thanks for the reply mate. after so many years in the biz i never think ive 'made 'it , but i have a great thing going here in china. as you can imagine the music from home [ many countries are' home' here,] is important to people so i try real hard to do the music honestly, and with real heart.sometimes people even cry if i do a song they love. its a special thing ,and i try my best every gig. tonight im playing at the 'hugo western restaurant' ,near macau for valentines day,then back to ryans bar to play for a wedding party. all my romantic stuff will be dragged out tonight,but i dont mind as im a bit of a [rockin] romantic myself. im just back from vietnam,where i took ,'francesca' [ my acoustic] and played all over the country,including on the sleeper train from saigon to hanoi.friday and saturday im at ryans for the rockin party nights and on sunday im in hong kong ,playing with my friend arthur at the 'old china hand pub'. thanks again,best wishes. chopper/ronnie