Seemingly abandoned by his family, Dan’s circumstances dictate he continues living alone in a house in France he is unable to sell. Playing music provides a lifeline to a half acceptable existence and a possible source of new relationships. But love is as hard to understand as it is to find. It might help if he knew exactly what he was looking for or could identify its true source.

An obvious title for these ramblings would have been A RETURN TO ECOC, but that was too obvious. What is less obvious, is the extent to which bus driving has changed over the years. An initial course of training can now take at least eight weeks; much longer than was average back in the sixties. Though vehicles are now easier to drive, certain factors remain the same: dealing with the public, unsociable hours, struggling with traffic conditions, adhering to time tables, and coping with brea...