Issue #11 - January 2025 Benoit's World News Happy New Year! I hope you all had a merry Xmas and a happy new year. I have been off sick since late october hence the radio silence and the belated season greetings. I am truly sorry about my prolonged absence, but please read on… 2024 was the Year of the Dragon! 2024 was the year of the Dragon, the hottest ever recorded in human history as we officially broke the 1.5 degree increase in global warming. I have definitively tried my utmost not to...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Issue #11 - January 2025 Benoit's World News Happy New Year! I hope you all had a merry Xmas and a happy new year. I have been off sick since late october hence the radio silence and the belated season greetings. I am truly sorry about my prolonged absence, but please read on… 2024 was the Year of the Dragon! 2024 was the year of the Dragon, the hottest ever recorded in human history as we officially broke the 1.5 degree increase in global warming. I have definitively tried my utmost not to...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Issue #10 - October 2024 Benoit's World News Bonjour I did not write anything in august because it was too hot and wet. September was also too wet and too windy. In truth, I was chasing my tail, as always, trying to keep my band together and find some money somehow. I'm finally taking a bit of time to send my newsletter, packed with some good stuff, extra minerals and vitamins. Weather forecast Oasis have announced a series of stadium gigs, they have put their brotherly differences aside as...
6 months ago • 5 min read
Issue #10 - October 2024 Benoit's World News Bonjour I did not write anything in august because it was too hot and wet. September was also too wet and too windy. In truth, I was chasing my tail, as always, trying to keep my band together and find some money somehow. I'm finally taking a bit of time to send my newsletter, packed with some good stuff, extra minerals and vitamins. Weather forecast Oasis have announced a series of stadium gigs, they have put their brotherly differences aside as...
6 months ago • 5 min read
Issue #9 - July 2024 Benoit's World News Good day, Terrifying tales they are, but I also have fantastic news about fantastic music... more about this later. Many things have happened since I wrote last so I'll keep the introduction short and sweet... Weather forecast We've had a nice summer with 3 days of sunshine in June. I'm now looking forward to next summer. Economy Experts agree that my personal deficit is showing the biggest growth adjusted for inflation since UK records began in 1998....
9 months ago • 6 min read
Issue #9 - July 2024 Benoit's World News Good day, Terrifying tales they are, but I also have fantastic news about fantastic music... more about this later. Many things have happened since I wrote last so I'll keep the introduction short and sweet... Weather forecast We've had a nice summer with 3 days of sunshine in June. I'm now looking forward to next summer. Economy Experts agree that my personal deficit is showing the biggest growth adjusted for inflation since UK records began in 1998....
9 months ago • 6 min read
Issue #8 - May 2024 Benoit's World News Good day, It's been a while. I always promise not to spam my followers when they join the mailing list, but the truth is that I am struggling to find the time to write this newsletter. Not that I am busy being rich and famous, far from it: I have to constantly extinguish fires everywhere trying to make a living playing music despite all odds. But there it is, although little behind schedule. Weather forecast Dreadful. Economy Worse. 51, call it wisdom?...
11 months ago • 4 min read
Issue #7 - March 2024 Benoit's World News Hello, I just came back from France. Because tragedy struck, I had to spend most of February and March over there, not that I dislike it, but I would have rather played some good music for good people. In any case, after you read a bit further, you will most likely forgive me for being absent for the first half of this year. Orbituaries: Luc Viellefon 1951-2024 You have never heard of Luc Viellefon, who for me was the most influencial soparano...
about 1 year ago • 5 min read
Issue #6 - January 2024 Benoit's World News Hello, 2023 is gone, happy new year 2024. I hope it will be good one. I have spent the festivities under the weather. I am sorry not to have sent the newsletter in time, but as you could see in the video I could not move! I still want to wish you all a belated Xmas and a happy new year 2024! I hope you don't mind. New album out now! Please don't go out it's cold and you won't find it outside, it was just a figure of speech.Here is my new album...
over 1 year ago • 7 min read