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Panto Pranks #21

...um or the solicitors’ letters. The parrot, Percy, would pick up on this and when an antique dealer came round one day, the parrot told him to ‘B----r’ off! It nearly lost him the deal! If my dad was on the phone, the parrot would be squawking it’s head off, which nearly drove him mad and he’d end up shouting (and swearing!) at the parrot to shut up! (If anyone’s ever heard a parrot squawk, it’s worse than a peacock!) It was quite comical really if you tried not to think about my dad’s temper – but absolutely hilarious when someone walked into the lounge one day and Percy said to my dad, “He’s behind you!” We should have put him in the pa...

Coming Of Age #21

...COMING OF AGE:  My year at college had come to an end and I was now a fully fledged secretary.  Now to find a job!  It didn’t take too long as there was plenty of employment around in those days and I was soon offered a position with a small engineering firm in Burton.  As I didn’t drive there was still the problem of me getting to work and dad managed to talk the residents of the apartments into taking me, as they were going to Burton every day as well, and it would save him coming out twice a day!  Kev and the band were getting a few gigs around the area and after singing with them for a little while I gave it up and let a more professional singer ta...

Here comes the bride (Part 2)

...HERE COMES THE BRIDE (Part 2)      And so our wedding day arrived bright and clear, all thoughts of solicitors, legals, fights and arrests behind us!   Myself and my bridesmaids went to get our hair done in the morning and Kev slapped a piece of steak on his jaw to bring the swelling down after the rather unfortunate fight at his stag do.  Fortunately, the bruise didn’t show up too much on the photos!  Gavin drove my dad’s Mercedes Benz car all the way down the drive and back up the road to the church – this was one of the drawbacks of having a church in your grounds; you don’t get to drive all through the town with everyone looking at you!  Neve...

Midnight Pool Parties #21

...After leaving school I spent a year at Burton-on-Trent Technical College studying to be a secretary but my year at college had come to an end - now to find a job! It didn’t take too long as there was plenty of employment around in the seventies and I was soon offered a position with a small engineering firm in Burton. As I didn’t drive there was still the problem of me getting to work and dad managed to talk the residents of our apartments into taking me, as they were going to Burton every day as well, and it would save him coming out twice a day (no doubt he was thinking about the petrol he would save too!) Kev, my boyfriend, and the band were getting a fe...

Panto Pranks! #30

...um or the solicitors’ letters. The parrot, Percy, would pick up on this and when an antique dealer came round one day, the parrot told him to ‘B----r’ off! It nearly lost him the deal! If my dad was on the phone, the parrot would be squawking it’s head off, which nearly drove him mad and he’d end up shouting (and swearing!) at the parrot to shut up! (If anyone’s ever heard a parrot squawk, it’s worse than a peacock!) It was quite comical really if you tried not to think about my dad’s temper – but absolutely hilarious when someone walked into the lounge one day and Percy said to my dad, “He’s behind you!” We should have put him in the pa...

Midnight Pool Parties # 59

...Following on with the summer theme my mind drifted back to those halcyon days of summer when we were all young and lively and hanging out with a large group of friends.  By now Kev and I had left college and were both working but weekends were for fun and parties! Kev and the band were also getting a few gigs around the area and after singing with them for a little while I gave it up and let a more professional singer take over – I needed to work on my confidence first!   We still went to the local '76 Club' though to see live music – it was the start of the punk era and we saw the Sex Pistols there when they were just starting out – I have to say they...