I
went to Norwich and met up with Nyall ‘n’ Woody on the way.In
Norwich, we met up with Smith.Woody was thrown out of The Bell, and was gone before we had the chance to catch up with
him, so we went to Smith’s to hear what his guitar playing was like.He modestly said, ‘I’m pretty crap…’
At
Smith’s we set up Nyall’s drum machine, the mics, the electric guitar and the
12-string.Smith played.Nyall ‘n’ I just reeled.Hey now, hey now, now.
‘CRAP’,
MY ARSE.
Smith
is brilliant.I mean it.Nyall ‘n’ I couldn’t believe it.This may sound a bit corny, but in my opinion
we are talking Jimi Hendrix!Well.When I say JH, I mean he’s better than he makes out.Obviously not THAT ace…
We
got together and started writing a song called ‘Jane’.And I think we’re
going places, man.We’ll probably end up
as a bit of a late ‘60s / early ‘70s Zep/Sisters thing, with all sorts of other
spingly-spangly ‘60s space cake stuff mixed in.
Smith
is bloody mega.CRAZEEE!
Eventually,
I came home and Nyall went to meet Tony
Pope, whose house he’s staying at.
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Today,
Tech was at war with itself.Y’see Rag
Week’s last day and all that featured the President of the SU having to
kiss a dead pig’s head and having liver ‘n’ hearts ‘n’ kippers smeared all o’er
his body, plus a lot of inter-student flour/shaving foam /eggs sort of wars
that were probably inspired by the Rag
Revue!Well, today, I got got, but I
got back!Got me?
‘Lady
Moonlight’ – All About Eve
Haven’t
done anything this evening, but these are the juicy items of today:
In
approx 12 days, I may be going to court to face charges against me for not
paying for college trip – a trip I never even went on!A trip I said I’d ‘possibly’ go on if I had
the money, which I didn’t.If I am found
guilty of non-payment, I will have a criminal charge to my name – and may have
to even spend two weeks in prison!Sarah + Jenny also face this charge, so we are to see the College Principal on Monday morning…
Suz has been secretly seeing a boy called Tim behind Roger’s
back.All very hush-hush, and Justine’s put me under oath to not say
a word, e’en though we both think Suz ought to reconsider.Actually, Tim sent a letter to Suz telling
her they shouldn’t bother, ‘n’ she should go back to Roger, and maybe he’d
still be around when they one day finished.My lips are sealed.
‘Backwaters’
– David Sylvian
Flash ‘n’ Eddie have rung me a
lot today, and all I can say is that they must’ve been the strangest calls I’ve
ever heard.
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My No.1:‘Flowers In Our Hair (Remix)’
– All About Eve
Hi,
folks.
Today…
Well
I started off sorting out all Suz’s
problems, and then I wrote to Justine
about stuff, i.e. an apology for not talking to her much, due to not really
knowing what to say
And
Luggage.HAH!A
good man of good advice and temperament … but … he really pisses me off when he
analyses me.Like I asked him to?
Nice
People In Tech At Mo’:
Olivia Pickering (I really fancy her), Helen, Fiona Sawyer, and
a few others.
Eventually,
Justine and I had a good chat.Graham’s really bugging her, and she
feels she needs me.So realising it made
a lot of sense, I asked her out.AGAIN.So there you are.Happy days ahoy, then.
Tonite
Stan rang, crying and feeling well
depressed about stuff.So I’ve dragged
him down here, so I can be good company for him.He’s on the floor now, happier.In a sleeping bag.Mmmm.Suicidal tendencies ‘n’ stuff.1986 is back.Just like I predicted.
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Today
was a bugger.Dave Brown attempted revenge by throwing water-filled balloons at
me.
Simon Nightingale came into Tech
and that was about it.
I
got a letter from Mary who has a
locker next to mine and Roger’s.Actually, that’s not true.After we spoke last night, she went and
picked up the letter I’d slid into the locker she shares with Emma and a boy in Emma’s form who looks
like the Milky Bar Kid.
She
thinks I wrote back quickly (not expecting me to see the letter she put in my
locker till 4.15pm).She tells me not to
put myself down again.Emma saw me in
the Rag Revue and said I was ‘the
best act on … yet more flattery for you.’Emma’s glad that my last letter insisted I’m not ignoring her.
Mary
says she was really embarrassed in English yesterday, as she had to read out an
assignment they’d done, entitled ‘The Last Chapter of My Autobiography’.She doesn’t know why she came in today as
she’s only got Electives.
She
asks when Roger and I will talk to them properly (i.e. not just in locker
letters).She also thanks me for saying
she seems like a really nice person.
I
teased Justine about the fact that
I’d said ‘hello’ and briefly chatted to Francesca
‘n’ Anastasia when they were with Hazel Church.I do like the look of those two.
It
was also revealed to me that Justine definitely wants to go out with me.
Hya
Diana!
SHIT!I WROTE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE PAPER FIRST!
It’s
me.Remember?Don’t really blame you if you’ve
forgotten.God, it feels like ages
ago.I’m really, really, really, really,
really sorry it’s taken me so long to write but I’ve been having a really heavy
time of it lately.So here I am at last,
writing to you like I said I would.And
now I am writing, I can’t think of much to say.
I’m
sorry if I offended you at all on that Saturday nite, but I hope we are still
friends and stuff like that, coz I thought you were a very nice person.
Well,
you asked me to write and all I can think to do is tell you about myself…
I’m
17 years old, absolutely insane, and I go to King’s Lynn Tech, which is a big doss.I am originally from near Leeds, where my best mate lives, and I
was up there on Saturday.It was well
good.I like most sorts of music, ‘cept
stuff like Wham! and Curiosity, but I’m into a lot of so
called ‘Goth/Alternative’.At the
moment, I’m really into: All About Eve,
The Sisters Of Mercy, The Mission, Alien Sex Fiend, Led
Zeppelin, and Gene Loves Jezebel
(who I went to see the other week!).
Have
you been in The Salmon lately?If you do, remember to talk to George about me.
I
can’t really think of much to say.So
all I can say is
Goodbye
and RSVP
all
my love,
Ritcherd
xxx
P.S.
I’ll be in The Bell on
Saturday.I think.Depends if I go to Norwich or not.Money
problems.But if I am in The Bell and
you’re around, come over and talk to us.If not, I might even give you a ring on Sunday.
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I
returned to Tech.My actions must seem very suspect.I’m talking, rather slightly, to Anastasia/Jill (Anastajill?) who Luggage fancied.He’s well fucked off coz he thinks I’m
‘after’ her.But I’m not.He’s worried I’ll ‘get into’ where he’s
trying to get.Again.But I’ll let that be Francesca and Anastasia’s decision.I don’t expect anything to happen anyway.Just friendship.Even so, Luggage has lent Francesca the Mission tape I recorded for him!And Francesca’s nice, but I wouldn’t make a
move on her or anything.Lug has accused
me of listening to The Mission and All About Eve, etc, because I want to
get talking to Francesca ‘n’ Anastasia.But I am slowly beginning to take an interest in Francesca.Whose hair – almost exactly the same style
and colour as mine – I can identify with, I suppose.Har-har, Jenny,
for pointing this out!At this time, I
am dead confused.Justine aftermaths and stuff, y’know.But I do have an interest in Francesca…
‘Coal
Porter’ – Gene Loves Jezebel
The Rag Revue was a laugh for all those of us concerned.It went well.Ish.Er-hum.That’s all I can say.I didn’t expect it to be an amazing
production and it wasn’t.But we had a
laugh and the audience enjoyed most of it.Well, maybe not ‘most’, but ‘some’.And anyway, we were all WELL pissed.
We
did various sketches:
BILLY
and JEFF arguing and taking the piss out of the audience and being hassled by
THE POSTMAN.
HITLER
and GOEBBELS taking about wedgies and arguing over which of them is called Ken
and competing over how many Jews it took to build their mattresses (wince).
REGINALD
FROCK attacking a BEGGAR and arguing with a POLICEMAN before getting into a
fight with SATAN.
UNCLE
ALI ruining his nephew JOHN’s birthday when they receive a parcel shaped like a
VICAR and get into trouble with a CUSTOMS OFFICER.
POSTMAN
swearing at his customers and discussing Jesus’ fish fetish.
TWO
MEN offering to have sex with each other’s wives and pets.
The
best bit was getting Dave (The Twat) Brown
on stage and totally plastering him in shaving foam.He hated it.He’s SO COOOOOOL!He has sworn
revenge on me.Oh damn shame.
Thanks
go to all involved:
Derek Hardy (from TS1 – First Year Theatre Studies), Roger Watson, Graham Long, Danny Black
(Justin’s mate), Natalie Palmer
(from TS1), Fiona Sawyer (from,
well, just being everybody’s acquaintance, really), Bianca White, Olivia Pickering
(from TS1) and another kid called Ben Fletcher.
As
for Bianca White, she was well pissed and lifted her skirt to show me her
knickers, which was rather out of character, but very nice to look at.Sorry, I can’t lie, can I?I would have to say that she is probably my one
of my top five perfect women, with her cat-like eyes, perfectly shaped face
with precise nose and mouth, gorgeous body and ample breasts.Lovely.
Then
there’s Olivia (whose real name is Wendy), another of those girls I feel really
attracted to, attached to, even.Or at
least I wish I was, physically.We
talked a lot and she’s also dead nice.But I don’t plan to make any moves.What I feel for her is simply a form of very dirty lust.
‘Set
Me Free’ – Gen Loves Jezebel
I
wrote to Justine this morning,
telling her I’d still like to carry on in our ‘special’ relationship, and that
I love her in a much more mature way now; rather than love/fancy, it is more
love/respect.But, I said, quote: ‘I’m
not declaring my undying love for you – nothing so heavy’, which was maybe a
bad thing to say!I only said it so as
not to appear ‘heavy’, but we’ve not spoken since I handed her the letter.
Graham
told me that they’d finished on Monday due to the fact that she held a lot of
feelings for me.
C’mon
Justine, reply to the letter.
Letters,
letters, letters…
I’ve
GOT to write to Diana.I wish I had
already.I need Diana.She’s one of the beautiful people.
INDIA
With
some kind of god, dancing…
‘Suspicion’
– Gene Loves Jezebel
I
feel crap to look at.All my good
clothes need washing and I just can’t be bothered.Lazy git, eh?Indeed.I mean, today I wore a
white shirt.URGH!
DIANA.
WRITE
TO DIANA.
oh
god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh
god
Life’s
great.
Jenny Taylor
JUSTINE,
love exists for you.But let’s carry on
in secret.I don’t want a repeat of last
time.
JUSTINE,
love me to death.Let’s make love.Let me come for you.
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She
gave me it today, but she wrote it at home on Saturday, while her little brother was at football practice, her
sister was at music workshop and her other brother had a mate round.Her mum was throwing a fit because she’d
found one of Mary’s black poppies lying around.
She
thanks me for talking to her the other day.She says it cheered her up no end.
She
apologises for being ‘boring’, but she was pissed off as it was Bill, her ex’s birthday and all she
could think about was all the things they had talked about doing together.She knows it was stupid to dwell on it, so
she went out with Gemma to a boring
6th form disco, where she saw all her old mates.
She
is intrigued that I thought she and Emma
had been friends for a long time.It
turns out they only met at the start of term.She says it’s strange getting to know Emma, because she’s so cut off now
from the old mates she used to know so well.She’s still trying to find out about Emma and says it’s weird, because
they don’t have much in common like she and her best mate Gemma.
Apparently
Mary did work experience with Frank Fontaine
(our latest drama teacher), and helped rig lights and move sets for a play
written by Frank’s wife and someone called Bobby
Rossitter.
She
needs to go round to Gemma’s, because Gemma’s got all her money, clothes +
music now.Mary changed into other stuff
when she was there (like she did at the Punk Disco the night before,
apparently), because she’s really starting to go ‘goth’ and didn’t care what
her old mates said.As it turned out, no
one said anything bitchy as none of them have seen her for 3 months.They just accepted it.Anything that was said was complimentary, and
I’m glad.Unless people were talking
behind her back, but as she says, ‘stuff them’.
Actually,
during the writing of the letter, Gemma comes over to hers, lights a Joss stick
and puts a tape on.After apologising to
me again for ‘being boring’, Mary goes off with her to see what they can get up
to in Norwich.
I
wrote back.We’re like college ‘Pen
Pals’.
Later:
11.10pm.
‘Stephen’
– Gene Loves Jezebel
BLOODY
HELL!I must get on with writing to Diana.
Points
for now:
MUST
WRITE TO DIANA
MUST
APPLY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
11
ACTORS IN RAG REVUE NOW…
STAN ARRANGED GIG FOR FRIDAY!AAAAARGH!
MUST
WRITE TO JUSTINE!
DOCTOR WHO – THE ROMANS NOVELISATION IS BRILLIANT
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (Part
Four)was on tonight.
If
anyone can help, I’d like to dream of Diana
tonight…
‘Stay
With Me’ – The Mission
The
‘Jezebel’ gig has somehow led to me listening to The Mission and Nephilim,
etc. and this weekend at Flash’s, I’ve
been listening to All About Eve and Led Zeppelin.A nice musical boost…
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Hello!I’m at Gordon
Villas and I’ve just written a letter to Manda Jones, whilst Flash
writes to Justine (as she asked on
Friday).Tell you about that later.
Oh
well.We’ve got to finish some final Waxy X-Periment taping, and
write the Rag Revue before
1.30pm.Or death will ensue.Probably suicide or something crap.
My
diary’s so tidy these days, it’s ace.I’ll explain what’s happened since Friday fairly soon.Possibly when I get home, but I must say I’ve
had a good time so far.I feel crap at
the moment, though, coz I want a wash and a shit!See you later.
Flash
writes:
12.25pm:
Hello.Ritcherd’s gone for a
shit, so he’s asked me to stand in for him and impersonate.Well, we now have about an hour to write the Rag Revue, which must last 30 mins, so I reckon
we’ll have to cheat and use something we’ve written before.Fuck!
Fuck, I’ve got dinner all over my Sisters t-shirt.Never mind!Well, I’m Flash and I like: Sisters, The Mission, All About Eve, Led
Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix.Good,
eh?No, cos I’m a crappy little wonker
who can’t do owt…
Well, fack me, I’ve run out of ideas.Crap-minded git, aren’t I?
Later:
Dear diary, it’s 10.58pm.
‘Flowers
In Our Hair (Remix)’ – All About Eve
And
I, Ritcherd Jon Winterfood, Gypsey
Supreme am at home.Hello!
The
weekend has been good, and I’ll tell you what happened, if you like.The weekend was spent scripting (thank god we
got the Revue done), drinking, and going to Cas and Leeds.
And
now.After a farewell to Flash and a
rushed morning of Revue scripting, here I am, back home, where I’ve been
listening to Led Zeppelin and All About Eve.Oh, and The
Mission.
The
World is full of optimism and beauty.I
enjoy smiling again.I love life, so
don’t bring me down, not now.
Revue:
first + probably last run-thru’ tomorrow.Great stuff!
‘Flowers
In Our Hair’ is beautiful.
ARE YOU GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO..?
Oh
no!I can’t find Diana’s amulet.Now I’m
upset!!!Better get looking.Off to bed in about 10 minutes.See you all, goodbye!
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In
Castleford, I visited my Granddad Winterfood and saw Annie.In Leeds, we went in BAD + SHOCK.Why are all the
gurlie-goths in SHOCK so gorgeous?One
in particular.Just so … so nice.Anyhow, I bought a skull boot chain and a
skeletal hand necklace.Good stuff.
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