Yesterday Ruthie and I went to visit an incredible new venue in Kent called Grosvenor Hall and on the way back to crazy things happened: firstly, we drove past a HUGE billboard with a Coca Cola 'Holidays are coming' advert on it, and then on Scott Mills' Radio 1 Drivetime show, he played The Pogue's 'Fairytale of New York' one of the most well-known and controversial Christmas songs... in NOVEMBER!

And so, I was thinking, if Christmas is relatively soon that means that the next two months in BBYO are even sooner... and there's so much happening, including:

• NATIONAL FIREWORKS
• MITZVAH DAY
• VICE FORUM
• BOGRIM WEEKEND
• NATIONAL CONVENTION

Throw into this lots of chapter meetings inbetween and you've got the makings of an incredibly exciting next few weeks.

I, for one, cannot wait.

Until next time...

Phil