Mark and Holly Vincent

[JF]

few weeks ago, I published a chronicle about the song "Romeo and Juliet on my blog (in french)

A fan contacted me (in fact, the fan who won the sultans guitar contest some years ago, and had the chance to meet Mark at BG studios) and provided infos I didn't know :
Mark met Holly Vincent for the first time not in 78, but in 73 when he was looking for a guitar job in bands (same period he would play with Brewer droop)
This info comes from Jackie Badger's blog :
https://jackiebadgersblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/first-gig-of-new-decade-for-us-is.html

"Holly and I advertise ourselves as a female rhythm section looking for a guitarist singer, we get quite a lot of replies, all male who seemed to find us puzzling, amusing and/or a novelty. Mark Knopfler was one of them, we could tell he was good but didn't think he was for us, although he took to Holly in a big way. This photo is from 5 years later with me and my husband on the left and Mark Knopfler and Holly on the right."


with that info, you can hear this sentance on another level : "Juliet, The dice was loaded from the start "

Maybe Mark meant that he "knew" that their relationship couldn't resist to a long time, knowing that their first met "didn't work"


I uptaded my article with this info : https://textes-blog-rock-n-roll.fr/une-chanson-a-la-loupe-romeo-and-juliet-de-dire-straits/

[Robson]

JF I really like reading your articles. I love thorough analysis. Maybe someday some more analyzes from MK solo albums?

[kaleo74]

Excellent JF, thanks for the update 

[JF]

Excellent JF, thanks for the update 

 

[JF]

JF I really like reading your articles. I love thorough analysis. Maybe someday some more analyzes from MK solo albums?

Thanks.
Yes I planned to review all DS/MK ablbums.
But as I cant' do them all at the same time, I take the opportunity of anniversaries with "round" numbers : 0 or 5.
That's why this year, I published reviews from BIA, Making movies, STP, NHB and Neck & Neck, and also gigs I attended in 2005 and 2010
Next year I will write about Golden Heart, OES, STP tour
So, as I started these reviews in 2019, around 2024, I wil have reviewed all albums  (except the next ones to come  )

I also planned analysis about songs in particular. I already wrote about SOS, TOL, R&J, EL, PI, and MFN
the next one on my list is TR 

[Robson]

I understand. I'll be waiting. Thank youuuuuu:)

[Kris-b]

If my memories are correct Holly was about ten years younger than Mark. She must have been 13 or 14 wenn she met Mark.
But perhaps I am wrong about he age.

[hunter]

If my memories are correct Holly was about ten years younger than Mark. She must have been 13 or 14 wenn she met Mark.
But perhaps I am wrong about he age.

Google is your friend


She was 18 when she met Mark the first time. She was born in 1956.

[Kris-b]

If my memories are correct Holly was about ten years younger than Mark. She must have been 13 or 14 wenn she met Mark.
But perhaps I am wrong about he age.

Google is your friend

 Good idea😀I could have done that!

Thank you!


She was 18 when she met Mark the first time. She was born in 1956.

[Kris-b]

Found my source
https://www.amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=4838.msg106496#msg106496

[Pottel]

so where is she now? has she ever publicly spoken about their relationship?

[dustyvalentino]

so where is she now? has she ever publicly spoken about their relationship?

Yes, she said MK, yeah, I used to have a scene with him.


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[Pottel]

so where is she now? has she ever publicly spoken about their relationship?

Yes, she said MK, yeah, I used to have a scene with him.


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lol, who else but dusty aye?

[JF]

Yes, she said MK, yeah, I used to have a scene with him.