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Music… and my favourite gigs
Music has always been an important part of my life even though I don’t play any instrument myself. You can read all about how I became a groupie (… there’s more of a story to those posts than you might guess from the title!) Music has also enabled me to meet the most wonderful people and make some great friends… and music has been an inspiration too!
The gig that never was
You see the date, February 27th, you see the venue, the Bridgwater Hall, Manchester, you see the seat number, the time, and most of all you see the band, yes, the Mavericks! The story behind this gig that never was is that just after the interval having listened to the support, a member of the […]
MoreBus stop
The Hollies were a talented 1960’s band from Manchester and the north of England; they were deservedly popular, with a particular and distinctive style. Their hits include ‘Just one look’, ‘Here I go again’, ‘Look through any window’, and the one I have shared here, ‘Bus stop’. There is a song which is currently being […]
MoreMaverick Kim’s game
Kim’s game was invented (or named) by Rudyard Kipling from his novel ‘Kim’ about a young boy learning the tricks of being a spy… This isn’t actually Kim’s game because in that game the objects are shown to those playing, then covered and the people playing have to try and remember what they were. So […]
MoreLooking further back.. to Belfast 2012
Before the thrilling reunion of Raul Malo, Robert Reynolds, Paul Deakin, Eddie Perez and Jerry Dale McFadden as the Mavericks, Raul toured solo and had some wonderful gigs. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve met some very dear friends through the Mavericks and when Raul went to Belfast it was a great way for us to meet up! I went […]
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