MUSIC CENTRE AND AURRA

As I said in Previous Post, the place I now Worked, (Bransby's Meat Factory) was by Far the BIGGEST DUMP I had ever worked at/for/in!

In fact the place was such a Crappy Company/Place to work for, I started doing something I had never done in my Working Life before,  SKIVE OFF WORK! in fact most of the Blokes who worked in my Section all did the same as me!

I have never known anywhere, Before or Since where so many Workers did Skive Off, I cannot Understate what a Complete Dump that Place was, nobody seemed to like working there, Apart the Old Boys and the Lick Arses, and there were a Few of them!

One particular Afternoon Skive I remember, was when I got my New Sharp Music Centre from the  Wife's Catologue, I have searched the Web for a Photo, but cant find it, this picture is quite like the Sharp, but I had a Twin Cassette, which cost about £50 more!

I used to put all my Vinyl Music on to Tape as I spent a lot of time Cycling in those days, I had Cheap version of the Sony Walkman!

One such Album I Recorded from Vinyl to Tape was  Aurra's second  Release "Send Your Love" I believe I purchased from my Friend's  Shop (Stuart) in Great Yarmouth, it was a US Import!

It contained 3 Great Track's "Nasty Disposition" Send Your Love and my Favorite Track "Are You Single"

Have a Listen and Download!

HAPPY IST BIRTHDAY!

Today is the 1st Birthday for this blog!

Its gone quick this first year, to think when I first published a few posts I was getting less than 5 viewers per day, then after 6 months it had gone up to about 100 per day, now its nearer 150 per day!

I know some Blogs get over 1000 viewers per day,but a lot of these have free Albums to download, I dont have these, apart from the weekly mixes!

I didnt really intend writing about my early life, thats just how it turned out, but this had been Great trying to think of all them things that happened years ago, in fact between me & the Wife, we have remembered things we had long forgotten!

The fortnightly Music entries have also been great, obviously I dont remember everything I write about, thats where the internet comes in handy!

I think the only thing that sometimes gets me annoyed doing this Blog, is when nobody ever write any comments about the posts , that sometimes takes age to do!

As you all know, we all liked to be appreciated sometimes!

Anyway to you reading this now, and all Viewers in the past & the readers in the future,

THANK YOU! and keep visiting this Blog!

BANDS AND SINGERS I HAVE SEEN IN CONCERT!!!!!! part 3

A couple of things concerning the Groups I have seen in concert, probably the Worse Group I saw was The Dazz Band, they played like a Rock Band! you would have never of guessed they were a Funk/Soul Band to hear how they played!

One thing that did happen during this Concert what I always remembered, I was taken short and needed the Toilet, so my Wife stood waiting outside, when I was followed into the Toilet by this Black Chap, my Wife said she was worried about what was going to happen! was I about to get my head kicked in!

As it turned out, the Chap was Wayne Foote of Slave , he sung Lead and Backing Vocals on 2 of Slave's Album's in '83 and '84, the Bad Enuff (Wayne Foote, 3rd on the left) and New Plateau albums.

I had worn my Slave T-Shirt at the Dazz Band Concert and he had seen it and came over just to say hello, he as I remember was a nice chap and he talked for a few minutes about Slave and the Dazz Band, he also signed a book I had, and he also agreed about The Dazz Band being to Rocky!

I wonder what happened to Wayne Foote, I have looked on Web, but not much info!

2 MORE EVENTS TO ROUND OFF '76

Two more Events Happened towards the end of 1976, Firstly my 18th Birthday at the end of October. As I remember my Parents put on a Birthday Party for me at the local Hospital Social Club, I thought I was 8 years old when I saw the Football Cake they had made for me! " Its the thought that counts" so they say!

The second Event was probably more Memorable, for the first time I took my Future Wife out for the Day. I remember we went to the nearest City to our Town, a place called Norwich, it was Snowing quite heavily, so we left Norwich and went to a nearby Town called Lowestoft! Cant remember what we did at either place.

But one funny thing I can remember that happened that day, was Susan asked me who's were all the 18th Birthday Cards slung on the back seat of my Car! As I for some reason told her I was older, than I was, so my answer to her was "They are my Older Brother's Cards" Why I said that for still remains a mystery and especially as I don't even have a Brother!

I think I must put this all down to love!