May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
A Sunday evening gig. OH MY FLIPPING GOD – THEY WALK ON TO KANT KINO!!! Could have better sound quality…a better quality recording exists, by all accounts. This version is obviously a tape of a tape of a tape and running a little fast…Jim’s voice is almost chipmunk-esque at times, though he usually has a…
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Couldn’t be arsed to type it all out… And no doughnuts….but a WHOLE heap of read bean paste in various formats…
As he shares a photo of the ilk of the blurred imagery of the Sons And Fascination cover art, I am reminded of a beautiful blend of imagery I made for Someone Somewhere In Summertime. I’d share it there…but he would no doubt get pissed off…but it is one I am still particularly proud of….
And makes me smile and giggle…and my mood instantly lifts. And it almost feels like a “Spaceface moment” again…even though that was more personal because it involved my art…but all the same. Just the effect he had of lifting my mood and taking me out of my woes. I could kiss him! I bloody well…
As usual, no matter how late I leave it to go to a gig, I always go far too early. Lol. I didn’t have TOO much time to kill last night, and the pub area of The Lexington is quite nice (complete with chandelier! A pub with a chandelier? That’s a bit posh!), so no…
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Extra selection of photos from the Simple Minds Acoustic Drury Lane gig (sightseeing and otherwise). A late lunch/early tea at the Museum Tavern…directly across the road from the British Museum (hence the name!). I had the camenbert and beetroot open pie – which was rather delicious – and very filling! Reccie in progress… More… Does…
Recorded on me iPhone, like. My idea of getting one song from each gig didn’t quite work out, but here’s one previously not shared.
Some choice extras. I’m not far from London, so, it wasn’t really a day for sightseeing (only got back from Bridlington the evening prior, so London was as late a start as I felt comfortable enough to give it). These extra images will be mostly gig related. Fairly poor quality as I wanted to travel…
Will have to do something with these…
It was a bit of a dry spell waiting between Bristol and Brighton…but I was riding on such a high from him talking to me on the stage in Bristol (and poking his tongue out at me!) that it saw me through the whole week. The weather was lovely for Brighton. Still lovely and sunny,…
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