May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I think it has come to that time of the year where I’d list the various highlights of 2024. It will no doubt be a bit of a hotch-potch of a list. I haven’t been to a lot of gigs this year. I haven’t had too many days out. I haven’t read much either –…
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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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…
I am bloody shattered! There’s been a lot of travel. Early days and restless nights. And I feel like I’m getting too old for this malarky – but I wouldn’t have swapped the past few days for the world! Thursday – Hamish Hawk First up was a trip down to Manchester to see Hamish Hawk…
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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…
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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,…
While I was trying to get myself some sleep during the wee hours of Sunday morning after my ‘late night’ staying up to watch Eurovision and hoping to see the Northern Lights whose fantastical fluorescent dance I had missed the previous night due to my being a confirmed old fart (I was in bed by…
Well, where does one start? Firstly, I have to say I felt sorry for the Kiwis and the Aussies as it did seem as though they got short changed on the tour, with primarily outdoor gigs for the Kiwis, which limited the size of the setlist. For the Aussies, considering there were several indoor gigs…
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My apologies once again for a vlog review – for a writer, I like to do vlog posts! I’m just conscious to the fact I will be doing a heap of writing from tomorrow onwards (uni studies, and an assignment due next week, plus writing for the book will begin in earnest now, so yes…
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