Category Archives: 1970’S

The School Bully and Why I didn’t Run

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

This is a true story but the names have been changed if you recognise yourself then it’s probably you 🙂 Every school has a bully, ours was called Mr Trudd he was around forty five, we were twelve-years-old. He had … Continue reading →

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SILH (8) Desparate Finale

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

‘And when you’re looking for your freedom Nobody seems to care And you can’t find the door Can’t find it anywhere When there’s nothing to believe in still you’re coming back, You’re running back, you’re coming back for more.’ Take … Continue reading →

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SILH (7) A Penultimate Tale

Posted on December 2, 2017 by

“And it’s so hard to change Can’t seem to settle down But the dreams I’ve seen lately keep on turning out And burning out and turning out the same.” Take It To The Limit.  The Eagles. 1975.   So, there we … Continue reading →

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SILH (6) Lets Build a Bar!

Posted on November 2, 2017 by

“Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.”                                                      Shine on You Crazy … Continue reading →

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SILH (5) Javea, Spain.

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

    “Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way” Time: Pink Floyd. That was the point I wasn’t. After the grape picking and with the help … Continue reading →

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So, I Left Home (4)

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

    “Red Red wine, goes to my head.”                                                               … Continue reading →

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So, I Left Home (3)

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

“So put me on a highway and show me a sign And take it to the limit one more time.”                                         … Continue reading →

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So, I Left Home (2)

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

I had arrived, Jersey, OK it wasn’t the world but it was a start. I was eighteen with £70 (a lot of money in 1976). I was a bit disappointed with the absence of beautiful girls in grass skirts to … Continue reading →

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So I Left Home

Posted on September 30, 2017 by

Now then. In Yorkshire that means hello. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post called Are any of us where we set out to be?’   I ended it by saying I had left home at eighteen and … Continue reading →

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