6.30am Alarm goes off. I'm up before everyone else as I have to go to TV centre to do a live radio interview on Radio Wales. After a quick breakfast, leave hotel at 7.30 in private car – I could get used to this!...
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Today I arrived at Porthcawl about 9.40am and the team discussed the order for the video and which songs will fit best with the visuals they have filmed. We now have poems for five songs written by the kids called, "Setting him free", "Brigita Brown", "6000th in the world", "Time to fight" and "From bored to board".
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10am Orchestra Hall. Rehearsal starts for Surf Tailz. We have Sax, clarinet, trumpet, piano, 3 guitars and 5 singers. Problem – I have no voice. Doctor says I have laryngitis and need to rest and not use my voice –yeah right!...
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6.30am Alarm goes off. Coach leaves college at 7.30. Coach running late, leave at 7.50. Settle down on the coach, watch a film and learn some words. I'm still not sure of the words for the two group songs...
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5pm Our final rehearsal...
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6-10pm rehearsal in WMC...
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10am Arrive at WMC and head straight for Ty Cerdd where we are recording the tracks for the Surf Tailz DVD. The piano is being tuned and I help set up the studio.
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The day started at 8.30am when fellow Only Men Aloud member Aled picked me up for our drive to Porthcawl, we had a tuneful journey as we learnt the music for the Saturday's performance on Last Choir Standing on our way over in the car...
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