good mooooooorrning ibiiiiiiizaaaaa
i can only stage whisper my usual 'work hard play hard' battle-cry this trip.
we are up early and get to ses salines (beach) first.
so early we have to keep moving for the guy mowing the sand with a tractor.
swim in warm seawater and dry off in super hot sun before heading to 'work'.
moped on-board thermometer is reading 36º at 10.30am
chas not dave
james from madness' management (he who gave us the drop on the amazing fish place last night) picks us up from our hotel and we rendezvous with 'chas mr.smash' from 'madness' outside a church near his home.
i feel like i've met chas before, but i haven't.
he is a very hospitable, friendly man.
maria goes with james and the lights and i ride shotgun with chas.
there is a large blue felt hat which i move from the foot-well of chas' passenger seat.
'nice hat' i say
'it's not mine' says chas, '...i don't know whose it is'.
as we pull up to chas' charming villa, he is reciting (his own) poetry which will form the basis of a play/film he's writing.
it is excellent.
and long
i am very impressed at his ability to remember so many words joined together.
another short happy shoot which concludes with some very quaffable rosé, more conversation and a listen to some of chas' new solo work.
which is also excellent.
NOT really a hard day at the office.
i thank chas for being unavailable to photograph in london with the rest of the band.
back to hotel for quick change
head north to cala de portinatx
where i get stung badly on my back by one small jellyfish.
i feel like there is someone in the water with me, playing bastard with a taser.
lunch at cala xarraca
i shoulda put something in for scale: it's a big plate with HUGE prawns
i get stung badly on my arm by one other small jellyfish.
it is suggested that i urinate on myself.
:(
(photo: maria monfort plana)
at port de benirras we realise we are standing at the bar next to mr.smash, again.
'i'm not stalking you', i offer.
am introduced to
Jérome Ferrier and he shows us his book 'ibiza portraits'
also introduced to chas' daughter 'eloise' who is in 'ill manors' and her friends who all know me from somewhere...? (dirty sexy things)
chas is kindly plying me and maria with 'sex on the beach' (es)
while maria is off swimming with the jellyfish and photographing naked people in the sunset, i sit with chas and enjoy some more good conversation.
in discussing parenting chas says 'you don't need to teach your children the three R's you need to teach them the three C's: 'charm, curiosity and confidence'
i agree that 'self confidence' is the best thing any parent can bestow on their child.
say goodbye to chas when it's dark and in parting he recommends a restaurant back in the town near his place.
when we get to the restaurant, maria says 'where's your hat?'
'i don't know', i say
'it was on the chair next to you in benirras. i thought you were going to pick it up'
ANOTHER lost item
'we could go back' says maria
'NO' i scowl
shortly after which, chas walks into the restaurant.
'we came to the restaurant you recommended', i say, stating the obvious, as usual.
'i have your hat' says chas.
i think hats are drawn to this man
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