I’ve just updated the ‘header’ image on this website. Although I’ve previously stated an intention to use photos I’ve taken myself, I’m bending the rules to allow photos of myself in interesting locations too. Thus, the image above, snapped in the mid-90’s on a trip to London. It required a modest journey on the underground to the St John’s Woods section of London, then a few paces down some side streets, staring at a map, until I stood in front of Abbey Road Studios. It was a pilgrimage of sorts, having been a Beatles fan for many, many years. It was exciting to stand there and to imagine how much musical history took place in that building. In addition to most of the Beatles music, it was also the ‘birthplace’ of Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon“. It’s was a great moment and a memory I’ll never forget.And of course, as I’m sure is the case for so many others, I had to take a photo walking across the street.
Here’s the full image