It’s hot. It is close to midnight but it’s still as hot as an English summer day. I am not yet drunk but I am well on the way there. I have travelled nearly 2,500 miles to be there and we are in a street full of youthful people and lined with bars. One ofContinue reading “That’s Me in the Corner”
Tag Archives: Kos
Also Known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu
I am counting the JAMs, The Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu and the K Foundation as one group here. It was going to be about how they withdrew all their music at the height of their success in a Great Garbo move, then they bloody go and release it again on streaming services after nearly 30Continue reading “Also Known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu”
Those were the best days of my life
Whilst our first couple of nights in Kos 1991 had been good, it had really just been drinking excessively and dancing to heavy metal. Dave thought that there had to be more and found out that, whilst Bar Street was the hangout of choice for the Scandinavians, most of the British tourists went out atContinue reading “Those were the best days of my life”
I’m not the pleasure I used to be
The only time that I had tried a moped was when Alison got one to go to and from Clacton. I tried it out but when Alison rode the moped she had a helmet and protective gear. Dave and Andy had tried out mopeds on our holiday in 1991 and it was decided that weContinue reading “I’m not the pleasure I used to be”
Extremes of sweet and sour
The first time we went exploring in Kos was on mopeds, but we had not been able to get round the island so in the second week Dave and Andy found a place to hire jeeps. This necessitated an even earlier start than the 9am for the mopeds – we were there at 8am. EveryoneContinue reading “Extremes of sweet and sour”
The thunder of guns
AC/DC are an Australian band that started in the 1970s. I had no idea who they were as, like a lot of heavy metal bands, they did not have hit singles in the UK. Clive Hook lent me a load of their albums on tape in the early summer of 1981. Their early albums areContinue reading “The thunder of guns”
I feel stupid and contagious
You shouldn’t go back -especially with holidays. Not that you can’t revisit places – I have been to Venice and Florence but would like longer in both places. I mean that you cannot recreate a special holiday – something that is so brilliant and amazing. Going back is always going to be anti-climactic. Everything wasContinue reading “I feel stupid and contagious”
I’ll hear you when you’re calling
Asia were a supergroup formed in the early 1980s. There was Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/05/06/the-hut-of-baba-yaga/ ), Geoff Downes of the Buggles (coming later) and Yes, Steve Howe of Yes (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/07/08/it-is-no-lie-i-see-deeply-into-the-future/ ) and John Wetton of King Crimson. Supergroups had been a feature of the late 60s and early to mid-70s butContinue reading “I’ll hear you when you’re calling”
He’s Licking His Lips, He’s Ready To Win
The Scorpions are a German heavy Metal band. German heavy metal is a distinct sub-genre, though one I am not too familiar with. For me it is Michael Schenker and a few other guys. The Scorpions track on the Axe Attack compilationis soft, so I had never gone looking for them. My friend Neil wasContinue reading “He’s Licking His Lips, He’s Ready To Win”
And Then I’m Happy For The Rest of the Day
Essex is not famous for its bands. It is not Manchester, Liverpool or even Sheffield. I can only think of three Essex bands that have been huge successes – Depeche Mode, The Prodigy and the only one from Colchester – Blur. Their first album was a baggy album and derivative of that scene from theContinue reading “And Then I’m Happy For The Rest of the Day”
Five Miles Out 