Posts Tagged Part 2

Archive

May 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Father & Son (Pt. II)

When the old man had his best mate in town –  guy who’d played drums in his band  well, suddenly everything I’d ever done with music –  every radio appearance, every interview, and those pesky  review controversies, it was all up for grabs.  Topics for conversation. Pride too.  It was all, “remember when…” and “what about that time…” and “didn’t you also speak to…” and “you saw them didn’t you…”  Not […]

Archive

September 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 181 On The Air – Part Two

When I got the call to be interviewed on the national radio station on a music subject that I knew well it was always going to be about Wellington. I did toy briefly with the idea of talking about Todd Rundgren for half an hour but got talked out of it. I really loved the […]

Archive

June 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 165 Out Back of the Bodge – Part Two

Once Mo took over the bar he really did try to improve conditions out in our smoking area. He put a roof over part of it with scaffolding and a couple of wall heaters. So the group of regulars grew if anything – for a few years anyway. Oranjeboom was the beer of choice, a […]