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Tag Archives: 1970’S
It’s Here
So, twenty years in the making, I think I beat The Godfather 2 😂 But I finally published my book. The Siege of Mr Khan’s Curry Shop. And now it’s in paperback. The idea came to me twenty years ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Blogging, Books, Bradford, Life, Writing
Tagged 1970'S, 1974, Author's Life, Blogging, Book Reviewers, Books, Bradford, Debut Novels, Editing, Life, New Books, Novels, Reviews, Writing, Writing Life
74 Comments
Nearly There!
After months of editing, rewrites, more editing and finally…. Formatting my book, I have proof copies to read. It’s kinda exciting but at the same time I think I probably know it off by heart 😂 Bradford in 1974.Billy Lynch … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Books, Bradford, Fiction, Life, Writing
Tagged 1970'S, Blog, Blogging, Books, Bradford, Charlie Robinson, Human Interest, Life, Love, Reflections, Writer, Writing
38 Comments
What’s So Special About the Past?
The alarm clacks its two bells at six am and I can hear Chuck Berry’s, ‘My Ding a Ling’ playing somewhere in the house. Normally I go back to sleep – I am only fifteen and a full day in … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Bradford, History, Humour, Life
Tagged 1970'S, 1972, Child Labour, Chuck Berry, Days Gone by, Engineering, Factories, Factory Work, Fifteen, Glory Days, Life, My Ding a Ling, Remember, Reminiscing
61 Comments
Clouds, Kids, Love and Soul
The mournful clouds oppress my soul. Of course, we have to presume: A- I have a soul and B – If I have, could it be oppressed. But it’s better than saying, ‘I’m sick of the rain,’ isn’t it? I … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Bradford, Freedom, Humour, Life, Love, Opinion
Tagged 1970'S, Childhood, Childhood Sweetheart, Clouds, Grass, Lazy Sunday Afternoon, Lazy Sundays, Reflections, Small Faces, Sounds and Smells, Sunshine, Teenage Liaisons, Teenage Love
59 Comments
Oh! The Working Men’s Club
Picture this. A warm alluring bar, rich, mellow music, intimate seating and culinary delights to tease your taste buds into a frenzy. Well, a Working Men’s Club wasn’t quite like that. When I was a lad this was our Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Dancing, History, Humour, Life, Opinion, Over 50's, people
Tagged 1970'S, Bingo, Humour, Life, Northern Dance Bands, Pie and Peas, Social Clubs, Tetley Bitter, Working Class, Working Men, Working Men's Club, Working Women
35 Comments
My First Valentine
I had considered a brooch but I wasn’t my Grandad and this was 1972. A brooch was hardly Rock’n’Roll. Gazing around the jewelers I was confounded by the amount glittering remuneration a boy could extend to a girl and decided … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, History, Humour, Life, Love, Opinion, Valentine Day
Tagged 1970'S, Adolescence, Blogging, Charlie Robinson, Human Interest, Humour, Life, Opinion, People, Relationships
32 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
SILH (8) Desparate Finale
‘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
SILH (5) Javea, Spain.
“Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way” Time: Pink Floyd. Interestingly, I wasn’t in my home town but possibly needed direction 😉 After the grape … Continue reading
Posted in 1970'S, History, Humour, Life, Travel
Tagged 1970'S, Backpacking, Dark Side of the Moon, Guardia Seville, Humour, Javea, Pink Floyd, Spain, Travel, Wine
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