It was meant to end this way. I took a recorder with me on the go, firstly to get my second COVID vaccination, and on the way there I ended up encountering some rather unsavory characters. A couple of days later I paid a visit to Ryan Reich and we gave Brooks Rocco a call. Then the next day I made a deliberate visit to Manhattan for my first time since lockdown to meet up with former L&R producer Doug Johnson, and his son.

Parenthood looms and another childhood is about to begin.