Today, which hasn't been a brilliant one for me I dug out some of the CDs I still had from recordings I did with Melvyn Lewis guitar, Mick Ryan drums and Tony on bass. At the time, around 4 years ago I thought I might dip my toe back into the world of trying to work as a musician because I was still getting over meningitis and I sincerely thought I could not do anything else due to my brain being damaged , so the psychologist said, and I was having problems with RSI specifically giving me a ton of aches and pains which is odd in a man as fit as I am. Happily I have got over most of those physical problems and after hearing Digital Earth and Half Hand Hoodoo at the York Peace Festival my interest in music has been fired up . Probably a temporary state! A point of all this is whilst I can obviously play the harmonica and even possibly sing I have found it very hard to get playing with people in the North East of England. I just don't seem to fit in with any of the groups and bands and there is the added problem of doing all of my house husbanding duties getting the lads out and about. To be quite honest I have been moaning on for a while to the family that Sunday is a very quiet night and I would love to get out and play , preferably at the same spot every week and develop some interest in the jazz and blues that I can play and even lay some of the songs I have written on people to see what they think. Maybe I will just have to wait until the lads don't need me around so much. Miles is starting driving lessons this week and that will lead to more independence for us both. Well saying all of this has cheered me up!