Kindred Spirit - The Story of a 1980's Hull Fanzine

Over the last few months I have shared a number of photographs I have taken whilst out and about via social media, and linked them to some of Paul Weller's lyrics.  On Paul’s 65th birthday I dedicated a blog post to him featuring a selection. As today is my 62nd birthday it seems like the ideal time to compile a second post. This time I have incorporated a number of excellent suggestions made by some Twitter (X) friends alongside of my own. I hope you will enjoy. <> <> <> Seeing a dramatic sky always sparks emotions in me. The rugged lonely stretch of beach between Kilnsea and Spurn in East Yorkshire one blustery June day seemed a fitting backdrop to one such sky. The whole scene conjured up images of one of Paul’s most famous characters. Liza Radley Liza Radley, see her jump through loneliness  Liza Radley, take me when you go. This summer my husband and I were lucky enough to take a road trip across Europe. The highlight was when we drove on the spectacula...

Welcome to the sixth online scrapbook about The Jam.  When I put together scrapbook number one early in 2021 I genuinely did not think it would take on such a life of its own! I can’t believe how much memorabilia there is out there and how many interesting stories there are to tell. There are some fantastic pieces included in this post. I hope you will enjoy.  The first item is something incredibly special. In fact, it is so special I would even go so far as to say I feel privileged to be able to include it. When I ran a Twitter poll a while ago to find out what people’s favourite Sound Affects track was, the outright winner was a song considered by many to be the finest song lyrically Paul Weller has written in his entire career. I am of course referring to That’s Entertainment. Even people who aren’t too familiar with The Jam know this song. It is a poetic masterpiece. A montage of images… a snapshot of 80s Britain. The story of how Paul wrote That’s Entertain...