Three things today that make me wonder what's happened to the world I knew and loved.

One...was looking at buying a bike, and was browsing online. Besides a suitable looking item was a box saying :
 "Have you considered...A DIAMOND FAT DADDY STUNT PEDAL ?"

 I can honestly say I haven't. What's it all about ?

Two...VG 25, or at least what we had planned as VG25*, has now been pulled. A shame, a real shame, and totally not what we wanted. So why has it been pulled ? Because it appears the band and US label were worried we would sell too many copies !! No, seriously...they were worried that we would sell too many (worth repeating that one) !! Seems what we were planning on releasing (as agreed by the band and VG), and who we were planning on selling to (err...the public, possibly ?), and the amount we wanted to sell (around half of them. Not all of them...150 copies was our plan, to be exact) was too much of a threat to...um...we're not sure who, but it was a threat, and couldn't be tolerated.
 So they sent us a two line email telling us to stop. No "thank you, anyhow" or "sorry", mind...just stop. So we did.

 Must admit, it's a bit of a first-timer for VG this one. In all the releases we've ever been involved in, we've never before been told that we must sell less (or even better, none at all). And when you're on such a minimal amount of copies as 250 to start with...well...we thought we were the undisputed kings of micro-ambition, but we've been well out-trumped on this'un !! What's it all about ??

Three..."SJ - The Ultimate Rock Stars Wife". You saw that as well ? Didn't you think there was something...uh...odd about having that as a claim to fame ?

 C'mon, you know the words...all together now...What's it all about ???

 Answers on a postcard to : Happy Jack Records, USA

 Cheers !!

 Erika c/o VG

* Mr. Brick - this surely means your time in nigh. Your time is nigh.