The Death of Aunty Dorothy

I was supposed to get the train to Gran Winterfood’s in the next few days, but she phoned to postpone my visit, as my Aunty Dorothy (Granddad’s sister) has died of a heart attack.

I tidied my Christmas mess and worked on an Outside Bar.

Daphne rang from Pontefract to tell us she’s coming to stay.

Here comes 1985…

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1984 Reviewed

‘Ooh To Be A’ – Kajagoogoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUjnMlzltlk

I taped the Charts of 1984 from the radio and watched Star Wars … again!

I also watched The Wizard of Oz.

Accomplishments of ‘84: Nothing

Highlight of ‘84: Trip to Ponty in August

Record of ’84: ‘Relax’ by FGTH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLGbXHc-Ce0

LP of ‘84: Touch by Eurythmics

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Liars!

‘Too Shy’ – Kajagoogoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe4EGz1RW74


As hoped, I went up town with Mandy and Stu. Mandy was worried. Someone had phoned her, saying I’d been ‘going’ with other girls! Liars!

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Star Wars Saga and The Time Machine

‘The Safety Dance’ – Men Without Hats

I watched a lot of TV, including Star Wars: The Making of a Saga and The Time Machine.

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Christmas Top of the Pops

‘Sat In Your Lap’ – Kate Bush

I went to Tracy’s for the afternoon. We watched Frankie on the Christmas Top of the Pops.

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Colecovision

‘Games Without Frontiers’ – Peter Gabriel

Mum and George argued – massively.

I played on Jack’s new Colecovision video console (Ladybug, Time Pilot and Carnival) nearly all day.

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Christmas Day 1984

I got to bed at 4am this morning.

What did I get?

I got: Visage Singles Collection, Ultravox The Collection and Eurythmics Touch LPs; Frankie ‘The Power of Love’ and Eurythmics ‘Sexcrime’ 12-inches; a Frankie T-shirt; and a clock radio.

Gran Winterfood rang me.

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Christmas Eve 1984

‘Ant Rap’ – Adam And The Ants

I saw Louise Nixon in town today.

I’m excited about tomorrow – I’ll be up at 8am.

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Scrooge

‘What I Want’ – Dead Or Alive

I watched Scrooge on TV today, starring Albert Finney. Not bad.

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Falling Out with Mandy in Wisbech Rain

‘Eyes Without A Face’ – Billy Idol

I went up town. I sort of fell out with Mandy just before she went home. For the rest of the afternoon I went round with Stu, Dave and Paula, who’s mad.

It rained. Just a bit.

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Fourteen Years From Now: 21/12/98

Fourteen Years From Now...

'Sax & Violins' - Talking Heads

I spent the early hours of this morning at work, drinking wine with Wendy, Pixie, Ulrika, Gina and Jerry Li. He hung on until long after the girls left, and when he finally did I, depressingly, rang Betty (I knew she'd be up). Just as I was about to go to bed, Ray walked in, so we had a whisky and talked till just after 3am.

I came to bed, pissed out of my tree and slept through most of today.

I got a card from Lilith today. It said, 'Happy New Year, my love - May the New Year bring you joy. Don't lose touch.' I gather from this that she has not received my long letter. I will not dwell on this.

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Peterborough with Stu

‘I’d Do Anything’ – Dead Or Alive

I went to Peterborough with Stu and his family.

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North Brink Christian Party

This evening, Stu and I went to a Christian party at a house on North Brink. Mr ‘Superman’ Smith – our Chemistry teacher and friend – was partly organising it. I danced with school mate Sally Matthews. Stu danced with a pretty blonde girl called Paula – he loves her! He’s meeting her on Saturday!

[Image Copyright Dr Charles Nelson]

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Ice-Skating and Spider-Man

‘The Waves’ – Wang Chung

Churchill House went on a trip to Peterborough skating rink today – ice-skating, that is. I went round with Stu and while in Peterborough I bought a Marvel Tales and a Peter Parker.

Me?  Don't worry about who I am - you can find out all this stuff as we go...

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