http://www.phillblackwell.com en-gb phillblackwell.com 2010-1-13T00:00:00Z phillblackwell.com http://www.phillblackwell.com/page15.htm#56119 Hi friends.....Yes its been a very long time since I blogged blame Facebook and having too much fun on the X Factor tour for that....LOL.Anyway Im hoping to get into the studio very soon to start recording new original tracks for my album which will hopefully be available towards the end of the year.I will keep you all posted with progress. Remember you can contact me on this site or on Facebook My Space and through Twitter.Have fun peeps.....Speak soonPhillXX 2010-1-13T00:00:00Z http://www.phillblackwell.com/page15.htm#38129 Hi all. This is really a very short piece on my adventures so far......Its been 3 weeks since I left Cornwall for Bonny Scotland and since that time Ive 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 havent got to bed earlier than 145 am and Ive 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 Ive been trekking the streets of Liverpool and Brighton with Diana and Laura in search of chip butties and Big MacsWe generally have to be up and out of the hotel early most days although when we have more than one date at a venue its more relaxed. The travel gets very tedious at times so its usually out with the iPod Tha... 2009-3-13T00:00:00Z http://www.phillblackwell.com/page15.htm#36979 UnbelievableWhat an amazing experience so farBeing on this tour is a real privilege.....I am only on stage for about a minute or so and as any performer will tell you when you are enjoying it you want it to carry on foreverHowever I am honoured to be in the company of some top quality performers both singers and dancers.....and the best thing is we all get on together...there are no big egos theres loads of banter and we are one big happy team.....Its cool as........If anyone reading was at Aberdeen then I hope you enjoyed the show.Anyone who hasnt seen us yet.....Im not going to spoil the surprises.......What a fantastic time to remember for the rest of my life.......xx 2009-2-22T00:00:00Z http://www.phillblackwell.com/page15.htm#36768 Hi everyone.Hope you all had a great weekendI did. I went tobogganing with my 4 lovely kids and girlfriend Claire.Not on snow though....It was a stainless steel slalom run in Plymouth.....Great fun but not quite the same as snowThen we ended up at an allyoucaneat Chinese restaurant for my son Alastairs birthday tea.....YUM YUM......It was the last time I will see them all together in the next few weeks......Unless they make it to one of the X Factor shows in Cardiff.........Alastair has also gone on tour but for a different reason. He plays for a football academy called Elite based in Saltash Cornwall. His team plays academy sides from professional clubs etc. and this week they will be facing Darlington FC Hartlepool FC and the mighty Sunderland FC youth academies.Hes done pretty good so far. He nearly scored the winner against Fulham in December but their keeper pulled off a fantastic save to deny him and the score remained 00.Anyway good luck to him and the rest of the Elite squad. T... 2009-2-16T00:00:00Z http://www.phillblackwell.com/page15.htm#36616 Hi everyone.Hope you are all having a fantastic weekend.Well I cant honestly believe whats happening to me.....Its a dream come true.In a weeks time I will have finished rehearsing for the first gig of the X Factor Live 09 Tour in AberdeenI dont know who was responsible for the decision to put me on the tour but whoever you are thanks a million.I have many people to thank in my life for their support over the years namely Claire all my family my friends work colleagues and all my fans Yes I know its amazing......I have fans.My one big test over this time is going to be whether I can survive 56 weeks of not seeing my kids I have 2 fantastic teenage lads and 2 beautiful girls under 10....... Ive never been away from them for more than a week.This is my last weekend with them so were making it a special one as my youngest son Alastair turns 15 while Im on tour....My little princesses are in bed now They only stay with us every other weekend Im divorced and will be wanting their brekkie ... 2009-2-14T00:00:00Z