May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
He is just too beautiful… I miss all my photos from Virginia. My shrine. I know how absolutely pathetic I sound! I’m not going to apologise. Hate me all you like, Sir… but I love you ? This was the only way I had available to me to copyright protect it and share. My iPad…
I wee interview and a bit of footage of the awards from Saturday night. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159140751599745&id=688619744&sfnsn=scwspmo&d=n&vh=e
Well, I was freaking out that I wasn’t going to make it for the 6pm arrival time as I was still at the house waiting for a taxi to come collect me at 5.40pm. It’s Saturday night in Glasgow… traffic will be heaving! But it was mercifully fine. I still can’t quite get my head…
An interesting way for Mr Burchill to spend his 60th birthday… Hanging out with an Aussie too ???
My collection of Virginia Turbett prints of Simple Minds grows slowly yet strongly. A new batch arrived last week and I wanted to show what is in it without comprising the copyright of Virginia’s images. This is still just a small taster, and probably now the last you will see. The prints are of stunning…
Talking about political activism in the 1980s and the Minds part in it. This…washing away of its relevance now. “It’s all been said.” That may be so, Jim. But…no one’s learning! So we need to keep fighting the good fight! Please! Don’t just wash it away with “it’s all been said”. Well…don’t bloody bother writing…
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After the radio show, Jamie East informed us of a full, unedited version of the interview would be available to watch online. Here we are… Enjoy!
Jim and Charlie will be on Virgin Radio UK at 9pm GMT tonight (Sunday, Nov. 17). Tune in for the patter. Jim and his bloody “la la las” – and there I am extolling the virtues of his amazing songwriting. Lol
Since I booked the gigs last night, I had in my head that I had 8 SM gigs booked for next year, convinced I had (without really thinking in those terms to begin with) fallen one short of this magical 9 figure I’d fallen upon these past couple of years. But…obviously I was neglecting to…
The Sweat In Bullet video….honestly…when it gets to this point, I’m like “Whip me. Just fucking whip me with that mic cord. Just do it. Break the skin. Just frigging hurt me!” He’s delicious… Man, I need help! (Been a long time since I spoke like this on the blog. I can feel a dark…