18th March 1980

Tuesday 18
2.00 - Cookery Preparation paper
Got to college at 10.00
Came home at 11.30 cos I forgot my calculator (mmm I was a numpty then too!!)
Exam = ok
It was on the use of citrus fruits etc
I am making -
Orange & Date Tearing
Grapefruit and Orange cheesecake gateaux
Mackerel with lemon stuffing
Pissaladiere & tomato salad (anchovies where involved I do recall!)
(wowI could be on Master chef after all!!)
Got home at 5.45- no time to wash hair before I went out
Elvis Costello concert = ace
Chatted to Ben out of support group (Clive Langer and the Boxes) = nice
Went for a drink at the Snooty Fox with Chez and Ben
Got Elvis's autograph
It was his after show do there and he was staying there
Home at 12.00

(Yes I still have the ticket stub!! Wow I was no 16 issue, I realise that is a significant number for me... my ex was born on the 16th, as was my teen and I was married on the 16th too.. oh and 3 of my teens mates have birthdays on the 16th plus my god daughter was also born on the 16th .. spooky )
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I do recall this night. I had not washed my hair and was wearing my hand knitted jumper I made and wore on my 18th birthday .. Ben (from the support band who where Ben Benson & the Boxes I believe and Clive Langer was the producer) sidled up to me in the foyer (when I was waiting for Chez .. who was in the Ladies) and asked if I would accompany him to the private party that Elvis Costello was having where he was staying. It was one of those ...'is he asking ME??' moments!
We did go along and Chez and I sat in the side lines and where plied with drink .. I wandered up asked Elvis C for his autograph and we left ... in haste ... hey I was 18 and had a boyfriend and was no where near as confident as I am now!!. .

Love Elvis Costello even now
classic 1980




& one of my very favs (ignore the overlay dubbed Italian I think?.. just go 2 mins in )
a wonderful song

1978 April week 14

Sunday 2^nd April

Sam goes to Portugal (sob) 1.30 pm from Heathrow.
Got up at 10.30
Worked form 11.30 – 5.30
Miss Sam already (god he has only just left)
I am going to be really bored this week without him
Don’t know what I would do if he finished with me (I know what my mum would have done… a merry little dance!)
Little chance of that happening I hope
Went to bed at 10.30 after watching “A Play for Love” called ‘Games’
Phoned ‘J’ & Bev

Monday 3^rd April

Interview at Tech at 7.45
Worked form 11.00 – 5.30
Met ‘J’ at dinner time cos college went back today
Went for interview had to wait ½ hour.
Met this girl called Moira = good laugh.
Went to the ‘Brick afterwards with my brother and her
At Tech next year (provided I get 3 O’levels)

I am taking Sociology, Business Studies, Cookery & Nutrition A’levels

Tuesday 4^th April

Got up at 9.00 & washed my hair

Got a Christmas card ?? off Sam. He had posted it on Saturday before he went away, inside was a mad letter, it really made me laugh. (awwww!!)
Phoned up the café but wasn’t needed.
Did English revision (What!!!!)
Had a bath
Bev & ‘J’ phoned
Brenda, our manageress last year rang, she wants me to do a coffee morning 15/4/78 = can’t cos of Kate’s wedding.

Wednesday 5^th April

Dad’s Birthday – he would have been 55 years old

Hairdressers (Crimpers) 12.00
Got up at 10.00
Went to the hairdressers had a demi-perm cost £3.85 looked but after a windy day = a bit of a mess.

Went to town with Mum. Bought a skirt £7.99 and a gypsy top from Marks £4.99
Mum hates the skirt = massive row (yes as a Mum of a teen I know how that is … sorry Mum & on Dad's birthday too!)

Mum went to the Crem

Phoned Bev = wasn’t in
Phoned ‘J’
Got £8.00 wages

Bought Elvis Costello ‘this Years Model’ £2.99 (what an absolute fabulous album, must get myself a turntable)

Brian & Michael No.1 – Matchstick Cats & Dogs a tribute to Lowry (God I hate this song to this day)

Thursday 6^th April

Got up at 9.00 am
Worked from 10.45 – 5.45
Bev came to see me
Met ‘J’ at lunch time
Got home at 6.10

Watched ‘Top of the Pops’ (It was presented by Noel Edmonds)

Tried to do some Maths but didn’t succeed
Missing Sam = so boring without him

Friday 7^th April

Got up at 11.20
Met ‘J’ at Art College at 2.30
Went to the swimming baths (now a private health place) at 4.00

One of the girls at Art College gave me 2 photographs of Sam she had taken as part of her project = one nice, one not so nice but I am not complaining.
Still not heard from him yet perhaps he has run off with some sexy Portuguese woman
Bev phoned
Did some more Maths papers (wow I must have been bored)

Saturday 8^th April

Didn’t work weathert not so good.
Went to town with Bev.
Bought Mam’s Birthday presy ‘Equalla’ moisturisure £2.50.
Looked at stiletto shoes as well (ooo just looking and not buying … not good, glad I got over that as I got older)
Stayed in all night

Watched a horror film called ‘Countess Dracula’ til 1.30 = a load of rubbish

Sam comes home tomorrow (YIP!)