tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557024356129268987.post5633895718998816943..comments2024-02-10T08:32:01.471+00:00Comments on Pseudepigrapha: End of the Rainbow.Conan the Librarian™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557024356129268987.post-68318118852821332572010-06-11T21:49:48.285+01:002010-06-11T21:49:48.285+01:00CTL, if you look at my current avatar pic you shou...CTL, if you look at my current avatar pic you should have no difficulty picturing me in such mode.<br /><br />But sadly, I've never had Joe Elliot's looks or physique - although I think my voice may have been better than his at various points (hee!)<br /><br />My musical taste reached the likes of Dio sort-of backwards - I started liking classical, descended via Jean-Michel Jarre, Sky and Dire Straits, and then in around 1985 made two crucial discoveries.<br /><br />One was "The Best of Rainbow" - which led directly to the rest of the tangled Blackmore-Dio-Purple-Sabbath family tree.<br /><br />The other was Journey's "Escape". <br /><br />It annoys me immensely, for some reason, that kids today are listening to "Don't Stop Believin'".<br /><br />That was my song, dammit, and I liked it when most people in the UK had never heard of the band.<br /><br />Grrr.sm753https://www.blogger.com/profile/04474549226665639347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557024356129268987.post-15884978191825703002010-05-19T22:58:10.235+01:002010-05-19T22:58:10.235+01:00Heh Smee, I'm trying to imagine you with long ...Heh Smee, I'm trying to imagine you with long hair and a denim jacket full of band name patches...Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-557024356129268987.post-77446031959550468022010-05-19T19:48:48.272+01:002010-05-19T19:48:48.272+01:00It is sad.
Think I saw the Ronster twice: at the ...It is sad.<br /><br />Think I saw the Ronster twice: at the NEC with the temporary Sabs' reunion in 93-ish, and in Glasgow with his own band in around 2005.<br /><br />The recent "Heaven and Hell" live CD & DVD are worth a spin.<br /><br />Actually, it was just the other day I was thinking that the SNP could take rebranding advice from Ronnie James: how about:<br /><br />"Alex Salmond's Salmond National Party - Featuring Alex Salmond".sm753https://www.blogger.com/profile/04474549226665639347noreply@blogger.com