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Category Archives: 1970’S
Too Young to Die (4 of 4)
We were surrounded by the crowd. Children always curious about fear, asked if we had been scared. I answered that we had been scared and the old man said that it was good for a man to be scared…… sometimes. … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Fishing, Life, nature, Opinion, people
Tagged Advice, Gran Canaria, Human Interest, Life, Ocean, Relationships, San Nicolas, Sea, Spearfishing
31 Comments
Too Young to Die (3 of 4)
On the harbour wall a crane stood isolated, defiant as the dark foaming mass crashed over it. There was a headland to the north that made up that side of the bay and I could see the ocean rising and … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Fishing, Freedom, Life, Opinion
Tagged Diving, Gran Canaria, Ocean, San Nicolas, Spearfishing, Storms
58 Comments
Too Young to Die (2 of 3)
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
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Fishing, Freedom, Life, Opinion, Travel
Tagged Fear, Fishing, Gran Canaria, Life, San Nicolas, Spearfishing, Storms, Survival
54 Comments
I Was Too Young to Die (Part 1 of 2)
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
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Freedom, Life, Opinion, people, Travel
Tagged Canary Islands, Mogan, San Nicholas, Spain, Spearfishing
35 Comments
It Wasn’t Love
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
An Empty Bar, a Dog and a New Year
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
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Fishing, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, people, Travel
Tagged 1976, 2019, Clarence Carter, Gran Canaria, Humour, Life, Mogan, New Years Eve, Spain, Spearfishing, Tapas, Travel
32 Comments
First Love, First Fall
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
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Life, Love, Opinion, Realationships, Women
Tagged Boys, First Love, Girlfriends, Girls, Life, Relationships, Teenage Love
35 Comments
Was It Better Back Then?
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
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, Television
Tagged All in Wrestling, BBC, Blogging, Humour, ITV, Life, Television, TV Times, Wrestling
76 Comments
