Summer finds me still (A) Pitching a 60,000w Bob Dylan book; (B) Waiting to hear from an Agent about my Memoir; (C) Being asked about a Bob Dylan podcast; (D) Looking into an online folk magazine… So busy, but not… paid busy. But I keep writing.

Summer's gone and a chill in the air… I write and post on Facebook, still finding my way round Substack, which allows me, in the words of Robert Plant to 'Ramble On'. Among topics so far Bob Dylan's Shadow Kingdom… the Battle of Britain… pizza and the Guns Of Navarone.

As ever planning ahead, with ideas for four more books, plus a novel.

'Media' deals with some of my radio and TV appearances over the years. The subjects are usually Bob Dylan or Nick Drake. I find it extraordinary that there is no audio whatsoever of George Orwell speaking, so in the unlikely event that you are curious to hear how I sound, just click on.

With The Beatles is still available, 92% 5* reviews on Amazon. It is based on my interviews with Paul, George and Ringo, as well as looking at how the Beatle brand has developed since the group split in 1970. It is also the first full-length biography in nearly 20 years. So that’s everything from Liverpool in 1940 to their 2023 No.1 single.

I have just joined Rocks Back Pages, so if you're a member you can see further examples of my work on New Musical Express* and Melody Maker.
* I called John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett *Aylesbury's answer to Simon & Garfunkel…"

Rock on, shine on keep on keepin' on…