I Just Can’t Believe It’s True My first school was Icknield Walk. Named after the Roman road that ran through Royston. It was run incredibly strictly by Miss Bull, who had been headmistress since it opened. I actually found it idyllic, of course I did not realise that at the time. I spent four yearsContinue reading “I Just Can’t Believe It’s True”
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My Music is Dynamite
This is one of the tracks which totally destroys my musical credibility, but one of the benefits of age is realising you should do what you enjoy, not what you think is cool. Cliff Richard was not always a religious nut, born again virgin. Originally, he was a British rock and roller, his only problemContinue reading “My Music is Dynamite”
With Total Dedication
A lot of my friends will get a dedicated entry about things we have done together and what they have meant to me in life. It is kind of embarrassing, but it is the truth. When we went on holiday in 1991 Dave Francis led the way. He had been abroad more than the restContinue reading “With Total Dedication”
Earth below us, drifting falling
This is a track I heard in the 80s. Some of the people from Meridian School went on a German exchange in 1983 and one time I visited Graham had a party where some of the German singles they had got were played. I remembered it again when it was used as the theme forContinue reading “Earth below us, drifting falling”
Spend Your Lives in Sin and Misery
This is another song I discovered watching The Rock and Roll Years with Dad. It tells the story of a bordello in New Orleans. You have to be careful when you sing a long to a song of you are not really sure what it says. At NewVIc one of my team was Linda Daniels. Continue reading “Spend Your Lives in Sin and Misery”
You’re Going To Choke On It Too
It was really hard to pick my favourite Who track – it was this or Pictures of Lily. Pictures of Lily would have made for a very different entry. The biggest fan of The Who I have ever known was Darrin Keeble at school. Darrin made me look wild and badly behaved so was notContinue reading “You’re Going To Choke On It Too”
I Lie Like a Lounge Room Lizard
It must be hard for anyone under the age of 30 to imagine a world without computers being everywhere. Under twenty and the idea of a world without smartphones must seem staggering. In 1979 Doctor Who Weekly comic was launched and confidently predicted that there would be 6 computers in the UK by the 21stContinue reading “I Lie Like a Lounge Room Lizard”
Sunshine in San Francisco
Why do you support your favourite team? Not national teams where allegiance is sort of a given (though I have known a number of people who support Brazil despite not being Brazilian or even having been there). I support Essex Cricket County Cricket Club, but that was the nearest county club. Michael supports Ipswich becauseContinue reading “Sunshine in San Francisco”
Then you know I can’t remember a damn thing
Insolvency work was depressing but at the same time could be interesting in a professional way. In August 1991 Grant Thornton were appointed to investigate the viability of a group of companies called Coverclose, based in Leiston. They had a rental company, an office drawing and equipment manufacturing company and a number of shops (kindContinue reading “Then you know I can’t remember a damn thing”
Dream Tripping
After I qualified as an accountant at Grant Thornton the British economy tanked. For my first three years there had been four people working at the far end of the office doing insolvency jobs. We viewed them as odd kinds of people who seemed to just stay in the office. It was a function ofContinue reading “Dream Tripping”
Five Miles Out 