Best. Birthday. Ever!
Kerri and I went to Montreal for the Marillion Weekend – we went two years ago [photos] and I bought tickets as soon as I heard this year’s was announced. It’s a great idea – you buy one ticket that covers the three nights’ shows. The first night was a complete album (this year it was Holidays In Eden) plus some B-sides and other tracks from that time. On Saturday they did a song for each letter of the alphabet, and then on Sunday is was down to the fans to choose: they handed out glow-sticks at the start of the evening, and then each time h read out the options we would vote for which one to play! Great idea but it meant the band had to prepare for twice as many songs as they actually played … well almost double because we convinced them to play both songs at the end 
The highpoint of the weekend for me was getting up on stage, having the fans sing Happy Birthday for me and then having my photo taken with the band!
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Chinese Grand Prix – Race
Another middle of the night race so we recorded it and I managed to avoid the news again
So, from my Qualifying notes, the provisional grid was: SV, JB, LH, NR, FA, FM, JA, PD, SB, VP, AS, SP, KK, MS, RB, NH, PM, MW, HK, JT, JD, TG, VL, NK.
MW had (yet another / the same) problem with KERS in his Red Bull and VP had a gearbox/hydraulic failure in his Renault.
Track temp 29°C; 24% humidity; wind 1.2m/s
BBC report that McLaren have put LH’s car back together after fuel flooded the car!
He’s on the grid but sounds like a last minute issue which might have put them off their rhythm
MW is starting on the prime (hard) compound tyre unlike everyone around him
SV leads everyone away on the formation lap
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Chinese Grand Prix – Qualifying
Only a week after the Malaysian Grand Prix the circus moves to China.
Red Bull are still having problems with KERS; the team say MW most likely won’t have KERS in the race.
Qualifying session 1 (Q1)
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