UPDATE 16 Oct 2009 – As I write this update the last modified date on this page is 16/5/05 and I highly doubt that was an update in page content. This page is therefore largely historical and I am quite …
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Gig’s I have been too
I have been keeping this list of gigs I have attended and often written reviews
for friends. It might interest someone so I have decided to put it online. I
have tried to go to a lot of gigs in …
Headspace – Herringthorpe Centre, Rotherham, 20th January 2007
Headspace are a new band created by Adam Wakeman. The band features ex-Rick
Wakeman band members Lee Pomeroy (bass) and Damian Wilson (vocals) along with
Rich Brook on Drums and Pete Ronaldi on guitar. Tonight was their first gig. The…
Gipping Valley Venture Scouts Reunion
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Photos
Some recent shots first (By the looks of them a bit old now!)
My most recent Picture. L-R Leon Lawson (Praying Mantis Touring
Keyboard player), Bernie Shaw (Uriah Heep and ex Mantis vocalist), Me after
a rather brutal haircut (Jul …
John Wyndham
John Wyndham and Wilkie Collins are probably my two favourite authors.
I have read all Wyndham’s novels so I moved on to his short stories and had a lot of trouble indentifying which book which story comes in so I…
Essential music for a desert island
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Bored one day I decided to sit down and have a guess at my favourite
tracks. This …
Mask – Bar-Ginglik, Shepherd's Bush Green, London – 14 Oct 2004
This is the first gig I have attempted a review for in a long time.
Mainly because I have a train journey home for the first time in ages.
Mask are Marvin Ayres and Sonia Kristina.
Sonia was in Curved …
Karnataka – The Oakwood Centre Rotherham – 15 May 2004
It seem’s unlikely now that I will get around to writting a gig review for this one. It was an excellent gig though with 4 tracks I had not heard before. 2 I believe were on the new live Strange …
Praying Mantis For Powerplay Magazine
Praying Mantis have had a long and turbulent career but now
they have a steady line-up and two strong albums to bring them to everyone’s
attention again
Praying Mantis first grabbed the headlines in the music scene around 1978 when…