S*T*U*F*F* Reloaded

Back in London after what was really a most excellent tour. What a year - touring with Air… it sounds almost surreal to me to write that. Their music has been a massive inspiration and I’m now keen to get some more music going, having realised a few home truths about where I am happiest in life. Guitar in hand, microphone nearby and some kick-ass musicians. Yes, there is a lot to do.

We bought a Christmas tree today, mostly for Luka’s benefit. I have, like most parents, been looking forward to the time when your kids get all excited and it makes Christmas magical again (presuming you felt like that about it when you were young). I didn’t imagine for a second that Luka would start this by the time he was 2 years old, but when I put up the tree, switched on the lights and suggested we decorate it, he was nearly hitting the ceiling with glee. What a sweetheart. We spent about 2 hours putting up baubles and stars… and he had a big ear-to-ear grin the whole time. Lovely, and so cute.

I drove down to the tour bus yard today in grim weather to pick up all the wine I acquired on tour… what a nice couple of boxes. On seeing them, Diane just rolled her eyes… she knows I’m incorrigible, and getting worse with age. But when I see labels like “Corton Pougets”, “Chateau Kirwan”, “Vina Tondonia”, “Poliziano”, “Vasse Felix” - they just fill me with an irresistable delight. Having said that, however, I must now stress that I am on a post-tour detox for a while. No alcohol for as long as I can manage… not easy as we have a wedding to go to on Friday… but ignoring that minor blip, I should manage to make it until the next wedding the following week - in France - when the mighty Jules Maxwell ties the knot!

No more Air in 2007! Looking forward to the Australian tour in 2008, though. Time to get my act together and finish my album that I started with Jules Maxwell…