I swear John Bonney did much more in life than give me books. Graham and John Bonney stayed in Brightlingsea in the summer of 1982 for a week. Everyone else in the family was away and I was allowed to look after the house for a fortnight. With two dogs, two cats and a tankContinue reading “Time to close my mind and drift off”
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Find a place to go
The Fixx were one of those British groups that never quite fit. They were New Wave (like the Boomtown Rats) but were really only making it when the New Romantics were dominating music. In the end they never made it in the UK but were far more successful in the USA. One of the bestContinue reading “Find a place to go”
Revolution a solution
Rap or Hip-Hop. Not my favourite form of music. Yet when I was reading the music magazines in the early 90s (see post https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/05/26/all-of-these-and-seven-more-wonders-i-will-find/) there were thoughtful reviews and features on the groups. NWA were the bad boys out of the West Coast but the Kings of East Coast) and this was years before theContinue reading “Revolution a solution”
Celebrate the great escape
I do think year 10 (or fourth form as it was in the 1980s) is the biggest shock in the education system. Things get more structured at different stages but now it is exam study. Parents and teachers tell you how important these exams are. In the 1980s they were both more important, as youContinue reading “Celebrate the great escape”
This is not a situation for a nervous boy
The first of many mentions for Clive Hook. At the end of the fourth form (year 10) Clive had been put in charge of music for House assemblies (Scott, Rutherford, Kennedy and Churchill – so no over representation of white men there). For some reason I was in Scott when most of my friends wereContinue reading “This is not a situation for a nervous boy”
Oh, oh, oh, memories of yesterday
I have always been a rule taker. Obey the rules. I wear a mask in the supermarket, I do put recycling in a recycling bin, I do not do drugs and I do not bunk class (a touch of speeding does not count). Well, bunking PE in the sixth form doesn’t count – what madContinue reading “Oh, oh, oh, memories of yesterday”
She’s knocked out on here feet again
In 2011 Dad and I went on an 8-day tour of Egypt. It started in Cairo and then we flew to Luxor and cruised to Aswan. Day seven there was a choice – either chill on the cruise ship or pay for an extra trip to Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel is a long way southContinue reading “She’s knocked out on here feet again”
I ain’t the worst that you’ve seen
I ain’t the worst that you’ve seen How many people can leave a band before it stops being the band? It depends on who the people are who leave I suppose. The Who lost Keith Moon in the 70s and no one batted an eyelid, despite the fact that he may have been the bestContinue reading “I ain’t the worst that you’ve seen”
I’m going down the place tonight
At Grant Thornton (GT) we always needed clients – it was meant to be the job of the partners to go out and get them but they always seemed to be in the office – in the summer watching cricket in the boardroom and in the winter listening to it on the radio. We tookContinue reading “I’m going down the place tonight”
Here’s something you’re never gonna forget
People who know me, or read this, know that I like Doctor Who. My knowledge of it is encyclopaedic and my collection of books on it is frighteningly huge (over 600 at a guess) and it is hard to say why. I would not say that it was one of the best programs ever andContinue reading “Here’s something you’re never gonna forget”
Five Miles Out 