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Mostly you will find, here, transcribed entries from the secret diary that I used to keep as a teenager between 1970 and 1975. I try to be honest with my transcriptions, but, just occasionally I do edit, to protect myself or others from embarrassment or some other emotion.
Also, though, I like to do a brief review of the books I have been reading, so these are interspersed throughout. I reserve the right to write blog entries, also, about other random things.
Why do I keep this blog? I don't know. I am an academic and one of my research interests is around how people construct their own identities. The diary transcriptions, and what I write about my books, are very much about revealing something of my identity.

Saturday, 27 March 2010

My Diary 1970 March (ii)

March 17th (Tue)
G.B. likes Lee Marvin. Norma's Speech Day. All by myself! Aww. Frightening.
March 18th
Lee Marvin No. 1! 3rd week! J going on about sore thumb. 'It's broke' says she! Norma practiced her play with me. Billy Liar.
March 19th
House music competition. Miss Hatch lost her voice. Those awful girls nearly bashed us. Dad was annoying. Cried.
March 20th (Fri)
S & J came for tea. Took dog for a walk. Met Carol and friend Pat Taylor. When S and J had gone we had a talk about sex.
March 21st (Sat)
Fab day. Went up town with dad. Bought 12' trellis. Had it hanging out of boot on way home. Went to fab party at Tish's. Gigantic house. 3 storey.
March 22nd
Busy. Spring has come! Helped dad in garden. Played cards nearly all day with Norm. Sad about yesterday. United lost to Chelsea 2-1
March 23rd (mon)
Okay today. Got penfriend from France, called Lorette Lucas. Shirl visited. United drew with Leeds again! 0-0
March 24th
After school Carol came. We wrote a letter to Lorette. Saw her cat's kittens. "Place your litter here". Lady took us for a walk.
March 25 (Wed)
Broke up! (for Easter) All form had a detention for geog. Good! J came for dinner and I went there (to J's) for tea. I don't want Hulme to go comprehensive. Simon and Garfunkel no. 1.
March 26
United are out of FA Cup. Leeds beat us 1-0. Visited Susan Greenwood. Took Lady. Behaved strangely. Met lad (Norma's friend) called Martin. Nice character, not nice face.
March 27
Good Friday.Helped dad in garden. Ugh. Dig that sexy Mike Pratt who plays Randall. MMM. Cousin Audrey, Fred and Sandra came visiting.
March 28 (Sat)
Nice day. Tape recorder back. Great fun. Jean and Cath came and we played daft games on it. Dad parked wrong way in a one way street. Everyone helped. Snow.
March 29 (Sun)
Easter. Happy day. Did a lot of taping. Dad brought Easter eggs. Dad was a bit ill. Hope he's alright. Dead worried.
March 30
Rotten day. Dad been a bit touchy. Didn't do much. Started letter to JH. Mum cried 'cos of all sorts really. I'm sick. Lady's got a bad cold.
March 31st
Stayed at Shirley's.


Commentary
I think Mike Pratt must have been in 'Randall and Hopkirk deceased'. We had an old reel to reel tape recorder. Remember them? The tapes were about 5" in diameter, and each in a separate box.
Dad worked for a wholsale confectioner, so sample and reject Easter eggs and other sweets often came our way.
I think I may have been completely unaware of family dynamics.
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