I know that gay rights were not invented in the 1980s, but that was when I first became aware of LGBTQ+ (not that it was called that then) people. In the 1970s I had a vague understanding that Mr Humphries on Are You Being Served was effeminate and it seemed to hint that he likedContinue reading “I Want To Kiss Like Lovers Do”
Tag Archives: 80s
Just what all the fuss is all about
This will be about the High Street. Lion Walk in Colchester connects the pedestrian shopping centre to the High Street and was once home to the independent Red Lion books. The only dedicated new bookshop in Colchester in the 80s. In 1983, to my joy, they started stocking a few American direct sale comics (onesContinue reading “Just what all the fuss is all about”
The fifty years of sweat and tears
Doctor Who in the 1980s was, at best, a mixed bag. Let’s pretend the 80s start with Peter Davison’s run as the Doctor in early 1982 so I will talk about Tom Baker another time. Davison was the youngest man to pay the Doctor, until Matt Smith, and he is a very fine actor. UpContinue reading “The fifty years of sweat and tears”
Always chasing ideas when they are Forever changing
Role Playing Games (RPGs) have a bad reputation as being for geeks and losers. This was still being perpetuated on The Big Bang Theory, a sitcom about very intelligent people. At least it actually showed people paying Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). In the late 70s and the early 80s there were really no TV fantasyContinue reading “Always chasing ideas when they are Forever changing”
Seventh he retired from the scene
Breaking Glass is not a musical. I mean it is a film with lot of music in it, but it is the story of the rise and fall of a punk star so there would be a lot of songs. There are no song and dance routines and there is a proper story. For aContinue reading “Seventh he retired from the scene”
You know you’re missing out on something
I was lent Namaste London to watch years ago as an example of a good Bollywood film. Quite apart from the hilarious scene where the male lead takes the female lead to see Charles and Camilla, pulling up outside Buckingham Place with them waving, I found the sporadic breaking into musical numbers totally off putting. Continue reading “You know you’re missing out on something”
I hear a song blow again and again
When you’re an auditor you can have clients all over the place. Some big clients have audit teams there for months, Grant Thornton had mostly smaller jobs that would take a week or two. Somehow the firm ended up with jobs all over East Anglia, probably to do with low population density. We had aContinue reading “I hear a song blow again and again”
These are the days it never rains but it pours
So should this be on the list? Queen and David Bowie. Bowie solo has done a huge number of better tracks (and will be featured near the top of the list). If I did not accept this track as being by Queen then they would not be on the list. It is on a QueenContinue reading “These are the days it never rains but it pours”
If you’re so anti-fashion why not wear flares, instead of dressing down all the same?
Dexy’s Midnight Runners. Their first album is a brass based extravaganza called Searching For The Young Soul Rebels. This was not my kind of music in 1980. Dexy’s reinvented themselves and their second album was much more violin based, its most well-known track is Come On Eileen (several people have asked me why it isContinue reading “If you’re so anti-fashion why not wear flares, instead of dressing down all the same?”
As the traffic’s slowing down
It is different driving in the country from driving in the city. I wonder if that is part of the reason that different music is preferred in rural and urban environments. Driving along in good weather on an open road maybe favours rock music? That is not to say it is always easy outside LondonContinue reading “As the traffic’s slowing down”
Five Miles Out 