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August 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 127 – Ray Ahipene-Mercer

Welcome to episode 127 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. I first met Ray Mercer some 15+ years ago. I had met him through a friend. And then, when I was commissioned to write my first professional piece for the then-Evening Post, a housing feature, of all things, I […]

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September 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 26 The Beast Girl

I’ve had three really great guitars. The Ovation I bought in Hamilton in 1978 – a round back acoustic – the Glenn Campbell model. It was the loudest acoustic I’ve ever heard; it kind of projected the sound and was perfect for the Negative Theatre gigs where we had no PA – we played some […]