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Mystery Album, Part Three

2nd October 2021 Always Worth Saying 2773 Comments

A mystery album has fallen into my possession. The photos suggest it belonged to a wealthy, well-travelled but thus far unidentified family. No doubt Puffins will help me to solve the puzzle but first, two [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twelve – The Monkees

1st October 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2452 Comments

If I 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 [more…]

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Postcard from Zanzibar, April 1955

30th September 2021 Going Postal 3172 Comments

Another article from the Manchester Evening News by my uncle, John Alldridge, this time from April, 1955   Flying straight through from Nairobi to Zanzibar is like falling out of the first act of an early [more…]

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Regina Quondam, Rex Futurusque

30th September 2021 bobo 3692 Comments

  Author’s Note: The following was published in February 2018, shortly after it was announced that Her Majesty had recovered from a potentially nasty bout of a seasonal respiratory illness. The collective national response to [more…]

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Mystery Album, Part Two

25th September 2021 Always Worth Saying 2736 Comments

A mystery photo album has fallen into my hands. One that has raised many questions and set a difficult puzzle. No doubt Puffins can help me solve the enigma. But for the moment, let’s allow [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Eleven – The Beach Boys

24th September 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3085 Comments

If I 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 [more…]

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How I Became A Sex Worker

22nd September 2021 bobo 2564 Comments

In the late Seventies I spent a couple of years in Amsterdam. Whilst I was there, for a time I was employed as a Sex Worker. Right. That got your attention, didn’t it? Oh, don’t [more…]

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Mystery Album, Part One

18th September 2021 Always Worth Saying 2554 Comments

A mystery album has fallen into my possession presenting a number of fascinating puzzles and thus far unanswered questions. Featuring a family, most certainly of wealth and importance, no captions are written beneath or on [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Ten – The Rolling Stones

17th September 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3280 Comments

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Ten – The Rolling Stones First though:  RIP Charlie Watts. 24 August 2021 If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands.  I [more…]

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