Best week was the month after my 14th birthday (Saw Manfred Mann on my 14th birthday and they were excellent, nearly all blues stuff) when on the Saturday night it was the Rolling Stones, first appearance in UK after they released It's All Over Now and the first time Brian Jones used his famous white teardrop guitar, and then on the Thursday night Little Richard, the best performer have ever seen. I had also seen the Stones 2 months before on Cup Final night, when a young Howard Kendall burst on the scene for Preston against West Ham.
Alright enough now But seriously, most of my stuff is made up bands and artists from that era. With the way modern music often leaves me cold, It's something I don't have to worry about as there's such a massive back catalogue of great music. Still, it would have been great to have seen them live.
Yes, it was good. Was thinking that back in June. My grandson was 14. I was reflecting that I was out enjoying myself watching Manfred Mann and rolling in at 1 in the morning on my 14th birthday . He was sat staring at a screen in his bedroom.
That's the normal normal now, mine has become a creature of the twilight hours between life on PS4... I'll be glad when he goes back to school for some semblance of routine
I was teaching my nephew to play basic guitar chords a few months ago, he's eleven and I was looking at buying him a quality guitar to suit his size because mine are too big for him, too uncomfortable. He soaked everything up easily, I was really hopeful he'd become hooked. After maybe ten lessons, he lost interest and went back to computer games.
When I opened my Manchester store, I booked Tom Hingley of the Inspiral Carpets to do an acoustic set. He did almost a one hour acoustic set of his solo album Keep Britain Untidy, then we went for lunch and got pissed and he came back with a keyboard player and did another hour of Inspiral’s tracks. He charged £100 and a couple of polo shirts and he even got Bez to come in for an hour as well. Bargain.
It wasn't that big a deal at the time to be honest. Hey Joe had been a medium hit and Purple Haze about to be released. He was impressed with the Mandrakes though. He asked their lead guitarist, Pete Liley, to play on his upcoming album, which was Axis, Bold As Love. He didn't take up the offer but rumour has it a Hull born session guitarist did play on it. Hendrix gave a signed white guitar to the rhythm guitarist (not a Stratocaster!). He wiped off the signature (what a mistake that was) and later sold it. He was in trying to track it down a few years ago just for sentimental reasons. To show how it wasn't that big a deal this is what happened 2 days later. £22.50 apperance fee... http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2007/02/21/music_features_hendrix_in_leeds_feature.shtml
Wasn't there. Was never much of a Hendrix fan. Wouldn't have minded been at this one. Doesn't mention them but the Mandrakes were on this bill. That was when Robert Palmer was still Allen Palmer. https://concerts.fandom.com/wiki/June_21,_1968_Burton_Constable_Hall,_Skirlaugh,_ENG
The Consultant Vet then advised the dog to switch his allegiance to Hull City to considerably lessen the chances of a repeat occurrence.
