Paul Deacon showing off his gear – picture (post 1985) from Paul’s FB images
This period of my life was all about keeping my head down at work and spending as much time with old friends as work and study would allow.
Friday, 15 November 1985 – work okay – met Caroline [Freeman] for lunch – farewell drink for Norman – up to Keele in evening.
Saturday 16 November 1985 – lazyish day. Went to L Block & Thorns – helped Petra with essay etc – dinner in etc.
L Block Barnes was my old flatmates, Alan “Great Yorkshire Pudding” Gorman, Pete Wild and the usurper of my favourite seat, Hayward Burt.
I cannot imagine what Petra’s essay was about, but as she was first year law at that time, it is safe to say it would have been something criminal, tort or contract. It’s also safe to say tat she would probably have got by without my help.
Sunday, 17 November 1985 – lazyish Sunday – did some work etc – decided to stay over – did so – v nice weekend.
Monday 18 November 1985 – returned to London. Work OK – did some work in the evening etc.
Tuesday, 19 November 1985 – work ok – stayed in evening – did little.
Wednesday, 20 November 1985 – all day at ST [Setty Textiles] – okay. Quiet evening – reading etc.
Thursday, 21 November 1985 – felt absolutely lousy today – spent day at ST. Stayed in evening feeling yucky.
Friday 22 November 1985 – work ok – feeling a bit better today – quiet evening in.
Saturday 23 November 1985 – went to shop with dad briefly -> library -> shops etc. Went over to Paul [Deacon]’s in the evening – inspected his gear.
Paul was, at that time, getting deeply into DJ-ing – I think from memory at radio Kings – the Kings College Hospital radio station. “His gear” will have had something to do with taping and/or DJ-ing. Paul might just remember.
Sunday 24 November 1985 – stayed in all day – worked – had lunch – read and did a bit of taping.
I’m pretty sure that my autumn 1985 taping would have primarily been to do with classical music rather than contemporary music. I have recording lists but not dated ones. I’ll be doing some trawling of those at some point and might add some YouTube Music playlists to point at the stuff I was listening too around that time. I do recall that Mahler started to enter the frame around then. This classic 1948 Vienna Philharmonic recording of Mahler 2 conducted by Bruno Walter was one of the first versions I picked up.
Monday 25 November 1985 – at Setty most of the day today (office for a while). Quiet evening in.
Tuesday 26 November 1985 – work ok – stayed in evening – did some work etc.
Wednesday, 27 November 1985 – work ok – went over to Andrea [Dean]’s in the evening – went out for a meal etc.
Thursday 28 November 1985–Setty ok – went to backseat drivers class in the evening – ok.
Friday 29 November 1985 – work ok – met Caroline for lunch – went to Keele in evening.
Saturday 30 November 1985 – did little today – visited some people etc – meal in evening etc.
Sunday 1 December 1985 – lazyish day – did some work etc – visited some etc – stayed over.
Monday, 2 December 1985 – went down to London – Setty warehouse for the day – ok – early night.
Tuesday, 3 December 1985 – work ok – Setty – stayed in evening – did some work etc.
Wednesday 4 December 1985 – Setty ok – stopped off at office – met John Boy [White] (inadvertently met Pete Roberts) for drinks & a meal.
Thursday, 5 December 1985 – at Setty today – skipped backseat drivers today – felt tired.
Friday, 6 December 1985 – work ok – stayed in evening – did some work etc.