Where did the year go? It feels like February was only yesterday. Hmmm... That sounds like a song title... Anyway, what a crazy year - so many highs and lows (hey, that is a song title) and lots fun. Thanks everyone for being part of it all. Hope 2006 is even better - bring on the new year!! Lots of love, Michelle xxx

Oh good lord my head hurts. I just wanted to drop a line to the diary page to say merry Christmas to all of you. Last night was a bit of an alcoholic frenzy and tonight I’m off to another party so I might need a blood transfusion for Christmas. I hope you all like the Christmas song we recorded. We had real fun doing it. I hope Santa brings you nice prezzies. Here are my favourite things of 2005.

Yokahama arena. Top gig.

Hanson tour. Really lovely band

Bhuddist retreat in Koya San. Very mellow

Shanghai. China was Maotastic

Guingamp That was like a scene from Delicatessen. Mental

My Pod XT guitar FX

John Prine gig at the Shepherds Bush Empire. Awesome

Young Heart Attack at 93 Feet East. Rockin

The curry I had on my Birthday. Yummy

The meal that Kuma and Uji Cooked for me. Amazing.

My Favourite records and bands I heard in 2005 (although probably not released in 2005) in no particular order

John Prine- Fair And Square

Tom Petty- Anthology

Bleu

The Semantics

Brendan Benson

Josh Rouse – Nashville

Randy Newman- Songbook

XTC- Skylarking

Police- Box Set

Simon And Garfunkel- Box Set

Hello everybody out there. I hope everyone is having a great weekend. We’re all going into the studio tomorrow and Sunday to record a very special track which will only be available to download from the site. We’re hoping it will be finished by Monday. If we can, we’ll rig up a webcam over the weekend so you can see us in the process of recording it all.

Watch this space…

Lots of love

jezx

Jez x