I am going to bring up Alan Moore twice in the top ten, his tacit endorsement of artist through his work made it acceptable for me to like them, even if they were too old to be normally acceptable to a teenager in the early 80s. Stephen Doubtfire had tried to persuade me that theContinue reading “It’s just a shot away”
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From the pouring rain, very strange
The Beatles were your Dad’s band. A relic of the past with the individual ex-members producing music that probably would not have got the attention it did without their legacy. Dad had the second Beatles album and I listened to it, but it seemed like nothing special. Like many things you had to compare itContinue reading “From the pouring rain, very strange”
I Still Hear the Songs
I have never been a fan of Disney. Mum took us to the cinema to see the films when we were children but not a fan. I smiled at Disney’s hubris at building in Paris, rather than the warmer climes of southern Europe and the years of losses there. At the same time Disney wasContinue reading “I Still Hear the Songs”
The mighty arms of Atlas
It was an early departure from Agra for Khajuraho. Dad and I were both still ill with stomach upsets. The train journey lasted three hours and it was pretty cramped. We disembarked onto a small coach with little overhead storage – there were only five spare seats and some members of our group needed twoContinue reading “The mighty arms of Atlas”
No need to fight
2011 and Dad and I went to Egypt in the Autumn. We had been due to go in February, but the Arab Spring happened and at the last-minute insurance cover was withdrawn. Tourism was still a fraction of the normal level with the usual crowds missing. We had to have an army guard with usContinue reading “No need to fight”
Before I finally go insane
Italy in July is too hot. The Italians all go to the coast laughing at the foreign tourists who think that is the best time of year to explore the country. Pompeii is near the sea, but it is incredibly hot because of the wide-open space and the lack of shade. Our Tour Guide hadContinue reading “Before I finally go insane”
I’ll stand beside you in the rain
In 1983 I applied for university via UCCA (UCCA was for universities, it was PCAS for polytechnics, now they are merged as UCAS) which was pretty nerve wracking. I had been fascinated by Cambridge ever since I went there as a child, so it had to be top of my list, otherwise they rejected youContinue reading “I’ll stand beside you in the rain”
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”
People in Motion
Serial killers seem to exert a massive hold on the collective consciousness in the modern world. I think my first encounter with the concept was when I read the second volume of Sandman – The Doll’s House. After this there was The Silence of the Lambs (SOTL) and now there are films, TV series andContinue reading “People in Motion”
It’s time to burn
Heat, sun, fair skin and blond hair are not a good combination. When I was in my twenties the object was to tan as much as possible. Factor 15 for a day or two and work my way down. I never used intensive bronzing lotion though. Europe is nothing like India with heat. It isContinue reading “It’s time to burn”
Five Miles Out 