An Encounter with Merson
A Southampton and Arsenal legend. A born raconteur. Some blue encounters recalled but all wonderfully entertaining. Fawkes -Merson & J
Joe….Fast Hands
Joe Bonamassa stepped forward in trademark blues brothers shades and suit and hit the guitar at 7.30 sharp. Gig all done by 9.35pm. No break, no support act, just Joe. No doubt about it he is an absolutely brilliant blues guitarist but despite having a worthy support band it always feels like a one […]
Its Magic
The other stand out highlight goal of the season (apart from Wes Burns Brazilian special) was the Sarmiento 97th minute goal – the last kick off the game against Southampton when it seemed the opportunity has gone. Sarmiento fumbled the first attempt but managed to stand up again and poke the ball into the corner […]
Dune 2 -Over Done Grandeur
This was a tedious saga – sadly the film is gratuitously too long at 2hours and 45mins. The novel ensured all content was available but it needed a clean shave. Many of the scenes were repetitive, although led by a start studded cast there was very little character development, it felt all too often very […]
Lust for Life
Wow this was a fever pitch gig. The prologue was set by Mrs Ronson’s entertaining monologue about her life and times as a Beckenham hairdresser meeting Mrs Jones (Bowies’ Mum) and then joining the singers touring contingent. No autocues or cards sheets. Her fuller technicolour story is here. Packed house for the main event – […]
Blues Magic – Missing a Beat
Full house at Apex but it felt a little like a village hall gig. Musicianship was top calibre but only in patches was their full ignition. Early track, All my Love, the focus was on sheer brilliance of the keyboard player, his Liberace splayed hands moving ferociously up and down on the keys like the […]
Superstar Hits The Spot
Jesus Christ Superstar touring show – hits the spot with excellent stage set, choreography, vocals and harmonies. All the team deliver but Jesus, Ian Mcintosh, stood out especially wowing in the falsetto sections as well as King Herod (Timo Tatzber) song routine. The musical moves along at pace, hard hitting and impactful and still […]
Burns Banana…
Wes Burns strike was the goal of the season at home against Coventry. An elegant team move developed from the back then Wes cut in from the left side just outside the penalty box,. I watched with anticipation and then with unbelievable delight as the ball was despatched from ther the outside of his boot […]
Eubanks Runs out of Puff*
Wimbledon Quarters on Number 1 court – Sabalenka rolled through her match with no real surprises, but Medvedev was pushed all the way – a really long match and a match Eubanks should have won. J was routing for him and was very disappointed !!
