In America we got to do some shows miming to Jeff’s song ‘So Serious’ – the record company had released it as ELO’s new single. This included doing some videos and playing some TV show stages, some of which became an interlude of rock ‘n’ roll comedy for ELO and especially for me and Lou […]
It was a Wednesday in August 2017. We had played some shows on the west coast of Scotland and it was our day off. Meandering along the harbour footpath in the small village of Arisaig. I stopped at a stone plinth – a memorial in the shape of a parachute – and read the inscription:
The glue was dripping down his forearm, matting the hairs as it went, a gluggy blue lava flow. How much longer do I have to hold this position?The lights blinked twice. The signal. At last, now let’s get moving. Rosedendrum bushes parted as he slipped forward. Far away a dog howled a solitary sentence. There