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summer of 84 was mainly spent running around with a ****ing great gun in preparation for the earls court tournament
i was breakdancing in the local underpasses using a piece of lino and a ghettoblaster what fun!. 14 yrs old.
I was busy being ten.
I remember the music vividly though, my brother is ten years my senior and he kept a well stocked music room in my parents' house.
Listening to marillion and riding bmx
being 21 and meeting Mrs beabZ 8)
In the lakes - 2 camping weeks on an island on windermere. Climbed my first mountain. Did climbing, canoeing, developed my hatred of abseiling, learned to sail. Spent the rest of the summer doing farm work for the folks - driving tractors, haytime, roofing buildings, walling, fencing the usual for a 14year old farm kid. The water went off for about 6 weeks, daily trips to the local auction mart to get water for us and the livestock.
Definately one of my best summers - 85 was just a let down, it just never stopped raining.
Touring the states* - did 44 of the 50 that year.
*with my parents
Sanding down f00king rowing eights in a boat yard for a boss who communicated only in expletives. Was the basis of my hatred of DIY and people who row....
FGTH Born to Run - what a cover!
Cycling to Yugoslavia & back before starting uni - what a year.
Is it only me that thinks that Holly Johnson has a passing resemblance to George W ?
riding my mag burner, skateboarding and listening to the beastie boys & motorhead I think, I can't really remember!
17/18, 6th form, probably the best year of my life, not a care in the world.
Left School that year.
BMX was all there was to life.
And then I came across what Debbie Bishop had concealed under that baggy Sweatshirt... 😉
I was 8, so I don't specifically remember much other than playing out....
I do remember Frankie Goes To Hollywood tho.. I thought they were rubbish, turns out I was right!!! but there again there doesn't seem to be much else that I would say is a great example of music from that year, with the exception of '1984' by Van Halen and Purple Rain by Prince. Brewing up with Billy Bragg maybe? Born in the USA by Springsteen
I was well up to no good, probably lucky to survive some of it 🙂
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23, living in Manchester, partying hard, final year of nurse training, growing BIG hair
I spent the summer of '84 watching the LA 'lympics. up all night slept all day! 16 and just done me o levels.
I was seven... and rocking the casual race googles look. 8)
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Loving Magnum, Miami Vice and wishing I was on Kellogs BMX series.
Paid a deposit on a Ridgeback mountain bike,still waiting for it 6 weeks latter, so cancelled and got a Motobecane one,sold it and bought a Saracen, then another Saracen.
Swimming up my mums 😯
I was failing my O-levels 😀
Song was ace and still is, "Frankie says ....." Tee shirts were for c0ck5.