May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
OMG! I just HAD to steal this bit of Cherisse’s video clips on Instagram. I’d flipping melt like the bloody choc he’s talking about, if he spoke to me like that… Sorry the footage is a bit jerky (not all down to me, some of it is Cherisse’s recording of it), but I was coming…
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I am a word lover – a lyrics lover. But I also love Simple Minds instrumentals…but I tend to love the dedicated instrumentals most…Kant Kino, Somebody Up There Likes You, Androgyny, Year Of The Dragon, Theme For Great Cities…Veldt! (although it does have some strange vocalisation on it…so I suppose Veldt is not STRICTLY an…
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Later today (local BST – British Summer Time), an auction of all the penguins that had been on display as part of Maggie’s Penguin Parade go under the hammer. The one that Fiona Sutherland co-created and Simple Minds sponsored (and have signed for the auction) being one of them. You can see the SM sponsored…
Working on trying to get my muse back. It has forsaken me for such a long while now. Tonight there was a tangible inkling of it. The only way I’ll get it back is to work at it. Persevere. And geez, I wish I could paint. But I really, REALLY need the room! So…I need…
Yesterday, on my Facebook “memories”, it was revealed to me it was the anniversary of me taking possession of a set of vintage prints by Stefan de Batselier. And to my surprise and wonderment, I heard from Stefan, thanking me for giving him photographer’s credit on the photos. Well, that credit was long overdue. I…
A short half page spread in local Mexican newspaper Reforma on Thursday night’s gig at the Pepsi Center. I don’t have the best Spanish (well, any Spanish at all, actually) but, quickly casting an eye over it…seriously? We’re still bringing up Jim’s marriages? What exactly it has to do with the price of fish and…
Now to me, this illustrates the difference between optimism and delusion. That poor tortoise…he’s not flying, is he?! That’s NOT optimism. THAT’S delusion! Optimism is viewing the glass as half full. Delusion is seeing the glass as full and never losing volume. Optimism is seeing you can make a change…having faith in yourself and your…
The projection to a Glasgow of 1980, in a film made of the city in 1971. Given the fact that we are told in the film that the task ahead was quite…monumental…did they really think it would be done by 1980? I’m sure quite a bit was in place by 1980, but it seemed some…
I just had to say it. I just had to. This version from Mexico City sounds so beautiful…not even the trays of beer being carried through the footage diminishes its impact… As I said…BEAUTIFUL
Lucky Mexicans! Wow…they get him without a jaiket on! And…IN THE FLAMINGO SHIRT! Grrr! Lucky sods! Nae fair. I didn’t even get to see him in the flamingo shirt at all…let alone him taking his jacket off. I was robbed. ROBBED, I TELL YA! Lol Anyway, here’s Mr Striptease, with Sarah, doing All The Things…