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One of the by products of being a very minor musical celebrity in Lovelyderry is that I am sometimes called upon to talk to groups of school pupils about the wonderful world of popular music. The more observant of you may have spotted the discrepancy in this. My experience in the musical industry occured when the 70s turned into the 80s. Thirty years ago. Before youtube, home computers, facebook. Before MySpace, even. Darn it, before compact discs !ÌýÌý Today I found myself standing where the teacher normally stands , in front of a group of students of the wonderful Foyle & Londonderry College, talking about being on the radio and being in the music industry. Bless them, no one actually fell asleep, even though it was during the post lunch lull that has knocked out better men than me. I did manage to squeeze in references to Gerry Anderson, John Peel and Top Of The Pops, but I could see that those cultural milestones were not on the road that today's 4th years are embarking on.
ÌýIt was nice to be asked, though. And yet again I left the school with my appreciation of the teachers of this land enhanced even further. The long summer holidays are still not reward enough for what they do.