Hey, have you seen this new Dreamworks Pictures film, The Road To El Dorado? It’s actually really really fun, even if it is just a cartoon. I had to take my nephews to see it last week, and I think I actually enjoyed it more than they did!

The soundtrack was definitely the best part, mind you – I was so impressed I went right out to the foyer after the movie and bought a copy for me and a copy for Sebastian and Philip.

I know it isn’t cool to like Elton John songs anymore, but I don’t see what the problem is – it’s only music, right? A lot of “trendy” people knock him because they’re jealous – I’d just like to see them sell as many records as Elton! If they’d put aside their prejudice for just a few minutes, and listen to a track like ‘The Panic In Me’ on a really good hi-fi, they might just find it’s not so terrible after all. The first time I heard Elton sing “In the trials of the present/No matter how low/You bring me such peace/And you won’t let me go” I thought of Maura, my fiancée, because that’s exactly the way it feels when we’re together.

But don’t worry, it’s not all serious, lovey-dovey stuff – there’s some great funny tracks too, although it helps if you’ve seen the film. My favourite line of the whole CD is “Just because we are Hispanic/Doesn’t mean we’re oceanic.”

Look, whatever you say about Elton John, he still knows how to write good tunes that aren’t too loud. And those crazy glasses!