May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Almost one year ago to the day was, not only my last Simple Minds concert to date, but the last concertI I went to full stop. I had 13 other Simple Minds gigs to come – Paris, Bordeaux, Leeds, Dublin, Glasgow, Blenheim Palace, Taormina, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Aberdeen – then off to the holy grail gigs…
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Viewing art with my own eyes. Exhibitions. Galleries. Being able to see this. I think I’d have flown down south to get to London to see this exhibition. A virtual tour is not the same. But it will have to do. Even as a virtual tour, I find this deeply moving. I can only imagine…
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I started listening to the Bitter Sweet Symphony experimental offshoot – or “curveball” (if you will) of the main weekly “Are You Not Entertained?” podcast last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Let me explain… I confess that it isn’t something I listen to regularly (the AYNE podcast) as, well….I’m not majorly into sport, and certainly…
I had been pondering doing this for some time, once I felt my collection had been big enough to deem it worthy. Probably the past 18 months or 2 years, but we were so crammed in our place in Luton, it never really seemed doable. Then we moved to Glasgow, had much more space to…
Of course, the “Best Photographer” award for 2020 COULD go to someone for their work that had to wait 40 years to be seen – Mr Ronald Gurr…and the offering below…. But I jest…at least on offering up the award – but the photo is still just absolutely fabulous! In response to his post today…
He is my superhero. I absolutely adore him! He makes the days brighter. He is…the start, the middle and the end. The sun, the moon and the stars. He makes me feel alive and makes me want to live! Jim Kerr – you are all things to me. Beautiful, in every sense of the word….
This is beautiful. And this is the view I feel that I have from my bedroom window – every day. This city has gotten under my skin from the get go. I never imagined falling in love with it quite as deeply as I have done. From my first visit in November, 2016 (a looooong…
Just had to share this bit. The last few sentences… More times than you could ever think it, Pete – and in as vivid detail as my imagination will allow. Usually culminating in the most GLORIOUS of “EUREKA!” moments, as Jim leaps from seated spot in the bath tub…
Simple Minds’ Sarah Brown performing a beautiful version of Silent Night – with donations for Women’s Aid. Women’s Aid help to protect women and children from domestic violence. Please give if you can. Their work has been more vital than ever during this year. You’ll find the donation link on the YouTube video. https://youtu.be/vuBJbRw1nVo
Is it starting to feel like Christmas? Hmmm…not sure…