18th January
Diaries across the generations from 1965, 1969 and 1974
Today in history:-
1990 Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame
1973 John Cleese's final
episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC
1964 Beatles 1st appear on
Billboard Chart (I Want to Hold Your Hand-#35)
1974
(Mum 46/ Me 19) Friday
Mum – Bath this morning. Cooked stew and rice pudding.
Me – Usual morning early shift with Ken. Had couple od drinks
at din din Malc getting married. Slept in afternoon. In evening
went down Cardival[?] with Paul. OK got merry
1969
(Mum 41/ Me 14) Saturday
Mum – none
Me – In morn went to Shirley got football fixed for 1s
9d. Then went to town had hair cut. Bought record ‘Wheels
of Fire’ the Cream. Had subbuteo match with Chris 3.2 to me. In
afternoon took record back got credit note. In evening saw King Kong and
Carry on up the Khyber very good.
1965
(Mum 37/ Me 10) Monday
Mum – Hair 2.0
Me – painters came at evening to paint the lounge ceiling had p e,
singing together no English
1955 (Mum 27/ Me 10 days) Tuesday
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The Diaries – this only changes
occasionally – Rev4
Cast
Mum – Faith, Dad – Dennis
Nick – Brother (3 years older), Angie & Dave his children
Hilary aka Bugs aka
Hil-e-Bugs – Sister (8 years younger)
Chloe – our white toy
poodle
Other names are
friends/acquaintances unless I add more detail in square brackets
e.g.[cousin]
Comments by me added real
time will also be in [square brackets] (Rev3)
Spelling, Case and
Punctuation shown is as copied from Diary
Brackets after Year show
respective ages
Hyperlinks give credit to
those authors and are, of course added in modern times: Oh to have a Subbuteo online page when I was 14!
(Rev3)
Mum
Preface gives Objects,
Structure of the Guild and hints from NUTG advisors on starting up Drama,
Music, Social Studies and Arts and Crafts Groups
During the above years
mum was looking after myself, my sister 8 years younger and brother 13
Me
1965 (10) Letts School-Boys
Diary
Still at Infant/Primary
School. Diary quite comprehensive giving facts on First Aid, Atomic
Energy, 34 question quiz, books to read (none of which I’ve ever read), Pets,
Countries of the World, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Animal Facts, Finding your way
by the Sun, in fact a whole mini-book in itself.
1969 (14) Dataday Diary
Gives Mileage Chart, Sun & Moon settings and phases, Wine vintage chart,
clothing sizes, conversion tables and car details
Films watched this year
King Kong, Carry On Up The Khyber, Bullitt, Talk Of The Devil, Carry On Cowboy,
Carry On Spying, What’s Good For The Goose, The Violent Ones, Those Magnificent Men In Their
Flying Machines, Spartacus, Carry On Camping, Hell Is Empty, 100 Rifles,
Carry On Cleo, Carry On Screaming, Monte Carlo Or Bust, Once Upon A Time In The
West, The Great Escape, The Longest Day, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Winnie
The Pooh, Where Eagles Dare
Records Bought – Fox On
The Run – Manfred Mann, Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
Disraeli Gears-The Cream
LP, Blackberry Way – The Move, Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles 2EP
Let It Bleed – Rolling
Stones
1974 (19) Five Year Diary
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