Influences: The music of the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen. The genius teams behind Monty Python and Frasier. The hallowed writing of Dickens, plus the wit and simple brilliance of Mr Bill Bryson. A non-obsessive interest in Thomas Harris' "I'm OK, You're OK". Laconic and ironic styles of Brit and American writing. Most of all, the "Can-do" attitude. more...