30th June 1979

Saturday 30
Worked 10.00 - 6.30 = quite busy in the afternoon
Sam at Oulton Park
he didn't come here tonight
Phoned him at 7.00
He phoned me at 11.00 from the Gayton Hotel
Stan phoned chatted with him for 1/2 hour

Well what do you reckon to tonights knitting pattern??? It takes a 'real' man to wear a canary yellow pullover hee hee

As you may have read (or may not have read, suppose it depends on how avid a 70s fan you are??) Annie & I went on a ghost hunt on Friday. We didn't see anything but I certainly felt the changes in temperature in the different rooms. However, we were oblivious to this flurry of activity around us ..... make of it what you will .......eeeeeek lol ;-)

These pictures are courtesy of Salford City Council Forum page

These are a few of my photos ... there are some orbs or was that just the flash ;-)





OMG what is that????........... phew it is only DP messing about as per usual!!

29th June 1979

Friday 29
College at 9.30
Got my report = very average (mmmm! don't seem to have kept that one??)
Walked round town
Came home for dinner
Sam phoned
Phoned him at 7.30 to tell him I was going to Fi's and not the Brick 'do'
he didn't ring back!

As you know I have had Annie Mouse staying this weekend. We have ghost hunted, shopped, drank Pimms and today we went to Southport where we both spent our teen years.
It absolutely poured down en route. But the sun shone whilst we were there.

Ah! The Gallary Grill. It was the place to hang out for hours with one cup of coffee or hot chocolate. If you couldn't get a window seat it was a disaster... nowadays my teen and her mates use Starbucks for the same experience



This is 'The 'Brick'



where the sign says 'Baron's bar' this is where we would hang out


The Art Centre had the best bar back in the 70s/80s.... didn't get a chance today to go in there



The Shell Shop where 'J' and I spent hours in our teens...... mmmm spent hours in their today too... then it was all shells and you would go up the iron staircase to the shop. The new owner is a book addict so mostly books but when we were there today he did sell a coral for £90.
The conversation was priceless.
Buyer 'if she doesn't like it she can give it away'
Owner 'if you break it en route she will still have two lovely pieces'
There was a lot more convo but it was too surreal for words!






The oldest Eubank cleaner I have seen!!
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Then onto Wayfarers Arcade. As a teen this was where you would be followed by store detectives or shop assistants as it is soooo posh ... teens were not tolerated!




a statue of Red Rum ... 3 times winner of the Grand National



& on the way home we stopped to look at the sea. It was so clear you could see Blackpool across the sea. The reflections were very clear but the photos do not pick it up quite so well

28thJune 1979

Thursday 28
Got up at 9.00
Worked 11.00 - 6.30 = horrible it rained until 3.00pm
Sam phoned at 8.15 & 11.30
Had a long, difficult talk with him
Him twisting my words about
i.e. about the supposed Brick 'do' tomorrow

Well the ghost hunt was .... well ... what can I say?? Different!
I didn't see any ghosts but I could definitely feel the differences in temperatures and 'moods' as we strolled around the place.
I had my tarot cards read... as ever with these things it was all positive.... 'you work hard', 'you have a 'devil' who is trying to stop you achieving', 'you will succeed and reap the financial rewards' etc etc
I will post some photos when I have downloaded them.

Annie & I shopped 'til we dropped this afternoon (it was supposed to be a quick couple of hours .. but I know what Annie is like).
I decided we would go shopping on the train so we did not buy too much... i.e. only buy what we can carry ... alas this didn't work out so well. We were staggering when we got home under the weight of the bargains we found. (Peacocks had a massive 70% off sale and we went to the QVC outlet shop!!)

One of my favourite places we shop at is a hospice charity shop. There is a lovely old guy who works there and he charges you next to nothing for the amount you buy... I spent £10 but what he charged me was £4.(I got way more than £10.00 worth of stuff)

I bought a stack of patterns, for which I was charged £2.00!! They are sewing and knitting patterns going back to the 50s maybe 60s but definitely the 70s and 80s.
We have had such a laugh about them tonight .. how the models looked! ... you didn't have to be a 'looker' to model knitwear I can tell you!!
I just felt that they have to be saved as a record of our fashion tastes & trends which otherwise would be lost (I told the old guy this but he couldn't quite get with it... )

here is a sample of one .... Waterloo ~ Abba maybe the cause of this one??

But enough of the frivolity of shopping ....Olga is still missing. The Posse are heading South and making progress. But I have had to call out this boudalicious gal ....

Some call her Boudica, others Boudicca, I call her Boobicca. But what ever her name is ....she is one awesome gal who will take no prisoners (are you listening DP?) and find our poor last in England boudalicious friend

27th June 1979

Wednesday 27
Wages =£10.00
Worked 11.00 - 6.30 = quite busy
Fi came round and stayed the night
Letter off Sam
He phoned at 9.45am
I phoned him at 10.15pm
Love him

Well it is Friday .... thank goodness.
I have been studying all day and my brain is about to explode.
Annie Mouse is staying for the weekend so I may not be around much until Sunday.
She has told me she is bringing some of her Cliff memorabilia with her.... a kind of 'show and tell'.
Bless... she will be trying to show me and I will be telling her to stop ...pleeeease nooooo lol

We have a few things planned, most certainly a fund raising ghost hunt thing tonight at an 800 year old mansion. Apparently it is 'very spiritually active'.... OMG how scary is this going to be!!

Annie has a fear of dressed up people and she was concerned that there may be some there. I have put her mind at rest I told her that the only ones dressed up will be the ghosts in their natural costumes of the time, so she should be ok hee hee

Elvis Ghost Riders in the Sky 1970


Travares - Ghost of Love 1978

Monster Mash 1973


oooo I am scaring myself now eeeeek!!

You may see Annie & I on web cam ..... that is more scary

STOP PRESS **STOP PRESS** STOP PRESS **

OLGA HAS GONE MISSING -
last seen on the South East Coast of England.....
Bras of the UK the Posse are calling for your help.

Cup and strap together and lets find this poor soul before it is too late!!


Contact Olgas Blog mistress here

25th & 27th June 1979

Monday 25
Went to college at 10.00
Got 40% for Cookery & 31.5% for Business Studies
Got to do it again on 5th Sept. (I sooo hated Business Studies .... well it was the lecturer I disliked really. He had horrid crooked teeth, a bad mop of greasy hair and spat when he spoke ... eeeew)
Bought a bikini for £5.99
Suitcase for £10.50
Sunglasses £2.45
Sam rang at 11.00 ish
He said he was tired (awww!!!)

Tuesday 26
Got up at 9.45
They didn't need me in work but it was very sunny
Sunbathed all morning
Went to Fi's
Sunbathed there in the afternoon
= I am quite reddy brown
Went to Fi's to discuss the holiday (to La Rochelle in August)
Sam phoned
He'd been playing 5 - a - side footy.

I nipped up town at lunch time, dodging the rain showers. On an impulse, tempted by the 'golden arches' (plus I was starving) I decided to pop in and get a McDonalds Happy Meal for my dinner (cheese burger, fries and strawberry milk shake... bang goes the diet but yummy after a week of rabbit food!)
Anyway happy was the last thing you could use to describe the counter staff... words like 'brusk', 'incoherent','couldn't be bothered' were more appropriate.

It reminded me of a training video by McDonalds C1970s, that I was sent ages ago.
The guys today were certainly like the 'before' examples...... perhaps I should send it to McDonalds for them to use in training their staff today ... it has more 'cheese' than they put on their burgers but at least they could be 'happy & gay'.

Check out how many times the young lad says 'courtesy' although to me it sounds like 'curtsy'.

Wouldn't it be funny if every time you went into McDonalds the staff curtsied before they took your order lol .
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23rd & 24th June 1979

Saturday 23
Worked 10.00 - 6.15 = wet (I am now back in the Outdoor cafe... it was a wonder we didn't close up as it was wet)
Phoned him at 12.30
He didn't get in until 4.30 am this morning (no wonder he didn't ring the night before!)
Rang him at 7.45
Went babysitting at 8.00 pm
He rang me at midnight but I wasn't back from babysitting (bet Mum was pleased ... not!)
Phoned him when I got home but the phone was engaged

Sunday 24th
Supposed to work but was rained off (I guess they made no money yesterday) Stayed in all day
Made a pencil skirt out of the same material as Sam's jacket (so easy to make. 70s top tip never try climbing onto a bus with one on)
Sam phoned
He went to Donnington Park to Formula one racing this afternoon
Phoned Fi at 10.00 she had just got in.

Well Wimbledon fortnight has started and yes it is raining... well it is up North.

I was lucky enough to go to the event in 1977. I have posted about it on here when I did a whistle stop tour of 1977 from memory and my scrapbook as I couldn't find my diary of then... but I have found it now

23rd June 1977
Wimbledon Trip
Saw Chris Evert
Fiback (Wojtek Fibak)
Motram (Buster Mottram) Rameries (Raul Ramirez)
12 hours on a coach (see back pages of diary)
(this is crossed through and marked CENSORED!!!)
We spent 12 hours on the coach
It was very boring on the way there
On the way back SP came to sit next to me on the coach
We talked for a couple of hours & then he started to get randy (OMG!!)
He tried to get his hand up my skirt
I managed to fight him off (good girl)
Bev & Jane got DS's trousers off (OMG!!)
It's funny I don't fancy SP but I feel strangely attracted to him (OMG all those hormones!!)
Both Bev & Jane fancy DS (there will be tears I can just tell)

Anyway moving swiftly on lol

I took this photo
& bought this brochure


In 1979 the brochure looked pretty boring

Björn Borg won the mens singles beating Roscoe Tanner 6-7(4), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
& Martina Navrátilová won the ladies singles beating Chris Evert 6-4, 6-4 (gosh that was over quickly!!)

Interlude ~ Fanzine Frenzy VII

Welcome to Fanzine Frenzy VII
(or 7 for those who don't 'do' Roman numerals)-

again a month has passed since the last 'exciting' publication!

In May I reported my findings following my extensive research of the 'Papersurfer' family tree.
I know it took a while for the phenomenon that is DP, to take in all the inconclusive conclusive evidence (he is a bit s-l-o-w. But that is to be expected of a pea brain at his age!)

As Fanzine Ed I genuinely feel that it is my duty to give you, DP's most deranged adoring mad loyal fans as much exciting insights into his life that I can make up find hard facts about.

Earlier this month DP published on his own blog, his CV dating back into the dim and distant past. What a scoop for a Fanzine Ed!!! So much to work on.

'1953 –1959 Attended a quite well known public [US private ] prep school.'

I managed to get this photo from the school's yearbook 1956, it was a bit musty and dog-eared when it arrived but I think you will agree dear readers it is.......... ?? Yes I too am lost for words!! (gosh he but doesn't he bear a striking resemblance to some one???)

So when DP started prep school in 1953, Britain was on the tale end of food rationing following WW2 and Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of England (oh and my Mum & Dad got married that year too)

By the time he left in 1959 these guys had just made their last film

This epic was released which swiped up all the awards that year

and other films included 39 Steps; Pillow Talk; North by Northwest; Sleeping Beauty (Disney); Some Like it Hot and Room at the Top.
I wonder if this film had any influence on profession DP hooked up to later??

'1959 – 1967 Attended a public [US private] school you’ve never heard of, having won a scholarship.'
'1967 – 1971 Drunk student at Art College.'

I can find no information about his teen school years... all the school would say was that there was an unfortunate accident involving bunsen burners and DP... & that the school was raised to the ground at this time. The school had no proof it was actually him that was directly involved!! mmm?? This picture taken in later life may hold a clue??

& the Art College simply said 'No Comment!'

However, this was the 'swinging 60s' and London was the hip place to be and be seen in.
I had few leads already but with a couple of carefully placed classified ads in Exchange & Mart, I received some class photos of DP 'being seen' out and about in the 60s.

With Catherine Deneuve (before she got the restraining order)

Isn't that Barbara Streisand??

His first taste of being surrounded by goddess's .. it earned him catch phrase 'I likey!'... but 'crikey' I think he has a touch of wind though ... he is dancing like Cliff Richard!

During this time (and in the nick of time) he met the lovely TG and he never looked back (great job TG using the 'shin kick control technique'!)

'1971 – 1972 Drunk student at post graduate teaching course. 1972 – 1973 Drunk lecturer at the University of London. 1973 – 1975 Drunk archivist at the Royal Academy.'

Thank goodness I live up Norff.... or he could have ended up teaching me! Wow dear readers could you imagine that????

But during this time he did manage (somehow) to developed his art though a haze... some have called this his 'Liquidity Period'



All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness.... but this was not the case with DP!
::: Eckhart Tolle
I've never believed in God, but I believe in DP
::: Diego Rivera
The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it tak es people to look at it.... & DP mastered this
::: Banksy
Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity..... and the price of lead off the church roof which was DPs source
::: Damien Hirst

Some even chose to paint the man himself!

'1975 – 1977 Sober while driving a drunk builder around SE London.'

During this time whilst his employer was, shall we say 'the worst for wear!' DP managed to renovated his Oast House, bought a yacht and sailed into various sunsets....our DP was never one to miss an opportunity, he even brought in child labour to help achieve his goals!
(Fanzine Ed note: Tsk DP!)

'1977 – 2008 Sabbatical.'

Ah the 'Sabbatical' as he may call it. Is 30 years called a sabbatical??
You may think he was being idle sitting staring out to sea or

meditating whilst contemplating his navel (Sylvie... yes I know whilst wearing sandals too, thankfully no socks though!!)


But you know readers he has actually tried his hand at many things. Maybe they weren't always permanent employ... some seasonal, others less seasonal.
I posted an ad on the safety net to find out more........

'Information urgently required!
Have you ever employed this man?
The period I am interested in is between 1977 to date.
He goes by the name of Daddy Papersurfer.
He is incredibly grumpy at times and does tend to dribble.
Has a passion for llamas and loves children but could not eat a whole one. Please e mail 70steen (at) gmail (dot)com
Your replies will be dealt with in the strictest confidence
Kind regards

70steen'

Well the reponse was under overwhelming!

Brighton District Council.... Dear 70steen, we employed DP during the summer season 1979. When I say 'summer season' it was in fact for only two days. There were many complaints from parents that their children were scared of (or was that scarred from) the new clown we had hired, due to the spray he exhumed whilst talking to the little ones... oh and that 'tsking' noise he made was a worry and I am afraid we had to let him go. I do hope he went on to find gainful employment as he did make a great cup of tea. Hope this helps?'

'London City Council - DP came to us with good references so we employed him as a Yeomon of the Guard. He seemed an amiable chap but we did however, notice that after a couple of days the ravens were disappearing from the Tower of London. As you may know, that if the ravens leave the tower, the tower and the monarchy will crumble. I don't think he was an anarchist but for England's security we had to let him go. You will be relieved to know the ravens soon returned unlike his security pass... if you are in contact with him could you please ask him to return it'


Now this one came with NO script... just on an e mail which I was about to delete as spam... sender was 'I have 2 feet, where is my other flip flop?'

I will leave it to you dear readers what occupation this may have been??

There are many more in my mail box but I think I may save them for future Fanzines.

Currently DP is hosting Olga the Travelling Bra. I am pleased to say that she arrived 'down Souff' safely and is to enjoy a 'sabbatical' of her own with the phenomenon that is DP

My main concern for her is that DP has recently become Boob (no must be Bob) Bob (no that ain't right it is Boob the Builder I am sure it is?) Boob the Builder.
I do hope he doesn't have her doing labouring for him (remember he once employed child labour so what chance does a bra have???

22nd June 1979

Friday 22
No college today
Got up at 10.00
Had a bath
Sam phoned at 1/2 12.
he said he would ring tonight but hasn't
He went to a presentation at the Woolpack
They won a darts trophy (I expect he was a bit worse for wear!!)
Watched 'Now For Something Completely Different'

From Monty Python (Now for something completely different). Did we have a thing about Hungarians in the 70s??? I know we have a fair few Poles about now as my supermarket has a Polish food section!



Today I have been surfing and caught up with Teenage Rock Opera. He is a male 70steen .. an ex-pat living in Kentucky, US.

So to cut a long story short he posted this clip from You Tube.. I had this saved for a future 70s post but now he has reminded me ... what a great sport Donny is :-)


(stop press ... Fanzine tomorrow )

21st June 1979

Thursday 21
My brother's 24th Birthday
Went to career's interview at 10.00 am
he said (note it was a 'he') I should do a course at Bootle doing Personal Secretary Assistant
(OMG what was this bloke thinking of? Me a PA? I don't think so! But I have to admit I do sort my senior managers out on more than one occasion.. yes they are all men and need direction/ ordering.. so maybe that careers teacher wasn't too far off the mark back then?)

Made Beef Stroganoff & butterscotch flan = lovely
Sam phoned at 11.30
He said he missed me v. much

OMG can you believe that You Tube has 'Beef Stroganoff' on there lol!!... it is important oh so important to cut your mushrooms into quarters.... ahem get a life lol

How intense is this guy??

20th June 1979

Wednesday 20
Worked 10.00 - 6.35 =hot & busy
Got home at 7.00
Talked to Ally for over 1/2 hour (???)
Fi Phoned
Phoned Sam
Watched Monty Python's 10 years etc



Oh Monty Python! the height of British eccentric humour... so barking mad British you can taste it lol (Can you believe it that DP has never watched it??)

Oh my! Upper Class Twit of the Year love it ,,,, with Simon, Oliver, Nigel et al



when 'spam' was edible


Oh my God this is like being in work..............



Sorry for the quick Monty Python links but I am studying fr my exams (boring, boring, boring)...... and creating a Fanzine (oh so more interesting!)

19th June 1979

Tuesday 19
Sociology pm = ok (another exam I guess)
Sun bathed all morning (ahem what about studying??)
Played tennis tonight
Went to the Houghton (pub) with my brother and Stan.
Sam = playing footy in Stone (so he says!) (ooo so young yet so cynical lol)
He phoned me at 11.20

Well in the 70s this guy became almost a religion in our house on a Saturday. We would watch it every week... I loved it!
What was the preamble to the show?

"Steve Austin, astronaut, a man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology. We have the capability to make the worlds first Bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster."

Yes it was 'The Six Million Dollar Man' (mmmm? I wonder how much that is in today's money?........ $29,431,613.82 in 2007)





oo0 that boingy (you know what I mean .. but how do you spell it??) sound when he did anything 'bionic' lol

I tell you had I known these dolls were around then I would have so wanted one... a wide angled lens that gave you bionic vision .. oh wow!!! I reckon that it was probably as disappointing as Sindy's hair that grew back when you turned a dial in her back... then it didn't grow back when you cut it short... well nobody told me that!!!!



Then there was Lyndsey Wagner as the Bionic Woman..... oh I so wanted to be her! (she had that strange noise too!! Oh I wanted to be Alexandra Bastedos as Sharron Mcready too out of the Champions.. another religion! )


Is that Austin Powers in the second bit??


This did make me laugh off You Tube... ooo some 'Walrus of Love' too :-)

18th June 1979

Monday 18
Business Studies pm = fair
Cookery am = quite difficult
(from those 2 lines it would seem I had exams ... what was my mother thinking of letting me go away for a weekend when I had exams?? ... note to self be more tolerant with teen, who I lambasted a few days ago about going out then discovering she had exams the next day!!!)
Me = very shattered today (I bet I was!!)
Bought a book 'The Deep' (it has to be the book of the film released in 1977)

Revised some Sociology
Wrote to 4 banks (I can only think it was for a job?) & Sam
Phoned him but he was down the pub (quelle surprise!!lol)
He phoned back at 11.00 ish

I have discussed with Olga her travelling plans and it looks like she is heading down South to warmer climes at the weekend. The weather in Manchester has turned so cold and rainy (hey that is Manchester's way!) it is not good for Olgas underwires.. they could rust!! As I am at home on Friday and can catch the Post Office open. Her next port of call is at Daddy P's.. god help her.. I hope her mammories are up for the challenge and her elastic remains taut! lol
I will say a fond farewell to my 'perfect house guest'.
The posse will be sad to see her go but they know she may revisit some day. Tomorrow I hope that I can have a leaving do for her .. watch this space !!



Well 70s has been rooting through her 70s annuals tonight and came across this, a photo pic of Stevie Wonder C1975

I love Stevie Wonder he has been with me through out my life it would seem.. he has had a song for every occasion that I have lived through...


In 1979 he released 'The Secret Life of Plants' album (which of course I own)




How cool & chilling was that??





I make no apology.....I am now going to self indulge












Ok I have had my Stevie hit now !! :-)

17th June 1979

Sunday 17
Back from Stafford
Got up at 10.30
Went to Post Office (I can't believe that post offices were actually open on a Sunday ... but they must have been?)
Sam's grand parents came to dinner (they lived in Manchester)
Me & Sam went for a long, long walk
We had a good talk
Left at 8.30 boo hoo
Home at 10.30pm

Have had another evening that has fleeted past. Maybe it was the hour and a half on the phone to Sunny (of Random Place of Mind trying to figure out she sorts out her Blog2Print prize). Then the other 45 minutes to my Mum!!

I have been so busy these past few days that I missed what was number one in UK..... I was busy in 1979 too and missed it in my diary too.
Number One on my teen's birthday (25 years before she was born) was this ! (dreadful in my book and teen's too)

On the day she was born Number one was this (she likes it ....fabulous song. I certainly fell in love with that little bundle that was presented to me that day !)


& in 2008 in the UK it is this sound that our 'Britain's Got Talent' danced to. My teen has seen him street dance and is delighted he won. (we have sung 'Singing in the Rain whilst splashing in puddles over the years many times :-) )

So from the 3 tracks '2 out of 3 ain't bad?'

16th June 1979

Saturday 16
Got up at 12.00 (OMG I wish for such a lie in these days!!)
Went to Stafford
Bought a pair of pegs (draineys, drain pipes, peg leg)= £11.99 & Boogie Wonderland 12"single E.W.&F. & a P.I.Ltd bag for Sam (what they had 'man bags' back then???)
Went to the Woolpack & the Holly Bush
Had a Pimms = nice (I have never even tasted a Pimms since... I must have been so sophisicated then.. ok I probably just thought I was!!)
Came back from the pub at 11.30

Well the birthday is over now... all the pressies & cards have been opened. I bought her a Radley keyring (because she is always mislaying her keys but figured if it had a Radley dog attached she may take more care!! How cute is that?)


Also there were a few other little opening presents... but tonight her 'boyfriend' gave her a Paul's Boutique handbag ... I shudder to think what it cost.

So on this day 29 years ago I bought this and it still sounds as good :-)

15th June 1979

Friday 15
18 months (the amount of time me & Sam had been going out)
Football club dance £1.25 a ticket
Got to Stafford at 4.30
Been with Fi in Liverpool since 12.30
Went to Football do = trouble from lads from Rugley
Sam & me = ok

Oh well the teen birthday weekend has gone well. I went to bed at one and the girls gave up at 4 am..... consequently we are all pretty tired today but they had great fun.

Well it it is almost time for Olga to leave 70s. Managed to catch a few evening rays in the garden with her, watch some old movies and take a few country walks this weekend.



Was having a 70s surf and came across this.... the presenter waffles on but what a great collection of old 70s cars


Classic Leyland advert


and some different 'Cars' from 1978

14th June 1979

Thursday 14
Got up at 10.00
Went to Southport at 2.00
Drew £20 out of the bank
Finished Sam's jacket = looks great
He phoned at 1.15
Had an argument come discussion
I am very confused but I do love him!

So here are the results from last nights quiz. B4by & The Rev have mostly A's..... interestingly it would seem that you are well on your way there guys!!
70s, however, had so many B's it will take a while to convert those to A's lol :)

for Saturday night ....... some awful Saturday Night Fever imitators ..
how tight were those trousers ??

13th June 1979

Wednesday 13
Didn't go to college today (how on earth did I pass anything?... Oh yes I didn't lol)
Did some more of Sam's jacket
Did a meal plan for Food & Nutrition
Fi phoned
Phoned Sam
Put the phone down on him Cos I couldn't be bothered talking to a brick wall (wow feisty 70s teen.. wtg !!)

It my teens 15th Birthday this weekend... and over the years it has developed to be not just a birth day but a birthday weekend. Tonight she went to an all you can eat Chinese buffet in city centre Manchester with her friends... all dressed in some bizarre recreation of the 80's?? (she and some of her mates measure well over 6 foot in their heels ... they looked great despite the fact they walked like 'transvestites' who are not used to walking in high heels!!)
Tomorrow it is shop til we drop in Liverpool... followed by a sleep over with 2 of her mates (for 'sleep over' read no sleep - over).. ...

Now the Rev sent me a message about when I was next posting an antiquated quiz. Not one to refuse a man of the cloth... here we go!

From 1975 when 70s was barely a teen.... Oh can I add.. just ignore the ticks, this annual is a purchase from eeee by gum and I don't have a rubber (whoops sorry across the pond.. an eraser!!)

I thought is was about 'can you tell the difference between butter and margarine??'

Well 70s achieved a 5 to 10 ratio ... maybe the results tomorrow may reveal more ;-)

From 1978 a fab track... don't stop me now!!

12th June 1979

Tuesday 12
Dentist 10.30 am
It was cancelled as I was late
Bought a necklace for 65p & some nail varnish
Tidied my bedroom
Sam phoned 3 times
Put £3 of 1/2 pennies into the bank
It is the Budget today



Oh My! it does amuse me to think that 29 years on I am now involved in (work wise) one of the things I wrote about in this post way back in 1979!! I was clueless then am still now lol !!

From Diane's comments yesterday I just have to give some 70s blog space to this web page .
Oh darn it I missed Donny in Manchester last month!!!

So what else happened to date in 1979 ??

Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.

Following her 1972 sex change, musician Wendy Carlos legally changes her name from Walter. She later reveals this information in an interview in the May 1979 issue of Playboy. Carlos composed and recorded music for the soundtrack of the film A Clockwork Orange

The Sahara Desert experienced snow for 30 minutes. (Oh Wow!)

Scotland votes narrowly for home rule, which is not implemented, and Wales votes against it (I am saying nuffin')

In a ceremony at the White House, Egypt & Isreal signed a peace treaty.
3 mile Island in Pennsylvania cause a partial meltdown
Nickelodeon Children's channel was launched (gosh I only knew about this channel about 7 years ago!!)

& today in 1979 a chap called Bryan Adams flew a man-powered 'Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel...... rather him than me!!

11th June 1979

Monday 11
Spoke to Sam at dinner time
Sociology cancelled
Did some of Sam's jacket (ahhhh! I am making him a jacket!)
Spoke to him again at 9.15pm
Really looking forward to this weekend
Watched 'Creeping Flesh' = great

I am sorry if this scares a few of you .. Creeping Flesh from 1973.. that hand is so realistic (*snigger*)


However, I find this far more scary and it is karaoke.... (thank you Annie Mouse I won't sleep tonight, there is more than the hairs on my arms standing up)

10th June 1979

Sunday 10
Bev's 17th Birthday
Got up at 11.00
Weather hot & humid not sunny
Went for a ramble in the sand hills
Talked a lot
Sam left at 7.50 to get the 8.45 train
I will miss him
Finished meat essay (lol)

I wish I knew where my evenings go to .. home at 18.45, cook tea, eat it, Tesco for essential mayonnaise & other bits (only managed to spend £9.. result), phoned Mum, translated German legal letter, phoned Bro! ... oh maybe that is why it is now 22.45!!

Annie Mouse has saved me as she sent me an Osmond track. I absolutely hated it but being a fan I bought it anyway in the 70s



And this is how they look now



Alan, 58,Wayne, 56, Merrill, 55, Jay, 53, Donny, 50, Marie, 48, and Jimmy, 45.

I must say that NONE of the other Osmonds 'did it for me' it was only ever Donny.... he is looking a bit podgy around the gills on that pic.
He looks far better here swoon x

But as for young Jimmy I will never ever, for as long as I live, ever forgive him for this!!


Did he actually know where my home city was???

9th June 1979

Saturday 9
Work 10.15 - 6.00 (gosh I went to bed at 2.30 am the night before... oh the energy at 16)
had a row with Sam
Went to the Fisherman's Rest (there is a tale here )
Then we went to the Sun Downer ( a night club) = great
Me & Sam = ok together
Home 1.45 am (again what energy)

I have a bit of a 'mare' here (as has my day has been!!) . I dropped my camera and it will not let me download the piccies I took of Olga basking in the evening sunshine tonight (pilates was cancelled so we chilled in the garden instead.. must try and drop it again and see if that rectifies it!)

So tonight instead of adventures .. some dancing on a Monday night



a drink driving ad from 1979



& some chilling Air Supply

8th June 1979

Friday 8
Went to college for 2 hours
Sam arrived at 7.30 pm
He wasn't particularly speaking to me (gosh what a grumpy knickers)
But we went to Follies (nightclub) & we really enjoyed ourselves
We got on famously
Home at 2.30 am

Well I do think that Olga is feeling at home here and I must say she has certainly brought some Californian weather with her. 'Phew what a scorcher' it has been this weekend.
There was a bit of late night partying last night so I decided we would have a quiet (ish) day and visit Pennington Flash.
It is renowned for bird watching (or twitching as it is known as over here) & I can see why it is famous for birds, there were loads of them. (I am not a twitcher btw just in case you were wondering)



We took refuge in a hide to cool off from the mid day sun and I managed to capture Olga 'twitching', you know I think she maybe a natural!!.......

& this is the view

7th June 1979

Thursday 7
Business Studies cancelled
Made lasagne al forno & beef bourguignon
Played tennis 8 -9 pm with Jim, Fi & Ken
Me & Ken won 6-0, 6-1
Sam phoned me at 11.00
He was awful, accusing me of all sorts = horrible boy! (obviously didn't like me playing tennis with some other bloke who I have no idea is now!!)

Well what a busy 7th June this is!!

I have Olga staying and she is having a great time. She slept well last night but the Posse were so excited I had to say 'shuuush' on more than one occasion in the wee small hours.
Today I took her to meet my family.... She was welcomed with open arms and my 2 brothers were in awe at her. My Teen and niece were slightly 'OMG' and my 77 year old Mum was totally bemused.
We went to the Edwardian Day that is an annual event in Ainsdale. I must say that the parade was a bit poor but the tea and cake on the Vicar's lawn was fabulous. It was here that one of my brothers (who are a lot older than 70s) decided that Olga should have a photo session. The look on his face I think he was in 'imagination of the content mode' !!!!






I was this church's Rose Queen when I was 11/12

Oh wow the church seemed to me today as an adult so small. I last set foot here some 30 years ago.
I met the mother of one of my attendants today. I recognised her instantly and her me after 35 years had passed. Sadly she told me that they had no children at church now!!
A note to self .. when you have international visitors always remember to charge your camera batteries... we went to the seaside and the camera died ..... but this where Olga went




The other thing to day (gosh it is late now & hope I don't miss it)
IT IS KEVIN's (ALL THAT IS FUEL MY BLOG) BIRTHDAY


so I reckon that in 1979 he was still in short trousers.. maybe 6/7 years of age ... OMG how old does that make 70's feel lol

So in honour of 'Sir' K




& a double bonus a cake delivered by DP himself :-0

6th June 1979

Wednesday 6
Sam's sisters Birthday
Went to Crown Court = fraud case = a bit boring but also quite funny
(this was my first time in Crown Court, we were seated up in the public gallery peering down at the 'circus'. I still remember how bombastic and sarcastic the judge was even now. I recall him saying (in a very, very pompous voice) 'so if we introduce this it would upset the proverbial 'apple cart' so to speak, don't you think?' & I remember thinking wtf is he on about lol. In my adult years I have attended Court on many, many occasions & can tell you it hasn't changed one bit)
Walked around Liverpool city centre
Got back at 3.00pm
Sunbathed for an hour
Sam rang at 11.00
Sounded in a funny mood
Playing tennis tomorrow

My special visitor has arrived, she is exhausted and a bit disheveled after her journey but looking forward to a week with 70s. She has met the posse, had a glass of fine wine and retired to her bed so she will wake up refreshed tomorrow. She is a lovely house guest :-)

well it is Friday night so what does that mean? yes some cool dance moves.




If you can do this then you have so much respect lol


classic

5th June 1979

Tuesday 5
Dentist 10.45 = 2 fillings
Sam rang at 11.30 am & 8.30 pm
Saw the cafe owner
I am working on Saturday (ooo no more shoe shop what was I thinking of??)
Fi is mooning over Chris again!
Had a lovely long chat with Sam on the phone
His parents were out

I hope you have all not been too excited today awaiting the results of the quiz.
They are very long so I will not be typing them out .... I have scanned them in instead but will do a quick précis of each

Mostly A's

Quiet on the surface but you know what that usually means lol !! A lust for excitement could lead you into something you can't handle
(think Goldilocks)
You hate authority. Like autonomy & not being controlled in the work place. If controlled the rebellious you comes out.
3 things that will stop your love affair of life: working in a faceless organisation; guard yourself from rebelling against all authority; and it would be easy for you to get into bad company
Key words: adventurous nature; courageous; live for today; keep some emergency money and always tell a really responsible person where you are going
(don't bother looking around here for one of those lol)

Mostly B's
(that is me with 7 of them!! very accurate!!)
Not one to lose their cool Hates weakness but respect those who try and cope with difficult situations
(Think Old Woman who lived in the Shoe....I must say, however, had she never heard of contraception and where was her man?? & yes Humpty Dumpty does annoy me lol)
Embarrassing situ's happen to others, and looking confident reaps rewards
Gets given responsibilities
(yes I was deputy head girl and I look after the aged in a cupboard... that is one hell of a responsibility particularly when he wanders into other folks cupboards (UK)/ cabinets (USA) with a piece of lead pipe)
Sets goals and works hard to achieve them but is a softy and hates name calling when only trying to help
Must resist trying to out smart people

Key words: loyal to friends; one of life's winners; share triumphs and troubles and give folk a chance to advise you for a change

Mostly C's
You get your own way by doing the damsel in distress routine which you do soooo well. You live in harmony and keep the peace between friends.
You love luxury, money burns a hole in your pocket.
Working in shop selling luxury items would suit you down to the ground.
You'd be a good demonstrator or model. Failing that you could be a receptionist, or working with old people, children or animals
(great practice with DP *snigger*).
You find it easy to obey rules & have no sympathy for rebels
Key words: easy going; gentle; admire an industrious, hardworking partner;you believe in compromise
(think Jack Spratt & his wife);
easily lead by mail order catalogues lol.



Mostly D's
You don't expect to live happily ever after but you don't moan about it.
You have 3 essential elements: Trust, Hope and a cheery smile
(awww how lovely)
You bring the best out in folk

(Think the princess and the ugly frog)
You maybe taken for granted but friends value your loyalty
You tend to accept every hard luck story not that you always believe them but you feel sorry for them because they find it necessary to lie
(mmm? The Rev & his random caller???)
You may be prone to unrequited love Jobs: Speech therapist, working in a children's home, a teacher of handicapped children Key message: instead of trying to behave like an angel all the time see what a bit a devilment can do for you, now and again ;-)

4th June 1979

Monday 4
Back to college
Had a lesson on flower arranging ... great???? (I think there is a hint of sarcasm there...)
Came home for dinner with Fi
Skived off Sociology
Lined Sam's pressy (ah! I feel it is an item of clothing!!)
He phoned twice
Once at dinner time & once at tea time

A quicky quiz for 'Hump Day'... from 1976. It has all the ingredients for love lorn teens..... happily ever after and fairy tales lol

Well, what are your chances of living happily ever after? Find out by answering this special fairytale quiz, designed to reveal your secret hopes and feras, and what you can expect from life. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I will begin!

Well 7 out of the 10 for 70s, was one letter ........ results tomorrow :-)

3rd June 1979

Sunday 3
My Auntie F came over (she was the biggest lady I knew then maybe not the case these days though.. she always reminded me of Hattie Jacques not only in her size but her great sense of humour. We would always go to her house on Boxing day as small kids and she would offer up so much food all day. The main thing I remember about her fayre was pickled walnuts & eggs which she did herself)

And this is me (with another Auntie's mental poodle, who poo'd white poo, hated walking and attacked anyone who wasn't Caucasian....this last thing was nothing she had been taught it was just her thing!! ) from the same photo. As you can tell it was taken a few years before 1979!

Sun bathed for 2 hours
Sam went to the Gunner Neilson memorial race at Donnington
He phoned at 10.00 pm
He said it was v. good
He met George Harrison, Nicky Lauda etc (oo la la so he met some celebs.... lol )




Couldn't resist it ... had to post (again) the Lauda joke from the 1975

2nd June 1979

Saturday 2
Worked 9 - 2.30 £4.40
Knocked off early as overtime didn't come thru'
Sam came for the day
He left at 8.00pm
Did more of his pressy (I wonder what it is??)
Watched Rod Stewart in concert = good

From last nights crossword here are the answers... if you haven't done it yet just close your eyes lol :-)

Across
1. Scaggs
5 & 2. Pepper Anderson
8. Eagles
12. Soloists
13. Alice
14. Omen (my teen bought this last week on DVD it is now a 15 certificate!!)
15. Crocker
19. Winkler
20. see 30 across
22. see 10 down
24. Charlies
26. Three
27. Essex
29. Gaye
30, 20 across & 6 Down. Emerson Lake & Palmer

Down
3. Noel
4. Stevie (great album)
5. Pistols
6. see 30 across
7. Eric
9. see 16 down
10 down & 22 across. Starsky/ Hutch
11. Tex
16 & 9. Michael Glaser
17. Hamilton
18. Leo Sayer
21. t Rex
23. Terry (can't believe Terry Christian was about DJing in 1978!!)
25. Pete
28. She
I wouldn't have known 15 across or 18 down with out looking them up

as I watched him on the TV 29 years ago ... here is how he looked then

& from his 'Blondes have More Fun' Tour in 79 (maybe this is what I watched) in LA

1st June 1979

Friday 1
Come home from Stafford
Packed & met Sam at 12.30
Went to Nag's Head for lunch
Met him again at 5.00
Got the 5.30 train home
Hated leaving
Started Sam's present
Phoned Fi
Sam phoned

Got a late entry from Fracas on the latest quiz ...... her boyfriend came out as 'L'. I would hate my dear friend to have anymore sleepless nights, tossing and turning thinking about what the result would have been for her.... so here is Boyfriend 'L'... he is a Pisces

You may have known your Piscean for some time with out really considering him as boyfriend material. He is the sort of nice, good natured, easy going type a girl grows up thinking of as the boy next door. He is dependable and nice to have around, someone she can talk to - she never thinks of him as a romantic possibility, and then wham!!! So, take another look. There maybe drawbacks (70s ed - isn't there always lol) - he's usually easily influenced. He's loving and affectionate and can make the perfect partner, but if he's involved with the wrong crowd, it may take all your wiles to get him away from them! He's worth it, though!!
(ooh he does sound worth it !!)

After yesterdays lovely hot weather I had this clip ready to post today (love Carousel) ... but it has rained all day today ... but at least the clip cheered me up.

Thought I would post a crossword for tonights addition. It is from 1978 so I reckon you may have to surf the net if you weren't around in them days and even if you were by now your memory will have got addled hee hee