Hi All,

I have not been avoiding you all, but have been working extremely hard to try and salvage this show.

I received an email from Lee's wife, telling me that Lee was pulling out of the show, and it is something that i have thought long and hard about. I am not in a position to continue with this project on my own, and don't feel it's appropriate for me to do so, especially with it being a tribute to Ronnie, and have told Lee this.

I am extremely sorry for any inconvenience this has caused to anybody, and extremely embarrassed and annoyed at the situation. There simply is not enough time to pull this out of the fire on my own, with so much to do and so little time to do it.

I'm away in Ireland, which has not been ideal, but I thought that things were going ok until a couple of weeks ago.

We have had several pull outs already, and with Lee now doing the same, I guess I will have to carry the can for this failure. The only way that this show could be saved is with some major help, which has not been forthcomming. If there was anything that could be done, believe me, i would be glad to be still going through with everything. However, with no money coming into the show, and no indication of advanced ticket sales, I would personally have to carry the financial burden, which is extremely large. That is something that as an individual, is too bigger risk to put me and my family through.

I accept that this will cause a great deal of upset and anger, and for that i'm truly sorry.

Regretfully yours

Mark