You write a well crafted piece although it appears almost coincidental in the way you write about the sixties is your actual life history of living it that way (so the tag that says if you were alive then you probably won't remember the sixties can be ignored..!).
Well crafted from how you've weaved your description of living that way through to the end of how it gave you and Vicki the instinct and life experience to be able to write the most poignant song of that era and sung by the most emotive and real life person to sing "You don't have to say you love me..." ... all you have to do is say you care.
Bring on "Back to Black".
Vicki would have known what the song meant to Dusty as she knew Dusty well on a level of intimacy that makes the "shagging" pick up and put down comment the tragedy it so often is.
What the era deserved then as now is for there to be more love and care but then there'll also be and have been then so much less fraught and wrought wonderful lyrics.
I was around at that time and , I was certainly doing a lot of shagging , but very little else , as had discovered pot , as they used to call it .. Between pot and Special Brew , or any other strong alcohol , I meandered my way through my youth ... As always Simon your tales of this period brought back many memories of the swinging sixties and seventies , and now that I am living in Pattaya , I am wondering whether I actually ever left that lifestyle , as I am still enjoying all that life has to offer , and even listening to the same music !!!
Hi Simon. Steve in Pats. I met Barry Upton recently and renovated his pool. I shared this chapter of your book with mum in Oz and mentioned *I met you and did some work on your house". She was over the moon when she read it. That made me feel good, as she is very old & one foot in the grave.
A favour please - would you mind sharing this for me? You will understand when you read it. Keep up the great writing. Cheers Steve
You write a well crafted piece although it appears almost coincidental in the way you write about the sixties is your actual life history of living it that way (so the tag that says if you were alive then you probably won't remember the sixties can be ignored..!).
Well crafted from how you've weaved your description of living that way through to the end of how it gave you and Vicki the instinct and life experience to be able to write the most poignant song of that era and sung by the most emotive and real life person to sing "You don't have to say you love me..." ... all you have to do is say you care.
Bring on "Back to Black".
Vicki would have known what the song meant to Dusty as she knew Dusty well on a level of intimacy that makes the "shagging" pick up and put down comment the tragedy it so often is.
What the era deserved then as now is for there to be more love and care but then there'll also be and have been then so much less fraught and wrought wonderful lyrics.
I was around at that time and , I was certainly doing a lot of shagging , but very little else , as had discovered pot , as they used to call it .. Between pot and Special Brew , or any other strong alcohol , I meandered my way through my youth ... As always Simon your tales of this period brought back many memories of the swinging sixties and seventies , and now that I am living in Pattaya , I am wondering whether I actually ever left that lifestyle , as I am still enjoying all that life has to offer , and even listening to the same music !!!
So Simon, I’m told the Sixties actually began the night they debuted “Ready Steady Go” Aug. 9, 1963. Would you agree?
Fabulous!
Hi Simon. Steve in Pats. I met Barry Upton recently and renovated his pool. I shared this chapter of your book with mum in Oz and mentioned *I met you and did some work on your house". She was over the moon when she read it. That made me feel good, as she is very old & one foot in the grave.
A favour please - would you mind sharing this for me? You will understand when you read it. Keep up the great writing. Cheers Steve
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