I wore my new 'Looking Rough at 30' T-shirt for the first time today. I don't know if it was my mind playing tricks on me but alot of people appeared to study the logo then nod in agreement.
Just a thought... if the new album makes it out in Spring 2009, it'll have been about 2 and a half years between the first and second solo records - about the same as the gap between Different Class and This Is Hardcore. I don't know about anyone else, but to me this seems like quite a speedy turnaround, despite the identical gap between DC and Hardcore feeling like a small eternity at the time. Odd.
I thought that too. Though Eamonn has given a pretty logical explaination! ...As well as a fantastic review of the Manchester concert.
Here's some lovely, enthusiastic Taiwanese Jarvis fans greeting the man himself last week on his arrival at the airport.
Edit: Towards the end of the clip is that the Bad Cover Version single that Jarvis is signing? Cos he seems to express complete surprise - "Oh, so you like that one?" Fan: "Yeah this is my favourite one".
Meant to say, that on my way back from the Manc Academy gig, I passed the Dancehouse(?) theatre and to my bemusement saw posters pinned on the front advertising their latest performance - a gig by the Irish comedian Ed Byrne. The name of his tour is "Different Class" complete with design and type-set of the Pulp album. Which is strange cos I've often thought that Byrne and Jarvis' hairstyle in recent years has given them both a similar appearance, and also that Ed Byrne's comedy is very much of the wry, observational type that Jarvis excels in. Not surprising that Mr Byrne is an apparent Pulp fan then. And always someone I've found good value for money any time I've seen him do stand-up live. A lot better than he is on the various tv panellist comedy programmes.