My Guilty Little Secret – Bikes!

 As many will know, over the years I have taken delight in lambasting cyclists doing stupid things as I’ve been driving (such as running red lights, cycling with no lights and in dark clothing at night, basically ignoring the rules of the road at every possibility). My Triathlon friends will also attest to my general apathy towards their pursuits as…

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Uli Jon Roth at the Robin 2 1/6/15

 This week Uli Jon Roth embarked on a mini tour of England as part of a wider tour to promote his latest album, “Scorpions Revisited“, with an appearance at the Robin 2 in Bilston. Rather than a full blown review, I just wanted to  share some photos I took on my phone that actually came out surprisingly well (mostly due to…

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New Theme for Dave-Wood.Org

 I have finally got around to changing the theme on this site, after a couple of years struggling to maintain a theme that I really liked, but was no longer, unfortunately, support by the author. The theme I have had in place for at least 6 years or so was the Mystique Theme from Digitalnature, for many years one of…

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Scorpions Revisted – Uli Jon Roth

 Released February 9th 2015, this double album from Uli Jon Roth is simply delightful. It has a very “live recording” feel to it, and gives a fresh look on old classics from Uli’s Scorpions days mid to late 70’s. The bulk of the tracks are taken from either In Trance (’75) or Virgin Killer (’76) with a smattering of songs…

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