Rock music, History, Environment and Animals — Hi. I’m British, an average guitar player, who has an interest in music, nature, wildlife, steam locomotives, lighthouses and history. My weakness is a liking for Real Ale. If I could I’d invite you across for a drink, a chat, and put the world to rights. …

From Bombsites to Rock and Roll — I live in a small English seaside town a few minutes walk from the beach, in an area many describe as ‘the back of beyond’. …

I like beer, a game of darts and a sing-song in the pub — A ‘Pub With No Beer’ is unforgivable. Slim Dusty’s hit was one of the first records I bought when Father Christmas delivered me a shiny new Dansette record player, back in 1958 when I was still in short trousers. A strange choice, as rock’n’roll numbers were my influences back then…

Books That I Can Identify With — Ellie Jacobson has been having fun with her books and spelling her name with 5 titles in her possession. What a great idea Ellie, and I thought I’d give it a go. See the link below about Ellie’s prompt. Finding Yourself Among the Stacks of Books Book Stack: Freestylemedium.com I am surrounded by books in my house. I sometimes have…

After ridicule & banishment a 100 years ago English Women’s Footballers have proved the doubters wrong — These are the brave ladies, pictured above, who, in 1895, had a dream. The British Ladies’ Football Club wanted to play Association Football, or Soccer as the Americans call it, and to be taken seriously. Instead, they were set upon, ridiculed, and banned from playing the game they loved. Fast…

Trains Boats and Planes — I’d rather take the car — Pierce McIntyre’s cool prompt 13 Great Songs About Planes, Trains, & Automobiles got me thinking. See his story in the link below. 13 Great Songs About Planes, Trains, & Automobiles Writing Prompt: Tell us your favorite songs about modes of transportation — or write a fiction story featuring their…medium.com I wonder how many songs have been written about trains, boats and planes? No doubt somebody out there could tell me. …

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: Freestyle — He most certainly knows his onions It’s a compliment when someone says, you know your onions. It means you are experienced in something or you know a lot about a particular subject. So really, it means you’re quite clever! But I can’t take all the credit for growing a decent healthy crop of onions this summer…

Summer camp, dating, and life in general — Comedy and Novelty songs achieved great popularity during the 1920s and 1930s. There was a resurgence of interest in the 1950s and 1960s, a time when nearly every household in Britain could afford a record player. Householders might not have been able to afford one of the new fangled black…

Summer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shine!” — The sun makes the sea shine This July we have had a rare phenomenon in my part of north-east England, a Heatwave. We have to go back as far as 1976 when I experienced the joy of such warm weather, a real scorcher as they say around these parts. This…