Arnie Skelton

Tracks of my years, 23/365

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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It’s over - Roy Orbison, 1964

Tracks of my years, 22/365

Monday, June 29, 2009

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Move over darling - Doris Day, 1964

Here’s something quirky. When the boys were young, anytime they got a new pair of shoes, they always slept with them on the bed for the first night….! Any other examples of quirky family customs or superstitions? Please let me know by leaving a comment below - it would be great to have a collection…..

More on the bike ride…

Sunday, June 28, 2009

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David and Nathan really getting into it now…Nathan has ridden to Uttoxter (about 50 miles), and this week David did Macclesfield and back, only 23 miles, but with some serious hills. Now they both have a better idea of what lies ahead….

Reading, watching, listening…

Sunday, June 28, 2009

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Watching: Went to the ‘Take That’ concert at Old Trafford cricket ground last night. We got absolutely drenched, standing for an hour in a torrential downpour (after all…an outdoor concert in Manchester…??) - but it was brilliant and very spectacular. They are a terrific band, and the show was a visual feast too - loads [...]

Tracks of my years, 21/365

Sunday, June 28, 2009

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You really got me - The Kinks, 1964

Mr Bean strikes again….

Saturday, June 27, 2009

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Close friends and family refer to me as ‘Mr Bean’, because I share many of his characteristics - clumsy, careless, getting into ridiculous, often funny, scrapes….and out of them. Examples include, guilloting off the end of my tie, leaving my computer on a train, leaving my (bright orange) anorak on the top of a lake [...]