During the night I had a Skype chat from a friend in New Zealand letting me know he will be in Oz from 8AM until 3PM or so this afternoon, and wanting to know if I want to do lunch. Sounds cool. He is on the way to Phoenix, Arizona for the memorial service for Geordie Hormel. Now, why does that name sound familiar?

Well, Hormel foods are the people that brought us SPAM. And Hormel was the heir to the food empire. But that is not why he is important. He owned the famous ‘The Village‘ recording studio in LA, that has been used by everyone from Pink Floyd to REM, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Elton John to the Nine Inch Nails. Doing a bit of research I found out some more information here. All I can say is that I am impressed.

[Correction: 7AM. He will be here tomorrow… ]