Tag: diary

*The Week That Was – 18th December 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

Record of the week: Crucifix – Dehumanization, Kraut – An Adjustment To Society

18th December 1983
Pissed off with Justin cos we should’ve had a practice
Got pretty bored instead

19th December 1983
Started off bad – ended up alright – nothing special

20th December 1983
Found out Disorder is not on – bloody typical – depressed.
Watched Rollerball – pretty violent, pretty crap

21st December 1983
Finish school – thank god
Go to see Disorder, Amebix, Admass, Manic, Dead Popstars
Silly day at school – bit of a laugh
Watching the Fog tonight – not James Herbert – good fucking film

22nd December 1983
Records came thru’ post – can’t see them tho’ until Christmas (looked at them tho’ haha)
Got letter from Zoe
Not a bad day but nothing special
Carol singers came round so I put on Chaos UK

23rd December 2023
Finished reading ‘The Book of Shadows’
Got to clean the yard – ‘my contribution to Christmas’ – Grandad
Started reading ‘The Fog’
Listening to Kraut all day

24th December 2023
Intend to get pissed in Poole – did slightly
Nearly got in a fight – all the trendy nouveau wankers were enjoying themselves.
Had a chat with the blokes in Our Price.
May this be my last Christmas.

Just a matter of time, how when and where – 17th December 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

Me and Thoms pissed around in Poole
‘The Devil Rides Out’ was on – ok
Crucifix – Dehumanization
Apostles – Rising From The Ashes

10th Mar 2023 – Thoms! Who was he? I’ll ask Rupert. I think he will remember. ‘pissed around’ – not exactly detailed but in my mind this phrase indicates that it was some kind of useless fun.
Reading the plot online of The Devil Rides Out doesn’t trigger any memories either. Sometimes I consider rewatching some of these old movies I used to enjoy but the pleasure is not so much in the movie but the nostalgia it brings. There are not many movies that really stand the test of time. Entertainment has no depth.
I was thinking about the Apostles and Six Minute War the other day because I was playing guitar and understanding that I will never be a great player but back in the early 80s bands like those mentioned were terrible players too. Maybe not players but their ideas (probably limited by skills) were dull and boring. But that was the essence of punk rock – anyone can do it and they did. That doesn’t necessarily mean it stands the test of time except, as above about movies, it is just for nostalgia.

The Week That Was – 15th May 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

ON AND OFF WEEK

Record of the week: Conflict LP, Flex Your Head LP, Minutemen

20th May 1983
Fuckin almost dying for the weekend
at last !?

7th Mar 2023 – There are no more entries until the 17th of December. I think the Conflict LP was It’s Time To See Who’s Who and the Minutemen record would have been The Bean Spill EP, with this fantastic centre label (below).

*The Week That Was – 1st May 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

Record of the week: Iron Maiden – Flight of Icarus

1st May 1983
JUSTIN STAYED LAST NIGHT AND TONIGHT
TONIGHT’S A SNAKEBITE

2nd May 1983
WENT OVER TO SIMON’S
WENT DOWN THE WINNIE

3rd May 1983
GOOD FUN TODAY
BIT OF A LAFF
HOPE IT KEEPS UP

4th May 1983
A CHEERFUL DAY
GRAN AND GRANDAD 60th wedding ann.
Got a bit merry

5th May 1983
CHEERFULNESS IS WEARING OFF
BUT STILL A LAFF

*The Week That Was – 24th April 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

Record of the week: Still nothing in particular (Kissing the Pink – Last Film) Haven’t bought a record for ages

24th April 1983
Played records
Quite enjoyable
Cat was caught outside in rain at 10pm – he looked fucking shit scared

25th April 1983
Had a chat with CRUD

26th April 1983
Not bad but nothing memorable
SAM

27th April 1983
Had a go at my wrists
ACE OF SPADES

28th April 1983
Feeling better
I think

29th April 1983
FANK ‘EAVENS IT’S FRIDAY
RUPERT STAYED

30th April 1983
ME, RUPERT, BIRD
WENT TO POOLE
JUSTIN CAME BACK WITH US
GOOD DAY

*The Week That Was – 17th April 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

Record of the week: nothing in particular

17th April 1983
Getting ready for the great DEPRESSION
(school tomorrow)

18th April 1983
Fucked off already
Still – Mr King gave back poems etc
seeing him tomorrow

19th April 1983
Got them back, had a chat
Otherwise, pretty shit.
Saw photos of meself that someone else took

20th April 1983
Rupert is the enemy
Friendship is at an end
Happiness is dead in me
Help

21st April 1983
Got my help
Better day than yesterday
Mainly cos we didn’t have MATHS

22nd April 1983
Rupert is enemy
He’s a lying swindling bastard killing my friendship

23rd April 1983
FUCKIN DOING BUGGER ALL MUCH

*The Week That Was – 10th April 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

Record of the week: Bauhaus – She’s In Parties

10th April 1983
Went to Simon’s with Justin
FUCKIN’ KNACKERED

11th April 1983
Went to Copse with Mat
Fuckin ace laugh

12th April 1983
Got some photocopying done
Making art

13th April 1983
Went to copse – had fun
Black Flag rule at the mo!
Been doing awful
FARTZ
Cat is playful

14th April 1983
FUCKIN’ GERT MUD FIGHT

15th April 1983
Can’t remember

16th April 1983
Walked back from Poole

*The Week That Was – 3rd April 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

Record of the week: Butcher – On The Ground

3rd April 1983
Defender is brill
Mat came round and we set up record sheet

4th April 1983
Played Defender til 2
1,000,000 +

5th April 1983
CAN’T REMEMBER

6th April 1983
JUSTIN STAYED
WENT TO SLEEP AT 6

7th April 1983
CAN’T REMEMBER
(SUNDAY)

8th April 1983
Went to Queen’s Copse
All I can remember

9th April 1983
Practice was good
Stayed at Justin’s

The Week That Was – 20th March 1983

~ shaun tenzenmen ~ Leave a comment

23rd March 1983
ILL AND AWAY

24th March 1983
ILL AND AWAY

25th March 1983
AT SCHOOL

26th March 1983
Went to practice at Kenty’s then to record fair – got 7 7″s and 5 12″s – good day

20th Feb 2023 – Not sure if I was late to get a diary this year or if I was just lazy or distracted with other stuff. I still wasn’t at the point of getting much detail down. I don’t recall where this record fair was held and that haul must have cost a fair bit of money which was either my saved school lunch money or pinched from my mum’s stash in her bureau.