May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
So…on Tuesday night, I’m sitting on the bed, thinking about the Simple Minds gigs next year. Thinking of the wonderful venues and experiences I’ll have. A soundcheck in Copenhagen. Centre seats 12 rows back in Paris. A lower floor block seat in Leeds. Standing ticket in Dublin. A soundcheck and close seat in Glasgow. “Oh,…
He has always written so beautifully. A genuine wordsmith. Someone whose way of writing I will always admire. But…are they just words? Has the humility returned? I don’t understand the “shedding” mentality whilst it coexists with genuine mournfulness and degrees of regret. I regret the things I said whilst still feeling just in expressing my…
That would imply that it had been “on” a bucket list. But not really. Never had even heard of the place until it was announced that Simple Minds was going to be on the bill at the Musilac Festival being held there. Also on the bill, though…Depeche Mode and The Stranglers. That was one SERIOUS…
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I realised after I shared my review of the festival that having mentioned TSATN video that I shot, that I had not posted it here…so here it is…
There is so much to cover with such a Festival. I have never been to such a HUGE event. The local paper in Aix-Les-Bains the following morning reported a crowd of 25,000 people there for day one of the festival. A big old crowd! And I think I can safely say it’s the biggest (and…
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Today is “fly out to some remote, exotic location to see some amazing bands tomorrow” day…but I couldn’t be filled with a higher sense of dread. Also, it now comes on top of knowing my mum is in hospital. She is fine…but under observation, and will hopefully be going home today. But a health scare…
I’m already tired of putting up a front. I don’t care how stupid and pathetic I look in the eyes of others. I’ve spent too much of my life worrying about it. This really is tearing me apart! I miss him! Already I miss him. And I can’t play the music. And I am dreading…
Oh, it’s not my place to leave a comment. But I want to. Perhaps he didn’t get the message from whomever you asked? They forgot to ask him…or it slipped his mind once he was out on that stage? I’m sure if he was aware of the circumstances, he would have done it. Having been…
I’m going to assume the that magazine is Belgian, seeing as I bought these magazine clippings from a seller in Belgium. The language is French, so…. Anyway, I shall keep the pages as they are. Too much to try and translate…just something on the blog for the French speakers to enjoy. For us English ignoramuses,…
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Just over a year since the last Acoustic gig, tonight in Paris, Simple Minds Ltd Ed (ie: Jim, Charlie, Cherisse and Sarah) played an acoustic set at a secret location (La Reservoir) to a select group of fans. Lucky people they were! The gig was aired live on French radio station Oui FM. The set…