May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Last night, after arriving home from Edinburgh, I was told of the devastating news that Robert Gray – a beautiful friend from the SM community, who I had the absolute honour and privilege of meeting and sharing a gig experience with at Leeds (along with the equally beautiful Chris Taylor), had passed away. Generous in…
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Here we go, here we go, here we go – here we go, here we go, here we gooooo!!! This one from Fiona is the best. Literally saving the best until last. ???
A couple of recent gems from Instagram. The first was taken at Kunstrasen in Bonn on 5 August – full details of photo credit HERE The second was taken at the Nostalgie Beach Festival in Nieuwpoort, Belgium on 6 August – full details of photo credit HERE Happy Kerrsday! ??
This one taking in Taormina in all its perceived splendour. I’m sure it’s quite beautiful but…hey, you know – there are plenty of breathtaking places around the world. The important bit is the song and the lyrics. I love the song and the lyrics. Jim’s glare to camera at the beginning…that’s a “Vision Thing“. (“Larrrrellllllllle…
Released 41 years ago today. My favourite bit of this video? – (apart from Jim just dripping ultra cool sex god vibes) – the moment Jim and Derek almost crash into one another and have a cheeky wee exchange of grins and giggles – around the 1 min 45 second mark. Enjoy! Click to view…
I caught up with both parts of ‘The Band’s Story’ episodes last night. It has really ramped up my excitement for seeing them at the Hydro in October. Their world tour starts in one month’s time (exactly one month away today!) in Toronto. When listening to the various members of the band talking about the…
Oh! Next weekend! The weather promises to be grand! I have VIP tickets for both shows. My t-shirt arrived this morning as well. I’m all set. Still have to study in the meantime though! Buddhism in practice. Seems rather apt somehow… Anyway, here’s a vid. Haven’t even watched it all myself yet. Just eager to…
Today is a very exciting day! I get to hear the long mystical Glasgow Apollo gig that SM did in September of 1981. I am really looking forward to this one. I have already heard just a little bit of it (In Trance As Mission and some of Changeling) and I plan to devour the…
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Roll on October release!
A nice surprise via Toronto and some gems from Toddevision for today’s Kerrsday Thursday. Enjoy!