No.335, Jan/Feb 2025

No. 335 - Jan/Feb 2025
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The Editor's Bit
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first issue of the Amsterdam Stun in 2025, the year that this city we call home celebrates existing for 750 years; let’s hope it’s a good one.
There’s no denying it; not much happens in January and I’m a bit later getting this one out than planned, so instead, I bring you this Bumper January/February edition of the Stun! The most important thing to qualify this Stun as a two month edition is the Gig List and I’m glad to say that it’s massive this time, spread across five pages, quite possibly our biggest ever.
For this month’s Cover Competition, I’ve gone inside; it’s been too cold and dark to wander round the streets looking for something suitable to grace our cover. The first person who tells me where I took this month’s cover photo will get an Honourable Mention in the next Stun. Contact details are on page two, or you can tell me in person if you see me in a bar, but make sure I write it down, otherwise I might forget after a few beers.
Talking of beers, I had to stop for a couple with my old friend Nic when I encountered him in Mulligans recently; he was a regular contributor in the early days of the Stun and we hadn’t seen each other for at least 10 years.
There’s no Being Frank on Football this month; sadly, Frank’s wife Rung lost her battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s while we were putting this Stun together so he’s got other things on his mind. I hope you’ll join me in wishing him strength during this difficult time.
That’s it from me for now, so enjoy your first Amsterdam Stun of 2025.