Chris Simpson write-ups
Chris Simpson remembers Paolo Giorgi (on the right), who passed away on March 21, 2022. Time and tide waits for no man… No matter what, the old adage still holds true. In the current debacle across the world with wars… Read More »In loving memory: Paolo Giorgi
Chris Simpson writes: Most people, when they meet up, in these turbulent times, comment on how they are so badly used by life and politicians in particular, and what on earth is the world coming to? The answer is… Read More »WHAT NEXT?
It is, of course inevitable that ‘man born of woman hath but a short time to live’. At times it has always seemed that the Rolling Stones may well go on forever, be it through the intervention of the dark… Read More »CHRIS SIMPSON REMEMBERS CHARLIE WATTS
Don Everly passed away a few days ago. His brother, Phil had preceded him by a number of years. Don came into the world as Isaac Donald Everly in Brownie, Kentucky, 1st February 1937. Phil, who was ever ‘the baby’… Read More »DON EVERLY. REST IN PEACE.
Andrew Jackson just has to be one of the most remarkable souls that ever entered the orbit of my world, and anybody else’s for that matter. It was a kind of mutual regard for many things from fine wine to… Read More »ANDREW JACKSON. R.I.P.
NEW SONG ‘LISTEN’ Chris Simpson writes: Well, if there is one thing I like in Wintertime it is snow, all FEET and INCHES of it! We have had some snowfall around here and today and most of this week the… Read More »Listen
Chris Simpson writes: Hi, Everyone, Cathy and I ended up on the boat this last weekend and prior to that the canal froze over, which rather upset the Kingfisher who had selected the bows of ‘Seasons’ as a good place… Read More »2021
Canadian musician André Lefebvre recorded and produced a beautiful cover version of Magna Carta’s Lord of the Ages, which will hopefully be released shortly as a single (duration 10:42). More about this can be read in his own words, but… Read More »GREAT 2020 COVER VERSION OF LORD OF THE AGES
Hans Veen, better known as Turf, was one consummate artist who’s paintings enriched the lives of so many in his native Holland. Hans ‘Turf’ Veen [photo by Harry Pater] Hans was also a gifted guitar player so it was only… Read More »LINES FOR HANS
Hi, everyone and a big welcome to the new website, which can only get bigger and better as we go along adding that most essential of ingredients, namely you, and that means all of you. It would look awfully empty… Read More »CHANGING TIMES AND LOCKDOWN…