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by Mike B
Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:49 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Music! Albums that kept you going during your school years.
Replies: 320
Views: 82304

'I remember a couple of us sneaking away from C.H. one Saturday evening to see the Jam play at the Lyceum (must have been 1978, I think)'

You caught a train? Had a getaway car? Tunnelled out? It would have been impossible in my day (not that we didn't fantasise about it) mostly because some would ...
by Mike B
Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:12 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Music! Albums that kept you going during your school years.
Replies: 320
Views: 82304

In my time - early 60s - we didn't get much access to contemporary music so what we had was precious, a link to the real world outside. I fell in love with pop music at the age of 12 - the Braun under the blanket, Radio Lux fading in and out - but all leisure time listening was controlled by the ...
by Mike B
Wed Feb 09, 2005 12:13 am
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Housey Slang.....
Replies: 357
Views: 203352

Re: Boomer

'I remember Mike Carrington very well, his nickname was 'Des' in those days which joins a long line of names for which I have no explanation whatsoever. '

He was Des to us in Ma B in the early sixties or Desmond, with an emphasis on the 'mond' - a supposed imitation of his accent. His physique ...