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Hitler’s dropping bombs … not sandwiches

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THIS week we’ve been remembering the Belfast Blitz. It’s hard to believe that 60 years have passed since Hitler dedicated the Luftwaffe’s finest planes, men, time and money to the task of flattening Belfast. If the Fuhrer had known anything at all about the character of Belfast people he would have stood down the bombers […]

7.3.2025 17:47Hitler’s dropping bombs … not sandwiches
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When in Rome, better do as the Romans do….

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ONCE, waiting to cash a cheque in an Italian bank, I was attacked by a man on a crutch. Let me set the scene. When one enters a bank in Northern Ireland, one usually joins a long, orderly queue. Civilised and slow-moving, the queue is usually made up of remarkably patient customers who resignedly accept […]

7.2.2025 16:00When in Rome, better do as the Romans do….
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Using Aztex logic, I got it right away

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IN London last week, and finding myself with an hour or two to spare, I went along to the Aztec Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. For those of you who would rather spend your trips to London walking around Piccadilly Circus staring at junkies and girls wearing short skirts, I would highly recommend […]

17.1.2025 16:13Using Aztex logic, I got it right away
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Gerry Anderson and Colum Arbuckle: The Toejam Story

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Gerry Anderson and Colum Arbuckle go way back—to their early days in Derry, where they became fast friends over guitars and a shared love for music. The two even shared a flat in Manchester, where they played in bands, navigated the ups and downs of life, and eventually got evicted—a memorable chapter in their journey […]

6.11.2024 14:16Gerry Anderson and Colum Arbuckle: The Toejam Story
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Comment on Rock ‘n’ Roll has an underbelly by Honouring Dad’s Legacy: Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music

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[…] Dad’s identity was rooted in music as much as in broadcasting. His journey began in the early 1960s when he taught himself the guitar […]

29.10.2024 09:43Comment on Rock ‘n’ Roll has an underbelly by Honouring Dad’s Legacy: Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music
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Honouring Dad’s Legacy: Gerry Anderson to Receive NI Music Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music

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We are very proud to announce that our Dad, Gerry Anderson, will be posthumously awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at this year’s Northern Ireland Music Prize. Presented by IMRO and supported by the Oh Yeah Music Centre, this award recognises Dad’s lifelong commitment to Northern Irish music, his cherished career in broadcasting, and […]

29.10.2024 09:43Honouring Dad’s Legacy: Gerry Anderson to Receive NI Music Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music
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Support the Gerry Anderson Music Bursary: Empower the Next Generation of Musicians

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We are excited to announce the launch of a fundraising campaign for the Gerry Anderson Music Bursary, a special initiative designed to support emerging musicians as they embark on their journey in the music industry. This bursary is not just a financial lifeline but a tribute to Gerry Anderson’s enduring legacy in radio, television, and […]

14.8.2024 18:44Support the Gerry Anderson Music Bursary: Empower the Next Generation of Musicians
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Comment on Toejam, rock and roll lives forever by Treasa Anderson

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In reply to <a href="https://geraldmichaelanderson.com/2023/01/13/toejam-rock-and-roll-lives-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-147">gamcsorley55</a>. Colum Arbuckle has pulled together a load of recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6TKPsckzFs178KGKsSuWvYtvr8DK9Ocb

15.1.2024 09:29Comment on Toejam, rock and roll lives forever by Treasa Anderson
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Comment on Toejam, rock and roll lives forever by gamcsorley55

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Tonight 47 years ago went to see Toejam play in Redcastle. A brilliant rock and roll band that played a lot in Omagh at the Cheltham Arms and The Barrell and Basket. Slim G great on the bass and Colin great singing the vocals whilst Jim hammered on the drums and kept everything going. If ever a CD was made of the recordings then I would like a copy. Once was talking to Gerry and if I remember correctly a fire destroyed all of the recordings or so he thought.

13.1.2024 21:32Comment on Toejam, rock and roll lives forever by gamcsorley55
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Comment on Gerry’s Ghost Hunt by Kim Loney

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Love all these stories…

2.11.2023 22:52Comment on Gerry’s Ghost Hunt by Kim Loney
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Comment on What is Patrick Kielty doing now? by Going Across the Water - Gerald Michael Anderson

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[…] back on this isle, Paddy Kielty takes the reins of the Late Late Show on Friday 15th September. He is already funny, irreverend and […]

9.9.2023 11:02Comment on What is Patrick Kielty doing now? by Going Across the Water - Gerald Michael Anderson
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Comment on When Gerry met Terry in Derry by Going Across the Water - Gerald Michael Anderson

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[…] not like others haven’t gone before him. Our darling Terry Wogan, the charming Graham Norton, Ryan’s former classmate, Craig Doyle, Angela Scanlon, Laura […]

9.9.2023 10:47Comment on When Gerry met Terry in Derry by Going Across the Water - Gerald Michael Anderson
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Going Across the Water

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Many of us have ventured across the water to earn our crust. Or as Christy Moore sings: …..you can’t live on love, on love aloneSo you sail cross the ocean, away cross the foam Missing You, Christy Moore And Gerry certainly did his stint away cross the foam. You might be aware of the recent […]

8.9.2023 15:08Going Across the Water
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Comment on Lughnasa, the beginning of Autumn by Sean Sheridan

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We Omagh folk like to claim Brian Friel as one of our own but nevertheless one of Ireland’s finest playwrights. Happy for Derry to adopt him though. Saw the play in London’s West End and loved it.

25.8.2023 21:56Comment on Lughnasa, the beginning of Autumn by Sean Sheridan
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Comment on Lughnasa, the beginning of Autumn by Paul McGeehan

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Fond memories of your Dad telling those stories and thank you for keeping them alive

25.8.2023 20:08Comment on Lughnasa, the beginning of Autumn by Paul McGeehan
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Comment on Back to Sackville Street by Lughnasa, the beginning of Autumn - Gerald Michael Anderson

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[…] August of the summer of 1936.. It’s a time of worry, immigration and craic. Dad always said, “It’s just like Shandrim” – the house where my Granny grew up in Inishowen, Donegal. The house still stands to this […]

25.8.2023 17:18Comment on Back to Sackville Street by Lughnasa, the beginning of Autumn - Gerald Michael Anderson
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Lughnasa, the beginning of Autumn

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We are just past the old Irish festival of Lughnasa or Lughnasadh. Not that I’d ever say Dad was a man of the land, but I think something always stirred in him around this time. This ancient pagan festival marks the start of the harvest season and potentially (hopefully) a time of plenty. According to […]

25.8.2023 17:18Lughnasa, the beginning of Autumn
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Comment on Gerry’s dude days in Omagh by JOHN KEENAN

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Loved this article. Confirms why Gerry meant so much to us all and is sadly missed.

11.8.2023 15:55Comment on Gerry’s dude days in Omagh by JOHN KEENAN
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Gerry’s dude days in Omagh

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It was a real joy to come across an interview from Omagh Today on Gerry’s dude days in Omagh. Brian DaMuff Murphy posted the interview on The radio ulster Gerry Anderson fan group on Facebook. The group is a wonderful resource and a fabulously friendly community of Gerry’s fans (ourselves included, of course! ;)). As […]

11.8.2023 14:51Gerry’s dude days in Omagh
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Rock ‘n’ Roll has an underbelly

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Dad reminisced about his rock ‘n’ roll days, but he never talked it up. He spoofed every now and then, but it never took him long to return to the grim reality. He enjoyed peeking behind the curtain a little more than being on stage. He worked out early on that one needed to be […]

29.7.2023 15:42Rock ‘n’ Roll has an underbelly
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