May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I felt as if I should have turned the major part of this week’s post into a review but decided against it and turn it into a more generalised post. Gig reviews are now starting to feel a little superfluous – especially as now my gigging days are growing a little more sparse. With that…
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Well, how’s THIS for some Minds Music Monday news? I know the conversations I’ve been having with Michelle lately that she had been wanting them to play here for some time. As for me, I’d have preferred Kelvingrove Bandstand – but they’d have had to have played several nights running. I know Michelle will be…
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This week has been a very good week, especially the latter half. On Wednesday the weather was pretty good so I decided to make the most of it and have a slightly early birthday day out. Em was out in the morning, needing to meet up with someone at Queen’s Park at 9.30am, so we…
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Firstly, many months ago I had booked a ticket to see John Grant at Barrowland Ballroom. A couple of weeks back I decided not to go. I haven’t really been able to get into his more recent albums. I find them starting to get a bit ‘samey.’ The same themes running through them and just…
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This blog is growing seriously stagnant. As well as that, with the book taking up much of my creative writing time I’ve hardly done any other writing. I need to actively get back on the saddle to get my mind thinking about the avenues of writing that I will be getting involved in – namely…
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Why go to one Hamish Hawk gig, when you can go to two? Well, that was my reckoning after having seen Mr Hawk and his band in Manchester the night before the release of the new album, A Firmer Hand. The gig was performed earlier in the evening, which suits an old fart like me…
The book is progressing… I thought about doing yet ANOTHER vlog post today because – I feel exhausted. The thought of writing felt draining but I knew I’d get lost through myriad tangents if I recorded a vlog post and veer off course too much. Also, I’d have to show my hideous and drained face…
Read full post “Days Gone And Days To Come (Plus Book Progress Update)” »
I hope so. I’m going to do everything in my power to make it so. Negativity helps no one. It has to end. I’m gonna turn this thing around! (Always like to put his pretty face on as an ident – sadly, you’ll see my crappy one once the video gets going. My apologies.)
I had been thinking of it overnight while during the waking points of my endlessly fitful sleeps I have now (must be the menopause?). What I was thinking is ‘He’s due one of those waxing lyrical posts about his beloved Italia about now – it’s been a week since they’ve been there.’ And right on…
Read full post “So Much To Say – So Little Time To Say It” »
Yes, I know! This blog is fast becoming less a Simple Minds blog and more a Hamish Hawk blog. Which makes me wonder what the collective noun for Hamish Hawk fans would be? Hawkers? Hames? HH’ers? ‘Hawkers’ has a good ring to me. But I digress. As some of you may be aware (if not,…