Hello again. Well, here we are - the start of another financial year, and over half way through the traditional one. We are now pretty much settled in the residence at Norman Park. There was, and still is, a degree of culture shock since moving from the apartment in West End. Everything there was within walking distance; nothing here is. There are great advantages, though. Having a yard and trees, and now a vegetable patch, is terrific. One sad happening was the loss of one of our cats - Patch - who was still going through her wandering stage. She was bitten by a snake, then hit by a car early one morning. We are still getting over her passing. Zeta, our remaing cat - the older one - is going strong, and starting to enjoy exploring 'her' garden and jungle. She is getting fat.

I lost a couple of my students in the move. Sorry you couldn't make it, guys, but I understand totally. I hope you continue to do well with your musical endevours. To all my new students - welcome aboard! I hope together we can become the best musicians we possibly can. By the way, at West End I was teaching on the balcony. Here I now have a quite comfortable music studio. It's lovely to be out of the weather, and to be a little bit warmer.

Lessons are going well. I've noticed an increase in the number of metal and rock players who want to get more into advanced improvisation. This is really good - it's such an exciting area with many great players to listen to, and learn from. I'm enjoying those bluegrass students, too! That stuff is probably my own newest study area, so it keeps me on my toes!

Thanks to those of you who have visited the YouTube site. Your kind comments are very welcome, and I'm glad you enjoyed the demo of what I do. It's cool to be able to see players like Holdsworth, Gambale, Carlton, and Ford. Sometime in the near future I'll be putting some demo lessons on there, I think, just to see if it's feasible to expand into that area. Any comments, anyone?

Thanks, all. Feel free to drop by and say 'hi' anytime. Also, any musical questions or comments are always welcome.

Clyde.