May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Some more Virginia Turbett photos. I love these two. They’re so much fun. A fantastic shot of Neil Tennant, pre-Pet Shop Boys, when he was still working for Smash Hits. Exuding nerdy cool! The other is the formidable and unforgettable Divine. An amazing performer. That photo is all class! Both pics hold such joy in…
Last night I went to see The Anchoress in London at a venue called Kings Place. And what a lovely place it is too! A big “all-in-one” venue. A lovely open space with a gallery, a cafe, posh restaurant and two concert halls! There was an exhibition by an artist called Shanti Panchal. He paints…
Two more SM faves. This casual shot of Jim and Mick in the dressing room. Their faces! I love them! And he’s in THE BOOTS already! (Man, I love those boots! One day I will hunt down where they are and buy them. Oh, they probably no longer exist. That would be a damn shame…)…
This was something totally unexpected and wonderful! I was approached in early November to do a tour poster for Simple Minded – THE best Simple Minds tribute band in the entire universe! I was very, very excited…but very, very nervous too! All the art I had ever done so far was for me, really. “For…
I was thinking it needed lyrics in…whatya think?
A couple of pictures VT took of Kenny Hyslop during a Minds gig at the Edinburgh Odeon in 1981. I know his time with them was brief, lasting just on a year, but it’s him we hear on Promised You A Miracle…and he has a fab style…and was pretty dishy too! And backsatge after, the…
I awoke with a very gammy shoulder today and have been in a lot of pain. Not really been able to move it or do much. Today has been a right-off. A general feeling of “meh”. It has been marked as a “duvet day” – a day for just lulling about, feeling sorry for yourself,…
Things were winding up in several ways. I seemed to have had my run with the Minds art…well, at least Jim’s attention with it. Such a mercurial man. I think I quickly bored him. Maybe I got a little too heavily invested? I’m sure I am very guilty of that. It was the most amazing…
Some great Virgina Turbett pictures of Iggy Pop this time.
Just a snippet of Mitch…