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Friends fear he's posting work on Instagram again. It's true. I've loved The Comeback for years, have never written about it before, and now I have. Ostensibly a review of Season 3, but also just a gushing ode to one of my favourite shows/characters/performances ever. Valerie Cherish.
Link in my Linktree, in the ol' bio. I thank you.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Annual pilgrimage to Bluebell Graveyard. The graves remain the same, but every year the light is a little different, the flowers are a little different, and I'm a little different... I think.
These photos were taken between 7:40am and 8:20am on Saturday morning. Perfect early sunshine, before anyone else was in sight, and before the light flattened out. Flower food. Soul food. Divinity.

Delighted to be shortlisted for @_bsme Best Feature Writer this year. Especially for three features that all meant the absolute world to me. Each one has my heart.

Thank you as ever to @nickdesemlyen. And congrats too to fellow Empire nominees @joannamoran and @hwstainer. I love you guys.
And see you there @olifranklinwallis. And you @mikecathroclarke. We're gonna party like it's 2026.

I went to see Interstellar at the @royalalberthall last week, with a live score by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. It shook me! Physically and emotionally. I've written about it, and got a little personal, because it was such a personal experience. No point in pretending otherwise.
Thank you @rogersayerorganist, @hanszimmer, @conductorben and the @royalphilconcertorchestra for an outrageous time.
Link in my Linktree (on my profile).

I went to see Interstellar at the @royalalberthall last week, with a live score by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. It shook me! Physically and emotionally. I've written about it, and got a little personal, because it was such a personal experience. No point in pretending otherwise.
Thank you @rogersayerorganist, @hanszimmer, @conductorben and the @royalphilconcertorchestra for an outrageous time.
Link in my Linktree (on my profile).

This gentleman selling 1950s toy cars at Greenwich Vintage Market.

Took a week off for some hardcore dadmaxxing.

Took a week off for some hardcore dadmaxxing.

Took a week off for some hardcore dadmaxxing.

Took a week off for some hardcore dadmaxxing.

Took a week off for some hardcore dadmaxxing.

Took a week off for some hardcore dadmaxxing.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

In August 2010 I saw an ad for a tribute-act festival taking place in a field in Hull the following weekend. I emailed @mrdandavies at Esquire and pitched him a feature. I would go and watch and meet as many as I could over the three days it was on for. Dan got back to me 20 minutes later: “Yes yes yes.”
I’ve always been fascinated by tribute acts. What, why and how they do what they do. The varying levels of commitment, delusion, self-awareness. The ones that do it for fun, and the ones that make impressive careers out of it. So off I went. Three days in a field in Hull. I saw maybe 30 bands (some of them still going strong) and interviewed as many as I could backstage, before and after performances, which all entertained me in some manner. The crowd loved it all.
Dan sent along the brilliant @burn4t for the Saturday afternoon, to take proper portraits. I took along my tiny cheapo little digital camera, and just dug up my photos. What a laugh.

Some notes:
1: Oasish. Still my favourite tribute-band name. And they were great.
2: The Smiffs. Fun. They don't send to be around anymore. Eclipsed by The Smyths.
3 &4: Coldplayer. Actually uncanny on every level. They only started because people told the guy he looked like Chris Martin.
5: Security guy living his best life.
6 & 7: 16-year-old Perry Pullman as The Man In The Mirror. Miming in a marquee. As he told me, his voice had only just broken and he needed to work on it for a couple of years. Second photo is him posing for a proper photo by Dan.
8: A punter gets into the groove with Madonna.
9 & 10: Guns 2 Roses. Stadium-level tribute. Their frontman is Welsh.
11: Tribfest.
12 & 13: REM tribute Stipe.
14: Feature opener with some of Dan's portraits.

A few weeks ago when we were discussing plans for our Mando cover story, @fullynuge said he thought it would be fun if someone could spend a day living according to the Mandalorian creed. "You, John?" I asked. "I didn't mean me, specifically," he said. "It must be you, John," I decreed. "This is the way." So John began preparing, getting himself a Mando helmet and, most importantly,finding a kickass blacksmithing forge and workshop in the form of @boneyardlondon, who very kindly invited us along. I photographed Mando John as he got busy in the forge, working the press and hammering some steel. We then crossed the galaxy (from South Wimbledon to Euston) and Mando John & Grogu hopped onto their galactic Lime bike. Later, Mando John went @fullynuge and bathed himself in the Living Waters (his bath) but I didn't photograph that myself. Even Mandalorians need privacy sometimes. Anyway, you can read John's excellent account of his experience in our new issue. I have spoken.

A few weeks ago when we were discussing plans for our Mando cover story, @fullynuge said he thought it would be fun if someone could spend a day living according to the Mandalorian creed. "You, John?" I asked. "I didn't mean me, specifically," he said. "It must be you, John," I decreed. "This is the way." So John began preparing, getting himself a Mando helmet and, most importantly,finding a kickass blacksmithing forge and workshop in the form of @boneyardlondon, who very kindly invited us along. I photographed Mando John as he got busy in the forge, working the press and hammering some steel. We then crossed the galaxy (from South Wimbledon to Euston) and Mando John & Grogu hopped onto their galactic Lime bike. Later, Mando John went @fullynuge and bathed himself in the Living Waters (his bath) but I didn't photograph that myself. Even Mandalorians need privacy sometimes. Anyway, you can read John's excellent account of his experience in our new issue. I have spoken.

A few weeks ago when we were discussing plans for our Mando cover story, @fullynuge said he thought it would be fun if someone could spend a day living according to the Mandalorian creed. "You, John?" I asked. "I didn't mean me, specifically," he said. "It must be you, John," I decreed. "This is the way." So John began preparing, getting himself a Mando helmet and, most importantly,finding a kickass blacksmithing forge and workshop in the form of @boneyardlondon, who very kindly invited us along. I photographed Mando John as he got busy in the forge, working the press and hammering some steel. We then crossed the galaxy (from South Wimbledon to Euston) and Mando John & Grogu hopped onto their galactic Lime bike. Later, Mando John went @fullynuge and bathed himself in the Living Waters (his bath) but I didn't photograph that myself. Even Mandalorians need privacy sometimes. Anyway, you can read John's excellent account of his experience in our new issue. I have spoken.

A few weeks ago when we were discussing plans for our Mando cover story, @fullynuge said he thought it would be fun if someone could spend a day living according to the Mandalorian creed. "You, John?" I asked. "I didn't mean me, specifically," he said. "It must be you, John," I decreed. "This is the way." So John began preparing, getting himself a Mando helmet and, most importantly,finding a kickass blacksmithing forge and workshop in the form of @boneyardlondon, who very kindly invited us along. I photographed Mando John as he got busy in the forge, working the press and hammering some steel. We then crossed the galaxy (from South Wimbledon to Euston) and Mando John & Grogu hopped onto their galactic Lime bike. Later, Mando John went @fullynuge and bathed himself in the Living Waters (his bath) but I didn't photograph that myself. Even Mandalorians need privacy sometimes. Anyway, you can read John's excellent account of his experience in our new issue. I have spoken.

A few weeks ago when we were discussing plans for our Mando cover story, @fullynuge said he thought it would be fun if someone could spend a day living according to the Mandalorian creed. "You, John?" I asked. "I didn't mean me, specifically," he said. "It must be you, John," I decreed. "This is the way." So John began preparing, getting himself a Mando helmet and, most importantly,finding a kickass blacksmithing forge and workshop in the form of @boneyardlondon, who very kindly invited us along. I photographed Mando John as he got busy in the forge, working the press and hammering some steel. We then crossed the galaxy (from South Wimbledon to Euston) and Mando John & Grogu hopped onto their galactic Lime bike. Later, Mando John went @fullynuge and bathed himself in the Living Waters (his bath) but I didn't photograph that myself. Even Mandalorians need privacy sometimes. Anyway, you can read John's excellent account of his experience in our new issue. I have spoken.

A few weeks ago when we were discussing plans for our Mando cover story, @fullynuge said he thought it would be fun if someone could spend a day living according to the Mandalorian creed. "You, John?" I asked. "I didn't mean me, specifically," he said. "It must be you, John," I decreed. "This is the way." So John began preparing, getting himself a Mando helmet and, most importantly,finding a kickass blacksmithing forge and workshop in the form of @boneyardlondon, who very kindly invited us along. I photographed Mando John as he got busy in the forge, working the press and hammering some steel. We then crossed the galaxy (from South Wimbledon to Euston) and Mando John & Grogu hopped onto their galactic Lime bike. Later, Mando John went @fullynuge and bathed himself in the Living Waters (his bath) but I didn't photograph that myself. Even Mandalorians need privacy sometimes. Anyway, you can read John's excellent account of his experience in our new issue. I have spoken.

A few weeks ago when we were discussing plans for our Mando cover story, @fullynuge said he thought it would be fun if someone could spend a day living according to the Mandalorian creed. "You, John?" I asked. "I didn't mean me, specifically," he said. "It must be you, John," I decreed. "This is the way." So John began preparing, getting himself a Mando helmet and, most importantly,finding a kickass blacksmithing forge and workshop in the form of @boneyardlondon, who very kindly invited us along. I photographed Mando John as he got busy in the forge, working the press and hammering some steel. We then crossed the galaxy (from South Wimbledon to Euston) and Mando John & Grogu hopped onto their galactic Lime bike. Later, Mando John went @fullynuge and bathed himself in the Living Waters (his bath) but I didn't photograph that myself. Even Mandalorians need privacy sometimes. Anyway, you can read John's excellent account of his experience in our new issue. I have spoken.

A few weeks ago when we were discussing plans for our Mando cover story, @fullynuge said he thought it would be fun if someone could spend a day living according to the Mandalorian creed. "You, John?" I asked. "I didn't mean me, specifically," he said. "It must be you, John," I decreed. "This is the way." So John began preparing, getting himself a Mando helmet and, most importantly,finding a kickass blacksmithing forge and workshop in the form of @boneyardlondon, who very kindly invited us along. I photographed Mando John as he got busy in the forge, working the press and hammering some steel. We then crossed the galaxy (from South Wimbledon to Euston) and Mando John & Grogu hopped onto their galactic Lime bike. Later, Mando John went @fullynuge and bathed himself in the Living Waters (his bath) but I didn't photograph that myself. Even Mandalorians need privacy sometimes. Anyway, you can read John's excellent account of his experience in our new issue. I have spoken.

Little bit of LA.

Little bit of LA.

Little bit of LA.

Little bit of LA.

Little bit of LA.

Little bit of LA.

Paddy Power steps, 7:30am.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

An exceptionally beautiful New Year's Eve on Brighton beach, staring at the sun and the moon, the seagulls and the sea, the basketball players and the burnt-out pier. As good as it gets.

Flight.

Flight.

Flight.

Flight.