Bob Dylan turns tourist as he visits John Lennon’s Liverpool home

...looks like an interesting place, not that any of REM actually grew up there.

I have to confess, I was really into the Verve as a teenager and me and a pal once drove to Upholland (nr. Wigan) where they're from and saw their old school and whatnot.

I've also been to Salford Lads Club (of The Queen is Dead fame), but I was in the area anyway so it was no great pilgrimage. It can be seen just off the main road heading into Manchester from the M62.

rocknroll or movie sightseeing when I am travelling and try to take photos of the location as it is.

I'm not so keen on the biographical side, for example, I'd rather see the Salford Lads Club than where Johnny Marr was born.

but even after all this time I still bristle with excitement every time I drive past Abbey Road studios on my way through St John's Wood.

When I used to go to The Coatham nightclub in Redcar I always glanced upwards while I was dancing to see if I could find the spot where Pete Townshend had windmilled his guitar through the plasterboard.

The photographer Graham Lowe also took a series of beautiful pictures of Free when they had a residency at the same venue, and I would try and imagine what it must have been like to walk down those steps to see someone that brilliant in my backwoods hometown when they were still something of a secret. There's more here:

http://www.grahamlowephotography.com/gallery/rock

... about living in London is the Blue Plaques. Every other day I seem to walk past a new one. Not too long ago I walked past one telling me that the Bee Gees had a studio in the building (it was near the American Embassy) and I was shockingly excited about this.

But it's the literary ones which fair get me going. I have been know to lurk around Orwell territory down here; his old houses in Islington and Notting Hill and the bookshop near Hampstead Heath where he worked (now a cafe) vaguely hoping to pick some aura up. I know that this is actually nonsense, but I do it.

Most recent discoveries have been DH Lawrences old house in Hampstead and TE Lawrence's old house near parliament.

I've had a fry-up in the cafe on the cover of the Charlatans' Melting Pot. It's in Northwich.

A work colleague a few years back , who is a huge Madonna fan ,told me he went to see her house when she lived in Holland park (i think) with some friend who was also a huge fan. Anyway , she came out her house with a bodyguard and possibly Lourdes and drove off at which point my colleagues friend gave chase at high speed for god knows how long round London.
I can't remember where they went but my colleague was horrified , this was not part of the plan, he just wanted a little peek at her house, not stalk her.

I do think this kind of behaviour is a bit weird.It's different visiting the location of an iconic album sleeve (I would love to have a photo of the Salfords Lads Club )but i don't want to know where they live.

Me and the FPO were doing a bit of Punk Rock sightseeing in London, we're romantic like that you see, and one of the venues that the Pistols used to play was in the basement of the Notre Dame just off Leicester Square. We thought we'd pop into the church too and discovered some remarkable murals by Jean Cocteau, completely surprised us!

http://www.notredamechurch.co.uk/eng/art2.html

...but had no idea there was a Sex Pistols connection. Good grief.

Sorry I can't post photos right now but here's a link:

http://www.sexpistolsofficial.com/index.php?module=photos_videos&pv_gall...