Start/finish/wash/rinse/repeat

A friend of mine jokingly said to me "so, do you plan on joining Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler when they play New York in February?" and I looked him straight in the eye and said in my most serious Paul Weller tone, "no, I will never play with The Jam again." How many times do you think I've already heard that since this tour was announced? Ye gods. Talk about being typecast! Is it any wonder I stopped using a Rickenbacker?

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Big news coming down the pike, but I reserve the right to maintain radio silence until the 1st of the year.

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This has been quite an interesting year; early on, it was slower. Getting reacclimated to working in the city again but having to take the train every day. Buying the car in April freed us up in so many ways. The office move took one month of my life and made it something of a blur. The road trips to Atlantic City and Pennsylvania to have a quick getaway were a saving grace. The decision and subsequent move back to Staten Island was the big, most positive moment and nothing less than a joy (how many people can say that about a move?). All in all, an interesting, if not, transitional year. Yes, it's certainly had its' ups and downs, like my father's health decline and Liz' job situation, but hey, that's part of yin and yang.

Looking towards '08, some immediate items on the list: rejoin NYSC, buy a new iMac for the house and keep saving money. That's really all. That and completing the album by perhaps year's end. There's no rush, no constraints and no one to please, coddle or mollify. And that's a pretty liberating feeling.

I'm sure I'll see some of you on February 9th, if not sooner.

Happy and healthy New Year to you and yours...