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‘GILES plays Hendrix’

Has kind of a ring to it, don’t you think?

We could do a nice poster with an image of Hendrix worked into it. Nothing too tacky.

It wouldn’t be a cover band of course, more like ‘interpreters’. And let’s face it, nobody ever managed to top Hendrix when it comes to juicy guitar music.

I think we could pull it off too. All we need is a couple of days of rehearsal and we are good to go. Piet and Terry would come from the UK for a week if I asked them to. The sun would make a nice change for them.

It seems Valencia has quite a few good music venues. I will have to go and check them out.

Just think though, the three of us, back on the road. Just like old times.

including scrape

Well I did. Twice!!

Buying a used car in Spain is not as easy as in England, or as cheap. We had already spent days looking at cars. They had looked perfectly promising in the ad, but they were always disappointing in the flesh. Most of them had more than their fair share of bumps and scrapes, and they all looked and felt tired and worn out. Plus, I had read about people who .... continue reading 'Would you buy a used car from a guy called Carlos?'

“Devotion is the simplest form of awareness. It is most natural. There is nothing more thorough, nothing more innocent, nothing more divine. Purity of the heart means feeling every act, every thought, every perception as the grace of Mother Divine, the Glory of God.” - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

"I will invite you too"

“Keith Richards is my cousin”, Roger said casually when he heard I was a musician. “Really?!” I said with more than a bit of excitement in my voice.

Keith Richards has been a major inspiration, right from the start. When I first picked up the guitar .... continue reading 'Keith Richards'