I met James Stevenson, the guitarist in The Alarm, at the band's final gig of 2017 in Oxford last October. I was allowed into the venue to photograph, and chat with James before the soundcheck. I then got a photo pass to photograph The Alarm for the three songs of their set. This would have been more than enough in its own right. However it was a pretty special evening. The band was supporting the #wearitpink day for breast cancer awareness, so the venue became a sea of pink. James was very classy with his pink scarf tied to his waist, whereas myself and many others went completely over the top with it 😊 Jules Peters, keyboard player, and wife of Mike Peters, has been undergoing gruelling treatment for this awful disease, after being diagnosed during 2016. The gig was outstanding, and I had the added bonus of getting to chat with Jules, and drummer Smiley after my meeting with James - both of whom will also feature in the new book. So plenty to write about for this chapter...
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| In the photo pit waiting for The Alarm |
The forthcoming charity book, The Record, will raise funds for Beating Bowel Cancer / Bowel Cancer UK, who have recently merged to become the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. Bowel cancer is the second highest cancer killer in the UK with 16,000 lives lost to it each year. Sadly my Mum passed away from this awful disease on August 29th 2016, so all my fundraising is now being done in her memory. Another aim of the book will be to raise awareness about bowel cancer. If detected early it can be successfully treated in over 90% of cases. This figure falls dramatically the later it is detected, so improving early diagnosis rates is vital.
All the items I am selling on my www.bowelcancerfundraising.co.uk website are raising funds for the charity.
