May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
So, where do I start? TARA FB (AT LEAST FOR NOW ANYWAY) After the Cloth gig review, there were a couple of posts on the Simple Minds Facebook page that riled me. One was to do with “writing your own story” as implied by the text laid out accredited to Kerr. I think the title…
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I guess with it being what tries to pass these days as a Simple Minds blog, it is imperative that I acknowledge this auspicious date in the calendar. So, here goes… I’ll share what happened on Facebook today. Ta ra P.S. I do love an Irn Bru P.P.S Yes, this photo is still on my…
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I follow Paul Statham on social media as I like to keep up to date with his musical endeavours – particularly when it comes to the Dark Flowers project. Imagine my surprise to see him share these photos on his socials yesterday. He’d shared them with a blurb that stated he’d been in a recording…
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I’m on the downward spiral again – doubting myself and feeling that I am incapable of being good at ANYTHING other than just drawing oxygen. It feels like everything I touch is the opposite of a Midas Touch. And now it really does feel like it IS all too late. I look at what it…
Another post about SM. Another day in which study goes out the window to be replaced with my preoccupation with this topic. I have to say when I bumped into Billy Sloan in the city back in November on the night of Derek Forbes’ talk and book signing, he played a stellar poker face to…
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I had a notification on Facebook earlier about the SM page adding a photo, but I couldn’t see what had changed as it kept taking me to the most recent post on their page when I’d click the notification – but there was nothing added to the post. I thought nothing else of it until…
While my ideas for this blog seem to be a well that’s drying up, in the meantime it feels as if my blog is being ‘mined’ for ideas and inspiration for the SM social media – which is a bloody nice thing if so. I honestly don’t mind. The things may as well be of…
I’ve recorded a vlog post airing how I’m currently feeling – mostly the dilemma I am feeling about what the bloody hell to do with this blog. I just don’t know any more…. (P.S. Despite the look of the video ident, you WILL be subjected to my awful face. Apologies in advance.)
Today Jim has posted about, understandably, still reeling from John Giblin’s passing. The weather in Tao at present seems to be fitting the tone. My friend, Michelle, is currently over there, so I’ve had a somewhat vested interest in keeping an eye on the weather out there. Good weather is set to return in time…
Read full post “A False Alarm! And An Anticipatory Minds Music Monday” »
Oooh…a little bite. A “stop-start” moment. When they were still a part of the “also rans” in my musical fandom. It took another five years from there to flourish into full bloom. Where is it now? I’m not sure. In other news – it was mine and the Other Half’s 25th wedding anniversary on Tuesday….