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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Forty-Six – Rod Stewart

3rd June 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2024 Comments

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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The Desert War – May 1942

3rd June 2022 well_chuffed 2073 Comments

The May of 80 years ago finally saw some desert action in Libya but not until later in the month, all the navies were busy attacking ships and the air forces were attacking everything. Convoys [more…]

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Press Photographer, Part Two

2nd June 2022 Going Postal 2580 Comments

Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) In almost every great news story of recent times Luck has been the deciding factor. You [more…]

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A Family At War, Part Three

1st June 2022 Going Postal 6119 Comments

In memory of those who have crossed the bar Fearless of storm or foe, Guarding the traffic of the east and west, Giving with hearts heroic of their best, The brave mine-sweepers go. Horace Rumsam [more…]

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A Family At War, Part Two

31st May 2022 Going Postal 3174 Comments

In memory of those who have crossed the bar Fearless of storm or foe, Guarding the traffic of the east and west, Giving with hearts heroic of their best, The brave mine-sweepers go. Horace Rumsam [more…]

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A Family At War, Part One

30th May 2022 Going Postal 3276 Comments

In memory of those who have crossed the bar Fearless of storm or foe, Guarding the traffic of the east and west, Giving with hearts heroic of their best, The brave mine-sweepers go. Horace Rumsam [more…]

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Nostalgia Album, Part Sixteen

28th May 2022 Always Worth Saying 2221 Comments

Last time on Nostalgia Album, my father and his parents were heading south in their Ford 8 in the general direction of Madrid. The year is 1952 and Franco’s rural Spain must have appeared un-developed [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music–Part Forty-Five – Queen

27th May 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2380 Comments

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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Press Photographer, Part One

26th May 2022 Going Postal 3127 Comments

Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) Halfway over Putney Bridge the No 14 bus jolted to a halt. Behind it the rush-hour [more…]

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