End of 2006

As I type up the final e-mail sendout of the year, and take a nostalgic look back through the year's blogs/photos/gig listings, there are several emotions.. firstly a fondness of the faces and some cherished moments along the way.. the comedic lows of arriving at the Southampton Rhino to find the crappest PA system we've ever played on (oh how we can look back and laugh now) and sitting in broken-down vans waiting for the tow truck to come. On the up-side, there's the most amazing responses from crowds (Solfest, Planet Angel, Workhouse) and meeting some of the most incredible and inspiring people too.

Have no doubt about it - 2007 is a big year for us. It's one thing to achieve the response that we've had this year, but to break into the next level - the next step of going professional (with money and all the bad things that will come with it) will be a test of persistency and will. It's not so much about having ambition or wanting to be a success, it's about deciding whether I want the past three years to have been a waste of time, a 'lesson learned' or the best time of my life.