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Friday, September 19th, 2008Two songs stuck in my head in the five days I spent in California. Not even whole songs, really, just two of the most annoying snippets of the songs concerned, which I couldn’t help but sing in comedy voices at various points throughout the day. Yep, out loud.
Song one was ‘California’ by Phantom [...]
i heart toronto :::
Saturday, September 13th, 2008My second trip to Toronto was even shorter than my first. A year and a half ago I went over for three days with Lil’ Chris to play shows in The Mod Club and in Hamilton, a town just outside the city. I had a great time trudging through crisp white snow, enjoying [...]
washington - cleveland - chicago :::
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Washington was wet. Big raindrops, you know, the ones that feel fat and glutinous as they break and splash over your face, soaking your clothes in seconds. I stayed in the tour bus as long as possible before sprinting the few feet to the dry venue to get some washing done, eat lovely [...]
philly :::
Sunday, September 7th, 2008Philly was baking hot and full of food. The gig was in the heart of busy Chinatown, and there was no time to venture any further afield than Reading Terminal Market, home to a frankly dizzying array of food concessions. A wild mushroom quesadilla from Down Home Diner set me up for a [...]
nyc - hilfiger / letterman / ink :::
Sunday, September 7th, 2008If I wait to find time to write the second half of this post before blogging anything about the US tour I’m on at the moment I’ll be waiting a long time, so to hell with chronology and hello to blogging as and when I get the time.
NYC is always a blur (in a good [...]
my summer travels # 1 - facts & figures :::
Friday, September 5th, 2008Countries visited: 14
Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Switzerland, Belgium, Lithuania, Austria, Netherlands, Russia, France
Gigs played: 19 (not including TV performances and other bits and pieces)
Flights taken: 28 (approx)
Air miles: Somewhere in the region of 33832. An incomprehensible and quite shocking figure. I fully intend to offset this in some way [...]
focus and perspective :::
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Words to live by.
And the third new tattoo? Coming soon…
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