40 years ago

What a day! It was the last day of term today so I was happy. At the wall I had a chat with Huw and we were told to move a piano from the main hall to the Youth Wing* for a carol concert. We returned to the wall and waited for others to turn up. Bev and Alison appeared without Rachel which made me happy. ** When Huw asked where she was we got the reply "She's at the doctor's" which caused much hilarity between Newton, Huw and me. Then Howard, Spillers etc appeared and I was still happy at the non appearance of Rachel. Howard and I went off to our form room (Room 6) and Mulrooney told us to take out a computer for Mr Garnet. So I carried a BBC Micro, Evo carried a VDU *** and Howard carried an apparently empty box. Many people turned up and the newsletter was given out. I got my name in (at last) because of the Computers quiz. Rachel got her name in but I can't remember why. **** We all went off for the carol concert in the Youth Wing which was hilarious. Howard an...

My exams are over at last. German 66% B+. Rachel's birthday is Howard's birthday is Harald's birthday is 31st December. Nice to know. * Brilliant Festive 50 last night. I must buy "It'll end in tears" by This Mortal Coil because it has "Another day" on it and that is brilliant. ** -------- Footnotes  * Harald was my penfriend in Germany. The last time I googled him, he was a local representative for Angela Merkel's political party. Again showing up where I have ended up. ** Finally bought "It'll end in tears" towards the end of 1987, if you're interested.

This isn't an embarrassing situation anymore, it's an impossible situation. Spillers sat at the desk I sat and wrote on yesterday. He read my message and told Alison. She read it and told Rachel. Rachel read it and said "Well that's nice to know". Spillers said "I wonder who wrote it" and pointed at me. Then Rachel says "Robert?" I turn to look at her (rare for me!) and say "Yes Rachel?" She says "Thank you!" It appears the more I try to insult her the more she enjoys it. Alison hates me. I hate Alison. The Festive 50 - 50 to 41 last night. Quite good it was too. Cocteaus, Bunnymen, Hard Corps, Bronski Beat - and more tonight! The ultimate in my list of songs that remind me of Rachel. The incredibly awful "Embarrassing situation".  Isn't that where we started? I can't find "Rough justice" by Portion Control and I want it desperately. After Friday I won't see Rachel for a long time. Oh dear. I...

German - easy. Chemistry - hard. During German I wrote something rude about Rachel on my desk. When I met them at the wall, Huw and Rachel were talking about my diary tapes. I don't know why. That's about it really. My dream was like real life. I'm deciding what to buy after Christmas. Bev was giving guided tours of the "Hi Rachel it's me Kinny" desk before Chemistry. History tomorrow. Kinny will be taking his driving test soon, therefore Rachel will be all nerves that day, or so she told Huw. ------ The start of John Peel's Festive 50 tonight! Also the best sessions of the year. Last year one he played was OMD's session (see Bk 2*) Another he played recently was "Groove jumping" by 400 Blows, a great track I've got on tape now. ------ The charts are still pathetic. Loads of records with jingle bells and / or choirs as back up. I wonder why! ------- Footnotes  * The first time I listened to John Peel was for OMD's 1983 session around ...

My first three thoughts of the day were 1 - "Shut that bloody alarm clock up!" 2 - "I've got my Latin exam today, oh dear" 3 - "What the fuck is Rachel doing in school?" Explanations 1. Dad has gone to Windermere. So has to have a travel clock so he has taken mine * This leaves me with the old "bomb* clock and it explodes every morning at five to seven. 2. Quite obvious really. I have sat my Latin exam and I have failed it. 3. I went to school later than usual (I got there at 20 to 9) and I wasn't expecting to see anyone. So the first person I see is Rachel. ------ I have finally decided to write to Debbie. I'll write after Christmas but I've got the letter all planned in my head. Word of the day - cadence. I've seen ITV's Christmas schedule and boy it looks BORING! I had another look at Brud's video. Now he has recorded lots of Breakfast TV (does he fancy Selina Scott?) and another disgusting film about brothels, but the t...

Another song written especially for IBM T5. Currently called "Verpassen" - because I couldn't think of anything else to call it - it's in two parts and uses the Oric for a baseline in part 1, followed by explosions then constant noise for part 2. It's quite good. * "Verpassen" means "to miss". It's a nice title. Brud's gone to Bristol for the day. Dad has gone to Windermere for a "silly" course. I've been in my room all day. Mum's been working as usual. ** I've only played one record ("Cha cha 2000" - La Dusseldorf) since daylight. Before daylight (after midnight last night) I played my Cocteau Twins session and "Texmex" by Portion Control. *** Christmas is getting on my nerves. So are exams. ----- Footnotes * "Verpassen" is about two thirds of the way through side one of "Learns to dance" and was performed and recorded only once. It's actually ok - part one is the Oric s...

Eight down, five to go! Maths was a doddle and Newton agrees. 45 in Latin, 77 in Computers Theory. Which brings us to... The competition again! We were up against Cardiff High * and thrashed them 36 - 23! When I got home I watched Brud's video. Really disgusting it is too. All about tarts (note : Rachel) and pornography. During some disgusting pictures there's background music of a rotten version of Kraftwerk's "The Model". Note : Rachel. As she and Bev, Alison and Helen approached this morning Huw said "Here come the slags" which is not a very nice thing to say about them. I tell Huw that it's not a nice thing to say and he says "Why don't you say it? You used to!"  I didn't talk to Rachel today. Playlist. "Tesla Girls" - OMD 12" "Impossible blue" - Perfect Vision live track "Je suis passe" - Hard Corps live track ** -------- Footnotes * This one felt slightly personal. Cardiff High was the school...