Any resemblences to any persons, either living or dead, or locales and events, are completely coincidental.įirst and foremost no writer can survive without his or her readership. Any names, places, characters, and incidents are a product of the authors imagination or used fictitiously. Those are just the recent ones…….No part of this novel may be reproduced, copied, recorded, or used by any means without written permission from the publisher. Rolling Stones Marseille Velodrome in 2018 Iron Maiden in Aberdeen on ‘The Books of Souls’ tour in 2017 also Nick Cave at Nottingham Arena 2017 was pretty special The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren – Paul Gorman Like asking me to choose if I want to keep my lungs or my legs…… Tour De France – forget the drugs, it’s just unmissable every year, that and the Six Nations are essential viewing live or on TV. I was lucky enough to be there with Nine Inch Nails and Living Color, but Jane’s live was just unbelievable, it was like watching a play in the theatre that went mad.
Jane’s Addiction on the first Lollapalooza tour I bought Trout Fishing at a boot sale for 50p and have read every novel he did, he was so out there he’s coming back the other way – like a comic book without pictures. The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western by Richard Brautigan Along with Tom Robbins, a true American legend of the surreal and a hopeless romantic.Īll of his books are challenging but rewarding, this is a super real slice of surrealism but it could have been Dorian, Umbrella or The Book Of Dave.Īll Families Are Psychotic by Douglas CouplandĬoupland is on my list with William Gibson, Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahnuik, Dave Eggers, Will Self and Jake Arnott – none to be missed when they get around to writing something. I’ve read endless PKD, this is my favourite, a desperate lunge at reality that’s fast evaporating.īreakfast Of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut JrĪgain, read everything he ever did, his madness underpins everything he pens. I like all of Wes Anderson’s films, they all stand up to repeated viewing and the music is always spot on – this is the best in my view, although Grand Budapest Hotel and Darjeeling Limited are classic too. Watched every Christmas by the whole family – Will Ferrell never fails (well almost never). Seen on my first date with my long suffering wife. I like a lot of new bands, I’m a devotee to this lot and Syd Arthur, Parquet Courts, Jim James, John Grant, The Big Moon, The Sundowners, Pictish Trail, it never ends.Īnd the documentary of the making of it is nothing short of awesome – heart attacks, monsoons, arguments and all round bad behavior.Ī life-affirming epic with exceptional dialogue that’s even sweeter when reduced to just the swearing on Youtube.Īnother French film but a classic of rhythm, slapstick and terror – like a night out with Slipknot. I lived in London in the late ‘70s, it was endless live gigs, so a tough decision between this and The Fall’s ’Live At the Witch Trials’. Unbelievable wonky pop from a bald bloke, I have a lot of Eno, as long as he doesn’t pontificate he’s great and his four “pop” things are all great. This was art college in Carlisle, a proper mind blower, stolen from ET Roberts when the disc was left in the sleeve which made it even better. This one saw me through school along with the Burritos’ ‘Gilded Palace Of Sin’, not much pedal steel in Carlisle but plenty of power cuts.
Kevin Coyne – Stoke Row, Oxon 2004 (just before he died)įleetwood Mac – many times – always greatĪFC Wimbledon v Luton Town – Conference play off final Manchester 2011Īccrington Stanley re AFC Wimbledon – play off semi final May 2016
Vassili Zaitsev – Notes Of A Russian Sniper