I have been a bit slack, when it comes to updating this site. the trouble is we never seem to be at home. Had a really good weekend, the highlight of which was seeing Prince Buster on Sunday evening. That's right the ska legend came to town and what a man he is. He had the large crowd dancing like lunatics for 80 minutes. After the show Orynthia even managed to get him to sign a CD. The gig should have taken place last year but was postponed in the wake of September 11th. We had started to worry that it would never happen but the man came good.

On the advice of my friend Bill, I have just read the excellent Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe. A splendidly funny read about a young man "Doing" india for all the wrong reasons. Although we have never done the full backpacking thing, anyone who has done the slightest amount of self organized travel will recognize the fantastically observed portraits of the people who delight in telling you that you have just done it all wrong!! They always know a better place or cheaper deal and relish telling you all about it.

I was delighted to see an illustration by Marcellus Hall in the latest edition of the New Yorker. I really like his work. In a recent edition of the same magazine he did a great piece on the Knitting Factory in New York. We spent a couple of nights in the Knitting Factory at the end of last year (including New Years Eve) and he really caught the atmosphere of the place. I might send him an email to see if he minds me putting a link to it on this site. You take a look at some of his other work by go to his web site by clicking on his name.

I also learnt from the New Yorker that they are starting to worry about a water shortage due the lack of rain. No such problems here, another day of howling gales and drenching rain. Good old England.

Bristol City go from bad to worse, lost to lowly Notts County on the weekend, to slip to 6th place in the league. As I write this the team are in action at Chesterfield. We really have to start winning some games or we are going to miss out on the Promotion play offs, let alone outright promotion. COME ON YOU REDS!!!