Writing Mojo Back?
I really, really hope so. Recorded last night but only posting now this morning.
Category: book
The Heart Of…The Matter, Can We Celebrate 40 Years Of Empires And Dance?
Friday night ponderings…. And for good measure….to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Empires And Dance tomorrow….
It Stings A Bit!
The price. Probably the content too. But the price! You know…if it didn’t feel as though the good stuff over the past few years was all but dead, then maybe I’d have felt able…willing… But now it all does feel in the past. I’ve spent a lot of this lockdown in mourning. Mourning some of…
New Release: 16 Years – Gigs in Scotland 1974-1990
I have been anticipating the release of this for some time. This has been an absolute labour of love for Chris and it is fantastic to finally see it getting released. I pick up my copy next week. You can read an article about the book on The Herald website by clicking the photo below.
Gles Chu – You Dear Green Thing, You!
Currently reading Dear Green Place by Archie Hind – and loving it. These passages speaking to me just now as I read them (and what’s between the highlighted passages too).
A Change Of…Terms?
Where do I start? Well, I start by saying – the blog ends up being my safe place for a moan…a gripe…a whinge. Mostly because I know Jim doesn’t want to hear it. I appreciate that. Well, I kind of expressed, briefly, in the comments about the use of the phrase “longterm” – like how…
The Longterm?
How does one define how ‘long’ the longterm is? I ponder because in Jim’s post today he talks about the “Book Of Brilliant Things” or whatever it’s going to end up being called. The fan-based SM compendium. “….we are looking to create something to which all longterm Simple Minds fans will hopefully want to contribute…
Strange Days … Indeed!
And, well…just in case Sir disnae see it on the SM visitor wall (as it now behaves rather oddly these days and can’t be viewed via the FB app – at least I can’t view it – maybe I have been blocked from it? Dunno!) Anyways, I did post this to the SM FB wall…
Minds Plunder
Yes… I have been “investing” again in memorabilia hoard. I shall share as and when. More to come!!!
Lanark Last Night
I have just started Lanark. Only just. I’m not the fastest reader and I started much later than I wanted to, which meant my eyelids already were starting to get heavy barely one chapter in. I managed two. Lol. And am already attributing the identity of Sludden to a certain someone. Lol. And I would be…