You cheered up my morning Melissa. I was a decade too old for the New Romantics, but the follies of youth happen to all of us and they are delicious and precious. Thank you for reminding me.
And me and my dancing partner thought we were the only ones cool enough to have discovered Sobraine cocktails. Damn! Lovely piece. I can only hear Billy Idol's White Wedding or Gina X's No GDM when I'm reading it.
Really enjoyed your article. Great reading with my coffee on a Saturday morning. Great memories of that era, I loved both the 70's and 80's and it funny to read some of the horrible things that were happening at the time and yet we just didn't let them get to us almost living in a bubble. I also felt invincible.
You cheered up my morning Melissa. I was a decade too old for the New Romantics, but the follies of youth happen to all of us and they are delicious and precious. Thank you for reminding me.
"Delicious and precious" indeed - thank you. But hey! You're never too old to be a New Romantic...
And me and my dancing partner thought we were the only ones cool enough to have discovered Sobraine cocktails. Damn! Lovely piece. I can only hear Billy Idol's White Wedding or Gina X's No GDM when I'm reading it.
Ah, but perhaps it was YOU I saw smoking *those* cigarettes that inspired me? Thank you for liking my piece. Playing now, in my kitchen: No GDM!
So evocative... took us there and back!
Thank you Natalie!
Fabulous Malcolm, we did have fun didn’t we. B x
Oh Bren - fun doesn't do it justice!!! Wanted to namecheck you but "saving" you for my next piece.... xxx
! 👏👏👏 Brave New Worlds - fabulous.
Thank you! x
Really enjoyed your article. Great reading with my coffee on a Saturday morning. Great memories of that era, I loved both the 70's and 80's and it funny to read some of the horrible things that were happening at the time and yet we just didn't let them get to us almost living in a bubble. I also felt invincible.
"Living in a bubble; invincible" - ain't that the truth? Thank you for the lovely feedback - glad I didn't make you spit your coffee out!
Excellent piece. Not my era but took me there...
Thank you!
great read remember going to those clubs great times
Fond memories, eh? I don't think I'd have the patience to do 'that' eye makeup these days, though!
Great to read such a personal history. Really enjoyed this, thanks.
Thank you! Very glad you enjoyed - I loved writing it!