May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
It’s that opening. Those opening chords. I find something “otherworldly” about them. I find the words wonderfully upbeat. It’s about escapism (to me it is anyway…my interpretation of it). “She don’t need no rocket ship, Just close her eyes and takes a trip. Baby’s big on aviation, Baby loves a levitation. Yeah, she’s a spaceface…
I had time on my hands and wanted a bit of fun in the doom and gloom, so… Please, nobody take this seriously. It’s just some fun!
The title track this week! Absolutely adore the German 12″ Mix as well! And will FOREVER love my reply from Jim re: my favourite exact point of the song. Still one of the most awesome things he said it me…even if he was taking the mick a little :-))
To promote my new Etsy shop, I am giving away this beautiful Jim Kerr mug to one lucky person! To enter, just like, comment, retweet or otherwise make yourself known with your favourite Simple Minds song. Entry closes 11.59pm GMT (that’s one minute before midnight) July 8th! Winner announced on Jim’s birthday (July 9th). Good…
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I WANT TO CRY! Jim & Charlie are doing NOTP gigs in Luxembourg and ALL OVER GERMANY prior to Christmas. If I tried to organize going to one…my whole 2017 gig budget would be well and truly blown (and then some)!! Oh, well… *sigh* Here are the dates. Click the picture for further details…
Well, here is the rehashed Hunter And The Hunted piece I have been working on today. OMG!!! Ssooo much of this is mine!! My actual damn proper bloody work!! Yes, the other took work too…but there is sssoo much more work in this! So much more “me”! I love it! I shared it on the…
Well, here we are at the final of the six shows Jim has done for KX 93.5. Excuse me while I shed a genuine tear :,( And, so…here goes… Patti Smith – Redondo Beach…Patti Smith does reggae? Well, it sounds very reggae to me! I’ve always loved what I’ve heard of hers, but never given…
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I had to do something with this profile shot. So I just made him shining and glimmering and gleaming. I was hearing the Ash song below the WHOLE time I was working on it.
Working on something, but got distracted and “weak in the presence of beauty”. Oh, he is just too glorious! Such a hopeless, hopeless case. I hope in time I can draw faces well. I’ll be drawing his face over and over and over again. Maybe I could try with this goddamn beautiful profile? In time…only…
THE SPELL HAS BEEN BROKEN! A bone has been thrown (ah, the return of “poetry corner”)! The last time he replied to one of my comments was March 24th, when he said I had a “very pretty name”. Not that I had been keeping tabs OR ANYTHING! Lol. What a HOPELESS case I am! ? And…