"Journey of the Sorcerer" pops up on iTunes.

..and it's 28 years ago, I'm standing in the Art Room at Fairkytes in Hornchurch, building scenery with a couple of new friends I've known about two weeks.  I can smell the size on the canvas, the paint, the fabric softener Andy's mum uses.  Andy has just introduced me to the Hitchhiker's Guide, and I'm entranced.

Now, in 2008, this brings tears.  Quite why it does, I'm unsure - but it happens almost every time the tune plays, and with the same images and memories.  I suppose the moment does mark a first step into a larger world, in its way.  There is much that's happened in my life that I can trace back to those Sunday mornings all that time ago.

I might play it again in a minute.

Talented people are an inspiration.  Sounds obvious, doesn't it?  It's easy to forget though, and this week has been a handy reminder for me.  I've spent most evenings, and one day, in the company of a crew of filmmakers, most of whom are impressively passionate about the work they're doing.  They've been afflicted with all kinds of difficulties, most of which haven't really been under their control, and they've risen above them, got on with the job, worked around, and still managed to have that commitment to quality which is so infectious and powerful.  Given the circumstances they've found themselves in sometimes, it would have been so easy for them to adopt an attitude of "that'll do", but it hasn't happened yet.

Unsurprisingly, I'm enjoying working with them immensely, I'm very much looking forward to seeing the final result, and hoping just as much that the opportunity arises to work with most of them again.