D day minus 1. As I lie in bed I’m reminded of the title of a favourite Van Morrison album: “It’s too late to stop now.” At our last rehearsal I introduce the band to Joseph Adams who will play Alistair their manager – he seems quite bemused by his new charges. The day flashes by and I end my last night of freedom watching Amelie again for inspiration, laughing out loud when M. Bredoteau (or is Bretodeau) tells the fat barman that the phone box called out to him. The fat barman rolls his eyes as he rescues a pizza from the microwave: “Just like the microwave is calling to me!”