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1992: A great year for gigs
For some reason I seem to have saved quite a few concert tickets over the years, and sifting through them the year 1992 stands out as a particularly good vintage – for me at least.
Meldon, Dartmoor
A hire car and a meeting in Bideford provided an opportunity to take the ‘slow’ road back to Newton Abbot and stop off at Meldon reservoir on the way.
National Health @ LSE
It is 1976 and with punk happening it is sometimes easy to forget that jazz-rock was also a pretty big ‘underground’ scene at the time, with lots of wild and whacky bands and tunes crashing out of all directions to challenge ear-brain co-ordination.
A Visit to the Dentist
A visit to the dentist in lockdown became something of a mini-holiday, an opportunity for a welcome change of scene.
Transport 2000
Newton Abbot Festival of Transport was supposed to have been repeated but turned out to be a one-off. That’s a shame.
Colin Monk
Colin Monk has passed away and I shall certainly miss him.
1977 Gig Guide
Second year at Uni and I was engrossed in Ents (entertainments), beer, music and gigs. No wonder I only scraped through exams!
Snow: A Cautionary Tale
I love to see snow, but it is quite rare in this part of the world. We had ‘snow’ this morning but nothing compared to the big freeze of 1963, which is where my fear of ice came from…
