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Just dug this one out #20: Me & Mr Ray by Miracle Legion

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Andy

Ken turned me on to Miracle Legion and I picked up a CD of Me & Mr Ray at an indie record shop in Epsom and over the next months filled in a collection. This is probably my favourite though … Continue reading →

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(Almost) random old picture of the week #3

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Andy

Scrapperoriginally uploaded by grange85 This is me holding Scrapper – the first and only dog I was ever given – like I suspect many of my age (what am I 10??) the idea of having a puppy (the playing and … Continue reading →

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(Almost) random old picture of the week #2

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Andy

Summer 1998 All the good pictures of my dad are currently out of reach so this one will have to do – this was taken 10 years ago but he hasn’t changed that much. Happy Birthday Dad! – and here’s … Continue reading →

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(Almost) random old picture of the week #1

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Andy

Adam has his Grade 4 piano exam on Saturday this is by way of a good luck wish and to show that, like the insanely ambitious parents we are, we started him off at a very young age Blogged with … Continue reading →

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My Top 6…gigs at the Royal Albert Hall

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Andy

(originally uploaded by the_moog) Between acts at the Albert Hall last week I started looking around the venue thinking of all the different places I’d sat and I suddenly realised that I’d been to quite a few shows so here’s … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out: #9 Nord Express

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Andy

Many moons ago someone sent me a tape with a lot of Nord Express tracks on because anyone who loved Galaxie 500 would surely love Nord Express – it was true, I did love them – but it was a … Continue reading →

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It was 20 years ago today…

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Andy

Galaxie 500‘s first ever show Read a bit more about the first show on A Head Full of Wishes

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A nostalgia trip #2 – A headbanger…

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Andy

Me and mum(originally uploaded by grange85) There are undoubtedly better pictures of me as a Motorhead fan but this is the only evidence currently in my Flickr photostream. It’s a picture of me and my mum probably in 1980 or … Continue reading →

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A nostalgia trip #1 – Motorhead

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Andy

The last time I saw Motörhead was probably back in 1983 when Brian Robertson was playing guitar for them. It might have been at the Marquee and may have been the very gig at which I caught Lemmy’s pick when … Continue reading →

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