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You Like A Bruce Springsteen T-Shirt In H&M, Then Realise It Isn’t Actually...
(Note: the situation I’m about to describe can also be applied to a Fleetwood Mac Rumours T-shirt in TopShop.) I was 13 when Born In The USA came out. But – being 13 – I didn’t quite ‘get’ it. In 1984,...
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There’s Only So Much New Technology You Can Embrace
This week, I was dragged kicking and screaming onto Google Plus. Or Google+, as it’s known by some. Or G+, as it’s known by people with busy lives. I didn’t want to set up a Google Plus account, but...
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You Remember The First Comic Relief Single, And It Rocked Your World
Just to say: I done wrote a little ‘You Know You’re Over 40 When…’ piece for The Huffington Post UK (where I am gainfully employed) to mark Red Nose Day this coming Friday. You can read it here.
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You’re Mistaken For Your Boyfriend’s Mother
Firstly, before I start: I realise this might not be one of those “No! You too?!” posts about an experience that is instantly recognisable to everyone. I realise that being mistaken for being your...
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Operation Yewtree Is Tarnishing Your Childhood Memories
Robin Williams once said that if you remember the Sixties, you probably weren’t there. I don’t remember the Sixties because I wasn’t there. I do remember the Seventies, however – not only because I was...
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People You Remember Being Born Are Now Having Babies
Prince George shows the paparazzi what he thinks of them I remember many momentous events from 1982. Or at least several. My favourite pop band at the time, Bucks Fizz, scored not one but TWO number...
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