“We haven’t had any more rain since it stopped raining” – Decades of watching Wimbledon
If you were to ask me what I love most about Wimbledon, I would have to reply that it’s the…
Cool Blue Shed
“So, pop fans, grab your copy” – Pickwick’s Top of the Pops
In 1976 I had my music gap year. I was seven years old. I had been buying records since I…
“Watch phonies run to hide” – Succumbing to the Beat Surrender
One by one they fell. One by one they changed. One by one you watched your classmates step out of…
“You yell shark, we’ve got a panic on our hands on the fourth of July” – The impact of Jaws
There was something new about Jaws. It created a buzz that none of us had experienced before. It felt totally…
“It took seconds” – Growing up in a post-Kennedy world
Friday, November 22, 1963. US President John F. Kennedy is on a short tour of Texas. Having delivered a breakfast…