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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 3d

On Wednesday 15th October 2025, I was watching Y&T live at The Garage in Glasgow as part of their 50th anniversary tour.

There was no support.

(Ticket from my own collection)
#YandT #DaveMeniketti #JohnNymann #MikeVanderhule #AaronLeigh

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On 13/10/2002, I was watching (the mighty) #Motorhead live at The #Armadillo in #Glasgow.

They were supported by Thrash Metal legends, #Anthrax.

(Ticket from my own collection)
#Motorhead #Lemmy #PhilCampbell #MikkeyDee #Anthrax #TheArmadillo #Glasgow

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On 14/10/1993, for the second time in 24 hours, I was watching #TheAlmighty live - this time it was at #TheBarrowlands in #Glasgow.

They were once again supported by #TheWildhearts and #Kerbdog.

(Ticket from my own collection)
#Powertrippin #RickyWarwick #PeteFriesen #FloydLondon #StumpMonroe

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On 13/10/1993, I was watching #TheAlmighty live at The #MusicHall in #Aberdeen on the tour to promote their 'Powertrippin' album.

They were supported by #TheWildhearts and #Kerbdog.
(Ticket from my own collection)
#TheAlmighty #Powertrippin #RickyWarwick #PeteFriesen #FloydLondon #StumpMonroe

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Happy birthday to David Lett (better known by his stage name of David Vanian) who was born on 12th October 1956.

He's the lead singer of the punk rock band The Damned, which was formed in London during 1976.
#DavidVanian #TheDamned

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 7d

Remembering #RickParfitt who was born in Woking on 12th October 1948.

He died in hospital in Marbella on 24th December 2016 after contracting sepsis.

Rick Parfitt, myself and Francis Rossi at Borders Books in #Glasgow on 21st September 2005 getting my 'XS All Areas' book signed.
#StatusQuo

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Happy birthday to Nicola Jane Bryant who was born in Guildford on 11th October 1960.

Nicola is best known for her role as Peri Brown, companion to the Fifth and Sixth Doctors, in 'Doctor Who'.
#NicolaBryant #DoctorWho #PeriBrown
#PerpugilliamBrown

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10th October 1996: I was watching Metallica live on stage at The Barrowlands in Glasgow with support from Corrosion Of Conformity.

(Ticket from my own collection)
#Metallica #CorrosionOfConformity #TheBarrowland #BarrowlandBallroom

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9th October 1990:
Californian Thrash legends Slayer released their fifth studio album, 'Seasons in the Abyss'.

It was the band's last album to feature drummer Dave Lombardo until his return on the band's 2006 album 'Christ Illusion'.
#Slayer #TomAraya #KerryKing #JeffHanneman #DaveLombardo

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Today in Heavy Metal History - 9th October 1978:
Judas Priest released their fifth studio album, 'Killing Machine' on Columbia Records.

It was the band's last studio album to feature drummer Les Binks.
#JudasPriest #RobHalford #KKDowning #GlennTipton #IanHill #LesBinks

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 10d

Remembering John Winston Ono Lennon MBE (born John Winston Lennon) who was born in Liverpool on 9th October 1940.
#JohnLennon #TheBeatles #PlasticOnoBand

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 11d

My "special" box for the #EastKilbrideRepTheatreClub performances of #Two at the #EastKilbrideArtsCentre - come along and see what I do with it and support local theatre at the same time!

Tickets still available.
www.quaytickets.com/sllcboxoffic...

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7th October 1986 - Californian Thrash band Slayer released their third studio album, 'Reign in Blood', on the Def Jam label.

It was the first Slayer album produced in collaboration with Rick Rubin.
#Slayer #TomAraya #KerryKing #JeffHanneman #DaveLombardo #RickRubin

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7th October 1987 - American thrash band Exodus released their second studio album, 'Pleasures of the Flesh'.

It was the first Exodus album to feature Steve Souza after the previous front man, Paul Baloff, was fired.
#Exodus #Zetro #SteveSouza #GaryHolt #RickHunolt #RobMcKillop #TomHunting

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On 04/10/1997, I was at the #BarrowlandBallroom in #Glasgow watching #Whitesnake perform live in support of their #RestlessHeart album.

(Ticket from my own collection)
#Barrowland #DavidCoverdale #AdrianVandenberg #SteveFarris #TonyFranklin #DennyCarmassi

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Interesting times ahead as it seems that Film Is Fabulous have located what seems like two missing episodes of #DoctorWho and a previously missing episode from the first series of The Avengers!

It's been 12 years since the last ones of Doctor Who were returned to the BBC
#DoctorWhoMissingEpisodes

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On 29/09/1997, I was at the #BarrowlandBallroom in #Glasgow watching #Megadeth perform live in support of their 'Cryptic Writings' album.

Support came from Kill II This, a groove metal/industrial metal band from Stockport.

(Ticket from my own collection)
#CrypticWritings #1997Tour #Barrowland

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I've been a fan of them since I was 17 and seen them live numerous times too including Glasgow, Newcastle, Donington and twice at Wembley Stadium.
Looking forward to seeing the show next year at Hampden Park in Glasgow

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Metallica are Metal - not Rock.

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On 28/08/2018, I was at the Armadillo in Glasgow watching the first ever Scottish show from #NickMason's #SaucerfulofSecrets.

There was no support.

(Ticket from my own collection)
#NickMasonsSaucerfulofSecrets #NMSOS #LeeHarris #GuyPratt #GaryKemp #DomBeken #SECGlasgow

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On Friday 28th September 1990, I was in the Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen watching Iron Maiden live for the first time.

They were supported by those Tamworth terrors (the mighty) Wolfsbane.

(Ticket from my own collection)
#IronMaiden #Wolfsbane #Aberdeen #AberdeenCapitol

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#TonyHancock: Shall we have a window down?

Passenger: Windows in planes do not open. This is a pressurised cabin. If a window's opened, the plane would explode!

Hancock: Well, that's bad workmanship old man. Never had this trouble with the old Tiger Moth!

#HancocksHalfHour

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Remembering #CliffBurton
(10/02/1962 – 27/09/1986).
On 27/09/1986, the #Metallica tour bus skidded off the road in Sweden.
Burton was thrown through the window of the bus, which then fell on top of him, killing him instantly.
He was just 24 years old.
#Metallica #CliffBurton

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Fabulous picture, Miss x

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 24d

Lyrics for "Hey Ringo" - a song that George Harrison wrote for Ringo Starr.

Olivia Harrison found them after George's death, and showed them to Ringo who didn't know anything about them.
#RingoStarr #GeorgeHarrison