AvfcRigo82 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 I was aged 7 or 8 at the time, and being taught about St Swithun's day one day in junior school. That shit haunted me for years until I was about 11/12 but until then I was worried sick for years that if it rained on that day in July, the whole place would be flooded and under water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid4ever Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Sweet on Top of the Pops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2023 Just now, AvfcRigo82 said: I was aged 7 or 8 at the time, and being taught about St Swithun's day one day in junior school. That shit haunted me for years until I was about 11/12 but until then I was worried sick for years that if it rained on that day in July, the whole place would be flooded and under water. I must have been a far more cynical kid. My mum told me that tale at about the same age, and I just laughed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 10 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I must have been a far more cynical kid. My mum told me that tale at about the same age, and I just laughed. The way this horrible old boot delivered it to us, i'm amazed it still doesn't haunt me now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 This dinosaur in the Birmingham Museum that used to roar when you pressed a button. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VILLAMARV Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 58 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Apart from the odd single on the radio, I've never heard this album. I was going to press the shocked button but then realised it's you so I questioned whether I really was. kinda like a prog - folk - disco radio play with the guy from Manfred Mann and the guy from the Moody Blues amongst others. As much as it scared me as a kid, it's a great concept album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Paedo Bob from the estate I grew up on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: I was going to press the shocked button but then realised it's you so I questioned whether I really was. kinda like a prog - folk - disco radio play with the guy from Manfred Mann and the guy from the Moody Blues amongst others. As much as it scared me as a kid, it's a great concept album. I never much liked concept albums, 'rock operas', the whole theatrical thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 33 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I never much liked concept albums, 'rock operas', the whole theatrical thing. It's not entirely hateful. An important stepping stone towards Jeff Wayne's magnum opus, the theme to TVAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maqroll Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) Approaching cars at night when I was walking on the rural road my grandparents lived on when I visited them. Something about the dark, quiet stillness of the night being interrupted by a distant car engine that grows louder, and then the white haze cast upon the treetops and then the beams themselves as the car appears and the driver has me in his sights, exposed on the side of the road. Sometimes I would hide behind a tree before they could see me. When I'd return home, cars and traffic were everywhere, and more perilous, but they didn't bother me at all. Only in the country. Edited October 21, 2023 by maqroll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted October 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 21, 2023 8 hours ago, maqroll said: Approaching cars at night when I was walking on the rural road my grandparents lived on when I visited them. Something about the dark, quiet stillness of the night being interrupted by a distant car engine that grows louder, and then the white haze cast upon the treetops and then the beams themselves as the car appears and the driver has me in his sights, exposed on the side of the road. Sometimes I would hide behind a tree before they could see me. When I'd return home, cars and traffic were everywhere, and more perilous, but they didn't bother me at all. Only in the country. Slightly related, but this movie had its moments when I was a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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