Charlie Burchill Interview – Guitarist Magazine, April 2017
The story about the kabuki screen is hilarious! And what he says about Jim is lovely :-))
Tag: simple minds
Happy Birthday, Jim!
You most beautiful, beautiful man! I adore you…with every fibre of my being. (I don’t care of that’s an overshare!)
Only The Inspirational
Jim’s words within his post today (upon seeing Radiohead last night in Glasgow). Ah, well…that’s me out the window, then! To surround yourself with people and things that inspire? How would I ever fit that bill? I won’t. I am so full of self-doubt, I’m amazed he even gives me the time of day in…
The Walking Experiment
Tonight I did something I don’t usually do and I went for a walk listening to music. A few months back, Jim was mentioning listening to music when out walking. I replied to him saying that I couldn’t really do that, that I like to take the sounds of life in when I’m walking. That…
New Gold Dream – Redux (Lyric Art)
Yeah, think I’m pretty much wanting to get the “redos” out the way first, before moving on to wholly new ones. I’m unsure about this one. I started with the concept of a triptych of Jims (ie: new/gold/dream = Jim/Jim/Jim)…but…I dunno. I struggle to get yellows/golds as I want them to be. I’ll sit with…
Dublin Extras – Gigs 8-9 – And Finally… Part Six
And this is where all the visual memories and mementos of my Acoustic “gig hop” Tour come to rest. What an amazing three weeks it was! Nine Simple Minds gigs in 21 days! I may never get to repeat it…but I hope I do. I get the feeling the 40th anniversary is going to be…
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Dublin Extras – Gig 8-9 – Part Five
More extras from Dublin – penultimate set of photos… I saw and felt quite a few similarities between Dublin and Sydney…it was the last thing I expected, actually. The day of gig No. 2. Selfie attempt number one – not bad (could do without the “orange peel” right arm). I SSSOOO wanted an Acoustic shirt…
Dublin Extras – Gig 8-9 – Part Four
From the visit to Trinity College and the Book of Kells… Book of Kells guide leaflet with poem of Pangur Bán inside. The wording of Pangur Bán reminded me so much of Jim. Esp. the “Hunting words I sit all night” – the anecdote he tells (or has been told of him) of sitting in…
Dying Together In Electric Dreams?
He always seems to get so gloomy, melancholic and pessimistic around his birthday (I’ve noticed it every year, so far). I wish he wouldn’t…BUT…he’s a Cancerian…a lifetime of having them as my most intimate of friends means I can read them like a book. Bloody Cancerians! Can’t live with them…
Brazilian Nights…
Oh, it has just been in my head today. I so wish they would do this live…if ANYONE could play those drums like that, it is Cherisse Osei! Let her have a go at it, Jim! PLEASE?!