TrumpetBoy

This is the first installment of my travel diary as I embark on the Rat Pack US tour.

I’ve just got home from a trip to the Optician for my annual eye-test. I started wearing glasses about a year ago and have never felt that I had the hang of them.

Today, about 6 months after publishing his website, I actually met Jimmy Cannon!!
He’s over visiting some other friends of his who play in our band. Apparently there’s been some really positive feedback about the site - always good to hear.

On Saturday night we finished the Rat Pack at Christmas show at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham. It was a great run and I’d like to thank all the guys in the band for making it so pleasant. Special thanks go to Gerry Freeman (drums) and all the folks in Trumpet section; John Ruddick and [...]

Sounds unlikely, I know, but a friend of mine Pete Shelley; saxophonist on the Rat Pack Christmas show here in Birmingham, is running in the Flora London Marathon 2006. He’s managed to get an entry running for a charity called “Help The Hospices” and now needs people to sponsor him so he’s allowed to finally [...]