May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
It was a busy weekend. On Saturday morning Sue arrived and during the afternoon we headed into the city to go to the Mitchell Library for an event. It was called ‘Love Letters to a Murder.’ The main aspect of it was a ‘In Conversation’ talk between the author of a fictionalised account of the…
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Talking uni, writing and a bit of SM talk and getting pissed off with a certain frontman …
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The one thing I took away from the talk between John Dingwall and Graeme Thomson at the Mitchell Library during the Aye Write festival was Graeme talking about persistence. “You need to be persistent,” he said. He did mean it in a rather specific context. (How to get Jim to move away from anecdotal tales…
Inspiration – right here (see pic of book dedication below). I will think of this for the next few days as I complete my latest assignment for university. It will remind me that I am at the place I have longed to be at right now. “When the other side of midnight calls / remind…
A few days back, Graeme Thomson tweeted about an event he’ll be taking part in as part of the Aye Write Festival in May. Graeme will be in conversation with John Dingwall about Themes For Great Cities at the Mitchell Library on Thursday, May 19th, starting at 8pm. Tickets for the event are available through…
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Radio program guest slots are like buses… This one sneaked in under the radar last night. I was otherwise engaged watching the 1963 version of Cleopatra as part of my coursework. So while I was watching Liz Taylor’s “little Egypt eyes”, someone else was waffling away, choosing music that has had significance to him in…
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It’s just the same old crap over and over. Are the band the same without Mick, Derek, Mel? Are they even Simple Minds with only Jim and Charlie left? They’re a mockery now. Play Butlins. They’re not Simple Minds any more. YA DA FUCKING YA! Is it any wonder I am steering clear of the…
Another vid. Just short of an hour. Watch. Don’t watch. Nae mind.
Banter, Dali, Mr Shitsex and wrong trains. And…Guernica is, of course, Picasso. Thus revealing how little I actually know about art. Lol Today’s “steppage” included. Nearly 10km today ??