This week’s news and gossip

Vote Kristina

As last week ended Rod met candidate for CA State Senate district Kristina Irwin who said ‘Just hanging out with Rod Stewart. Thankful for his support!‘

Vegas

And as Rod started his latest batch of Vegas dates it was announced by USA Today that Rod’s residency spanning over seven years and over 140 shows held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace has earned him roughly $57 million, and that only includes dates up until 2018!

Geoff Marinec was at both Friday and Saturday’s shows and took these superb shots including our main photo .

And also got a ball from Rod

Glenna Rowland was also at the show on Saturday and got this great shot of Rod’s tribute to her Queen Elizabeth II Rod told the audience Sailing was her favourite song

Glenna told SMILER ‘Rod was really awesome last night. The best I think of the three I saw this year. He seems to really love performing and makes the shows great’

Mid week Daniel Beirne was in attendance and as usual got some brillianf pictures

This Weeks Rod Art

As we are back in Vegas, this week we feature a great design by Nashville based Graphic designer Justin Bryant who did this Poker inspired design for Rod Stewart’s Las Vegas residency from years back.

One for Cregan fans

Fans of Jim Cregan will be pleased to know his album Blossom Toes – We Are Ever So Clean is being released in October, remastered on 180gm vinyl October!

Released in October 1967, ‘We Are Ever So Clean’ was the wonderful debut album by Blossom Toes, one of Britain’s most imaginative bands of the late 1960s. Originally known as The Ingoes, the band featured Brian Gooding (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Jim Cregan (guitar, vocals), Brian Belshaw (bass, vocals) and Kevin Westlake (drums, percussion). Signing to Giorgio Gomelsky’s newly formed Marmalade Records in 1967, the band recorded their debut masterpiece throughout the Summer of that year.

Upon its release, it was described by Melody Maker as “Giorgio Gomelsky’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, although this was unfair. While the album did indeed reflect the style of the burgeoning British psychedelic rock movement, the album revealed Blossom Toes to be an innovative band and was a highly original work with such classic tracks as ‘Look At Me I’m You’ and ‘What On Earth’.

Unfairly overlooked at the time of its release, ‘We Are Ever So Clean’ is regarded as one of the greatest psychedelic rock albums ever. This new official limited vinyl edition has been newly remastered and was cut at Abbey Road Studios. The LP is a facsimile of the original 1967 release and features an illustrated inner bag.

Track Listing:

SIDE ONE
1 Look at Me, I’m You
2 I’ll Be Late for Tea
3 The Remarkable Saga of the Frozen Dog
4 Telegram Tuesday
5 Love Is
6 What is It For?
7 People of the Royal Parks

SIDE TWO
1 What On Earth
2 Mrs. Murphy’s Budgerigar
3 I Will Bring You This and That
4 Mister Watchmaker
5 When the Alarm Clock Rings
6 The Intrepid Balloonists Handbook, Volume 1
7 You
8 Track for Speedy Freaks (Instant Digest LP)

Pre-Order your copy here https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/blossom-toes-we-are-ever-so-clean-remastered-vinyl-lp/

And Finally..

Penny cut a typically glamorous figure on Thursday night as she led the stars at the Moulin Rouge! The Musical gala in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. She dazzled in a red fringed mini dress as she hit the red carpet at the glitzy event held at The Piccadilly Theatre in London’s West End. Penny teamed her thigh-skimming mini with a smart black coat and a black clutch bag as she posed for snaps….

https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1676436/rod-stewart-wife-penny-lancaster-legs-age-moulin-rouge-gala-dress-pictures-news

And don’t forget if you are attending any of the last two shows on the current Vegas residency don’t forget to send in any thoughts and pictures.

See you next week