May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Full details of gigs at Simple Minds web site Could have gone over to Adelaide for the McLaren Vale gig. Have NEVER been to the Hordern Pavilion for a gig :-(( And I probably could have gone to the Hunter Valley too – if it had all been THIS YEAR! But, there you go :-/…
Now…if this had been 12 months ago? I would have been OVER THE MOON!!! But, it isn’t. It’s now…and I can’t afford to go back :-(((
In response to an article from March, 2016. Link to article below. I must admit…it’s an intriguing analogy…but, it has flaws and sells them rather short. Firstly, it could be agreed THEY (Simple Minds) let it happen…but record company pressures couldn’t have been easy to avoid, and by all accounts Virgin were very keen for…
Just, wow! What a wonderful sequence of shots. Backstage and intimate. I had never seen these before and these alone make the purchase of the book worthwhile for me. The ogling of Jim is one thing…but as a snapshot of band life and backstage moments, these photos are a GEM! Fantastico! They are not singled…
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Some photos from the photoshoot for OOR Dutch music magazine. In the second and third pics (the third being a zoom in of the second), Jim is pictured with Malcolm Garrett, the man responsible for some of Simple Minds most famous coverart, including the art for New Gold Dream. They are not singled out in…
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Jim and Charlie talk NGD with Johnnie Walker on BBC Radio 2 – 10pm BST
Such beautiful memories he has attached with this album. As for the photo you selected, sir? Oh, I do…until my dying day. You absolutely have me. Hook, line and sinker. ?? UPDATE: Time -22.41 AND HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS MORNING THAT YOU CHOSE A TRACEY EMIN PIECE?!!! I only just realised now! Lol….
Here’s part two of the photos, plus a “Brucey bonus”. Enjoy! Photography credits: Jamie Morgan, Virginia Turbett and Sheila Rock. The “Brucey bonus” being this picture of Jim from the mini tour program that is enclosed in the box set. It is still one of my all time favourite pictures of him…and it’s always nice…
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It’s just a snippet! Please don’t get me for it. Just wanted to share Jim’s beautiful voice singled out. 🙂 ??