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Been in my new home just 5 weeks. Next door about same age as me are a Polish couple , friendly enough even though they speak broken English, and I know no Polish at all. He borrowed me his lawnmower on Saturday so I could tidy up the front garden etc. Anyway on Monday night he knocked my door...

Been writing for them for a few seasons as we were in those divisions. Haven't given it much thought thought I'd wait to hear from them ? The other magazine I write for called Late Tackle are back up and running after a break, and you can write on any football subject for that magazine. So not...

Got told last night that a mate of mine passed away this week aged 66. His brother told me that he was found dead in his flat on Thursday. Another one gone now. Strange times.

Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders.

Not far off with that as just a awhile ago a customer said could he pay next time as he had no cash on him ? Known him for years so knew he'd pay so said no problem. 2 weeks later he collapsed with a heart attack and died aged just 64. If I meet up with him in the next world I'll ask for the...

When I was about 19 I worked at R Whites Pop merchants at Bodmin Road in Wyken. As a drivers mate and for a few months me and a driver called Larry a hard drinking Irishman, did the pub and clubs round in Coventry and surrounding areas. Loved the job and got on great with Larry as he was funny...

Aged 15 a few of us from Caludon Castle school went to the Jolly Colliers pub in Walsgrave, as we'd heard they served anybody there. And true enough we got served easily, just took our ties and blazers off. Pints of mild was the drink we heard about, so had a few of them. Bloody horrible taste...

Not a celebrity but a lovely lady on my window round has died due to the corona virus. Been a customer of mine for years and was a healthy 80 years always out and about. Got told today by her neighbour as I was going to clean her windows as usual. Losing many on my round in fact seems more than...

My dad never had hangovers or said he felt rough. I asked him how come he could go to the pub most nights, and get up fresh in the mornings to go to work on building sites ? He replied that he had never had hangovers as he stuck to drinking pints of bitter. He tried lager but disliked it and...

Used to be a heavy drinker and I hardly got hangovers, must have had a good tolerance level to alcohol. But when I drink now I'm rough for a couple of days after a session. I just let it linger and do nothing, other than drink lots of water. Thankfully reached the stage of my life where I can...

A singer called Billy Fury was a big star in the 60's and was labelled the UK Elvis Presley. Well I was in Mr George's nightclub must have been in the 80's when over the speakers came the announcement that he was making a comeback and was appearing in the club that night. It was a surprise to...

My youngest son never believed me when I said Walsgrave was once just a village. Told him as kids where the club and co-op are now, we played football on the farmers field. He thought the Showcase and Macdonalds were always there !

Read it. He grew up in Walsgrave lived by me. I've known him for years and I worked with his dad too. He's a top writer and playwright now done well for himself.

I was in the Pippin one Friday night when it turned into Bunters Bar. A large group of Sheffield Wednesday supporters were getting rowdy in the pub, they stopped over as they were playing us the next day. Anyway one of them chinned a Cov lad which was a bad mistake as that spread quickly around...

Saw the Pretenders at the NEC the night before the 87 quarter final v Sheff Wednesday. Enjoyed the concert and still hung over went with a coach load from Bunters Bar/ The Pippin to the game. So had a great weekend. 😃

Lou Reed at Warwick University was dreadful. Went thinking it would be a great night as he has some back catalogue of work. But he had other ideas, as it was 2 hours of new experimental stuff. A mixture of folk and classical music I think ? Me and a mate left our other mate to sit through the...

Saw Motorhead twice and as expected were really loud. But you don't say to those stood next to you " they need to tone it down a bit. " This is Motorhead not The Nolans ! 😏

Been to a few crap concerts over the years. Went to Leicester University in the late 90's to see Ozzy Osbourne and his band. Found out it was last night of a long tour and he came on stage drugged up and pissed, nothing wrong with that as it's Ozzy. But after a couple of weird songs he went...

The Hummingbird was a great venue. Saw Big Country and The Mission there. Another great place gone.

Blur and Villa what a combination !