Tag Archives: Atlanta

OMD Rock Hot-Lanta In Sold Out Style [part 2]

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

[continued from last post] At 8:15 I went outside to meet Darlene, who was buying the two extra tickets I had for sale [as seen on this blogpost]. We made the swap and she and her companion got tickets to … Continue reading →

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OMD Rock Hot-Lanta In Sold Out Style [part 1]

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

Last Sunday my friends phoned me to tell me that they would not be making it to Atlanta for the long-planned OMD show. Well, this sort of thing happens. I posted the extra tickets to the blog on Sunday after … Continue reading →

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The Great Record Stores: Wuxtry, Decatur [part 1]

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

When I made my way to Atlanta to see Midge Ure a few weeks ago, I had already discounted the fine stores of Little Five Points that I normally visit on every trip to Atlanta already in my mind. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure @ The Earl, Atlanta 10-15-16 [part 4]

Posted on October 21, 2016 by

One of the advantages of seeing a long known act live, is that one has the chance to hear the artist talk in-between songs, some times imparting new insights about their material. It was news to me to hear Ure … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure @ The Earl, Atlanta 10-15-16 [part 3]

Posted on October 20, 2016 by

As we settled in for the show, there were a pair of ladies in front of us, but we were still about eight feet from the stage and when a black-clad Midge Ure joined Tayor and Solis onstage, the show … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure @ The Earl, Atlanta 10-15-16 [part 1]

Posted on October 18, 2016 by

Like many Americans, Ultravox was not on my radar until I happened to see the video for “Passing Strangers” on a show called “Hollywood Heartbeat” [Bob Welch hosting music videos very pre-MTV] exactly 36 years ago. As someone already listening … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 21]

Posted on February 29, 2016 by

1995 [continued] Several months of 1995 were spent waiting for the new David Bowie album, “Outside.” This was it. The big one. The one where he and Eno finally made the 4ourth album of their “Berlin Trilogy.” This one would … Continue reading →

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