1 - Now that the CD I've been working on for the last twenty million years (give or take) is finally up on CD Baby, they've actually tried to send me some money. Not much, but some. However, Paypal doesn't seem to have seen it yet, and since this is the first time that anyone has attempted to send me money via Paypal, I don't know if this is normal. Is this normal?

2 - The CD to which I refer is the one described on this CD Baby page here in case you were wondering. I did attempt to buy an ad but only later saw that these things were discontinued some time in February. That is because I am dim. My apologies to Mr H.

3 - I am hoping to organise a not-unrelated mini shoestring budget UK tour between now and Christmas, basically involving as many one-off acoustic gigs in small venues as, when and where I can book them. So please send me your shoestrings. No. That wasn't what I wanted to ask. Not at all. What I meant to ask is, especially if you are not in London, can you recommend small acoustic type venues near you that I might approach, and getting cheekier, in the event that I did happen to book myself a gig some place from which I could not get back to London the same evening, say, round the corner from your place, could I kip on your sofa for a night? I will recompense you with a copy of the CD and a drink. Obviously this won't work if you don't like me or my music, but please to PM if you do.

Timing, essence, etc.