It’s Synonym Central At SMO Today…
I’d leave a comment…but I don’t want to get “synonymous” 😉 (Actually, truth be told…I’m just too scared to express myself now – no matter how innocuous, so…hey ho)
Category: jim kerr
Rip It Up – Simple Minds: The Stadium Fillers That Cracked America
Part two of the Simple Minds story on the Rip It Up program. The Minds crack America!
Rip It Up – From Johnny And The Self Abusers To Simple Minds
First part of the Simple Minds story on the Rip It Up program. Will try and extract other parts and upload over the next day or two. Stay tuned!
The Ex Factor – Classic Pop Magazine Snippet
Received the new issue of Classic Pop in the post today. This little snippet was in the front pages…
The Future’s Uncertain…
In the past three weeks, the feelings and emotions I derived from the band I love(d) have changed…dramatically. I’m not sure how I am going to continue this blog and be truly objective, for one! And, it probably stopped being objective on January 5th, 2016…the day of the Hunter And The Hunted post. I need…
Has The Façade Dropped Again?
He has always written so beautifully. A genuine wordsmith. Someone whose way of writing I will always admire. But…are they just words? Has the humility returned? I don’t understand the “shedding” mentality whilst it coexists with genuine mournfulness and degrees of regret. I regret the things I said whilst still feeling just in expressing my…
I Miss The Feeling Of…Feeling Good
Today I will try and get some things done on the blog. I have audio to put up. The extract of Joe Donnelly’s interview with Debbie McGee, Jim Kerr’s interview with Janice Long, and all four parts of the history of Scottish pop – the compendium to the Rip It Up exhibition, currently on display…
Mourning…
Jim, I miss you. There are things about you that drive me absolutely nuts. I’m sure the reverse is also true. Of course it would be! I never deluded myself it could be anything else. But I miss…a new day. A day full of promise, and hope and joy. And you would always be at…
Drown In The Aesthetic…
I can still appreciate his aesthetic beauty…I probably always will…
The Twist And Change…
There’s that humility again… You know, he still had it a couple of weeks ago…but it ebbs and flows. And like the tides, Cancerians are influenced by the moon… Sometimes it gets the better of him…he starts to believe his own hype… And it usually coincides with Simple Minds being in Italy. That is what…