'Good morrow, all you fantastic Hooplers.  Many, many thanks for all your birthday wishes, what a brilliant lot you are!  Birthday passed off in a very acceptable and cake-filled manner with many cards and prezzies to be opened and enjoyed and plenty of good company around me.
 
Also, very pleased to see so many good comments about 'The Ballad of Mott The Hoople'. Jean and I were very disappointed to miss the premiere but we did watch the 'rough cut', so at least I had a good idea of how it was put together and I liked what I saw!
 
Still in hospital unfortunately but hoping to move on soon, so I will keep you all posted on progress.  Thanks again for all your good wishes, means a lot to me. Keep Hoopling (even if it is on zimmer frames for most of us now!)
 
Love, Buffin
xx'

'Greetings all you fine upstanding Hooplers,
 
Quick update on the Memory Walk - I did it!!!! - Good day, lots of people turned out for it and I started them off with my hooter (NO - don't say it!)  Then I walked my little leggies off, weather was good and I really enjoyed it.
 
Also had a good evening with Verden yesterday.  He was passing through and popped in as he always does (definately warrabloke)  He was on top form and told us a very funny story about how he banged his head on a toilet seat over the weekend!  If any of you ever meet him, you must ask him about it, hilarious!  You've just gotta love that man.
 
Great to see all your messages coming in, I just wish and wish that I could answer them all but rest assured, just getting them gives me such a boost, so keep 'em coming
 
Love to you all
Buff xx'

'Oh shucks you guys and gals!  Lady Jean (aka The Buffess) has been relaying the messages of love and goodwill which have mysteriously appeared on my web-site.  I would dearly love to answer each one personally but the 'beast within' forbids it, (he's giving me 'Brain Capers' of my very own!!)  However, rest assured that I have heard and appreciated each and every one.  Hooplers' definitely rule, K.O.!!
 
with much love and thanks to you all
Buff
xxx'

'Calling all Hooplers everywhere - Buffin here and hoping to hear from you.  As you are all probably now aware, I have been taken over by the alien 'Mr Alzheimer' and his evil ways and cannot now contact anyone myself.  However, he will not beat me, so I have directed my floozies, Lady Jean of The Buffesses and Dame Constance of The Colonies, (see administrators' photograph, do NOT mess with these ladies), to set up this web-site so that I can keep you all updated with news and events as they happen in my world, (assuming anyone is interested of course?).

Having tried to keep the flame of Mott The Hoople burning for the past 40 years, my reward came with the reception we got at Hammersmith in October, I was welverhomed and I hope this web-site is a small way of saying 'thank you'.  Looking forward to chatting with you all, so let's keep Hoopling!  Love Buffin'.