David F. Ross

Author: joe

48 HOURS IN MUNICH: A Bavarian Symphony in 4 Movements

The words ‘bucket list’ are used often by people of my generation. Perhaps more regularly by men than women, and probably – as in the following case – to justify a rash decision or an exorbitant expense that would otherwise be considered foolhardy, or hugely self-indulgent. Scotland’s qualification for only their third major finals since 1992 prompted the David F Ross list to be exhumed and quickly assessed. Having done so, it dawned on me that, buried way down on page eight, ambition #137 on my Things-To-Do-Before-I-Snuff-It itinerary was to watch Scotland’s national football team take part in a major tournament overseas.

‘66’ by Paul Weller Album Review by David F Ross

On the 16th March 1984, I got up at a ludicrously early hour for a slovenly nineteen-year-old. It prompted raised eyebrows in my household because it was so far removed from my usual behaviour pattern back then. The reason for this normative departure? The release of Cafe Bleu, the first album from Paul Weller’s post-Jam musical collective, The Style Council.

And What You Give Is What You Get

Into Creative Live review: Paul Weller (with Maxwell Farrington & Le Superhomard)
Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg
16th May 2023
When I was a child, I wanted to be a cowboy. I had my photo taken on stage with one during a family holiday at Margate in the late 60s…

David F. Ross

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