Bonjovi, as the French would say, how are you all?

I have finally got round to writing a proper blog! So much has happened in the years since my last one. Back then nobody had even heard of the 'Credit Crunch', and President-elect Bobamba was just some skinny, black guy. Our only concern back then was for the impending catastrophe to be caused by the dreaded Y2K. What a damp squib that turned out to be, eh? My GameBoy still works, so UP YOURS MILLENNIUM BUG! We shall meet again in 992 years but I'll be ready.

OK, so I suppose I should tell you what we've been up to.

We are all currently living together in peace and harmony (a word not normally associated with Panda Kopanda, fnar!). Our house is about the size of a small zoo, or large, upturned boat, and the amount of out of tune pianos in this house has increased to two. The recent craze to hit the PandaHaus has been table tennis. Our kitchen has been converted to a medium-sized sports arena and we regularly play each other for upwards of eight hours per day. Each of us has our own inimitable style of play, with John favouring the Ma Lin school, Jonny going for the Wang Liqin technique, while I personally prefer the Jan-Ove Waldner backhanded style. Gavin seems to have adopted the technique normally used by pre-pubescent girls. There's only one thing on our minds at the moment, London 2012…. In all seriousness I have two teeth missing so that qualifies me for the T-32 classification for the Paralympics.

In our spare time between table tennis matches we have also been recording an album. And I have news for you, WE'VE ONLY JUST GONE AND BLOODY FINISHED THE FLIPPIN' THING! We will let you know a release date pretty soon. So, in the meantime, turn your thermostat down a degree and even in these times of frugality you'll be able to afford it when it hits the shelves. We're still working on the artwork but this is pretty much what it will look like.

By the way, if there are any new fans out there (ECHOOO… Echoo… echo) we have hidden two downloadable tracks from the album somewhere in the murky depths of the interweb. Just send us a friend request or a nice, friendly message and we'll let you know the co-ordinates of where to find these instant classics… B-10… YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP!

Well, that's pretty much it for now. I'll try and write a more detailed blog about the things involved in putting out this album etc. But don't worry, it won't be that dull… I intend to use the word "cocksucker" and the phrase "Inspector Gadget" in the next one.

Stay tuned!

Davey.