May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I think I have a final tally and “want” list with Virginia. I visited her on Saturday and came away with 13 original vintage prints and a big old list of digital prints to be done. It’ll be some collection at the end of it all….
RIP Jimmy. I only ever met you very briefly just the once, but I shall treasure it always. ??
New in at No. 9 ….
So…on Tuesday night, I’m sitting on the bed, thinking about the Simple Minds gigs next year. Thinking of the wonderful venues and experiences I’ll have. A soundcheck in Copenhagen. Centre seats 12 rows back in Paris. A lower floor block seat in Leeds. Standing ticket in Dublin. A soundcheck and close seat in Glasgow. “Oh,…
I decided to watch the SM 2020 Tour promo video on SMO FB…just for shits and giggles and OH MY GOD…I spotted myself and Françoise from the Aix-Les-Bains footage used in the ad. Lol. Aawww! Somewhat softening the blow of how bad that gig felt. Weird that it was used and not any footage from…
Read full post “Weyhay!!! I’m A Simple Minds Advertising Wh*re!” »
This week I have been mostly…working out which gigs I wanted to go to…and then making the plans for a preliminary reccy to Glasgow. I started with the UK first and working with the notion that Glasgow will be a local gig so grabbed my soundcheck experience there first. After that, the next nearest UK…
It’s a bit more spaced out than 2017 and the Acoustic tour. A little bit more like the stop-start of last year’s gigs. So…on the menu we have… Copenhagen (and OMG I can take in some Hans Christian Andersen history too!) Paris (the venue is a stunning building right on the Seine…I mean…IN THE MIDDLE…
Can’t help feeling I’m “persona non grata” BIG TIME right now. Oh, well. Let’s still go to a few gigs, eh? I still love him even if he disnae love me. Leeds ?? Dublin ?? Glasgow ?? And… one mainland date… but which one? And I need to bear in mind my King Creosote gig…