Tom Jones International

Monday, November 7, 18:55 pm GMT: TomJonesOfficial (site) is down and you know that means it’s being updated. Perhaps they’ll be posting news of the new album and/or The Voice. Stay tuned.

Screen shot from BBC West video clip of Tom at Glastonbury in 1992.

After a melee in 1990 caused the Glastonbury Festival to be cancelled in 1991, the event returned June 25-27 1992, expanded and successful. Although wikipedia doesn’t even mention Tom Jones in their 1992 entry, he was apparently a big hit, although there are reports of disappointed patrons who came very early to get next to the stage in hopes of seeing U2 or Prince.

In 2008, TJI.com posted a terrific review of Tom’s appearancie by a festival-goer who didn’t expect to enjoy him.

Difficult to believe this was almost 20 years ago, isn’t it? And, you’ll see that Tom says all he needs is an invitation to show up. Anyone want to invite him?

You can click here to seeBBC West coverage of Tom Jones at Glastonbury in 1992.

This Splash News picture from last month wouldn't make the calendar because it's a professional photo and it's just an awful picture.

It’d be great if you’d answer the Question of the Month in the post below. Ordinarily, as regular TJI site visitors surely know, I don’t post anything else with the question of the month but, this month, made an exception because of the news about Tom being back in the studio. Please, however, answer the question!

The Telegraph had a story yesterday about a study about the relationship between music and wine. It made me very happy because my favorites are merlot and shiraz, varietals. It says in part:

Music makes wine taste better
It has long been known that you should pair your wine with your food.

For the rest of this story and a note about Tom and a birthday party in Texas, please click here to (more…)

Help for an excellent cause from Real World Studios whose caption for this photo is: "The lovely Tom Jones with a delicious cupcake kindly donated by Sam's Cakes Corsham for our Breast Cancer Cake Week last week. !!!"

Second, it is a fact that, due to the nature of their history, the US and Great Britain have always had a special relationship. But, in this article from the October 30 New York Times Sunday Magazine, the knowledgeable author suggests that the relationship between the US and Britain might have to be rethought. Interesting, not too long and well worth reading. And, if you do, feel free to comment on it below.

It was noted here on October 24, that a scheme is in the making to create a “Tom Jones Experience” in his birthplace of Pontypridd.

The plan was discussed on Aamericymru.net the terrific Portland, Oregan-based website for Welsh ex-pats and those of Welsh heritage in America and you can go there to see some of the comments.

So the TJI.com Question of the Month for November is:

If a Tom Jones Experience is put together in Pontypridd, what attraction(s) would you include?

Finally! if you missed the CD The Mail newspaper had as a readers’ bonus, you can download it here. But, you may need a plug-in, so do it with full awareness of all the possibilities of what could go wrong in mind. That said, it’s good listening and you may easily find it on eBay.

Thanks, Kat!