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Michael Jackson – The Funeral, Court Judgements, It Just Goes On….
Michael Jackson was a great singer. His personal and financial lives were a mess. The wrangle over money continues. last week his father (Joe) lost his battle to get some money from the estate. He was also told that he could not challenge the executives named in Michael’s will. You will remember that Michael had […]
Posted in About and things
Tagged as: joe jackson, kathleen jackson, michael Jackson, michael jackson funeral, michael jackson litigation, rock and blues
Michael Jackson Speaks!
So the seance with Derek Acorah and the Tweance with Jayne Wallace have come and gone. What did he have to say, what was his message to the world? He told Jayne Wallace that he was singing ‘Heal the World’ when he was contacted and was sorry that he could not fulfill the gigs arranged […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: acorah and jackson, derek acorah, michael Jackson, michael jackson seance, rock and blues
Not The Post It Is Supposed To Be!
I was going to write a post about the reissue of Maxinquay by Tricky from 1995. This in itself was a bit of a surprise as I am not into Hip Hop (or whatever the genre is called these days) however, I have kept a bit of a watching (listening) brief on Tricky. For one […]
Posted in Reviews
Tagged as: hip hop, knowle west boy, maxinquaye, real rock and blues, rock and blues, tricky
This Is It! Today’s the Day Michael Jackson to Speak to Derek Acorah
Finally, it seems like it has been a long time coming, Derek Acorah will attempt to reach Michael Jackson this Friday tonight at 10.00pm on Sky 1 (UK time). The Live Seance will be presented by Acorah and June Sarpong. As far as I can tell Sarpong is a pretty TV presenter good at her […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: Bobby Marchesso, derek acorah, michael Jackson, michael jackson seance, rock and blues
On This Day – Dylan Storms New York, Nearly.
On this day in 1962 Dylan headlined his first concert in New York at Carnegie Chapter Hall. Tickets cost $2 each and the box office was not over run. Just 53 tickets were sold, apparently. Most of those watching his Bobness’s debut in New York were friends and he was paid $20. There is a […]
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: bob dylan, classic rock music, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues
OMG The X Factor!
This Saturday I did something I had never done before, and will never do again. I watched the X Factor…………. It was not my fault, honest, Jane and I went for dinner to her sister’s and we did not realise that she is an avid viewer. I feel so ashamed, I feel dirty. My impressions? […]
On This Day – Walk On, Walk On
On this day in 1963 Jerry and the Pacemakers topped the UK charts with a song from a Rogers and Hammerstein musical, and reduced grown men to tears. ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ was Jerry and the Pacemakers’ 3rd single and the third to reach number one. The song was taken from Carousel which was first […]
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: bill shankly, jerry and the pacemakers, liverpool fc, On This Day, rock and blues
Arrivals – 1 November
Born today, any more? 1946 Rick Grech (Family, Blind Faith) 1951 Ronald Bell (Kool and the Gang) 1959 Eddie Macdonald (Alarm) 1962 Mags Kuruholmen (A-Ha) 1962 Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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Tagged as: Anthony Kiedis, arrivals, born on this day, Eddie Macdonald, Mags Kuruholmen, Rick Grech, rock and blues, Ronald Bel
Review – Really a ‘Must Have’ Reissue – REALLY
We have all read the publicity blurbs about this or that ‘must have ‘ reissue. Generally they are for second rate didn’t-make-it-first-time-may-make-it-this-time-anyway-it-was-gathering-dust-on-the-shelf albums. It is good, very good, to find one reissue of a real my-life-would-not-be-complete-without-it album. The Feelies were great. They came from New jersey and were called the best underground band in New […]
Posted in Reviews
Tagged as: classic rock music, lou reed, new wave, patti smith, rem, review, rock and blues, the feelies, velvet underground
Derek Acorah, Michael Jackson, Nothing New Under The Sun
Derek Acorah filming a seance and trying to contact Michael Jackson is not the first time programmes for TV have been made in which mediums have tried to reach the departed famous. (my original post here) In 2006 a pay to view TV seance programme was made in which the object was to contact John […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: derek acorah, jane wallace, john lennon, lady diana, lady diana seance, michael Jackson, rock and blues, tweance