Please. How many of those 900-million-some-odd people had the style and élan to buy “Tears On Your Anorak”? Or John Hiatt’s “Death by Misadventure”? Sorry, Sally (and don’t think I didn’t notice you trying to horn in on my action with that little “I did!” you slipped in), but I still trust Alex Ostrovsky to do the right thing.

And while laser engraving is by no means necessary, Alex, it would certainly be a lovely gesture. If you’re having trouble thinking of inscriptions, let me suggest “To Rob, who made it all possible.”

I just had a look at the soundtrack (Sally, what did you think of Sky High?) and have to admit, I’m intrigued.

Yeah, intrigued. Confession time: I’m a sucker for cover versions, ever since I first heard Peter Gabriel’s appalling rendition of “Strawberry Fields Forever” on All This and World War Two.

Now, given that I was in university when most of the songs on the Sky High soundtrack were recorded the first time around, I’ve heard of nearly none of the people singing the new versions. But I’m still very interested in hearing, say, a new take on “I Melt With You”. So at the very least, that’s reason enough to fire up iTunes and check out the preview. I’m glad, too, that “One Thing Leads to Another” is in that list. (There’s a new ABC series coming out soon, and judging by the promos, that’s the theme song. Martin Landau’s in it too, so between the Fixx and Commander Koenig, that’s two very welcome blasts from my past.)

No surprise, then, that I’m a listener of the much-loved podcast Coverville. If you share my particular little addiction, that’s a great way to feed it.