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*The Week That Was – 30th January 1984

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Record of the week: Aheads -Minuteman, Self Abuse – Batman (Live)
Song of the month – Confessions Of Sin – Loose (Live)

30th January 1984
Didn’t do much today. Physics was quite good – writing for the Bloodstains. Maths was shit. Social Studies was depressing as usual. H.E. was boring – god what am I gonna do? Rung Justin and Paul – had a chat. Hill Street Blues is on again. Nearly finished my book. Got letter from Zoe.

31st January 1984
Not a lot happened today – boring eh? Patchet had a go at me and Kas (?) in R.E. PSCE was boring. Maths was shit, what’s new? B. Studies – yet (?). English was interesting. Had the Bloodstains book taken by Mr King. P.E. was alright. Doing a tape of the Clash for Liz at the moment. Grange Hill was interesting, Glenroy having a go and sticking up for the poor. Had a bath and here I am. Alas, Smith and Jones is on tonight, it was pretty good. Not a lot else.

1st February 1984
Had a bit of fun today. H.E. made a Lemon Delight which we all scoffed. Physics – I took some incense in and Haywire thought it was dope and nearly took me to the Head of Year. Nearly got caught smoking with Vince by Clarke. R.E. did nothing. English – wrote some more Bloodstains. Business Studies – watched a rainbow. Maths was shit. Hell Comes To Your House Part II has been released. Now I’m here and that’s the end. Finished Time Enough For Love.

2nd February 1984
Didn’t do a lot in Art. Slaughtered Chesh in squash. Got bored in Social Studies. Business Studies was boring. English was alright. Saw Mandy Richardson get stuck in a bin. Nicked Liz’s scarf. Might be buying a moped tonight. See you later. Did buy it – it’s jolly cool. Amanda rang – so I told about the gigs. Managed to scrounge a day off school next Thursday to go and see Conflict and 15 other groups down Bournemouth. Started The Satanist.

3rd February 1984
Did fuck all in English. H.E. was boring. Maths was shit. Art was alright. B. Studies was boring. Physics was ace. Heyward wanted volunteers for detention so me and Rat got it. Mine’s next Thursday when I won’t be there. Chris Frost came round and we went round on it. Went down to the chippie and had an accident with it. Went down Hinton Martell, then the club. Bought some fags, saw Carly then came back. Not a lot else.

4th February 1984
Went into Poole. Was with Lisa – Siomn’s girlfriend, til we met Simon. Saw Snowy – the tramp. Then caught the coach to Ilminster – was a laugh. The pub there wouldn’t let us in but everyone managed to get a drink. The gig was good. Self Abuse were their usual self. Breakout were good. We left at 11.30, got back to Paul’s about 1 and watched some videos. Had some of the most silly conversations ever. Andy was getting on everyone’s nerves and I’m thinking of chucking him out of the group.

5th February 1984
Got up at 11.00. Found out last night that the Conflict gig is off. Came back at 12.30, got to Wimborne about 1.10 then came back. Borrowed a load of fanzines off Paul including Flipside. Had a bath. Had a wank. And now I’m here. Fuckin’ knackered. Cat slept on my bed til 1.45 am then decided he wanted to get out.

No hope for you, no hope for anyone – 24th December 1983

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28th Jul 2024 – Mum and me in my bedroom at Forest Cottage. I’m not sure why Mum let me graffiti the walls but I did, and my friends did, along with some painting and various other decorations. The writing on the right was WASTED which was my imaginary band at the time.

Her old Sony Trinitron was how I remember watching TV in those days. I think she had upgraded to a newer Sony Trinitron, happy with the quality. Those things used to last and the rate of improvement of technology was much slower then.

My room wasn’t much wider than this. My single bed fit perfectly across the width and the length was perhaps a little shorter than two bed lengths.

The three-piece suit was an Oxfam buy that was a bit of a fuck you to the traditional punk clothing that everyone was wearing and also helped me get lifts to Poole when hitchhiking there.

28th Jul 2024 – Sometime around October, I had bleached my hair and a week before the Christmas holiday started I got the sides cut to give me a nice wide blonde mohawk. The school were having none of it though and suspended me from school unless it was off or dyed black. So much for the Christmas spirit! Fucking school!

I thought that my Mum wouldn’t be that bothered about me missing the last few days of school but I was wrong and she insisted that I do something about it. So I got most of it cut and the tuft at the front I had to cover in boot polish until the end of the week. Ugh.

This picture was taken in the dining room where my grandparents would spend their time, the chair behind us belonged to our dog, Jenny, a springer spaniel that my mum overfed over time and eventually was unable to lift herself up there.

Can’t Wait – 24th November 1983

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Can’t wait for the end of the lesson
Can’t wait to get it over and done with
Can’t wait for the end of the day
Can’t wait to get out and live
Can’t wait for the end of the day
Can’t wait for the end of the week
Can’t wait til the end of term
Can’t wait to go out and seek
Can’t wait to leave school
I can’t wait at all

15th May 2023 – Safe to say that I wasn’t a big fan of school.

Haywire – 25th July 1983

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Beuagh, guts are lying everywhere
And my brains are going spare
Another physics lesson, I’m going to start a fire
Haywire, haywire, haywire, haywire

24th Apr 2023 – Mr Hayward was our Physics teacher and struggled to keep us nasty, disobedient kids under control. Naturally, we called him Haywire.
One time I was burning incense at the back of the class and when he saw the smoke he ran to us and threatened to take us to the headmaster for smoking marijuana in class. Scared at the prospect of going to the headmaster’s office we told him it was just incense and after a while, he calmed down, but that was his undoing. From then on we knew we could get away with anything in his classes.
For the Easter holiday in 1984, we (Rupes, Jez, Jim and Muz) stole a stroboscope out of the cupboard on the last day of school and had a party in my room where we made ourselves dizzy and broke the varispeed dial. Not to be disheartened we fixed it by shoving a matchstick into the shaft and got it going again. As we would only be at school intermittently for our exams from that time onwards we had no intention of returning this equipment but we ended up thinking it would be funnier if we could put it back without anyone noticing and so that’s what we did.
Needless to say, I failed my Physics exam and quite possibly most of our class did.
I found out a few years after leaving school Mr Hayward died of a heart attack whilst playing squash. Really, I had fond memories of him and though I hated physics I always enjoyed his class.

*The Week That Was – 17th April 1983

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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 – 1st June 1981

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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 – 27th April 1981

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Single of the week: Discharge – Why?, Members – Working Girl

27th April 1981
Back at school
–SHIT–

28th April 1981
Sports day in 3 weeks

29th April 1981
Broke 2 records
High Jump 143
Long Jump 450

30th April 1981
Bit tired
Kenny you know Everett video cassette

1st May 1981
That’s today
SOUNDS EXPLOITED

2nd May 1981
mum’s not here

3rd May 1981
Records of the month
B-Movie – Remembrance Day
Tenpole Tudor – Swords of a Thousand Men
Blitzkrieg EP
Exploited – Dogs of War
Discharge – Why?

This week’s chart-topper is: Fucks Bizz – Making Your Mind Down

*The Week That Was – 5th January 1981

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Single of the week: The Motels – Days Are OK

5th January 1981
Last of Something Else
It was good for not a good day

6th January 1981
Gotta finish project
Sex – even Grange Hill is talking about it

7th January 1981
School starts
Nicked a golf ball and tennis scoring sheet from school

8th January 1981
Nothing happened Bored Bored Bored
Nearly bust record player

9th January 1981
Hurray no school tomorrow
Go and see Fog

10th January 1981
Didn’t do much
Ipswich 2 v Notts Forest 0

11th January 1981
Got up at 12
SEEMS LIKE A GOOD DAY

This week’s chart-topper is John Lennon – Imagine
Highest new entry – The Look – I Am The Beat