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The Road to Karachi

9th September 2021 Going Postal 0

To a newspaperman, I suppose, the real excitement of a special assignment is its glorious uncertainty. Like lightning, it never strikes the same place twice. A couple of summers ago I was sunbathing on the [more…]

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The French Are Revolting

9th September 2021 Going Postal 0

On Monday, July 12th, Oberfuerher E. Minus MacRunt’s inveterate psychopathy morphed into full blown psychosis. He had his lackeys dig out the 1942 ordinance below, whited out the word “Jew”, replaced it with “Unvaksinated Vurmin”, [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Eight – The Seekers

3rd September 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Eight – The Seekers If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands.  I shall try and link live versions if they exist [more…]

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The Secret of the Loch

2nd September 2021 Going Postal 0

This is another article by my Uncle, John Alldridge. In addition to writing for the Manchester Evening News, he also wrote many articles for the BBC (back in the 50s and 60s when it was [more…]

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The Desert War – August 1941

31st August 2021 well_chuffed 0

August 1941 was extraordinarily quiet in the theatres we are concentrating on. This month it is only news from Libya and precious little of it there is. But things were happening in Italy. In Tobruk [more…]

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Albert Ball – The Angel-Faced Killer

29th August 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Breakfast His place was laid, The messroom clock struck eight The sun shone through the window On his chair. No one commented on his fate, Save for a headshake here and there; Only old George [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Seven – Roy Orbison

27th August 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Seven – Roy Orbison If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands.  I shall try and link live versions if they exist [more…]

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Behind the Bamboo Curtain, Part Eight

26th August 2021 Going Postal 0

My uncle was a staff reporter for the Manchester Evening News from the late 1940s until his death in 1973. The following is from a series of articles in which he describes his extensive visit [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Six – Gerry & The Pacemakers

20th August 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

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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