May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Had a lovely afternoon out in the West End yesterday, by Kelvinbridge. Looked in this posh home decor place called Galletly Tubbs. Lovely stuff, but OH MY WORD – the prices! A place for window shopping ONLY, for us riff raff! Lol Then went and had some food at Sips And Baker further along the…
Where do I start? I don’t even know! Strap in – it’s gonna be a long one! FRIDAY: Friday, I guess, is the best place to start. In an exercise in preserving energy (and money), we (‘we’ once again being myself and Birdy) decided to set out fairly late on Friday afternoon. The plan had…
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Here we go, here we go, here we go – here we go, here we go, here we gooooo!!! This one from Fiona is the best. Literally saving the best until last. ???
Oh! Next weekend! The weather promises to be grand! I have VIP tickets for both shows. My t-shirt arrived this morning as well. I’m all set. Still have to study in the meantime though! Buddhism in practice. Seems rather apt somehow… Anyway, here’s a vid. Haven’t even watched it all myself yet. Just eager to…
The two Edinburgh shows are less than two weeks away now and thoughts are turning to the New Gold Dream anniversary. I’m going through a lull right now with listening to them. I know! It’s all a very sad state of affairs, isn’t it? For nearly 8 years I listened to them every single day….
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For anyone who didn’t get to read last month’s Mojo magazine article featuring Simple Minds and the “seminal” New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) – then here is the full feature below. For full viewing options, click on the main header of the article (if you are at the blog’s main home page), then click on the…
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This post contains a YouTube video with a Simple Minds music catalogue review. Click the post to view…
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…
So much to tell, so little time. Back safe and sound in Glasgow but now assignment number four looms large. I have a week to get to grips with Plato, Socrates, Laches and Nicias – but just for tonight, I’ll think about “ArKERRmedes” and baths and being dripping wet. I’ll try and make time for…
Cyrano De Bergerac was amazing! More on that to come. There has been pre-sale tickets released for the added Simple Minds PSG gig with all proceeds going to UNICEF for Children in Ukraine. We’re in! And…there are just some odds and sods to talk about as well. And … there’s this! A taxi driver? Really,…