Friends Reunited
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An old school friend who I haven't seen in 9 years came across this blog and got in touch with me.
It was great to talk and catch up. I looked at my mobile phone after we finished chatting and it said 58:23. An hour's worth to catch up on the years.
He lives in Sheffield. We agreed to meet up when he next comes to London. He became a parent just over a year ago and is getting into that domestic swing.
He was a music buff and was in a couple of bands in his time. He even cut a record, and was in the local paper. I think there were 4 songs on the record, if I remember. The songs were called "Finchley" and "Radioland" and I forget the other ones.
At school, we shared a love of Kraftwerk, The Police, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Visage, Jean-Michel Jarre, Human League, Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark, Soft Cell, Japan and the Sex Pistols.
It was great to talk and catch up. I looked at my mobile phone after we finished chatting and it said 58:23. An hour's worth to catch up on the years.
He lives in Sheffield. We agreed to meet up when he next comes to London. He became a parent just over a year ago and is getting into that domestic swing.
He was a music buff and was in a couple of bands in his time. He even cut a record, and was in the local paper. I think there were 4 songs on the record, if I remember. The songs were called "Finchley" and "Radioland" and I forget the other ones.
At school, we shared a love of Kraftwerk, The Police, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Visage, Jean-Michel Jarre, Human League, Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark, Soft Cell, Japan and the Sex Pistols.
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He was always pissed off that 'Vienna' by Ultravox was kept off the Number 1 spot in the charts by 'Shaddap You Face' by Joe Dolce.
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All I can say is - the market doesn't lie. Looking back, I think 'Vienna' is a shit song. Dated, pretentious, meaningless tosh. Whereas 'Shaddap You Face' is just brilliant. I saw an interview with Joe Dolce a few months ago, and he said he got all the lyrics verbatim from dinner time banter with his Italian relatives.
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Then again, I quite like The Cheeky Girls and Girls Aloud, so who am I to judge.
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