You just couldn’t write it. When I voted for my #1 hit of the 70s, 80s and 90s in the Greatest Hits poll a few weeks ago, I realised I hadn’t included this song in my list from that year. Egg all over my face. So I’ve gone back and redone the 80s charts after trawlingContinue reading “My top 13 from 1981 & 1982 (revisited)”
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Back to the 80s
Again, Nanowrimo is eating up every spare second of my days, so here’s a cheeky recap of the 80s which I first put up here last October. Here’s the first one in a new decade when disco and funk are replaced with rock and punk: 1. Styx – Babe – 01-1980 2. Randy Crawford –Continue reading “Back to the 80s”
A sneeky peek at Kev’s sneaky peek
NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is taking up all my time this month as I try to do 2000 words a day – average so far is 1948. So as a bit of a cheat, here’s an extract from Time After Time to give a flavour of Kev’s continuing sleuthing efforts – only this timeContinue reading “A sneeky peek at Kev’s sneaky peek”
The Importance of Being Honest
Subtitle – How to help your Indie Author. Apologies if this post is a tad self-indulgent, but an incident today brought it home to me about how the livelihood of an indie author can be totally de-railed by the cruel vituperation of one or two harsh critics. Even more so when their comments are inaccurateContinue reading “The Importance of Being Honest”
Release of Time After Time
Finally, after months of immersing myself in the whole Dungeons and Dragons world, I get to create a scenario with actual dragons – via Georgie, of course. This is the fourth in the Time Doctors series, and I can’t tell you how many hundreds of pages of rules and all the associated paraphernalia I’ve trawledContinue reading “Release of Time After Time”
1969 Top Thirteen
1. The Hollies – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother- 10-69 2. Noel Harrison – Windmills Of Your Mind- 04-69 3. Martha & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street – 02-69 4. The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – 03-69 5. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks Of MyContinue reading “1969 Top Thirteen”
Top Time-Travel Trip
Why is my post a day late this week? That should give you a clue.My mate Caroline and I had been planning the day for ages, it involved her driving to my place for a scrummy meal, then we’d get a train to New street, and a tram to Edgbaston which should be a shortContinue reading “Top Time-Travel Trip”
1968 Top Thirteen
1. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Legend Of Xanadu – 03-68 2. Fleetwood Mac – Albatross – 12-68 3. Richard Harris – MacArthur Park – 07-68 4. Barry Ryan – Eloise – 11-68 5. Aretha Franklin – I Say A Little Prayer – 08-68 6. Joe Cocker – With A Little HelpContinue reading “1968 Top Thirteen”
1967 Top Thirteen
Although I was only seven, music was very firmly a part of my life, and I have really strong memories of so many songs, particularly the almost-novelty ones like Excerpt From A Teenage Opera, Happy Jack, Ha Ha Said The Clown and especially Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear. But there were several moreContinue reading “1967 Top Thirteen”
1960s Hair and Makeup
Women’s Hair Men’s Hair 1960s Makeup The early 60s saw the exaggerated cat eye and full red lip continue. Eyebrows were shaped into subtle peak instead of a high curve. Pink blush was subtle and almost non-existent. • Powder – Flesh tone. • Blush – Soft rose pink. • Eye Shadow – White-pink, purple, lightContinue reading “1960s Hair and Makeup”
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