yeh he's still around - he phoned me up last week. he was stuck in the house, confined to barracks as Jeannie had had a fall and he had to take care of her - so he was phoning everyone up.

I finished the book. a bit depressing I thought. the folk clubs have gone down the tubes. all the stars have got their kids playing the festivals. everybody's happy as jam with the situation.

if it gets any better, we'll all be watching celebrity dancing on x factor.