Dear readers,

Hiya! Firstly, sorry we haven't been around lately, but we've been having a crazy time travelling the world. We've had some amazing experiences, as well as our share of homesickness - blub! But it has been exciting - Avril Lavigne even paid us a visit when we played in Germany. She came into our dressing room and said she really liked our stuff. How amazing is that? She's really tiny, but man, is she cute!

Holland or Bust

Then we travelled to Holland - and James went a bit crazy. Just for a laugh, he asked if a goldfish could be sent to his hotel room. Sure enough, a few hours later he opened the door to find a porter standing there with a goldfish! He didn't have a clue what to do with it..

Japes in Japan

After Holland, we flew to Japan for a string of sold-out gigs in Tokyo and Osaka. Japan is great, but the food is so weird - and Matt sampled everything. He even ate chicken neck! Charlie and James bottled out and went to Subway and McDonald's instead.

Kids in America

After Japan, we spent a week in California, visiting radio stations and doing interviews. It's weird starting from scratch again. Everyone was asking stuff like, 'How did the band get together?' Oh, and while we were in Boston, our plane got caught up in a tornado. We were being thrown around our seats like a rollercoaster. Scary!

We crave sausages!

Now we're in New York and, even though we love it, we do miss England. James has racked up a £1,700 mobile phone bill in one month! Matt is dreaming about sausages and chips, and Charlie's missing Chloe, his folks' Labrador. But most of all, we really miss you all! American fans are nice, but let's face it - they're not like you guys. And when we arrive back in the UK, we hope you'll all be as pleased to see us as we will be to see you..

Charlie, James and Matt
xxx