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Coming Of Age #21
Posted by Viv Wilson on 11th June 1976 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,party,hippy venue,1970's,businesses,roman,toga,moat,stately home,swimming,pool,parties,birmingham,sex pistols,punk,music,band
...peaceful hippy venue!
My mum still wasn’t convinced that Kev was the right person for me and was becoming quite determined to split us up. She tried to talk me into giving Kev up for six months - but we didn’t want to be parted. When he walked 7 miles from Burton to see me my mum asked him to dig a border (our borders were about 30 feet long!) as a way of proving himself. He did it too, bless him! We were very determined to stay together but my mum started to plan ways to prevent this – one of her schemes (we discovered) was to suggest to the local Police that Kev’s band were all doing drugs which led to the drug squad regularly following us. ...
Becoming A Rock Chick! #17
Posted by Viv Wilson on 1st February 1975 in Early Days | rock chick,hoar cross hall,doobie brothers,steely dan,steelers wheel,the who,keith moon,easy rider,uttoxeter,burton on trent,hippy,college
...eting the hippy look that half the college wore. This didn’t go down well with my mum who had just spent a fortune on smart new clothes for me – oh well, I did wear them sometimes! Of course, travelling to Burton each day meant that someone now had to take and fetch me as there was no school bus anymore and no other public transport. Dad would ask the people who rented the apartments if they could give me a lift and when a new person applied to rent an apartment he would ask if they worked in Burton and could they give me a lift to college, before agreeing to let it to them! I don’t know what they must have thought but they usually agreed!
I s...Becoming a rock chick #18
Posted by Viv Wilson on 18th February 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,easy rider,new year\'s eve,The Who,Dr Feelgood,burton on trent,steelers wheel,doobie brothers
...eting the hippy look that half the college wore. This didn’t go down well with my mum who had just spent a fortune on smart new clothes for me – oh well, I did wear them sometimes! Of course, travelling to Burton each day meant that someone now had to take and fetch me as there was no school bus anymore and no other public transport. Dad would ask the people who rented the apartments if they could give me a lift and when a new person applied to rent an apartment he would ask if they worked in Burton and could they give me a lift to college, before agreeing to let it to them! I don’t know what they must have thought but they usually agreed!
I s...
Midnight pool parties #22
Posted by Viv Wilson on 17th March 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Sex pistols,Burton on trent,ghost,Meynell arms,stockbrokers,barristers
...peaceful hippy venue!
My mum still wasn’t convinced that Kev was the right person for me and was becoming quite determined to split us up. She tried to talk me into giving Kev up for six months - but we didn’t want to be parted. When he walked 7 miles from Burton to see me my mum asked him to dig a border (our borders were about 30 feet long!) as a way of proving himself. He did it too, bless him! We were very determined to stay together but my mum started to plan ways to prevent this – one of her schemes (we discovered) was to suggest to the local Police that Kev’s band were all taking drugs which led to the drug squad regularly following us....Midnight pool parties #21
Posted by Viv Wilson on 26th January 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Roman,toga,Meynell,Birmiingham,Meynell Arms
...peaceful hippy venue!
My mum still wasn’t convinced that Kev was the right person for me and was becoming quite determined to split us up. She tried to talk me into giving Kev up for six months - but we didn’t want to be parted. When he walked 7 miles from Burton to see me my mum asked him to dig a border (our borders were about 30 feet long!) as a way of proving himself. He did it too, bless him! We were very determined to stay together but my mum started to plan ways to prevent this – one of her schemes (we discovered) was to suggest to the local Police that Kev’s band were all taking drugs which led to the drug squad regularly following us....Midnight Pool Parties #20
Posted by Viv Wilson on 26th October 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,76 Club,Sex Pistols,Police,Drug squad,ghost,Frank Sinatra
...peaceful hippy venue! However, their album 'Anarchy in the UK' was actually recorded live from the 76 Club so our clapping is recorded forever on this piece of vinyl! (See below)
My mum still wasn’t convinced that Kev was the right person for me and was becoming quite determined to split us up. She tried to talk me into giving Kev up for six months - but we didn’t want to be parted. When he walked 7 miles from Burton to see me my mum asked him to dig a border (our borders were about 30 feet long!) as a way of proving himself. He did it too, bless him! We were very determined to stay together but my mum started to plan ways to prevent this – one...