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Today
was okay, I think.Sonia came to Tech,
asking me for her bangle back.I lied
and told her I didn’t have it.Arf-arf-arf!Libbygave me a set of headphones for my personal
stereo.I’m chuffed with that.
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Today
was jolly.Again, I got talking to Ruth Barton who goes on my bus and
decided she was gorgeous, too.
By
the way, this was the 2nd sunny day in which my hair was backcombed
and ‘spiked’ very, very, very high.And
it was ‘fooking ess’; more ‘fooking ess’-er than ever before.No shit, man!
My
personal stereo became one of my best mates today, as I listened to it
loads.It’s a companion that I don’t
intend to lose.
Once
again, a trip to The Walks for a piss-up
session, only this time it was just Gillian,
Roger, Kevin and me.And it was a
bit of a laugh.
Then
I came back to Wisbech early, cos I
had to go to the Dentist.In the waiting
room, I started a letter to Flash
and wrote:
Here
I am.At the Dentist’s.Listening to my PS and hoping he’s not gonna
remove half of my face, cos my image is great now…
The
Dentist gave me a temporary filling, and I’ve got to go back for a real
checkaround on MAY 19.
‘Be My Dynamo’ – Bill Nelson
Tonight,
I gave the first broadcast of a BTC tape
to a live audience.This was at the Angles Theatre just before Trianglia.Me ‘n’ some of the kids listened to mine and
Flash’s Never Mind The Goolies –
Here’s The Situation cassette.
Also,
on the way home, I got chatting to two girls called Carrie and Sue who were
really nice!
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Yesterday’s
entry ended nicely, with a happy completeness and a sense of optimistic
fulfilment.I almost felt that that was
how I should end my diary.But I can’t
keep myself away from you, folks, so here I am!Hasn’t been long, has it?But
let’s just say we’re into a ‘New Era’.Just for the laugh, okay?
I
don’t know if I mentioned it – I guess I did – but I had shit toothache all
last week and today it is still bad.
I
got to Tech and everyone was very
pretty and beautiful.I got talking to Saskia again and decided she was
gorgeous.I have known I fancy her for a
while now.Couldn’t stop talking about
her, thinking about her that night at Roger’s
when we consoled ourselves over beans on toast after that shit night at The Ship.I think we are friends again.I saw Anna,
from a distance, and we haven’t spoken at all, but her friend Linda was nice to me this week.
Roger
slowly continues to get a bit schizo socially.One minute – i.e. when he’s with Gillian,
his new girlfriend – he can be really sarky, piss-taking and unsociable, like
he’s trying to make himself look good at the expense of others, which is a lot
like Nyall, and the next minute he’s
okay.
Anyhoy,
Roger, Gillian, Solomon, Holly, Libby and I went to The
Walks and got willy babbered (i.e. ‘pissed’ to all you spastics).
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I
feel good.Toothache’s still here, but
inside, I feel great.
I
hope it stays sunny tomorrow.
FIEND
By the way, the Jesus and Mary Chain are brilliant and
I don’t hate ‘Some Candy Talking’
any more.I think it’s ace.I haven’t got many J+MC trax…
College
tomorrow.How shit!
Later:
AFTERNOON
‘Cut Dead’ – The Jesus
and Mary Chain
Man!I’ve just bought some new black jeans and
they are skiiiin-tight!Brilliant!
Later:
Facing
up to murdered love is all I’ve got in a happy world.Seeing you just pass me by has put me in a
slowing phase.I don’t know if you still
love me.Do you love me any more?Six months can feel like a long time when
you’re rather young.
My
soul is yours.Don’t throw it away.My heart is fresh for you.Don’t turn your head to your chest in dismay.
Sitting
in this frightened haze, I have no pictures of your face.We haven’t spoken for a year.Have you forgotten who I am?
Later:
MANY
LIPS HAVE KISSED THIS MOUTH, BUT YOURS WERE UNEQUALLED.WHAT DID I DO TO HURT YOU?YOU’RE KEEPING A DISTANCE, BUT YOU’RE VERY
PRECIOUS.TO ME.
THRU
THESE GOGZ THE WORLD AIN’T PRETTY.
Later:
‘Happy
the Man’ – The Cure
This
month, I became much more of a rebellious little git.Obnoxious even seemed to be my desired
destination.But that fire has not
burned long, thankfully.But I did begin
to put myself before all others for quite a while.Looking back, I’ve been a scruffy docile
wreck.Read my entries for April.Well out of it.And full of the word ‘fuckin’’.Most of my entries seem to have been written
whilst pissed this month.
But
when I saw Flash, we both felt a lot better about our recent troubles.And we felt bliss and holy joy as we got
pissed to the news that my brother Chip
had been born.And, crikey me, is he
cute or what?
The Material Fruits Of The Last Two Weeks: 2 pairs of tight black jeans, one red/black shirt, ASF 12-inch, GD 12-inch, ZM 12-inch,
J+MC doublepack, recordings of my ‘roots’ music from Paul, a pair of black shades, and othersuch.
The
Soundtrack Was Brought To You By: ASF, Xmal
Deutschland, Gene Loves Jezebel,
Zodiac Motel, Ghost Dance, Al Stewart,
King Crimson and The Jesus and Mary
Chain.
I
wonder if Andy’s got me an ASF
record?
'The Exploding Boy' – The Cure
Soon
be half term.I hope I can stay at Flash’s
then.And I hope he goes to Peterboro’
for that weekend with his dad, then I can meet up with him.Me ‘n’ Flash, we are the Vibe Brothers.Both of us are ZOMO fans.And I hope no one down here hears of
‘em.Ever!I want them to remain ours and ours
alone.And in my heart of hearts, I hope
Flash and Dodo’ll get back together
again if that’s what they truly want.
I
know BMW and I never shall.
Just
contact me, Miranda.Just to talk, to be
friends.Please.
‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’ – David Bowie
I
feel good rite now, y’know.College is
just going to bring me down.Before, it
was a happy place.Now, it is shit.
OH
GOD!What will Anna say when she sees me?!GUUULP!
Nothing,
I bet.
I
bet everybody tries to be bastards to me.
For
some reason, I bet David’s dyed his
hair blond.I wonder if he has?Shit twat!
I
hope there’s a Tech Disco soon.
CONDOLENCES:
Alison’s dad died last week.I feel a lot of sympathy for Alison.I wish her the strength and fitness to
survive what can only be a traumatic experience.She has my heart.
I
want some new headphones for my personal stereo.And I want some Japanese slip-on shoes.I almost got some, but they didn’t have any
in a size 11.Will I fit into a 10?!
Flash
is great, you know.He really gave me
the time of my life on that last visit.We attained something we had both been missing for a long time.A long, long time.I don’t think we’d experienced such happiness
together since the Summer of ’86.And when
it finally came again, last weekend, in Norwood and othersuch places, we were
reborn.We became the VIBE BROTHERS,
getting drunk and having a laugh.
Getting
in with Paul was ace.Paul is ace.And my
Dad is ace.And Annie is ace.And I don’t
think Gerry, Flash ’s mum, deserves
all the trouble she’s having.Wazzer was a good kid, too.And then there are the three girls who mean
so much: Dodo, Manda and Beatrice Miranda Wasp.I hope Flash gets back with either Dodo or Manda, whichever one’s best
for him emotionally.
Dodo
and me: a foolhardy venture, built on thrills and misinterpration.I was a fool and a traitor.I was seduced by my own desires and a lust
that I selfishly wished to see fulfilled.Honestly?I don’t know why I did
it.I guess because she told me she was
interested and because I could.But Flash
and Dodo were always going to be marred by Dodo’s inability to care for him –
that’s why they agreed to split before the whole thing blew itself out of
proportion.They would have finished
regardless of my involvement.Not that I
get off the hook like that.[I have spent 11 years apologising to Flash,
and he has been nothing but gracious – Ritch, 1998]And Manda and Flash was a badly timed and
misfortunate heartache.What they had, should
have grown, but it could not.BMW and
myself were brought to our end by an emotionally shizophrenic mistake.The night I finished with her over the
telephone should never have come.It
should never have occurred.Never.It’s easy to say ‘Never look back!’ but so
difficult to do.
‘Bo
Diddley Is Jesus’ – Jesus and Mary Chain
I’m
glad I went to work now, because my ‘independence’ allowed me to enjoy the Yorkshire
visit more.But Flash is my life.He is my VI-BRO (gossip! scandal!).I loved my time at his home.
Now
to conquer BMW’s friendship…
With
an open heart and an open mind, I retire to bed.
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Me
teeth are killing me.I’ve had loads o’
tablets an’ they ain’t done nowt.I
think I’ve already had too many, but I’m having some more and I’m off to bed.I thought I’d better tell you, in case it
kills me.
Goodbye…
Later:
11pm.
‘Moonchild’
– King Crimson
No.I’m alive, but I’m probably dying cos of the
amount of pain killers I’ve taken during today.
Yes.Last nite was sleepless and awful.Cos o’ my bastard tooths.When I did sleep, I dreamt about Monica Roseman.I wish she’d contact me.I want to help her.I hope she’s okay.
I
eventually got up at 9.45am, and a letter from Flash had arrived.He’s
written to BMW, telling her she’d
better get in touch with me or everyone will die.
Right.
He
wants me to write to Dodo to tell
her to get in touch with him.Okay.I will.
‘Wishing
Well’ – Free
In
town, I felt ace, like my image had pulled a real fast one on the rest of the
universe.My hair was ‘fooking ess’ and
my new black/red shirt looks ace.I met Sophie at 2pm and she’d brought along
her 3 year old nephew, William.He was a bloody handful, I can tell you.Sophie’s really changed, and she told me I
have as well.She seems much more
maternal now, but wants a sex change so she can take up a professional football
career.It seems we have drifted a
little, but we all change.And I’m
changing even now, becoming a better-dressed person.I talked to her about BMW, and, as they go to
the same school, she’s going to tell BMW to write to me.I bet you BMW won’t even make an effort.Sophie told me that BMW and Mark are now a
‘school joke’ as Mark never mixes with his mates now and BMW never mixes with
hers.They are always together, just the
two of them, all over each other.
‘Head
over heels,’ said Sophie.
Still,
I enjoyed Sophie’s company.I expect she
hated mine, cos I was in complete agony all day due to my bloody toothache.
She
says she’ll ring me in the week.
SEX
‘In
The Rain (Session)’ – Jesus and Mary Chain
In
town, I bought the new J+MC 7-inch
double pack of ‘April Skies’…
…and
some black shades.I also ordered the ‘Sunshine Miner’ 12-inch by Zodiac Motel from Fourth Dimension.It should
arrive by next Saturday.And hopefully, Andy, who works at Freddie’s yard, went to Peterborough
today.He told me that if he did, he’d
get me an Alien Sex Fiend record if
I gave him the money (which I did).Hope
he has!
Tomorrow,
I’ll buy some new tight black jeans.Again.
I’ve
spent the rest of the afternoon in bed, due to my lack of sleep last nite.It also soothed my mind and helped me ignore
my toothache.
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Last nite, I had the shittest experience I’ve ever had in bed: a fuckin’ shit toothache, which fucked me off totally.
It’s lasted all today ‘n’ all…
DREAM: Being in the living room with loads of mates – and MARK DALTON!I was pissed off cos Betty had invited everyone, including him, so I had a go at her and left the house in favour of a wander around The Walks in King’s Lynn with Keir my next door neighbour.
Shit dream, eh?
ALIEN
‘Touch Me’ – The Doors
My stars say a lot about changes and new happenings.So do BMW’s, which makes me hope that one day she’ll chuck MD and find me.Or at least talk to me.It’s been o’er a year now.Anyhoy, I’ll see Sophie tomorrow and tell her of my desire to resume communication with the Wasp, who I shall probably see in town.GACH!
Flash.Have you written to her yet?!
Will she ever speak to me again?I bet too much has changed.And that’s probably the hardest thing to take.
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I
woke up on a mattress on the floor, having dreamt that Flash and I had killed a young girl called
Leoni.As I tried to flee the scene of
the crime, my beads snapped and I lost most of them.I was terrified that the beads would be found
and then incriminate me.So, there I am,
waking up from this nightmare, on a mattress next to Flash.I’m saying to myself, ‘Thank God it was only
a dream…’
So
what followed seemed very real.
The
police came round to inform us – as they were informing all the houses – to be
careful because there was an attacker on the loose.I was shocked by this, thinking it sounded
suspiciously like my dream, but so was Flash.Then, from behind the police, Leoni walked in, holding my lost
beads!But she didn’t accuse us of
anything and actually said that the attacker had worn red trousers.Flash + I were in our usual black…
A
lot of questioning, news coverage and man-hunting ensued, until a man who
police thought was the rapist was shot.Meanwhile, I was fighting my conscience, trying to work out why the
dream I’d had was real and alive.
Eventually,
I was jailed for something or other, with a tramp played by Bernard Cribbins…
…who
transformed into a gorgeous semi-naked blonde with nice genitals.We escaped from jail together…
I
then woke up, but all the Leoni business had been very realistic and
disturbing.Godogodogodogod, was that an
awful dream.When I woke up I was glad
it was all over.
‘Fill
Your Heart’ – David Bowie
Bygodmeladd,
it’s been a ferooking hot day, I can tell thee.Yes.I can tell thee that!I cairn ‘arf.I cairn ‘arf tell thee that, y’boz-eed beefburger.
Well.Let’s go.Let’s hit the happenings, disco citizens (Yuh do!)!!!
The
phone is ringing.Is it for me?
Waits…
Naw!Can’t be.
Anyhoy,
I bought Smash Hits today and
it was q. good for a change, cos it possessed features on The Cure and The Jesus and
Mary Chain, plus lotsa piccies of Kim Wilde (more on her later!)…
‘Waterfalls’ – Paul McCartney
Good
News:
The
Jesus and Mary Chain are releasing a new single!I expect I shall purchase it.I also intend buying a new ALIEN SEX FIEND single in the next
seven days.
T REX have released a COLLECTION of a sides/b sides.A tempting buy.A double LP, indeed.Will I buy it or not?
Top of the Pops was fucking crap and The Smiths were bloody shate.But Kim Wilde!Oh God!Oh Buddha!Horus!Ra!Isis!That cow effort!Jehovah!Jesus!Moses!That one that looks like
an elephant! etc…
Yes,
I know Kim Wilde makes shit records these days, but god, is she beautiful.
Didn’t
used to be this gorgeous, but she is now.She’s great.
My Top Three Beautiful Women
1)Beatrice
Miranda Wasp
2)Kim Wilde
3)Marilyn
Monroe
Others:
Bianca White, Elizabeth Taylor, all of Fuzzbox,
Anne-Marie from Ghost Dance and many
more, I suppose.
Rumour
has it that Alison Ford’s dad died
last week.I’m unsure.
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I think the holidays are easier to handle than Tech.I didn’t used to.I also feel quite happy and content right now, but I’m really waiting for Saturday…
Later:
‘Drive My Rocket (Up Uranus)’ – Alien Sex Fiend
This song reminds me of all the fun Flash and I had over the weekend…
So.Work was okay today.
I’ve been reading my old letters from BMW.Yes.I DO still love her.
Tonaeght, Joey did the decent thing.No, he didn’t top his little self, he rang me and invited me along to The Lattice House in King’s Lynn to see Gary Decan’s new band: Bertie Bassettand the Jelly Babies from Hell.I declined the offer, cos I looked a scogger, my hair was a mess, I didn’t have time to get ready and Freddie wouldn’t have been able to pick me up afterwards.I’d like to have gone, but I wouldn’t have felt right.Nice offer, though…
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