ComEnts

I'm going fishing this weekend - carp fishing in Yateley to be exact. Haven't wetted a rod in anger since I was about 12, but my two cousins (not my only cousins, but these two are more like brothers to me) are both well into it and we're off early Sat morning and coming back Sunday afternoon. I'm looking forward to sitting by a lake, camping out and leaving everything behind me for a couple of days.. I've got a monstrous month lined up for May, about 15 gigs, same number of rehearsals, having to learn/re-structure the vocals for AWU in the absence of Dave our singer for a gig on the 13th, two different CD's getting printed up at CD Mule, trying to get back into the studio with Red Antennae as well after a bit of an enforced lay-off, and various other bits and pieces to think about so I'm using this weekend to chill out and sort myself out mentally for the coming weeks.

Every time I've been down to spend some time with my two cuzzins by the water's edge it's been very relaxing, tranquil and serene. As a man who knows a thing or two about sedation, I'm looking forward to catching some sun and catching up on some zen-enhancing meditation: I will be turning the sound of one hand clapping up to full volume for several hours by the bank. I think anyone who spends any amount of time standing next to drum kits needs to balance it out with periods of absolute silence if they are to avoid any longterm ear damage, or even stay sane. Having said that, I'm taking my discman with me and a note pad and hopefully getting through the pile of reviews that has been hanging around for too long. The Off the Radar CD sounds good, and my good friend Jan Trefusis' band King Furnace are funking out in every way.

So, a weekend of relaxation and recuperation awaits me.. The calm before the storm, if you will. Need to be fully charged and champing at the bit by the time my first show rolls around on the 10th May; there are people out there, people who need rocking - it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it, etc.