*The Week That Was – 13th July 1981

Single of the week: 999 – Lil Red Riding Hood, Siouxsie and the Banshees – Arabian Nights

13th July 1981
This is now Tuesday
I got some leather

14th July 1981
Malcolm Owen 1980 overdose
For Malcolm – Shine On
Athletics again – go to Lychett and Sandford

15th July 1981
1 week to the shit

16th July 1981
Ain’t it boring

17th July 1981
1 week til the end

18th July 1981
Oi – The Album

19th July 1981
Today was (not) really interesting

This week’s chart-topper is: The Specials – Ghost Town

*The Week That Was – 6th July 1981

Single of the week: Bauhaus – Passion of Lovers, Modettes – Tonight

6th July 1981
A good day
Something happened but I can’t remember (July 10)

7th July 1981
Same as yesterday

8th July 1981
East Dorset
1st, 1st and 3rd
Fuckin hot

9th July 1981
Started raining
Fuckin hot and wet

10th July 1981
APOCALYPSE NOW
in Sounds

2nd Feb 2023 – This would have been about the Apocalypse Now tour with Exploited, Discharge, Anti Nowhere League and Chron Gen and not connected with the movie of the same name.

11th July 1981
Strength Thru Oi
Seb Coe breaks another record. YAWN

12th July 1981
Made a tape
Well, half a tape

13th July 1981
This week’s chart-topper is: The Specials – Ghost Town

*The Week That Was – 29th June 1981

Single of the week: Professionals – Join The Professionals, Psychedelic Furs – Pretty in Pink

29th June 1981
Don’t remember

30th June 1981
Bus didn’t come so I’m missing history
hahaha

1st July 1981
Same as Monday

2nd July 1981
Semi
Borg v Connors 0-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
Maybe getting a Damned album

3rd July 1981
Sports Day
Won everything
Chris Lloyd versus Hana Mandlikova

4th July 1981
McEnroe beat Borg
shitshitshit

5th June 1981
Lorna came

This week’s chart-topper is: Micky Jackson

*The Week That Was – 22nd June 1981

Single of the week: Kid Creole and the Coconuts – Me No Pop I, Crass – Penis Envy

22nd June 1981
Played basketball
HOT

23rd June 1981
Usual

24th June 1981
Usual

25th June 1981
Mum went out

26th June 1981
Asked Spoors out
Went to the youth club with Nick and Joe

27th June 1981
Fete
(illegible) has flick knife

28th June 1981
I missed this one out as well

This week’s chart-topper is: Michael Jackson – One Day

*The Week That Was – 15th June 1981

Single of the week: Bad Manners – Can Can, Splodgenessabounds – Cowpunk Medlum

15th June 1981
Not bad
Adam and the Ants

16th June 1981
Dead Kennedys out
oh well

17th June 1981
Haha
Frampton got hit on the head by a cricket ball
Haha

1st Feb 2023 – I remember this as being Jonathan Duncan, not Tim Frampton, either way, the sound of the ball hitting the side of his head was sickening and dropped him to the ground for a good few minutes. I wonder if there was any long-term effect from that?

18th June 1981
Did Adam and the Ants talk in music

19th June 1981
Farmer’s a creep
Creep creep

20th June 1981
Anti Pasti, UK Decay, Cure, Clash, Damned
That’s what I got

21st June 1981
I missed today out

This week’s chart-topper was: Faggy Robinson’s Barley Water – Bee’s With You

*The Week That Was – 8th June 1981

Single of the week: 999 – Obsessed, Vice Squad – Resurrection EP

8th June 1981
Anarchy in the UK on John Walker’s show
JW taking JP’s place

9th June 1981
TOO DRUNK TO FUCK IS IN THE CHARTS AT 36

10th June 1981
Went to rounders
I am great

11th June 1981
A good day
Nothing happened though

12th June 1981
You’ll never believe this but I watched telly

13th June 1981
England 1 – Germany 2
Won 10, Lost 5

14th June 1981
BLOODY HOT

This week’s chart-topper is: Smokey Robinson – Being With You

*The Week That Was – 1st June 1981

Single of the week: The Associates – Q Quarters, Dead Kennedys – Too Drunk To Fuck

1st June 1981
Back at school
Boring I suppose

2nd June 1981
Bit stormy last night

3rd June 1981
I beat Shearlock up
NerNerNerNer <- I WON THE HEATS

4th June 1981
Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy

5th June 1981
Sports Day
Won so far: Long, High, Triple Jump
About to win: 100, 200, Hurdles, Relay
Abandoned

6th June 1981
I won a quid
EXPLOITED BARMY ARMY
Jello is no joke

7th June 1981
EXPLOITED BARMY ARMY -> DON’T FUCKIN’ MESS

This week’s chart-topper is: Adam and the Pants – Stand and Deliver

*The Week That Was – 25th May 1981

Single of the week: Jam – Funeral Pyre, Siouxsie and the Banshees – Spellbound, Squeeze – Is That Love?

25th May 1981
STILL QUITE ILL
The Exploited are #20

26th May 1981
THE EXPLOITED
I got Punk’s Not Dead and Splodgenessabounds

27th May 1981
PUNKS NOT DEAD
Euro Cup
Liverpool 1 – Real Madrid 0

28th May 1981
John Peel’s gone mad after yesterday
TOO DRUNK TO FUCK

29th May 1981
I can’t remember
May 1st

must’ve been June 1st

30th May 1981
Wales 0 – USSR 0
Switzerland 2 – England 1

31st May 1981
Cut the dog
God-dog

This week’s chart-topper is: Adam and the Ants – Stand and Deliver
ROTM: Killing Joke – Follow The Leader, Vice Squad – Young Blood, Dangerous Girls – Man in the Glass

*The Week That Was – 18th May 1981

Single of the week: Killing Joke – Tension, Stiff Little Fingers – Silver Lining

18th May 1981
It rained part 2

19th May 1981
Mrs Neeves gave me a talk!
I must (illegible)

20th May 1981
AZ67 Alkamaar 4 – Ipswich 2 (agg 4-5)
High Jump Final – I won

21st May 1981
WE WON THE CUP

22nd May 1981
Long Jump – I won
Triple Jump – I won

23rd May 1981
Hurrah
England 0 – Scotland 1
Well done Wattie

24th May 1981
Hey Vicks – he came yesterday
I’M ILL

This week’s chart-topper is Adam and the Ants – Stand and Deliver

*The Week That Was – 11th May 1981

Single of the week: Altered Images – A Day’s Wait, Toyah – I Want to be Free

11th May 1981
It’s now Friday
I don’t know what happened

12th May 1981
Adam’s still #1

13th May 1981
KNACKERED

14th May 1981
EVEN MORE SO
A GOOD DAY OTHERWISE

15th May 1981
Pope shot on Wednesday

16th May 1981
Replay FA Cup from last Thursday
Manchester City 2 – Spurs 3

17th May 1981
It rained
Nick came down yesterday
Went to Horton Tower

This week’s chart-topper is: Adam and the Ants – Stand and Deliver