August 24th

Felt very 3rd party after just a couple of hours sleep. Spoke to Gavin in the morning. He’s just back from Italy where he’s been recording a new album for Italian super star Claudio Baglioni. The rhythm section are from blighty, being made up of Gavin and JohnGiblin. Now there’s a dream rhythm section.

We caught up and I told him of the nightmare I’ve had with the MacBook and Logic. PT were about to buy one to drive some midi and sync films for their forthcoming tour. Gav told me that Dave Stewart and Barbara had spent the night and that Dave was going to London to master a new Hatfield CD, following the success of ‘Hatwise Choice’. I’d been trying to track Dave down these past few days, but with no luck, Answer phone not on and mobile switched off. As he was heading to A Major, a studio just up the road in Shepherds Bush, I thought I’d just turn up. I haven’t seen Dave since he emigrated to the wilds of Cornwall. By the time I turned up at the studio, he’d already gone.