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31.12.2004 -
Hi everyone! I
hope you are all recovering from Christmas. I hope you are not too
broke and that you and your families can just put your feet up in
front of the telly and relax. Somehow I fear not for some of you moms.
It's OK, leave him on the couch because he might need the energy later
on. If you wake him up he'll only be cranky and might accidentally
step on the kid's new toy or worse.
We had a lovely holiday in Austria. Very idyllic and Christmassy. A
lot of walking in the sunshine and snow and great food there up in the
mountains. Fanny, Pablo and I met other couples with kids who were
nice. But on a few occasions I wanted to give them a piece of my mind
because they would often look at the three of us and then say "It'll
get better when he is two or three", or "They grow so quickly, just
cherish every moment", or "Benjamin used to do that but now he's grown
out of it". It's almost as if they knew everything there was to know
about babies and kids. I had to stop myself from saying "Excuse me,
but you were still in high school when my eldest was born. He is
nineteen, going to college, an accomplished artist and musician, good
looking and... nice". My second is eighteen, in his last year of
school, a talented writer, charming and drop dead gorgeous, my third
is twelve, plays guitar, piano, sings, plays soccer and can do
anything he puts his mind to, my fourth is ten, she is talented beyond
belief, she can do all the above and the rest, she is charming,
polite, gracious and stunning. Oh, and this is Pablo, my fifth child
who I hope doesn't grow up to be like yours. Have a nice dinner"...
but I didn't. That's the evil Dom (or Demonic Miller as Vinnie
Colaiuta used to call me) coming out again. I am just having a laugh
as you can see and only thought these things. Pablo is Fanny's only
child so it would have upset her. The truth is they were being nice
and approachable and I was and am being cynical.
On my return I opened up my emails to discover hundreds of well wishes
for Christmas and New Year from all of you. I was truly overwhelmed. I
seem to have made so many friends (as I like to call you) which is
wonderful and I hope this continues. This little website has turned
out to be more than I could have dreamed of. It's not a 'fan' site,
more a site for people to air their feelings on many topics. This is
why I am also thrilled to have interacted with you on the last
question (or debate) about performance. You sent me some very
insightful and interesting essays (as I like to put it) which have had
me thinking about my own performance. And it helps. I am sorry I
haven't answered all your emails and Christmas wishes because there
have been too many. But I HAVE read them all and will continue doing
so. I still enjoy opening all of your emails, hearing your stories and
then sharing my experiences with you. Sometimes I don't respond
because some of them don't call for a response. Please keep writing to
me because I am still interested in your lives, loves, hopes and
desires. We share many of them.
Finally, I am off to Asia on tour on the 8th of January. I am really
looking forward to this, particularly Japan, a country I love very
much. I have no words to describe my feelings regarding the disaster
that has struck many parts of South East Asia other than to say PLEASE
TRY AND HELP. Just giving a bit of money to the Red Cross can and will
make a difference.
I wish you all the best 2005 has to offer. You deserve the best!
Love always,
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