The first time we went exploring in Kos was on mopeds, but we had not been able to get round the island so in the second week Dave and Andy found a place to hire jeeps. This necessitated an even earlier start than the 9am for the mopeds – we were there at 8am. EveryoneContinue reading “Extremes of sweet and sour”
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Then the cowboy turned the gun on himself
One Saturday afternoon in the sixth form I was listening to the Richard Skinner show on Radio 1. They had a group called Theatre of Hate in playing tracks from their new album Westworld. “From the south on a wind in walked a cowboy The saloon was dry but his guns were well oiled SomehowContinue reading “Then the cowboy turned the gun on himself”
Time for…..
It was not the first time that we went punting but it was the funniest. Neil, Dave and I had tried punting one afternoon the previous year and Neil had fallen in when the punt pole got stuck and we had found that the mud at the bottom of the Cam smelt disgusting. June 1991Continue reading “Time for…..”
Take a Load For Free
Take a Load For Free I went to the Doctor’s in 2014 and they told me that I was pre pre-diabetic (yes two pre) – or just a bit above average would be another way of putting it. They advised me to cut out drinking orange juice (which I had been doing to stay healthyContinue reading “Take a Load For Free”
He’s Licking His Lips, He’s Ready To Win
The Scorpions are a German heavy Metal band. German heavy metal is a distinct sub-genre, though one I am not too familiar with. For me it is Michael Schenker and a few other guys. The Scorpions track on the Axe Attack compilationis soft, so I had never gone looking for them. My friend Neil wasContinue reading “He’s Licking His Lips, He’s Ready To Win”
And Then I’m Happy For The Rest of the Day
Essex is not famous for its bands. It is not Manchester, Liverpool or even Sheffield. I can only think of three Essex bands that have been huge successes – Depeche Mode, The Prodigy and the only one from Colchester – Blur. Their first album was a baggy album and derivative of that scene from theContinue reading “And Then I’m Happy For The Rest of the Day”
Take me if you please
We had a head boy (plus a deputy) and a head girl (plus a deputy) in our sixth form. These were chosen by staff, and as there were only 31 of us it was not a big pool. I was not chosen, which was fine by me – it seemed like a problem with noContinue reading “Take me if you please”
We all have our sins
1993 was a good year for stag nights. In those days it was a stag night, not a weekend in Amsterdam or week in Prague, making the British look like thugs abroad and cavorting with prostitutes. The worst that happened to men in Brightlingsea was being chained naked outside the Swan pub. First was Dave’sContinue reading “We all have our sins”
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”
I’m Adaptable and I Like My New Role
Groups bind over time. Our sixth form was split between arts and science (I had wanted to do double maths, physics and history, one extra A level, but I was told the timetabling was impossible – at Monoux we run over 25 A levels and almost any combination is possible). On the science side thereContinue reading “I’m Adaptable and I Like My New Role”
Five Miles Out 