Fun & Games |
Anyone a Gamer? It's not the same as 'plugging in the Playstation for a quick go on Pro Evolution Soccer when the other half goes to her Pilates class': it's actually revolving your entire life ar...
Posted by Simon on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:45:00 PST |
No Kneed |
Ever done yourself a moderate injury? Not anything life-threatening (like putting your hand into either end of a tiger, for example) but something that puts you out of action for months rather than we...
Posted by Simon on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:39:00 PST |
Meeting Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller |
Nobody say 'Who?'! The erstwhile MK is renowned for a stint with Frank Zappa's band and arguably most famous for tickling the ivories in Steve Vai's band, and I came across him via a web surf sessi...
Posted by Simon on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:50:00 PST |
Meeting Jim Marshall |
I've met Dr. James a few times over the years, but none was more memorable than the first time. I worked at Musical Exchanges in Birmingham (it's now a Sound Control) and we were one of the biggest Ma...
Posted by Simon on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 07:42:00 PST |
Seeing Robert Plant |
Note not meeting, but seeing: from the window of our local in Central Bath. You know when you see someone in the street and say "That looks just like so and so."? Well this guy, who looked like the...
Posted by Simon on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:35:00 PST |
Meeting Dave Hill |
Yup, Slade's androgynous, bowl-headed guitarist. He used to come into our music shop to peruse the gear and was always one for an amusing phrase: y'see, he was a tad, well, dull.I was demonstrating a ...
Posted by Simon on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:20:00 PST |
Meeting Ronnie James Dio |
Well, I say 'meeting...' There was (and, I believe, still is) a rehearsal facility in Brum called Rich Bitch and any band local or otherwise worth their salt would put their name on the waiting l...
Posted by Simon on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:02:00 PST |
We Will Test You |
This is a personal account of how it feels to be a minnow in an ocean, albeit a minnow that had the chance to become bigger than the biggest thing it could think of. There's rambling, there're persona...
Posted by Simon on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:50:00 PST |
Meeting Slash |
More like 'encountering'... During a particularly gruelling Winter NAMM Show in 2000, I dipped into the bar for a quiet beer and found myself stood next to Sir Slash in full rock and roll mode: sno...
Posted by Simon on Wed, 31 May 2006 07:54:00 PST |
Meeting Angus Young |
To my mind the man who has played guitar on some of rocks greatest moments and, such is his iconic nature, you expect him to be 15 feet tall. In reality he's about as beefed up as your 12 year old sis...
Posted by Simon on Wed, 31 May 2006 07:42:00 PST |
