studios, Birmingham, England 11/20/02. I wonder what Buddy's thinking? BBC Studios, Birmingham, England 11/20/02.

Belting it out Yes, all the fingers are in place The boss is in place too
John letting 'em have it. Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England 11/16/02. Image property of Westley Bone. Buddy and I TCB. Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England 11/16/02. Image property of Westley Bone. Checking the scene. Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England 11/16/02. Image property of Westley Bone.

So there I was, and then this guy . . . Done tickling the ivories for now Go Johnny Go
Can't remember what this was about, but it must heve been funny. Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England 11/16/02. Image property of Westley Bone. John in action. Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England 11/16/02. Image property of Westley Bone. John really in action. Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England 11/16/02. Image property of Westley Bone.

Sounds sweet you sure this isn't the meat exchange? getting everything properly sorted
Tickling the ivories. Corn Exchange, Cambridge 11/16/02. Image property of Westley Bone. Packed in like sardines; to the rafters, but diggin' it. Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England 11/16/02. Flash (Yes folks, the Real Westley Bone), tech extraordinaire. Getting John all set for a night of geetar playin'. Image property of me. About time.

this is the England we expected who says I don't smile and Joe does too
After John bought us a nice English bowl of soup at the English pub, we ended up getting caught in the English rain. Just like we thought it would be every day. Except it wasn't. Most days were lovely. Here's John making his way home on a dreary English day. Musta been another funny one. Central Theatre, Chatham, England 11/15/02. Image property of Westley Bone. All paying close attention to. Uh. . Central Theatre, Chatham, England 11/15/02. Image property of Westley Bone.

Eyes front Wasn't this a horror flick? rockstars
Straight on thru. Central Theatre, Chatham, England 11/15/02. Image property of Westley Bone. Sometimes two heads are better than one. Usually I keep one of them under my shirt, but I guess it got out this time. Central Theatre, Chatham, England 11/15/02. Image property of Westley Bone. Striking a pose for the folks. Central Theatre, Chatham, England 11/15/02. Image property of Westley Bone.

master of all he surveys uuuhh  ohhhh  hic Ah the night air
Here's Paul Newman. No, wait a minute, it's Claude Taylor. Our fabulous tour manager. All that and he still has time to whip up a mean salad dressing. wee shtoped by thish plashe for. . oh . . just a minute 'n' they gave us this tour.. . .'n' then . . . whoops. Help me up, willya . . Edinburgh, Scotland 11/13/02 Took in all the sights after we played at Usher Hall. Not much open at 3am, but it's very quiet, and there are no tourists. Except me. St. Giles' Cathedral just down the hill from Edinburgh Castle. 11/13/02

look paw, the big time the Splinters the Peter
My dad was very excited that I was playing here. Turns out he had a big thrill playing for Queen Elizabeth here at this very same hall in 1964. He didn't stay in the Maestro's room though. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland 11/12/02. The Splinter Group. Great buncha guys. From left to right that's: Nigel, Larry, Peter, Pete and Roger. Empire Theatre, Sunderland, England 11/11/02. If you stand in exactly the right place, Peter will look right at you in the middle of the set. Took me a couple weeks, but I finally got a good shot of it. Empire Theatre, Sunderland, England 11/11/02.

wow those lights are hot come here baby damn your eyes
A brief moment in the spotlight. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England 11/8/02. Missing my upright bass. Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England 11/8/02. Me, Joe, Igor and Buddy. Arts Centre, Coventry, England 11/7/02.

hi Peter keeping in touch cabloomie
Oops, Pete's busted me again. Apollo Theatre, Oxford, England 11/3/02. Mailing a postcard to my mom. Hi mom! Milton Malsor, England 11/3/02. Fireworks for Guy Fawkes Day. Pretty incredible. Took these from the roof of the Derngate Theatre in Northampton, England 11/2/02.

Lotta drizly days
Off to merry ol' England (and Scotland) to play with Peter Green and the Splinter Group. 38 gigs, no days off. Somewhere in there we managed to record a BBC radio show (Paul Jones) and make a live record (No Days Off). Map property and courtesy of Ray Cummings.
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