Iron Maiden – ...

My invitation to the pre-release listening party for the Iron Maiden “Fear of the Dark” record in 1992. If you’d told me then that 22 years later I’d be helping to launch their Trooper Beer in the US, I wouldn’t have believed it. Big thanks to...

Richard Thompson ...

The man never fails. You wonder how he plays his songs with only two arms. This was the Old Kit Bag...

Rolling Stones ̵...

I saw them three times on the Bigger Bang tour. This was the first. It was at the Hollywood Bowl. I can’t for the life of me remember who opened....

Glastonbury Festival...

This was one of the stronger bills of all the Glasters’ I attended. Macca headlined his first ever festival show and was simply magnificent. Oasis were also excellent. Others on the bill included Joss Stone, James Brown, Muse and Toots and the Maytals. I believe that they also debuted...

Ron Sexsmith –...

He’s a great songwriter. I love his melodies. They’ve got a melancholic feel but also memorable hooks – quite I rarity...

Harmony Festival ...

The main local festival while I was living in Sebastopol, N. California was Harmony. It was never really quite my thing musically, but it was a good day out. I ended up working for them, helping to develop a sister festival in Ventura S. Cal. The buggers went bust and I never got paid....