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All things related to Mr Jim Kerr
I was long overdue a smackdown, I guess. And if, by chance, he had been reading the blog recently, I probably have given him much cause to be very stern. I should have expected nothing less. I seem to be doing my best at pissing him off this year. Perhaps it’s just what I should…
The AMAZING shirt! (Not quite ear muffs!) The silly shirt! And the fanatical fangirl wearing them. Rarer than SM merch…and better because he’s on them both. I could generate a line of these (BUT I WON’T! If you are, for some reason that’ll remain a mystery to me, looking at this blog, Sir…possibly just to…
New treasure sent to me by fellow fan and friend, Regina Naaijer. Thank you so, so much Regina! It is so very much prized and appreciated! Love and {{{hugs}}}
Thirteen months ago, today… I was in Adelaide, staying with my friend Janis and her family. I couldn’t sleep. I had tattoos done that day and sleeping on my back and left side was causing a little discomfort. Jim had shared John Grant’s Pale Green Ghosts for his post about St Patrick’s Day. And so,…
One last mention of it. Little did I know when I invested in two copies there was a chance of being a lucky “one in ten” of getting a signed copy of the book. Did I perhaps make my chance one in five, having bought two copies? (I used to be fairly good at maths…it’s…
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I love how much of him now you can see in this photo… Timeless beauty ? (Yes! I’m having a fawning, sycophantic fangirl moment. It’s Easter. I’m allowed! He’s more addictive than chocolate. Just…LOOK AT HIM!) I really won’t be able to look him in the eye if the opportunity for eye contact avails itself…
It’s here! And it’s beautiful!! (He’s beautiful!) OMG! What a serious bit of fangirl treasure it is! If you haven’t got your copy yet, WHY NOT?!!! You WON’T be disappointed!! Check my post from a few days ago to see more details. Can you tell I’m happy? :-)))
Again, he later tempered his reply (having edited it several times again) to Conte about his grievance (that we kind of share, by the way). One part of it though…”Minds shows are about precision”. Really? Minds grew out of punk…post punk…PUB ROCK…the very thing that you say you are not (in terms of comparing it…
Anyone care to guess here why I might not have expressed my grievance to the set list being a little short and stage time lacking, just a little, to Sir personally? That was EXACTLY the reply I feared. I love you, Sir…but you are a bitch! Lol And he started off so nicely, and bit…
“I can remember – standing by the wall” – Heroes, David Bowie A fantastic photo booklet by journalist Ronnie Gurr – published independently by Hanging Around Books. On a limited run of 250. As soon as I was made aware of its existence (by Sir Kerr, no less! Having seen the pictures from the book…
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