When All Else Fails – There’s Always The ‘Escape’
Things is looooow when I break out into the “art”. “Vision Thing” – number 1319…
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Minds Music Monday – Hunter And The Hunted – Someone Somewhere In Summertime – OGWT 1982
The footage has been dated on the YT upload as 1983, but it’s definitely 1982. Mark Ellen even alludes to New Gold Dream being a new album. I mean, yes, it still would be deemed that in early 1983 but if I look at Dream Giver Redux, It shows that the OGWT performance was recorded…
Minds Music Monday – Chelsea Girl OGWT
Early days of 2022. Early days of Simple Minds. One of the very first Kerr/Burchill compositions. The bane of my amateur drumming life. My hi hat playing sucks ass. I have no rhythm. I found Glittering Prize easier to play along to than this. I doff my cap to you, Mr McGee. I’m now under…
ANOTHER ONE?!!
As Brenda from Bristol said. Yes, Brenda. Indeed “another one”! Lol I cannae stop…
Working in Twos…
I worked on two art pieces yesterday. The first one…I knew what I wanted from it, but it didn’t really come together. I’m not sure I like it. I love him on that Whistle Test appearance though ???? The other was going to be another attempt, but it quickly morphed into something else and took…
OGWT Gems – Yeah, My Lips Were Whistling Alright!
I have been subscribed to this person’s YT account for a while – but a certain Mr Machray beat me to seeing this gem first. I had seen the SSIS footage before but had never seen the Hunter And The Hunted clip from it…Just a few little gifs taken from it going back years ago….
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Life In A Day – 40th Anniversary Single Review
We are nearing the release date of Simple Minds’ debut album, Life In A Day. From what I can deduce, Life In A Day – the track itself – was released as a single inline with their first appearance on television when appearing on the Old Grey Whistle Test on March 27th. As that day…
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“I Rehearse Going For The Bus” – Mick’s Hurrah’s Memories
Listening in to Mick MacNeil’s show on Thursday night on Indy Live, I loved hearing him talk about SM’s gig in New York at Hurrah’s – so much so that I took this audio snippet out of it to share here. Of course, you can listen in to Mick’s show on Thursday evenings at…
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Minds Music Monday – SSIS – Whistle Test
Nothing rare or different this week…just this, because it’s in my head. And…I like Jim in this blue shirt. That’s it.
Simple Minds – Chelsea Girl
My baby boys – being so, so wonderful :-))) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)