"DESIGNED TO SUPPORT OUR WEIGHT FOR A LIFETIME OF SITTING, IT ALSO HAS THE SUBTLETY TO DO THE SAMBA" Things are slowly getting back on track. For a while there Jess and I came really close to calling it a day - in fact I think at one point we may well have actually split up - anyway, after much talking (and much more to come) it looks like we are going to make another go at it. Thanks for all the support and advice and occasionally sniggering email. It's been a rough couple of weeks for both of us but its really nice to relax again with one another. We went to Carol & David's wedding yesterday which was a very sweet affair. Most of the guests were musicians so the music during the reception was of course excellent finishing in a large and loud jamming session - good stuff. Had to ditch work again on Saturday - another attack in the North, which I won't go into here because the whole thing is ridiculous beyond belief. Nothing to say about it really and that should bring you guys pretty much up to date. So the next thing you guys should be checking out is a new zine called Brindled. As soon as I speak to Rikki I'll see if he'll let me throw a couple of pages up here for public consumption. The pilot/preview issue is out now but as soon as I get more details on issue one I'll let you know. If you want to ask Rikki about it then you can drop him a line here. I'm about half way through The Piano Tuner which I'll be reviewing for the next issue of BookSlut. I'm a little out of touch with things after the last week but give me a day or two and I'll be back on top of all this crap. Nothing else to report... Mike is blogging to: Come In and Burn by The Rollins Band