May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
It’s been a while since there has been a vinyl night at Casa Read…and NOW there are two new additions to the vinyl collection. I am sloooowly rebuliding the Bowie vinyl up. I might have missed Record Store Day again, but these beauties make up for it! I’ve NEVER had a copy of Heathen on…
Yep! It’s John Grant time again! This time though…we are leaving all the sadness, angst and melancholia behind to just have…well, sex, basically! 🙂 Sometimes you just gotta…basic animal needs and all that (IT’S BEEN 24 YEARS – SOMEONE THROW ME A BONE – or a boner! Lol). Anyways, I doubt he’ll be performing this…
For me…possibly the SEXIEST Simple Minds song is Celebrate…that low, reverbing bass…high synths and Charlie’s little solo riff…plus some of the sexiest words Jim has ever written (seriously…the way he delivers that opening “Act of love”….just makes me melt…let alone the “she rag doll / keeps him warm” lines (which have now been surrendered to…
Oh, I wasn’t going to comment on this. I really wasn’t! I can see all arguments…all sides. A fan from America made a comment about why Minds always seem to stick to touring Europe and never seem to get stateside. Jim made a rather flippant (and possibly tactless) reply about there being aeroplanes available. It’s…
My friend, Jim (…no, not THAT one…I can keep on dreaming on, there!) sent me this link on Facebook and OMG…my body would be COVERED with Minds and Bowie songs! First one would be THIS (already a tattoo on my arm…but not like this!)… ?? Walking fan song soundbite, anyone?
Is he ACTUALLY out in the crowd with people?! That’s how it appears. OMG – I’d keel over if he came near me! (Full details of image HERE)
As a way of marking the (milestone 70th!) birthday of the man formally known as James Newell Osterberg Jr, and by means of finally giving existing pet, Ziggy, a new tank pal…we got ourselves a new fish yesterday. As we made our way home from the pet shop, we theorised what to call him. I…