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Article: Bob Shields UPFRONT.. AND OFF THE LEASH; Lament for day the real music died.(Bob Shields Page)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- February 3, 2001
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Byline: Bob Shields
THE flu bug that's been touring Scotland since the New Year finally went hillwalking up my nose and down my throat this week.
So I got to spend a day under the blankets on the sofa with nothing to fiddle with except my remote control.
I put on an old video I'd taped weeks ago - Channel 4's John Lennon Night - and was again mesmerised by the story of The Beatles' arduous climb to fame.
"John and the others were never without their guitars" said his aunt Mimi.
"They would learn a new chord, then rush off to play ...