Hi Chris just wanted to ask a few questions cos its been a while since I nipped your head lol firstly was that bedders on the roof of Buckingham Palace or has Bushers had plastic surgery to look like him hope he is back and for good as I like it better when the magnificent seven are together (was even worried about the new album without him because all best albums have been with the whole group)

Yes – Bedders was back but he only does Royal gigs and Olympics though.

secondly to ask why the house of fun weekender was not open to under 18s this year as you said if there was no trouble last year it would probably be ok this year and its depressing me that I might have to miss another year

Sorry I really wanted to do that too, plus we’d sell more tickets. It’s down to Butlins sadly. How long have you got till you hit 18?

and thirdly can you please tell me who to contact regarding covering one of Prince Busters songs with my mates band as we want to do a charity song for Pudsey bear and dont know the legal ramifications etc hope you can help cheers

You contact his publishers [Melodisc] good luck, they are very hard to get hold of.

Terry B fae Kirkcaly

ps iv had a good idea for the box set reissues as it seems like the madness will never be released so why dont you just sell small round stickers with 7 and s on them and we can just stick them over the 8 and exclamation mark stickers and the set will look ok and then people (including me)can stop nipping your head about it what do you think
Terry Burgoyne

Thanks Terry, CB
PS We could change the bands name to Madnes?