“Caught F.Oak coach home illegally. Borrd Billion Dollar Babies off of Jackie S. Went up Gra’s in the evng. saw his new addition – Garrard SP25 III (G800). Borrowd Gemini Suite & Book of Tailisyn, lent him Focus 3,”
Good lord, there’s so much going on – and to write about – in today’s diary entry…
Let’s [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘school’s out’
03-11-09
May 9th 1973
12-12-08
February 14th 1973
*valentine* / “Got Bandstand – Family off of Martin S – It jumps as well – must be needle, gonna get a new one” / “carried on wiv jigsaw” / “went up nigs”
The word “valentine” was printed in the diary. I chose to highlight it by making it look as if it was exploding from [...]
09-19-08
Number Ones of 1972 (Part 5)
…[continued from Part 4]
You know when you write about a year in these terms – all the number ones – you wonder whether it gives a realistic representation of the music everyone listened to.
In terms of sheer public popularity I guess it does, but in my own personal world I feel there were many different songs [...]
09-17-08
Number Ones of 1972 (Part 3)
… [continued from Part 2]
“…… and they called it Puppy Luuuuuuuuuuuurve” was a Number One call to arms for fresh-faced Mormon superstar teenager Donny Osmond.
1972 really was the year of Osmond-mania in the UK, when the family troupe, The Osmonds (put together as a “white” answer to the Jackson 5) - especially photogenic teen idol Donny – created abject [...]
06-17-08
August 22nd 1972
“School’s out No 1 again”
OK, hands up who remembers that the sleeve of Alice Cooper’s album of the same name opened up like a school desk and (initial copies at least) included a pair of paper girl’s knickers?
School’s Out stayed at Number 1 in the UK for 3 weeks before getting bumped by Rod Stewart’s “You Wear [...]
06-16-08
August 20th 1972
“took mormor back to london” / “taped all the young dudes, silver machine, seaside shuffle and school’s out” / “coffee evening christine’s house”
My poor, poor Danish grandmother (mormor). She’s been staying with us for the past few weeks and I have mentioned her just the once before now… and that was tell my diary that [...]
