View from the Potting Shed

Flyer for Powerpoint, a monthly youth event organised by SU Scotland, at St Thomas’s Church, Glasgow Road, Edinburgh.
Another month, another Powerpoint. I’m just back from our pre-Powerpoint setup, soundcheck and rehearsal … and my ears are ringing. But then what else should I expect when I’m standing next to the percussion powerhouse that […]

From left to right: Burns Brian May guitar, Vox Valvetronix AD50VT 50W amplifier and Vox Brian May Special amplifier and treble booster (VBM-1).
This evening I’m playing again in the Powerpoint worship band at St Thomas’s church, Glasgow Road, Edinburgh. Powerpoint is a monthly Christian youth event overseen by Scripture Union Scotland. It will […]

Bicycle Gear by donjolley at Stock.xchng.
Today was the first day in weeks that I’ve not woken up with a sore throat. So to celebrate Jane and I cycled down to her aunt’s to deliver a card.
I read the other day “a quarter of all car journeys are under two miles”, and that “cycling for […]

Now this is the kind of stuff that get’s me excited. I followed a link from Jonny Baker’s blog — I used to play bass guitar in the worship band at St James the Less, Westminster about 10 years ago with Jonny, though I doubt he remembers me; I always remember him as being […]

View from the stage near the end of Friday’s Christian “Powerpoint” youth event. (Photo on Nokia 5140i)
Despite feeling unwell on Friday (I’m still not 100% and tomorrow will call the GP to make an appointment) I still turned up to Powerpoint (the SU Scotland co-ordinated monthy youth event) to play electric guitar.
The experience of worship […]

Two photographs from the Powerpoint (monthly Christian youth event) band rehearsal this evening that I’ve ’stitched’ together using the wonders of Paint Shop Pro X. Why are Andrew (drums) and Tim (keyboards) both hunched over so?!

Here’s an action shot of Neil (acoustic guitar and vocals). He looks nothing like a folk singer, I don’t […]

On Thursday I have a rehearsal for a monthly youth event called Powerpoint, which is now being overseen by SU Scotland. The next Powerpoint is on Friday evening from 19:30.
Imagine my dismay the other evening when I got my guitars and amps out to check them over to discover that one (or more) of […]