First there was Joy Division and their lead singer committed suicide (https://wordpress.com/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/1803 ). A lot of bands would have folded in the face of this. They didn’t but nor did they keep the Joy Division name, linked forever with the late Ian Curtis. Instead they added a new member and renamed themselves New Order (bothContinue reading “Tonight I should have stayed at home”
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Walking to the sound of my favourite tune
Watching the England international team is an exercise in hope over experience. After 1970 England failed to qualify for a World Cup until 1982 so my in my formative years failure was the norm (in their defence only 16 teams qualified for the finals up until 1982). That meant that at the 1982 finals thereContinue reading “Walking to the sound of my favourite tune”
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