Monthly Archives: December 2015
My grandfather Russell, my mother’s father, was a typical old Norfolk ‘boy’. Dry as a stick he knew what he liked and he liked what he knew.Now he was In his 60’s he certainly wasn’t up for new experiences.He didn’t … Continue reading
The Admissions Free.. Christmas 1974
Three years living in Germany had done little to prepare me got the horror of a British winter. I had had a taster when my mum my sister and me came to visit my grandparents one November. We stayed in … Continue reading
Slade Play “Merry Xmas Everybody”
Originally posted on The Delete Bin:
Listen to this track by hitmaking and highly festive British glam-rock purveyors Slade. It’s “Merry Xmas Everybody”, an enormous 1973 hit single that snagged the highly coveted Christmas number one spot on the British…
It was 40 Years Ago Today…10cc
One of the interesting things about history is the constant revaluation of people and events. We filter these through our contemporary view point. At the moment the Vikings seem to be getting a new appraisal after century’s of vilification for … Continue reading
