May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Announced last night, Simple Minds are to play at the Musilac Festival at Aix-Les-Bains in 2022. They play on Friday, July 8th. I have already been contemplating it and already been looking tentatively at flights to the nearest European destinations. Grenoble would be ssoooo handy – but Easyjet only fly there from Edinburgh in the…
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A great capture of the first day of the Musilac Festival in Aix-Les-Bains in July.
Oh, how I still wish that Aix had been everything I wanted it to be! But…we must move on! You can view a great set of pro photos from the Musilac Festival in Aix-Les-Bains from photographer Kymmo. To view the full set CLICK HERE
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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Am dying to give a full review, but I am ssoo tired! It’s 7am here in Aix…and I can’t sleep. I can’t switch my mind off and I have to mindful of the amount of data usage I have left on my phone before I get home… But I HAD to share this clip of…
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Made it. In very good company. Let’s do this thing! (Chin up, girl)
I traveled most of the afternoon and into the evening to get here – and as far as the beauty of the town and the scenery goes…it was definitely worth the effort! I even managed to listen to a few Simple Minds tracks on the way from Geneva to Chambery – and without being reduced…
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…