Scout summer camp. Little did I know that the 1978 camp was the best one I would ever go on and it was downhill from there. Being the youngest in my year at school had never really proved to be a problem to me (though statistics do show that, on average, it reduces life chances)Continue reading “Young Blokes Sitting on the Benches”
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The only thing that helps me pass the time away
We were parts of two families stuck together into one. Anne and her daughters, Alison and Fran plus Dad, Mike and me. Divorce was lot less common then and there was some grief at school. It did not matter how often I explained to Mark Terry or Sean Kenny that my parents were married whenContinue reading “The only thing that helps me pass the time away”
School’s In
I never really thought about having a good memory. I knew that exam revision was pretty easy for me and once I had studied a subject at school I could remember most of it and only have to polish up on details. What made me realise that it was not normal it was that myContinue reading “School’s In”
I Wish For My World of Make Believe
It is really hard to pick a favourite Toyah track. I love Thunder in the Mountains and it would be easy to write about Toyah’s reinvention of herself as a cross between Boudicca and Mad Max. Toyah was the punk princess who had been in the movie Jubilee. Her music was more New Wave thanContinue reading “I Wish For My World of Make Believe”
Five Miles Out 