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20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1962

23rd October 2020 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: The Beach Boys – Surfin Safari Before I start with the article, I would like to raise a concern.  Over the last few weeks there have been several comments about how bad some [more…]

20th Century

A Barren Shore, Part Two

23rd October 2020 Going Postal 0

An even greater slab of armour plate than the one we had stumbled across decades before, stood upright blankly showing its wounds, punched through and scored by shot, rusty red, the memorial to those Finns [more…]

SharpieType301, Going Postal
18th Century

Holding Hands – Part Three

19th October 2020 SharpieType301 0

The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. In [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1961

16th October 2020 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Runaway with Del Shannon This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the [more…]

20th Century

A Barren Shore, Part One

16th October 2020 Going Postal 0

This is a personal memoir of several visits to the far north and going realisation of what had always been before my eyes, unseen and recognised. I am not an historian and certainly not of [more…]

Swiss Bob, Going Postal
20th Century

The Tank Museum, Bovington

15th October 2020 Swiss Bob 0

Last week a GP crew visited The Tank Museum, Bovington. Even with the short notice given we were a group of eight two groups of four. It was a pleasure to meet some new puffins. [more…]

20th Century

The Bomber Command and USAAF Bombing of Dresden, 13-15th February 1945, Part Two

15th October 2020 Blown Periphery 0

The City of Dresden in 1945 A rather strange myth had grown over the city of Dresden since the mid-1940s. That is was a benevolent municipality, untouched by the horrors of the war raging around, [more…]

18th Century

Holding Hands – Part Two

12th October 2020 SharpieType301 0

In Part One, I explained that my husband and I travelled to Moelfre, not far from Oswestry, to see a sculptor by the name of Tony Meadows. During that visit, Tony had made an alginate [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1960

9th October 2020 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Elvis is Back This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the link [more…]

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