Many apologies for my silence (although perhaps it is appreciated by some). The book is now in the hands of an editor, who I expect will tell me precisely where I've gone wrong, what to cut out and where it needs muscling up.  I do keep remembering little tidbits of things that I want to put in, but it is pretty ancedotal as it is.   I have also been working on a book of POEMS - yes, POEMS - due out soon.  I hope you will all be ready to cough up for that, too!  Kicking the Bar is due to be published next year.