Steve Thompson I live very close to Teesside Airport. ìAir force Oneî flew over my house and landed there so that ol’ buddies Tony Blair and George Doublyuh could have a nice visit. When I mentioned in a forum an American replied ìgee I’m sorryî I had some inside information so me and a friend Andrew went … Read more
Just Kidding. Surprising how many times I’ve pulled the same gag over the years. (scroll down) Must be an “…. ism”
No doubt you’ve heard the charming story of how Rene Angelil mortgaged his house to fund Celine’s career! But did you know that Celine set out on her dream of international stardom armed with one of my songs? Ne me Plaignez Pas ! Click here to see a video clip – 56K Modem (REAL) – … Read more
In 1982 The Searchers released my song “I Don’t Want To Be The One” on PRT as a single. It only achieved moderate chart success but went Gold on “Street Scene” a compilation album.† There was talk of an album with PRT and another of my songs “Innocent Victim” was recorded. However, the album never … Read more
Today is my 22nd wedding anniversary. I came across the document below left that shows this month marks another, and some would say (don’t tell my wife) an even more important one. See below, me and that red strat have been together for 27 years and never a cross word!
I produced a CD with a group of young people from East Middlesbrough in Studio 64. Over a period of 4 weeks I had helped the group write a track that expressed their feelings about the place they were growing up in. II also produced a video featuring the song and this was shown along … Read more