Our family played a lot of board games. This was the 70s and early 80s when computer games might just about mean tennis being played by two sliding blocks on a TV screen or going to an arcade. A time of three TV channels. Long school holidays and wet weekends lead to boredom. We playedContinue reading “Now There’ll Be No Turning Back”
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When That Cloud Arrives We’ll Live On
As a family we always had pets. There was a lot less to do in the 70s and we lived in towns with plenty of green areas. Our first pet was Daisy – a long haired cat that we got while we still lived in Luton. She came with us to Royston and then toContinue reading “When That Cloud Arrives We’ll Live On”
Don’t Punish Me With Brutality
Remember the music magazines a couple of posts ago? One of them did a supplement on 100 albums that changed music. I was quite pleased with myself as I had listened to a lot of them, but was definitely interested in listening to the others on the list. Marvin Gaye was the man who hadContinue reading “Don’t Punish Me With Brutality”
Once Upon a Time Not So Long Ago
Music storage and playing is in a constant state of revolution. At St Catherines the record library started buying CDs, much to the annoyance of most of the students who used it, in our second year. In 1986 it was a new format that promised a better future for recorded music. We were just annoyedContinue reading “Once Upon a Time Not So Long Ago”
“All of These and Seven More Wonders I Will Find”
After spending the late 80s becoming less and less interested in music the arrival of the Madchester scene reignited my interest in new music. I had never liked the music papers like the NME, Sounds or Melody Maker. I discovered Q magazine, in depth features and interviews, not just with new artists but it alsoContinue reading ““All of These and Seven More Wonders I Will Find””
“I’d like to help you son, but you’re too young to vote”
The summer between A levels and university was a long one. The exams are over by the end of June and your siblings have three more weeks at school. Then they are back at school at the start of September, you have another 6 weeks before university starts. After a pleasant post exams holiday withContinue reading ““I’d like to help you son, but you’re too young to vote””
Podcasts for Lockdown
Podcasts in Lockdown While lockdown goes on there are some amazing podcasts to listen to. You can find them on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and many other platforms. This is not in any order of ranking, I love them all. https://serialpodcast.org/season-one Why you should listen to this: The first and best of the true crime podcasts. Continue reading “Podcasts for Lockdown”
All the Work Shutdown
Another one Michael likes. I mean really likes. We took exams at university seriously. Despite tutors saying that our failure would reflect worse on the admissions tutor than us, as Cambridge did not accept people who could fail. First year exams were particularly scary as we did not know what it would be like. So,Continue reading “All the Work Shutdown”
In a World of Fantasy You’ll Find Me
Radio 1. In the 1980s this was the main source of pop music for the UK. There were some commercial channels, but they were not devoted to music (though Londoners were slightly better off). I wanted proper music, but some slots of the radio were aimed at other audiences – despite it being the onlyContinue reading “In a World of Fantasy You’ll Find Me”
Respect to the Man in the Ice Cream Van
Just a warning at the start the video is NSFW. It is not the one seen on TV and could quite easily be another example of misogyny under the T.A.T.U. entry. I have seen the track on Sky channel 372 a lot and it is always a version of a stage performance In fact IContinue reading “Respect to the Man in the Ice Cream Van”
Five Miles Out 