Hi all. This is really a very short piece on my adventures so far......

It's been 3 weeks since I left Cornwall for Bonny Scotland, and since that time, I've travelled around 2000 miles, sung in front of about 180000 people, eaten Heaven knows how many lovely meals and drunk a few beers, etc..  I haven't got to bed earlier than 1:45 am, and I've made some really good friends in my fellow tour colleagues, including all the backstage guys and girls. I hang out a fair bit with Daniel Evans, get lots of friendly hugs with Rachel Hylton, chat about rock music with Ruth and play footy with Ant and Seb, JLS and Eoghan in the dressing rooms (We nearly hit a tv at the O2 Arena....ooops!!!). Oh, and I've been trekking the streets of Liverpool and Brighton with Diana and Laura in search of chip butties and Big Macs!!!

We generally have to be up and out of the hotel early most days, although when we have more than one date at a venue, it's more relaxed. The travel gets very tedious at times, so it's usually out with the iPod (Thanks Claire!) or read a paper, or simply snooze (or try to!!). We did travel overnight to London after the Manchester gigs, which threw us out a bit and having already done 3 gigs in 2 days in Mancs, we then had to do 2 gigs at Wembley the very next day....

The good thing was that we had a day off afterwards to recharge a little.

Everybody gets on well with each other and we've had a great tour so far with superb audiences almost everywhere. Ant, Seb, Alan (the Michael Jackson guy) and I love to go outside the venues when the main stars are finishing their last song, and sign as many autographs as possible before the crowds go wild for the really "famous" people. I did find it funny when one 17 year old Aberdeen girl shouted "I love you, Phill..." only to be followed by "I wish you were my dad!!!"  LOL  :-)

I have many stories to tell, but I won't bore you much longer.

However, a strange thing that happened last week was turning a corner backstage at the O2 Arena only to come face to face with Michael Jackson and about 7 bodyguards. I was with Suleman Mirza who is the excellent MJ dancer from Signature (Britain's Got Talent runners-up), and he couldn't contain himself, chatting eagerly with Michael before asking for a photograph with us. I shook MJ's hand and said "Pleased to meet you Michael..." to which he replied "Likewise..." A bodyguard took the photo with Suleman's camera phone, but lo and behold, when we looked at the picture, the guard had covered the lens with his finger.....Was it on purpose??? We'll never know..... Anyway, it was too late by the time we found out, because MJ had left the building. We're off to London again tomorrow for a day off, and and are then going up to Birmingham and Glasgow. It seems like ages since I was home, but being busy and having fun doing what I love to do, albeit for a minute on stage, has helped to focus me a little more and stop me from being too homesick.This is a fantastic time for me, and I have to make the most of it.

Thanks for all the messages of support I keep getting. It really does help me along.

Well, that's all for now. I'll try and keep more stories logged for next time.

Bye Bye!!

Phill

xx