July 2015

I have seen Rod Stewart live seven times: Calgary in 1984; Wembley Stadium in London in 1986 (“it’s not raining”, but it was); Brighton in 1987 (he danced with his mom whilst singing “My Girl” by the Temptations); Calgary again in 1988; Edinburgh in 2002 (“Scotland is my spiritual home”); The 0₂ in London in 2013; and last week on Prince Edward Island. There are a number of reasons why I keep going to see him…

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