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PICTURES FROM TRAVELS WITH JOHN MAYALL 2004:
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:

Notodden, Norway. 8/7/04. Another long stroll and I stumbled across Edvard Munch's grave. You know, "The Scream". Whatever. Oslo, Norway. 8/5/04. Akershus Slott (Castle). Originally from the 14th century. Oslo, Norway. 8/4/04.

Mount Raudmelen. Balestrand, Norway. 7/31/04. View of Sognefjorden from Mount Raudmelen. Balestrand, Norway. 7/31/04. Nigardsbreen Glacier, Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalpark, Norway. 7/29/04.

Nigardsbreen Glacier, Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalpark, Norway. 7/29/04. A room with a view. Balestrand, Norway. 7/29/04. King Bele and me on top of Ancient Viking burial mounds. Balestrand, Norway. 7/28/04.

Joe, taking some time out of a busy day. Balestrand, Norway. 7/28/04. Jammin' with Norwegian great Ole Bull. Bergen, Norway. 7/27/04. Image property of Joe Yuele. Ronnie Scott's. London, England. 7/25/04.

Ran into some old pals from LA in a bullring. Henry Carvajal and Bill Stuve from The Mighty Flyers. We're all pretty far from home in Cazorla, Spain. 7/23/04. So I'm out for a stroll. I walk into an old theater, and there's John giving a press conference. Doesn't he ever take a break? Cazorla, Spain. 7/23/04. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super Buddy. Mallorca Airport. 7/22/04.

John gets a kick out of the most ridiculous bass rig ever. Sure he's smiling. He doesn't have to make it work. Mallorca, Spain 7/21/04. Buddy and I make the laminate for the Spanish portion of the tour. Spain 7/20/04. Buddy can play a whole lotta guitar, and now I know how. There's three of him. Wiesen, Austria. 7/18/04.

Alvin Lee ROCKS. He's still got it. Better than ever. Pistoia, Italy. 7/17/04. Buddy, Joe, and Dobie Gillis backstage at the Pistoia Blues Festival, Pistoia, Italy. 7/17/04. Fulvio Burberi, Buddy, Fulvio's ciao bella, and me. Pistoia, Italy. 7/17/04. Image property of Fulvio Burberi.

Hangin' at the beach. Sort of. Campli, Italy. 7/15/04. The view from my room. Mount Vesuvius. Naples, Italy. 7/15/04. Replica of the Amsterdam, 18th century East Indiaman. Outside the Scheepvaartmuseum. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 7/12/04.

John entertaining the press at the Bagnols Blues Festival. Outside Nimes, France. 7/9/04. We pitched a tent at the Bagnols Blues Festival. Outside Nimes, France. 7/9/04. Maison Carre. One of the best preserved Roman temples in Europe. Nimes, France. 7/9/04. Image property of Buddy Whittington.

Temple of Diana. Ancient Roman baths. Nimes, France. 7/9/04. Tour Magne. Ancient Roman fort and the oldest Roman ruins in a city famous for some of the best preserved Roman ruins anywhere. Yup, I climbed it. Nimes, France. 7/9/04. Getting ready to rumble. Nimes, France. 7/9/04.

Hans Christian Andersen tells me and Buddy a whopper. Copenhagen, Denmark. 7/4/04. Blending in with the natives. Malmo, Sweden. 7/2/04. Found a windmill. Malmo, Sweden. 7/2/04.

Go north my son. Stockholm, Sweden. 7/1/04. Uppsala, Sweden. 6/28/04. Keeping an eye on me. And smiling the big smile, 'cause that was a fabulous dinner. Grants Pass, Oregon. 5/21/04. Image property of Timothy Bullard.

Keeping an eye on the boss. Grants Pass, Oregon. 5/21/04. Image property of Timothy Bullard. Redwoods. Northern California. 5/21/04. Buddy reveling in the grandeur. Crescent City, California. 5/21/04.

Battery Point Lighthouse. Crescent City, California. 5/21/04. I didn't know Hertz had amphibious vehicles. The ever trusty (not) Everlost shows our current position about 1/2 a mile offshore in the Pacific ocean. Heading down Highway 1 in northern California. And we didn't even get our feet wet. 5/20/04. Pikes Peak, Colorado. 5/14/04.

Bluesbreaker Gothic. Apologies to Grant Wood. Gothenburg, Nebraska. 5/12/04. A taste of the old west. An original pony express station. Gothenburg, Nebraska. 5/12/04. We're hot on the Oregon trail in Fort Kearny, Nebraska. 5/12/04.

Famous drummer Joe Yuele. T-shirt courtesy of Bluesbreaker pal and famous DJ Greg Lewis, WNTI, New Jersey. And is that famous Kelly Johnson blurring by on the right? I think so. And there's famous John Mayall, O.B.E. too. Tulsa, Oklahoma 5/8/04. So the next thing you know, we're chatting up Dick Dale, the king of surf guitar. Somewhere over the Atlantic. 3/30/04. Outside the Alhambra/Alcazaba. Granada, Spain 3/28/04

Hmmm. Have to get a little closer to the scissors next time I go to the barber. Is Seville coming up? Girona, Spain 3/26/04. Image property of Julio Fejota. A big ol' pile o' rocks. Girona, Spain 3/26/04. The Bluesbreakers meet Sid McGinnis, tremendous guitarist with the David Letterman show among other things. I found out we're both from Pittsburgh, PA. Buffalo, NY 3/19/04.

MORE MAYALL PICS: 2006.2 2006.1 2005.2 2005.1 2004.2 2003 2002.2 2002.1 2000 and 2001 index


Notodden, Norway. 8/7/04.	Another long stroll and I stumbled across Edvard Munch's grave. You know, "The Scream". Whatever. Oslo, Norway. 8/5/04.	Akershus Slott (Castle). Originally from the 14th century. Oslo, Norway. 8/4/04.


Mount Raudmelen. Balestrand, Norway. 7/31/04.	View of Sognefjorden from Mount Raudmelen. Balestrand, Norway. 7/31/04.	Nigardsbreen Glacier, Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalpark, Norway. 7/29/04.


Nigardsbreen Glacier, Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalpark, Norway. 7/29/04.	A room with a view. Balestrand, Norway. 7/29/04.	King Bele and me on top of Ancient Viking burial mounds. Balestrand, Norway. 7/28/04.


Joe, taking some time out of a busy day. Balestrand, Norway. 7/28/04.	Jammin' with Norwegian great Ole Bull. Bergen, Norway. 7/27/04. Image property of Joe Yuele.	Ronnie Scott's. London, England. 7/25/04.


Ran into some old pals from LA in a bullring. Henry Carvajal and Bill Stuve from The Mighty Flyers. We're all pretty far from home in Cazorla, Spain. 7/23/04.	So I'm out for a stroll. I walk into an old theater, and there's John giving a press conference. Doesn't he ever take a break? Cazorla, Spain. 7/23/04.	It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super Buddy. Mallorca Airport. 7/22/04.


John gets a kick out of the most ridiculous bass rig ever. Sure he's smiling. He doesn't have to make it work. Mallorca, Spain 7/21/04.	Buddy and I make the laminate for the Spanish portion of the tour. Spain 7/20/04.	Buddy can play a whole lotta guitar, and now I know how. There's three of him. Wiesen, Austria. 7/18/04.


Alvin Lee ROCKS. He's still got it. Better than ever. Pistoia, Italy. 7/17/04.	Buddy, Joe, and Dobie Gillis backstage at the Pistoia Blues Festival, Pistoia, Italy. 7/17/04.	Fulvio Burberi, Buddy, Fulvio's ciao bella, and me. Pistoia, Italy. 7/17/04. Image property of Fulvio Burberi.


Hangin' at the beach. Sort of. Campli, Italy. 7/15/04.	The view from my room. Mount Vesuvius. Naples, Italy. 7/15/04.	Replica of the Amsterdam, 18th century East Indiaman. Outside the Scheepvaartmuseum. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 7/12/04.


John entertaining the press at the Bagnols Blues Festival. Outside Nimes, France. 7/9/04.	We pitched a tent at the Bagnols Blues Festival. Outside Nimes, France. 7/9/04.	Maison Carre. One of the best preserved Roman temples in Europe. Nimes, France. 7/9/04. Image property of Buddy Whittington.


Temple of Diana. Ancient Roman baths. Nimes, France. 7/9/04.	Tour Magne. Ancient Roman fort and the oldest Roman ruins in a city famous for some of the best preserved Roman ruins anywhere. Yup, I climbed it. Nimes, France. 7/9/04.	Getting ready to rumble. Nimes, France. 7/9/04.


Hans Christian Andersen tells me and Buddy a whopper. Copenhagen, Denmark. 7/4/04.	Blending in with the natives. Malmo, Sweden. 7/2/04.	Found a windmill. Malmo, Sweden. 7/2/04.


Go north my son. Stockholm, Sweden. 7/1/04.	Uppsala, Sweden. 6/28/04.	Keeping an eye on me. And smiling the big smile, 'cause that was a fabulous dinner. Grants Pass, Oregon. 5/21/04. Image property of Timothy Bullard.


Keeping an eye on the boss. Grants Pass, Oregon. 5/21/04. Image property of Timothy Bullard.	Redwoods. Northern California. 5/21/04.	Buddy reveling in the grandeur. Crescent City, California. 5/21/04.


Battery Point Lighthouse. Crescent City, California. 5/21/04.	I didn't know Hertz had amphibious vehicles. The ever trusty (not) Everlost shows our current position about 1/2 a mile offshore in the Pacific ocean. Heading down Highway 1 in northern California. And we didn't even get our feet wet. 5/20/04.	Pikes Peak, Colorado. 5/14/04.


Bluesbreaker Gothic. Apologies to Grant Wood. Gothenburg, Nebraska. 5/12/04.	A taste of the old west. An original pony express station. Gothenburg, Nebraska. 5/12/04.	We're hot on the Oregon trail in Fort Kearny, Nebraska. 5/12/04.


Famous drummer Joe Yuele. T-shirt courtesy of Bluesbreaker pal and famous DJ Greg Lewis, WNTI, New Jersey. And is that famous Kelly Johnson blurring by on the right? I think so. And there's famous John Mayall, O.B.E. too. Tulsa, Oklahoma 5/8/04.	So the next thing you know, we're chatting up Dick Dale, the king of surf guitar. Somewhere over the Atlantic. 3/30/04.	Outside the Alhambra/Alcazaba. Granada, Spain 3/28/04


Hmmm. Have to get a little closer to the scissors next time I go to the barber. Is Seville coming up? Girona, Spain 3/26/04. Image property of Julio Fejota.	A big ol' pile o' rocks. Girona, Spain 3/26/04.	The Bluesbreakers meet Sid McGinnis, tremendous guitarist with the David Letterman show among other things. I found out we're both from Pittsburgh, PA. Buffalo, NY 3/19/04.