Hello All,

It's Tuesday evening, almost 10 pm GMT here in Methwold, Thedford, Norfolk -- we've been here at Paul & Barb's house for just about 24 hours.

Great sleep-deprived weekend in NYC with our two sons prepared us well to minimize jet lag. Late Sat night into Sun a.m. at CBGB on the lower Bowery, where friends of our kids (The Witnesses) were headlining. Also made it to Shea Stadium for Sunday afternoon's Mets game (a rare victory).

Flew out of Newark early Monday (8 am EDT), arrived 6 hrs later at 8 pm Greenwich Time, met at the gate by brother Paul, 2 hour drive home and we were ready for sleep. Up this morning about 9, almost completely readjusted and ready to go.

Excellent day sightseeing around East Anglia: first north to Castle Rising Castle (nice redundant name, eh?), then south to Lavenham (nifty medieval town), excellent dinner at the Red Lion Pub out in the middle of nowhere at Icklingham. We recommend it highly to anyone who might pass through the area.

Tomorrow: surprise trip by train into London -- Paul and Barb booked an overnight stay at a B&B and got theater tickets to Joan Plowright's current play, at a theatre on (I believe) Charing Cross Road. The play may or may not preclude any other nightlife for our one night in the big city. If there's any can't miss after-hours fun to be had nearby, perhaps we an stay awake long enough to enjoy.

Back to Methwold Thursday evening. From Friday morning to Monday early evening (when we depart for Dublin), we'll probably squeeze in trips to Stonehange and Stratford-upon-Avon, leaving just a few hours for other adventures.

Gotta go pick some tunes with my brother -- later!