Train Of Thought

Hey all, long time no blog.

I’m typing this on a train on the way up to Glasgow. I’m on tour with Kim Richey at the moment. It’s been a blast so far.

At the first show I played a solo so spectacularly badly that Kim broke the cardinal rule of show business (the show must go on!) and stopped the song because she was crying with laughter. Many audience members said this was the highlight of the evening. It’s strange how only a semitone separates beauty from comedy.

To pass the time on the long car and train journeys we have made up many unsuccessful games such as ‘I’m a colour- what am I’, ‘what superpower would you have and why’ and also argued about what kind of food (if you were only allowed one type) you would be marooned on a desert island with. Kim-Japanese, me- torn between Indian and British (homesickness might necessitate a Yorkshire pudding).

I managed to hook up with the legendary and talented Nate Campany last week at a writers night. We were both a touch worse for wear after singing along with Desmond Child performing ‘Living On A Prayer (inspiring) and Graham Gouldman performing 10cc’s ‘I’m Not In Love (humbling). Me and Nate were hoping to write yesterday but I was too knackered after being on late night BBC radio 2 the night before (sorry Nate, don’t hate me). The link is below if you fancy listening to me, Kim and Giles Martin performing a few of Kim’s tunes and being interviewed. After listening back today I’ve realized that me and Kim are both ‘high talkers’, it sounds like he’s interviewing the munchkins.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/bobharris/biography.shtml

You need to fast-forward about an hour into the show.


I read a nice quote today. ‘He had a mind like knitting that the cat had played with ’

Jez x