Scouts – Five Miles Out

Your hair is beautiful

It is hard to imagine how big Blondie were. Coming out of the punk clubs of New York they assimilated musical influences, even managing to make lasting tracks from a disco influence. Debbie Harry was the sex symbol of choice for those just a touch older than I am (my friend Nigel, who is sixContinue reading “Your hair is beautiful”

It Flies Sideways Through Time

It is funny to have two songs on this list with Lemmy as a vocalist. Lemmy from Motorhead. Lemmy with a voice like gravel combined with misaligned gears. He was in Hawkwind – a band that has existed for 50 years with a rotating line up, styles changing all the time. I only really loveContinue reading “It Flies Sideways Through Time”

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”

Young Blokes Sitting on the Benches

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”

You’re Going To Choke On It Too

It was really hard to pick my favourite Who track – it was this or Pictures of Lily. Pictures of Lily would have made for a very different entry. The biggest fan of The Who I have ever known was Darrin Keeble at school. Darrin made me look wild and badly behaved so was notContinue reading “You’re Going To Choke On It Too”