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thanks for this pic, Paul. The clocks on ‘kitchen kitty’ don’t move because there is still a bit of sunlight outside to experience 

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Desert Dinos

I rented this Ford Mustang in about 1983 and took some friends out to Palm Springs. This was on the way. The Brontosaurus actually had a gift shop in it.

Now it’s all built up around there with fast food establishments and the dinos are looking pretty faded. I stopped driving not long after that because I am one of the world’s worst drivers. It was only fair to the other road users. I’m a bit wonky-eyed, with no ability to perceive visual depth, have a tendency to daydream and no road confidence. The day I found myself feeling relieved every time I saw a car receding the other way in my rearview, relief that I hadn’t crashed into it, I knew it was time to stop. I really don’t miss being behind the wheel.

zeke – he insists on sitting in Laurie’s lap when she’s at the ProTools

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A few things coming up: 

Tonight the ‘Listen Again‘ option for Dave Pearce runs out on the BBC iPlayer. This is where I chose my top anthem.  So get it while it lasts!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ds8mj
I see that he has Jeremy Healy doing his anthem choice tonight!
 

Monday, March 30
Mastering the updated album at Abbey Road.
 

Tuesday, March 31
off to BBC 6 Music to pre-record an interview with Chris Hawkins. Am not sure when it will go out.
 

Jodie Harsh is doing a remix of ‘Optical Illusions‘

Wednesday
Going to spend all day rigging up ProTools 8. I’ve been on ProTools 6 for far too long. Expecting lots of computer agony and ecstasy.

Or maybe not
 

Thursday, April 2
To The BBC World Service at Bush House in The Strand. Fascinating place. This is to discuss my forthcoming trip to Russia.

The rather enormous front foor of Bush House.

The halloed portal to the North West Wing

Friday, April 3
On BBC Radio 2, live on Claudia Winkleman’s Arts Show (I’m on somewhere between 11pm to midnight but catch the whole show from 10.
 

Saturday, April 4
4:45 Live with Lauren Laverne on BB6 Music (show runs 4-6pm)
 

Sunday
Working on a project that is top secret for the moment
 

Monday April 6th
Taping a radio program for Q Radio. Just loads of my favourite tracks from past and present and a little background to each one.
 

later that night, at midnight
Live with Janice Long on Radio 2
I’m bringing in half a dozen tracks that have influenced me over the years and we’ll be discussing them 
 

Wednesday 8
Pre-recording with the legendary  Mark Radcliff and Stuart Maconie

Rob da Bank on Radio 1  interview recorded, to be aired just before release of album
 

I will put in more dates as I know them. It’s been great that ‘Optical Illusions’ has been played on the radio quite a lot. Now that there are new versions it’s all getting a bit discombobulating. Richard and I are going to make a second promo disc so we can kind of catch up with it all.

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PLAY: ‘Hamlet’

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Tomorrow evening (Monday) Geoff Pesche is going to remaster ‘My Oracle …’. I’ve done a few switcheroos and updates.
It felt like so long to the release date I couldn’t help it. It’s a bit close to the deadline for iTunes but the album’s better for it.

Geoff will be doing it in his mastering room at Abbey Road Studios here in London

[that's not my car outside, I wouldn't even know how to drive it]

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