May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
It has been a very, very busy week. Birdy and Sue came to stay. We went to Derek’s night at St Luke’s together, the next day there was a tour of the Barrowland Ballroom, Friday was lunch with Birdy and Michelle and yesterday I attended the opening of the Rebels and Renegades exhibition at the…
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This is a LONG review – not just of Catherine’s gig but of the following 24 hours we had in London. Music, art and food! Strap yourselves in!
This is my medicine. This gorgeous creature. These rare ones from the Mojo spread are wonderful. I have a lot to thank Tom Sheehan for. Tom capturing Jim in front of a Canadian flag back in 1982 changed my life immeasurably some 34 years later. I will be forever thankful. The other by Peter Anderson…
As promised in a previous post about Boys From Brazil, here is information about the Kensington Roof Gardens. The tenancy was held by Virgin Limited Edition since (despite some erroneous information saying it was 1982) 1981. I think Simple Minds must have been one of the first bands on the label to make use of…
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So…Jim. James. Sir Kerr. Laird Dash Fandango. It appears by this evidence captured by Jill Furmanovsky and taken at…the Manor House, I believe? That you, fine sir, have been practicing the “embrace the suck” mantra for some time now. And a number of years prior to Mr Forsey reputedly exposing you to such…questionable phrasing, yes?…
Shared a very similar photo in colour recently. Love it in black and white too. They’re such lovely looking boys! Even Derek 😉 (I’m joking! – and I mean I’m joking about the “even Derek” bit. Big Dan has his own “hawt” thing going on – he’s just not MY particular cup of chai)
The boys all suited and booted, circa 1981. Love Jim’s slim tie 😉 From L to R: Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Michael MacNeil, Jim Kerr.