Copenhagen: to see Soren again, and his fab and beautiful daughter Christina (have I spelt it right?), such a thrill.

Oslo: Finn, my dear friend of many years, sound check and dinner; chatting to band and absorbing.

Finn even brought beautiful young women along (how?), and we all stared in awe backstage before boarding bus.

And Morten: Universal and always welcome. These guys are a million miles away from my everyday life, but they are always friends when we come to their towns. Always.

Finn: so slim and fit and rocking.

We meet all sorts, some not so wonderful as others: such is life. But5 we met almost always good and helpful people as we trudged across Scandinavia.

Life could be a lot worse for someone who writes songs and tries to play the guitar.

People make it happen.