2000

Just Another Diamond Day re-appears after thirty years.
Abandoned orphan finds new and different people to listen and like what they
hear and put it back on road..
So much more understanding than in its own day..
all that was never said is said
and sweeps away silence of years
and guitar is picked up again

2001

First royalties. Ever. (Apart from statement for £2.4.6d in 1982.)
Get a Mac they all say, PCs are for offices.
Got a Mac. And a Roland and a small mixer and a mic and Cubase. Pale blue
Danelectro from Al.
Close all the doors and start quietly so no one can hear. First songs
include "If I Were"

2002

Glen Johnson of Piano Magic sends invitation
back into studio to sing his song "Crown Of The Lost"
for Writers Without Homes.
Will voice work?
Just.
Simon Raymonde plays piano.
Suggests making demos of new songs.
Off to Brighton for drums and electric guitars and bass..
Saying "make it different to JADD please Simon".

2003

New recordings too different, too much not VB. Keep for future.
Stephen Malkmus sends invitation to sing at
Down The Dustpipe, Royal Festival Hall, London.
Simon off to Barcelona so asks Kieran Hebden to accompany,
with Adem and Fiona Brice.
Trembling knees and wonderful audience.
Kieran Hebden tours ‘Rounds’ - with Animal Collective – meet for dinner.
Kieran says “You know these guys all have JADD..” wonder why when they are
from Brooklyn. Still think no one knows, no one has heard of it.
Devendra Banhart sends cd of new songs asking for some voice over the top.
Rejoicing in the hands.
Rejoicing in such friendship and faithfulness.
Young God makes offer to put out JADD in USA and record new VB songs but………

2004

……………. Young God changes mind.
Invitation to record three Animal Collective songs for FatCat records.
A good Easter singing like never before.
Dave Howell of FC says send the demos of new songs and
he’ll advise on who might like them.
Soon an offer from FatCat and ‘oh – and Max Richter has moved to
Edinburgh..’.
Hear Max’s Blue Notebooks. Luminous.
Start work November.
Gary Held – friend of Devendra – releases JADD in USA.. and promises to take
new one too.

2005

Work and music and delightful days with Max, patient and understanding that
no musical education does not mean no music in head.
True to original arrangements and making some completely new ones -
Max a musical and technical genius.
All concerned in the making of this album are generous, kind.
What to call it. Long time, care of family and all, looking back.

‘Lookaftering’ released 17th October in UK and 25th in USA.

2006

Meet Gareth Dickson and beautiful guitar playing. First foot on stage at
Barbican.. ‘Into the Mystic’ .. and onwards into the summer with Gareth,
Fiona Brice, Jo Mango and Ian Burge. A band at last.