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Just finished Dave Grohls book/biography “The Storyteller” tracking his years from first seeing/hearing/experiencing punk music through his first steps into music and the many events and experiences throughout his life to March 2020. I’m no avid reader but consumed the book in a couple of weeks. His journey is remarkable, his love of music is deep and you can feel it. His humour is throughout and laugh out loud many times. His humble personality and family values abound throughout the book. His many stories of crossing paths with other musicians and artists a great read.
You also get his real deep friendship with Kurt and Taylor (especially as this was written before his passing).
It came to me highly recommended and lent to read. Completely recommend it, well worth anyone’s time as a read (and I’m not particularly a Foo Fighters fan).

I bought it for my son at Xmas but haven't read it myself. I'll have to get it off him.
 
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Just finished Dave Grohls book/biography “The Storyteller” tracking his years from first seeing/hearing/experiencing punk music through his first steps into music and the many events and experiences throughout his life to March 2020. I’m no avid reader but consumed the book in a couple of weeks. His journey is remarkable, his love of music is deep and you can feel it. His humour is throughout and laugh out loud many times. His humble personality and family values abound throughout the book. His many stories of crossing paths with other musicians and artists a great read.
You also get his real deep friendship with Kurt and Taylor (especially as this was written before his passing).
It came to me highly recommended and lent to read. Completely recommend it, well worth anyone’s time as a read (and I’m not particularly a Foo Fighters fan).
I’m not a fan of biography/autobiography in general but I do like Dave. I recommend Studio 666 (lots of it on YouTube) for his humour. It’s not subtle but there’s no ego there. Bet there were some good Lemmy stories in his book.
 
Just finished Dave Grohls book/biography “The Storyteller” tracking his years from first seeing/hearing/experiencing punk music through his first steps into music and the many events and experiences throughout his life to March 2020. I’m no avid reader but consumed the book in a couple of weeks. His journey is remarkable, his love of music is deep and you can feel it. His humour is throughout and laugh out loud many times. His humble personality and family values abound throughout the book. His many stories of crossing paths with other musicians and artists a great read.
You also get his real deep friendship with Kurt and Taylor (especially as this was written before his passing).
It came to me highly recommended and lent to read. Completely recommend it, well worth anyone’s time as a read (and I’m not particularly a Foo Fighters fan).

Got it at Chrimbo, and finished it recently, excellent read.

Not a.fan of biographies either, but really found this quite.interesting. Didn't realise how much he worked at it prior to making it with Nirvana.

Would be interesting if there was a post-Taylor Hawkins chapter, they were definately very tight and I'd imagine his death would've been devastating to Grohl.

I've seen both Nirvana and Foos in my past, and we're seeing Foos next summer at Hampden - always a great gig, and excellent support this time too :emoticon-0148-yes:

Loved the story of him and Bobby Gillespie speeding around a festival site on mopeds/bikes (can't really remember what they were on!!)
 
Got it at Chrimbo, and finished it recently, excellent read.

Not a.fan of biographies either, but really found this quite.interesting. Didn't realise how much he worked at it prior to making it with Nirvana.

Would be interesting if there was a post-Taylor Hawkins chapter, they were definately very tight and I'd imagine his death would've been devastating to Grohl.

I've seen both Nirvana and Foos in my past, and we're seeing Foos next summer at Hampden - always a great gig, and excellent support this time too :emoticon-0148-yes:

Loved the story of him and Bobby Gillespie speeding around a festival site on mopeds/bikes (can't really remember what they were on!!)
Yeh, I think the moped escapade was him and Taylor … won’t spoil the ending, but was ironic considering Taylors indulgences :emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
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Back down in London to see Ruby Turner at Ronnie Scott's this evening. Nipped into an old favourite watering hole, the Princess Louise on High Holborn to pass the time.

It’s still a beautiful perfectly preserved Victorian boozer with good Sam Smiths beer, but it’s deserted. In the old days when I worked round here it was rammed at lunch and from 5.00 with people from the local offices. Lunchtime drinking officially dead, in London at least.
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Back down in London to see Ruby Turner at Ronnie Scott's this evening. Nipped into an old favourite watering hole, the Princess Louise on High Holborn to pass the time.

It’s still a beautiful perfectly preserved Victorian boozer with good Sam Smiths beer, but it’s deserted. In the old days when I worked round here it was rammed at lunch and from 5.00 with people from the local offices. Lunchtime drinking officially dead, in London at least.
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Can you get the barmaid to fart on you though?
 
As I’m in the area I couldn’t avoid the Cittie of York, Chancery Lane tube. Hasn’t changed at all in 40 years. Except less people in it …..
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Looks like your on a long pub crawl Sb if you’re just prepping for Ronnie’s tonight <ale>
 
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Looks like your on a long pub crawl Sb if you’re just prepping for Ronnie’s tonight <ale>
Have to stop soon or I’ll be dozing. Major disappointment this morning was turning up to Terroni’s Delicatessen on Clerkenwell Rd, the best Italian deli outside of Italy (in my opinion) to find it closed for the summer, in a very Italian way. Highly recommended anytime other than August. Serve great food in the shop too.
 
As I’m in the area I couldn’t avoid the Cittie of York, Chancery Lane tube. Hasn’t changed at all in 40 years. Except less people in it …..
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The Old Bank of England pub at the other end of Chancery Lane is another great old fashioned boozer. My wife and I went there last year for her birthday after visiting The Tate Modern and St Paul's Cathedral. The food is good and very reasonably priced considering its location.
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Ruby Turner at Ronnie Scott’s.

Absolutely ****ing brilliant. Great voice, great person, great 4 piece band. A ten minute version of ‘I’d rather go blind’ included about 3 minutes of her singing completely unaccompanied. Breathtaking.

Catch her while you can, she mentioned retirement a few times. And in this format if possible, not with Jools Holland’s big band. She’s good with him, but outstanding when her voice is the focus in a small room.
 
Openheimer at the iMax Glasgow Science Centre - breathtaking.

Must admit, I knew very little about Openheimer except his input into the Manhattan Project and I've steered away from the countless documentaries that are floating about at the moment, so found this very enlightening.

It's a bit confusing at times as it jumps around through at least three seperate timelines, but the performances of all the cast are superb. It'll be nominated for a pile of awards, and will win quite a few I'd imagine. Cillian Murphy is brilliant in the lead role.

Been a long time since I've been in an iMax theatre, but this film defo should be seen in one - the sheer expanse of some of the scenes and the sound accompanying them need to be witnessed on as big a screen as possible - this is not a film to watch on a ****ty 28inch tv in your bedroom!

Highly recommended, at least a 9/10
 
Openheimer at the iMax Glasgow Science Centre - breathtaking.

Must admit, I knew very little about Openheimer except his input into the Manhattan Project and I've steered away from the countless documentaries that are floating about at the moment, so found this very enlightening.

It's a bit confusing at times as it jumps around through at least three seperate timelines, but the performances of all the cast are superb. It'll be nominated for a pile of awards, and will win quite a few I'd imagine. Cillian Murphy is brilliant in the lead role.

Been a long time since I've been in an iMax theatre, but this film defo should be seen in one - the sheer expanse of some of the scenes and the sound accompanying them need to be witnessed on as big a screen as possible - this is not a film to watch on a ****ty 28inch tv in your bedroom!

Highly recommended, at least a 9/10

Looking forward to this. I think all of Nolan's later films should be seen on Imax.
 
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Openheimer at the iMax Glasgow Science Centre - breathtaking.

Must admit, I knew very little about Openheimer except his input into the Manhattan Project and I've steered away from the countless documentaries that are floating about at the moment, so found this very enlightening.

It's a bit confusing at times as it jumps around through at least three seperate timelines, but the performances of all the cast are superb. It'll be nominated for a pile of awards, and will win quite a few I'd imagine. Cillian Murphy is brilliant in the lead role.

Been a long time since I've been in an iMax theatre, but this film defo should be seen in one - the sheer expanse of some of the scenes and the sound accompanying them need to be witnessed on as big a screen as possible - this is not a film to watch on a ****ty 28inch tv in your bedroom!

Highly recommended, at least a 9/10
No good on my ****ty black and white 14” TV then?
You bourgeois elitist :emoticon-0128-hi:
 
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