May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
A couple of things to highlight from recent days. One is an interview (well, part one of an interview said Neil Saint in reply to a comment left on the FB post) with Kenny Hyslop about his days in Slik. You can listen to the interview by clicking HERE UPDATE: There is a part two…
In the early 1980s (as in 1980, 1981 and early into 1982) Simple Minds were accused of being “too Euro-centric” and of not putting enough of their focus into closer to home – what was happening in the UK, or even just in Glasgow itself. Why should there be criticism of such a thing? Why…
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Well, think this has to be the charity event of the year, so far – Drumathon Live. Both Cherisse Osei and Mel Gaynor took part. I watched both their stints at the kit and both were awesome. But I have to that Cherisse’s set up really gave the feel of being at a gig. She…
I am very proud to know this lady and call her my friend and to do the tiny bits of work I do for her. It’s a privilege. And I don’t know how she puts up with my endless sycophantic, forlorn “I love Jim” crap but she does and it means the world. So here…
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No details on date or location, either. But if I was to hazard a guess, I’d say 1980, Europe – most likely Germany, but it’s all guesswork. Anyway, we get the quirk of two half photos in one frame. Any other theories on it welcome.
More sad news today with the passing of one of Italy’s best – actually, the world’s best (to paraphrase someone who had worked with him in the past and held him in great esteem). You will be greatly missed. RIP Franco Battiato
The Simple Minds family lost one of its own today. News came to the fanbase of the passing of a Dutch fan, Yvonne. We were Facebook friends and had briefly spoken at times. We had spoken of the chance to meet some day. I had sent her one of my art pieces a few years…
You can’t escape it. The thing that hits you when your first hear this song is Charlie’s pedal affected riff that makes it sound for all the world like a cow has entered the recording studio to add a repetitive “mooooo” to the music. It’s a bit of an “in joke” in amongst the Simple…
These photos showed up in my Facebook memories today. Taken at my sister’s wedding on December 17th, 1988 – I only just turned 18 several weeks prior. I shared them on FB last year because I had just taken decent scans of them, them having languished in a drawer for years. I brought them back…
As highlighted on Cherisse’s social media accounts as well as the Simple Minds social media accounts, Cherisse took part in Drumathon Live last night. The Drumathon is a 264 hour non-stop drumming session, featuring drummers from all different bands from all around the globe. It’s all for charity, raising funds for the NHS and mental…
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