It is now but hours to my skadaddleing off for my annual trip to sun-soaked Majorca. About time too. Of course, I have been many times before so it's a case of knowing precisely what I am going to, which is half the charm. I'm wondering if next year I might ring the changes completely, but I think I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. In the meantime, the laundry is clean and ironed, the suitcase is out, and at some point I will put the two together. I've had to jump through a couple of hurdles before the flight on Sunday night, not least the last of my Summer BBQs last night, then the small matter of the gay wedding party to end all gay wedding parties this evening. Where I am delivering a speech, for heaven's sake. But I can almost feel the sunshine now.
Whenever I head down there I like to know that there are one or two interesting new diversions on the horizon and often it's good to fix that in advance via locals who will be offering hospitality, or friends from the UK who just happen to be passing through. I'm quietly excited because this year promises both. Quite what form the activities they will provide will take, remains to be seen of course. But unless I am very much mistaken there will be an episode aboard a boat. Maybe two if we play our cards right. I'm leaving that in the lap of the Gods; we shall see, etc. But it would be rather lovely. They are such fiendish and expensive occasions to organise on one's own. If someone else has fixed the whole thing in advance, or just happens to be cruising through the harbour, so much the better. I'm hedging my bets for now. If it happens, I will be photographing it, put it that way.
Music is prepared. Before I went away in June, I had one playlist, but here's another which will be blaring from behind the air-conditioned windows of my hire car...
Antigone More man than man (Bassmonkeys remix)
Cyndi Lauper Same ol' story (Ralphi Rosario vocal mix)
Adele Hometown glory (Axwell original mix)
Dirty South and Axwell Open your heart (Vocal mix)
Birthday girl Mandy Give it 2 me (Jody Den Broeder club mix)
K. & Saly & Patric Work 4 love (Bongoloverz remix)
Richard Grey Thriller (Pacha dub mix)
Kimblee, Solu Music etc Fade (Bimbo Jones Strings remix)
Kurtis Mantronik How did you know (99 strings)
That last one more out of sentiment than trend - it will sound amazing in the sunshine.
See you on location, bitches.
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