Category Archives: 1970’S

Too Young to Die (2 of 3)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

The Spanish called us ‘Pesca Submarina’ – underwater fishermen. The name carried respect and we were proud of the kudos. We were treated well and so considered ourselves honoured and tried to live honourably when in their company. But after … Continue reading →

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I Was Too Young to Die (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

The roads had a capacity for treachery and the mountains appeared complicit. Several times we had been here, gambling on the mercy of mother nature, but this was the storm season and she always forbade us entrance to the sea. As he guided the van … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t Love

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

She began to cry, silently, suppressing a basic human emotion and words flashed through my adolescent mind. “There, there – it’ll be okay – are you alright?” Words from my childhood and all of them cowardly used by people who … Continue reading →

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An Empty Bar, a Dog and a New Year

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Mogan, Gran Canaria, 1976. We were poor, not dirt farmer poor you understand. I’m not Clarence Carter, the rains hadn’t washed the crops away, my mom wasn’t called Lucille and she wouldn’t have been able to afford the bus fare … Continue reading →

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First Love, First Fall

Posted on December 2, 2018 by

Cast your mind back and reconstruct those formative years…. wasn’t it strange how we got the attention of the opposite sex with playful abuse, She would hit me -playfully – wanting me to chase her, she would giggle and run … Continue reading →

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Was It Better Back Then?

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

I was doing a bit of research for this book thing and I wanted a T.V. programme from April 1974. Amazingly you can view copies of the T.V. Times from years ago. I guess if your not British or you’re … Continue reading →

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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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