May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
A link to Jim’s post this morning about the European leg of the Acoustic Tour soon kicking off. Less than a week to go until the first gig in Essen, Germany. Alex Gains in his comment said “see you next month”. Well, I never even thought about being able to word it like that! It…
And the first article on the agenda on the “serious content” Simple Minds blog is titled…MY HOLS?! Seriously, The Sunday Times! Lol. Well, that’s what I get for trying to be serious. Anyway… I’ve provided separate scans and one full, continuous scan, so you can choose what’s best to read on your device.
I’ve been…a bit…”not myself” again of late. This now seems to be a March thing (though last year it extended into April). Things obviously affect me in ways I am…ill equipped for. Perhaps this time it was grief playing its part? The loss of my father-in-law in early February affecting me far more profoundly than…
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This photo was taken a few years back when Simple Minds and Ultravox toured together. I had always seen the top half of the picture, but on a recent photo search, I notice a separate section of the bottom half. I had forgotten about grabbing that part of it with a view to merging them…
The first Simple Minds song I remember hearing was Promised You A Miracle. I clearly remember seeing the video on this Saturday morning music video program we had on in Oz called Sounds. And I remember loving that X-Ray scanning equipment in the video. The first Simple Minds song I really remember liking was Waterfront….
Lol. OH MY GOD…I’m a fruit loop! Lol I really went ahead and did it! Lol. I got the shirt made! Lol. It does look awesome though! At least I’ve helped security with their job! Lol Oh, I am kidding! As much as I adore Jim…I’m faaaaar too embarrassed to go anywhere near him! If…
The painting I did today made me melancholy. I had never heard of the artist Sir Howard Hodgkin until his recent death. He seemed very prolific…and seemingly he had a compulsion. A drive. Not because he felt as though he actually painted “subjects” or even ENJOYED the creative process, but because…he just had to to….
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Just right from the off it’s FUNK (not just with a capital F) There’s no fade up…we’re just – BANG! – in! Everything is funky…even the keyboards. Charlie has a short, shrift riff. Derek’s bass is funky as all hell. That keyboard funk though…and then Jim’s amazingly fragmented lyrics. The way he writes on Sons…
Just in case it disappears off the SMO visitor wall…and if he ever visits this sorry excuse of a fan blog (god knows why he would!)….a question: Now…I know I have probably not been ingratiating myself to you much lately, Jim, and you probably won’t reply…but I have to ask anyway. This is probably why…
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Just enjoy this picture for now. All will be revealed later… Photo: Janette Beckman