8th July 1979

Sunday 8
Went to Donnington Park
Watched the bikes = ok but a bit boring (I do remember this, they whizzed round so fast and were sooo noisy!!)

= very hot (the weather I guess?... I wish!!! it is terribly miserable and rainy here 29 years later)
Got back at 7.45
Went to the Saracen's Head (pub) with Sam, Dave and Steve
Here 'til 1.30 (ooo a stay behind after hours....an age before 24 hour pub opening so it was illegal then ooo)
Bed at 2.00

Ok the knitting pattern!! How interesting can a light bulb be?? Maybe my more masculine readers could tell me? Perhaps he is thinking 'I wonder how many of my mates I will have to invite round to change it??' or 'I feel so inadequate!'

Great for a caption contest lol .....

Breaking away from a 70s theme (which is generally only done during the month of December)
So not so idle hands ... how cool & clever are these??

7th July 1979

Saturday 7
Bed last night at 3.00 am
Awake at 8.00 am
Went shopping in Stafford
Fi arrived at 9.00
Went to the Woolpack
Home at 10.45
Bed at 12.30 am

My random pattern tonight is not a knitting one but a sewing one (be relieved DP .. a no mustard cardi night !)
I hooked this out of the Charity Shop as I actually recognised it ... in 1973 I was the church's Rose Queen and my dress came from this pattern.

Not the pattern that was used in 1967 however, when I was a Rose Queen Attendant.



but this one in 1973 (Annie .. don't look!)

which was then recycled 30 years later in 2003 for my teen at Halloween..
The Haunted Bride .. she won the competition with this btw..

5th & 6th July 1979

Thursday 5
Work 10.00 - 6.30
Packed when I got home
Fi & Stan phoned
Boring evening
Sam rang at 11.00 ish

Friday 6
Got up at 9.00
Sunbathed
Met Bev & Stan on the train into Liverpool
Caught train to Stafford
Met Sam at 5.00pm
Went to Woolpack & Gayton Hotel
Left early cos of possible scraps cos of funky Sam (mmmm I wonder what that meant... maybe he was trendy looking or something????)


What afternoon yesterday ..........70s met up with Olga's current chaperon Claire and I managed to get Bill Blunt out of hibernation too!
We all hooked up at the Albert Dock , Liverpool

I am apparently the first real life blogger that Claire has met ... and she said I was her favourite real life blogger.. mmmm as I am her first one I asked that she comes back to me after her adventures in the US in September to see if I am still a fav!! lol

It was incredibly busy at the docks as we hadn't realised that the clipper around the world yacht race was on.

And this huge liner was in, according to my mother it has 900 American tourists on board.

So what an environment to let Olga loose in?? A multi nation event!
My she was excited, particularly when she was reunited with Michelle 'Posse' leader

There was no stopping her when she saw the Beatles SuperLambBanana, she was all over it like a rash



In fact no one was safe

This poor chap was having a snooze on the bench and Olga entwined herself around him, he was quite alarmed upon wakening.... I am beginning to get a little worried about her morals since she had 'that' encounter with Gertrude and now Willy!!!!!

4th July 1979

Wednesday 4
Americas Independence Day
Wages =£15.00
Bought Sam a tie pin for his birthday
Worked 10.00 - 5.00
Had my hair cut = same but more tidy (having my hair cut tomorrow. I reckon I will be again saying 'same but more tidy' lol)
Phoned Fi at Cleveley.
Sam phoned
He was drunk (tsk)


I couldn't be more thrilled that it is Friday today. It has been a tough old week and so looking forward to a lie in tomorrow. It seems ages since I have that opportunity.

The knitting pattern tonight is one of my all time favourites.... mustard men with matching hair and such cheesy grins. It must have been :-)

Annie in my comments from yesterday mentioned Dick Emery. It is a standing joke with me that when we have been out she often walks like him when he was dressed as a woman. hee hee.

I can't believe it was 1983 when he died ... where does the time go?? He was a king of comedy, totally barking mad in true British style!

3rd July 1979

Tuesday 3
Worked 10.30 - 6.15
Not v. busy but sunny
Bought a belt for Mar to give to Sam for his birthday
Fi is at her Grand Ma's
Sam phoned
Says there is problem with 4 people staying at the weekend
People will be upset (my brother)
Will sort it tomorrow


I have had a pretty tough day today .... some pretty evil exams.

But not one to dwell, I have a glass of fine Ozzy white and will await the results with dignity.... hey when you suspect you are going to get an 'F' what else can you do lol ;-)

Anyway 70s is in need of some comedy
This from the 70s in the former USSR (Georgia to be precise)... 10 minutes long .. you are forgiven if you doze off a few minutes in .. men in crash hats, a beautiful girl and butterfly nets!! Need I say any more






some really funny B movie horror trailers lol (I am sooo afraid!)



How come when I put in comedy 1970s Donny appears ??



& finally Mike Yarwood doing his stuff in the 70s plus Larry 'is there a draft in here' Grayson and others



:-)

2nd July 1979

Monday 2
Worked 11.00 - 6.00
Not busy
Phoned Sam at 8.00
He had gone to Manchester.
I phoned him at 11.00
He didn't sound happy at all
Fi came round

Since I started this blog most of my fashion posts have been about 70s girls fashions apart from the odd dodgey tasche.

So tonight I thought the men should have a look in.
It will be interesting if any that are shown below strike a cord with my more masculine readers??
Before and after!!

A little crochet number or a denim safari suit perhaps??

Y~society and matching lycra

Some SERIOUS plaid

Shirts and Socks

mmmmm? Someone looks a bit familiar up top there with blue sox??
Shane be grateful you were an 80s/90s boy lol
DP I can quite see you in that little knitted yellow number with a cravat !!

1st July 1979

Sunday 1
Go to Stafford for the day
My niece's 5th Birthday (ooo she is 34 today .....)
Got to Stafford at 11.45
Went to the Post Office (see here we go again going to a post office on a Sunday??)
Went for a long walk to Gayton (again- see this time last year?) (huh????)
Went to the Woolpack
Came home at 10.45
Miss Sam already xxxxx

The number one this week in 1979 was this




It is what I would call 'Boy Music. My brother played it loads ... I hated it. Where had the boogie on down sounds gone?

Here is the top ten for the first week in July 1979

1. Tube Way Army ~ Are Friends Electric
2. Anita Ward ~ Ring My Bell (hated this too.. the former number 1)
3. Squeeze ~ Up the Junction (another boy tune.. but I actually like this one)
4. Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Boogie Wonderland (That is more like it )
5. Quantum Jump ~ Lone Ranger (what is this??.... OMG it is awful!!!)
6. Roxy Music ~ Dance Away (ohhhh how fabulous, only Bryan Ferry could get away with wearing lime green lol )

7. Blondie ~ Sunday Girl (cool Blondie fix!)
8. McFadden and Whitehead ~ Ain't no stopping us now (I have danced to this many times since the 70s.. I defy you to not 'toe tap....)

9. Edwin Starr ~ H.A.P.P.Y. Radio (more boogie!! oh yes a great dance track)
10. Gerry Raffety ~ Night Owl (chilling Gerry R )

Hope these help you get through Wednesday :-)