"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Tag Archives for obituary
Alex Higgins, RIP
In another time and another place we were students with lots of time on our hands. We spend all week on the couch, reading the papers, drinking cinnamon tea and spice biscuits and taking the mickey out of each other. … Continue reading
On Paul Newman’s passing
In 1981 I was 18 years old and a big fan of Paul Newman. Fandom in those days wasn’t as concentrated as it is now. Apart from my best friend, with whom I went to see his movies, I didn’t … Continue reading
John Peel is dead
(translated from Dutch, written earlier today) Who said the tide is turning on the sea ? A strange love’s caught up with me Forever paradise – The Undertones As a teenager in the late 70s, early 80s, I would spend … Continue reading
