Australia meant little in the UK in the early 80s. First came Men At Work with their clever comedy song Down Under containing its stereotypical view of Australian life. Then came the soap operas Neighbours and Home and Away. (Early Neighbours cast including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Jim Dale who would all go ontoContinue reading “And possibly the complications”
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So many people have come and gone
My first summer scout camp turned out to be the best one. I didn’t think that it would be at the time as it seemed pretty primitive, but I did not know primitive at the time, but I would find out. The following year would be Gradbach (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/10/09/young-blokes-sitting-on-the-benches/ ) and the year after that Lochearnhead,Continue reading “So many people have come and gone”
Well, he tries to keep his talkin’ to a minimum
A good commentator can add so much to sport. A bad one can destroy the experience. When I was at university all the football commentators felt the urge to talk all the time and if there had been an option to mute the commentary we would have done. My favourite commentator was Richie Benaud. AContinue reading “Well, he tries to keep his talkin’ to a minimum”
You cry out in your sleep
After Virgin lost the licence to print Doctor Who novels (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/11/01/lets-all-meet-up-in-the-year-2000/ ) they had enough characters and concepts that they had created to continue the series. The lead character was the popular companion Benny Summerfield. She had to be split up from her husband Jason Kane (there are no happy ever afters in continuing fictionContinue reading “You cry out in your sleep”
Oh, the movie never ends
This is undoubtedly the Platinum Age of television. The arrival of streaming services and premium channels like HBO has altered the landscape of television. When I was a teenager I would search through the Radio Times (a TV listing magazine that covered two channels) for the few things worth watching. Now the issue is thatContinue reading “Oh, the movie never ends”
You’ll be alright tonight
2012 on tour in India. After a morning in Khajuraho we got a flight to Varanasi (formerly known as Benares in Colonial days). The airport in Khajuraho only had about five flights a day, but the security made us think it was a major hub. My suitcase was now very overweight due to souvenir purchasesContinue reading “You’ll be alright tonight”
First, they take your pride
Pete Wylie was part of the Crucial Three with Ian McCulloch (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/06/18/cause-man-must-be-his-own-saviour/ ) and Julian Cope (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/09/18/exploding-out-of-a-tunnel/ ) and was the last to succeed. John Peel and David Jenson fought for this to be a hit, they just kept playing in the evening until it finally made the charts and got daytime airplay. There wasContinue reading “First, they take your pride”
Laughing and a running
After Jaipur (https://fivemilesout.home.blog/2020/08/31/its-time-to-burn/ ) our next stop in India was Ranthambore to see wildlife, especially tigers. I was not really quite aware of how remote where we were staying would be until we were en-route. We stopped at a small shop on the way, but everything was at least a year beyond its best beforeContinue reading “Laughing and a running”
There’s a shadow on the door
The Police were perceived as a boy band (by the standards of the late 1970s – three blonde men, though Andy Summers was definitely not a boy). They were too good looking for their own good. (Andy Summers, Sting & Stuart Copeland) It is odd as their first single that was a hit was aboutContinue reading “There’s a shadow on the door”
I’m sittin’ here just contemplatin’
2015 – Dad and I go on a 16-day tour of Italy starting at the north in Venice and ending in Sicily. We had wanted one where you actually stayed in Venice but could not get that at the time when we could go. Our hotel was on the nearby Lido De Jesolo. We startedContinue reading “I’m sittin’ here just contemplatin’”
Five Miles Out 