May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
THIS HAPPENED! I tuned into Ronnie McGhie’s radio show on Pulse 98.4 (Barrhead) and …. I needed something else to do, so…lo and behold. I opened up my art apps, chose a screenshot of Jim I had taken from the Rockpalast Cologne gig and… voila! The words? Well, he sung the song title as he…
This is so dark, yet so sexy. I’ve been listening a BBC 4 Radio play adaptation of Tess of the d’Urbervilles and it reminds me of a scene out of it. I’ve been reading interviews with Jim of late in which he says there’s beauty in fear. In addition to that I’d say there is…
The Jimbo Crimbo celebrations continue at Casa Read with…ESSENTIAL viewing 😉
For me…possibly the SEXIEST Simple Minds song is Celebrate…that low, reverbing bass…high synths and Charlie’s little solo riff…plus some of the sexiest words Jim has ever written (seriously…the way he delivers that opening “Act of love”….just makes me melt…let alone the “she rag doll / keeps him warm” lines (which have now been surrendered to…
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Possibly my most favourite moment of the whole Simple Minds Rockpalast 1982 gig. Jim is just soaking in the moment. I hope he was thinking “this was a good one!” – because it was. The comments show on clips from this gig that it has its detractors, but I think it’s one of their best. It…
This man SERIOUSLY gives me a microphone fetish! He has SO many ways of holding a mic – and, you know, mics are all phallic and stuff. JIM, JUST STOP IT! STOP MAKING ME HAVE UNSAVOURY THOUGHTS ABOUT YOU AND MICROPHONES! My beautiful Goth Prince: Laird Dash Fandango I’m the one needing a fan –…
Lesson Six at the Jim Kerr Dance Academy – The “Jimmy Jesus”/Cliff Richard (see any Cliff video for reference – esp. older Cliff). Stretch those arms out, children!
Lesson Five at the Jim Kerr Dance Academy – The Crazy Left Arm Flail (mostly to be employ after the Left Arm Wrist/Fist Pump – but not exclusively). Get those arms flailing!
Are you ready for another lesson from the Jim Kerr Dance Academy? Of course you are! Lesson Four: The Left Arm Wrist/Fist Pump (watch wearing optional).