May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I’m just gonna put this here because, frankly, I still think this version of Jim Kerr was the most beautiful thing EVER. I still appreciate that aesthetic he rocked for like five minutes in 1981/82. There was a period of around 18 months in which he was just DELECTABLE! Amen… And Merry Christmas!
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Research for the book takes me down endless rabbit holes. Today’s rabbit hole provided me with this unearthed visual treasure. It’s from a Dutch magazine called Joepie (I had never heard of it until today. I had only ever been aware of Oor and Humo prior to today) and OH MY WORD! LOOK AT HIM!!!!!…
Today I tried to get straight back into the swing of things. Working on my uni assignment was hard. I didn’t get much done and the subject matter of my assignment is such that…well, death and/or dying seems to be my recurring theme for everything I’ve been writing for uni this academic year. All my…
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Despite how, in many ways my fandom feels like it is in decline… I don’t want to say too much. I am, for the most part, trying to stay away from it all – as, at times, it can be too painful. Akin to the loss of a loved one. This morning I had a…
On the 40th anniversary of Simple Minds’ first UK Number 1 charting album, Sparkle In The Rain, being released. I felt it was probably time I should reveal some details on ‘The Project’ I have been alluding to over recent weeks. I have been quiet about it until now for fear I would put the…
It is heavenly birthdays for both: One) for the man who probably was only ever overshadowed by some Glaswegian frontman or other for my musical affections (for many a year) – Mr David Robert Jones. He’d have been 77 today. Two) for Mr Elvis Aaron Presley who would have been turning 99 today had he…
OMG! Gorgeous! Not seen this one before :-))
Jim Kerr is like manna from heaven (but what do I know?)… 😉 (Hark at me and my cheeky SM song lyric puns!)
Close-up scan of Charlie Burchill from Issue 27 of Simple Minds News, 1990.