TRACKS OF MY YEARS (1980-89)

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 some truly awful songs in this decade, I think you will probably see why I turned my back on mainstream music in this decade. Dale

TRACKS OF MY YEARS (1970-79)

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 It took 20 years, but finally got a song I’d actually choose. Just shows February is not a good month for pop songs.

TRACKS OF MY YEARS (part one 1960 -69)

These are the no.1’s in the UK for all my birthdays in the 1960’s, with the exception of Maria, which is just my personal choice from that year, for obvious reasons.   19/02/1960 19/02/1961   19th feb. 1962 19th feb.1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 If you want to research the birthday no.1’s of

LOVE IS THE SLUG

  LOVE IS THE SLUG 1977, January. I left school, again, and got a job. It wasn’t easy. Over fifty applicants, I was second best. The first, took the job, but left after a week. I was given a call, I accepted the job. Trainee Die Sinker. £18 a week.  I loved it, ok I

PROSE ARCHIVE

SUMMER THE FIRST TIME 1976 It was a strange year, 1976, It snowed the first week of June. Then it just kept on being sunny. No rain to speak of until mid September. I was sixteen with a bullet… ready and raring to go. I left school, only to return cap in hand in the

POETRY ARCHIVE

THREE SECRETS The first tremor: July 1974. It’s been 3 months. Sat on granite breakwater, Peering out to the horizon. Sun sallow Ripped from the sky. Gloom. Sea Sniggers in whispers… Seen it all before, but this is the first… And now is Not then… Then was a fear, Knowledge a gasp! Nothing will come