The following article about the death of Liverpool drummer Red Carter, is one I was asked to write for the website of Liverpool drum shop, ADC Drums. Legendary Liverpool Jazz Drummer Red Carter Dies, Age 92 Any drummer in the Liverpool/Wirral area who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s will be familiar with the… Continue reading Goodbye To My First Tutor, Red Carter
Category: Life Stuff
Philosophical thoughts about life from Nick Lauro
Stuart Adamson, 10 Years Gone, Crossing Three Decades
1983 was a year of immense personal change within my so far, brief lifetime. Being a mid teen, my body excelled in throwing mood-swings, courtesy of the hormones that efficiently executed their role of upsetting the DNA apple-cart. The year hadn’t started well either; schoolboy ‘musical differences’ within my band threatening to trash 1982’s progress,… Continue reading Stuart Adamson, 10 Years Gone, Crossing Three Decades
Threshold Beyond!
After the impromptu band reunion described in an earlier post, plans were made to get something together a bit more organised where I could actually play a drum kit. Whether or not these plans would ever materialise was a big ‘if’, but maybe the stars aligned in favour of fate as we managed to once… Continue reading Threshold Beyond!
New Years Eve, 2011
Looking back on 2011 at 00:49 2012 So here I am, back again for my usual end of year rambling, as the bells have tolled at the Palace of Westminster once more, ringing in another pointless celebration. A quiet night, spent at home with the Suffolk clan, so the house is fuller and with a… Continue reading New Years Eve, 2011