Safely back from Canada and Japan - a cunningly designed trip staying in each country just long enough to almost adjust to the jetlag before moving on and repeating the sleepless nights. Thank you to all those who came to the pre-show talks in Canada (including Mr Stormy & son and Eric, the webmaster). My first time north of the 49th parallel. By contrast, my last time in Japan was the Vicar interview tour in 2013. There remains something wonderful about the people, the quality that everyone brings to their work : the way that your tea is served, your bed is made or you are welcomed to the hotel.
Although that little known Vicar story “The Mysterious case of the Hotel Cleaner who knew my name” comes from The Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver. I had left my room on the first morning and was about halfway along the corridor in my jetlagged semi-soporific state, when the cleaner greeted me with a breezy “Good morning, Mr Singleton”, just as I climbed into the lift. It was not until I had reached the ground floor (for my morning breakfast with the Fripp siblings) that it began to bug me “How on earth had she known my name”… Solutions on a postcard please. Another highlight was my astonishing rediscovery of the Beethoven symphonies on the flight home. Simon Rattle’s recent recordings were on the entertainment, and they were…just astonishing. It was like hearing music for the very first time. Put it down to the jetlag. Back in the office, we are beginning to look at the design for the new website - so any potential web-builders or anyone wanting to be part of an informal design forum, please contact [email protected]. Something tells me 2016 is going to be a busy year.
"Conscience is utterly impersonal."
