Dear Reader - these are edited extracts from my secret teenage diary 1973
Jan 11 (Thur)
Cold and v tired. !st Russian lesson of the year today - not bad. Revising hard. Rob phoned. He was bored.
jan 12
Friday, Friday! Work is getting on top of me. work all the time. Carol lent me her 'Spinners' LP. Nice.
Jan 13
Didn't do much revision. Went up town with Norma. Load of shopping and trapsing round. After went to a party with Rob, Ju and Dave and everyone (Ollie, Brin etc) It was quite good (at least there were girls there). I walked Rob to the top of Oxford St.
Jan 14
Ran Norma down to Birmingham. She sits her finals soon. I hope she does well. I've done a beautiful job of self-control tonight. I was going to phone Rob when mum and dad had gone out and ask him to come round, but I didn't. I revised.
Jan 15
Sometimes I want to say I hate school but I can't because my dad is paying so much for me to go to school. Bloody mock O levels start on 24th Jan. Rob phones every night now. Ju had a row with her dad.
Jan 16
Tired. Miss Hatch actually smiled at me today.
Jan 17
Me and Ju have a problem. Dave and Rob want us to go to the Manchester Sports Guild fold club on Sat, but E is having a party! Ju had row with Dave
Jan 18
Oh Gosh. S was upset because she thinks her dad has heart trouble. He has seen the same doctor that my dad saw. Dr Janus. V good. Told Rob I'm not going out on Sat night - I'm revising.
Jan 19
I'm tired. I have to revise this weekend. What to do about Saturday night?
Jan 20
Did quite a lot of chemistry revision. Ju stayed over. we invited Rob and Dave over for the evening. Wasn't bad really. I was a bit depressed. Snowed hard.
Jan 11 (Thur)
Cold and v tired. !st Russian lesson of the year today - not bad. Revising hard. Rob phoned. He was bored.
jan 12
Friday, Friday! Work is getting on top of me. work all the time. Carol lent me her 'Spinners' LP. Nice.
Jan 13
Didn't do much revision. Went up town with Norma. Load of shopping and trapsing round. After went to a party with Rob, Ju and Dave and everyone (Ollie, Brin etc) It was quite good (at least there were girls there). I walked Rob to the top of Oxford St.
Jan 14
Ran Norma down to Birmingham. She sits her finals soon. I hope she does well. I've done a beautiful job of self-control tonight. I was going to phone Rob when mum and dad had gone out and ask him to come round, but I didn't. I revised.
Jan 15
Sometimes I want to say I hate school but I can't because my dad is paying so much for me to go to school. Bloody mock O levels start on 24th Jan. Rob phones every night now. Ju had a row with her dad.
Jan 16
Tired. Miss Hatch actually smiled at me today.
Jan 17
Me and Ju have a problem. Dave and Rob want us to go to the Manchester Sports Guild fold club on Sat, but E is having a party! Ju had row with Dave
Jan 18
Oh Gosh. S was upset because she thinks her dad has heart trouble. He has seen the same doctor that my dad saw. Dr Janus. V good. Told Rob I'm not going out on Sat night - I'm revising.
Jan 19
I'm tired. I have to revise this weekend. What to do about Saturday night?
Jan 20
Did quite a lot of chemistry revision. Ju stayed over. we invited Rob and Dave over for the evening. Wasn't bad really. I was a bit depressed. Snowed hard.
