May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Back to Amsterdam, for the first night of the two weekend gigs they did on March 22/23, 1980. The second gig was recorded for Dutch radio, this first one is a bootleg…but considering the passage of time and recording techniques for “home jobs” back then (plus endless shares, and shares, retaping, copies of copies), it…
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An early version of Kaleidoscope recorded at Leeds, 29/7/1979 (Aawww! My baby’s just made it to 20! I could pinch his cheeks! The ones on his face…well, those ones too! *wink wink*) Different lyrics to what end up being recorded for the I Travel bonus flexi-disc. The Kerr-Boy likes to do that. Different lyrics entirely…
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Working on compiling a list of “Weekend WhiliGIGs”…and…having to check, source certain references…I find myself, at points, getting distracted. It happens when one is “Kerr-sed”. Had to check the date of a gig…find myself at the Minds “Bible” that is Dream Giver Redux (simpleminds.org), looking at the list of tours. 1982…tour lists Kerr…delicious… Going ga…
Ninties “curly locks” boy…lol Almost as many curls as me!
Welcome to Kerrsday Thursday (mini special). I give you…the strategically pictured microphone 😉 *eyebrows officially waggled off* Jim’s happy!Â
It’s a cover, but I love it…and, well, if I am to make a piece for every track on every Simple Minds album…this must be included, for it is a track on Sparkle In The Rain. Probably should have not used these particular lines, either…but in the context of the song, they hold the most…
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It’s been so tough artistically, the last couple of days. TICK TOCK TO NOVEMBER!
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I had seen another photo in this sequence in which Jim is kissing Catherine’s cheek, but this one is just as beautiful…if not more beautiful because of the eye contact between them. I love these two people so much. They have both given me some of the most amazing experiences of my life this year….