I’m still catching up after a busy weekend and week. February has flown in, not a great month usually (cold!) but it means we are one step away from March and then, spring! The daffs have sprung up along the high street. Last Tuesday at Hearties we celebrated in style, with three birthdays! Congrats to Caroline (and thanks for all you do for the choir), Jackie and Tina. We had chocolate cake and fizz, which I’m thinking to make my staple diet. Actually, I’m trying not to eat sugar. I once had no sugar whatsoever for 5 or 6 years. Now, I hunt for old Maltesers that have fallen down the sofa!

Wintersong rehearsals all next week before Saturday’s show. The ladies are sounding GREAT. After that, it’s time to slow down and start boot camp! Haha. I’m working on songs for Rockits at the mo, re-recording the Fleetwood Medley (a request) and starting some music for Best of British (Bob). Ru and Lou came over today, so I had to be sociable and emerge from my cupboard/studio haha. We had a toastie in the Meeting Place (used to be Moshulu) which was very good. Coffee mediocre, but great food.

If you get a chance and are interested, I loved the documentary, “The sound of 007.” I’m not much of an actual Bond fan, but the soundtracks are something I find totally amazing. I don’t care who plays Bond, but I do wait to hear (when the shroud of secrecy is removed) who has won the best prize – the titles theme. I’m not keen on Bassey, but she kind of created the Bond sound, the drama that became a key ingredient in the theme song. Being chosen to write/perform this song is an honour; an award for being the years most respected and talented artist. Tina Turner, Adele (Skyfall ❤️), Duran Duran, Chris Cornell, Sheryl Crow, Carly Simon, Jack White (odd), so many… the latest being, Billie Eilish. You could look through it like a history of pop music. The artist missing for me, is Amy Winehouse. She was PERFECT Bond theme material. I found out that she was due to record her Bond song around the time she died. I wonder when they’ll ask me? I do keep checking my junk folder, in case I’ve missed the email. I’d then be able to buy my VW camper and become a local celeb, haha. Blimey, I’d hate the latter; I’d have to blow dry my hair every time I went out! Since becoming, Max MKII and finding a heart (haha), I am much softer and emotional. I tried to rewatch Schindler’s List, as it’s an outstanding film, but I found it utterly heartbreaking. All I could think of were the boys in that situation. I just couldn’t watch it all. Schindler saved 1100 from the camps. He wished it had been more ❤️
