From Glam To The Jam
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From Glam To The Jam
By Step Taylor
Forget the hectic, instantaneous, downloadable nature of today’s modern society (complete with throwaway manufactured music and phoney sporting giants) and cast your mind back to a time when everything was wonderfully simple. People out and about didn’t have their vision obscured by small electronic devices permanently fixed in front of their faces and actual face to face communication was commonplace. Failing that letter writing or the frequent use of one of those red steel and glass boxes (providing you had bulging pockets of two and five pence pieces and it hadn’t been vandalised) were the means to contact friends and family alike. Television coverage, particularly with regards to sport and music, was limited and treasured. Early May was always eagerly anticipated by footy fans as you were guaranteed two live TV matches on consecutive Saturdays in the form of The FA Cup Final and England V Scotland. Nothing could get in the way of those including weddings..We survived comfortably on a mere three TV channels. The launch of Channel 4 was bordering on revolutionary This short semi autobiographical account relives those times but from a Suffolk school/area context focusing heavily on the obscure aspects of sporting and media coverage and the music genres of the times. Be ready for a few obscure charts too. Who cares about the antics of Suella Braverman when we had Floella Benjamin!
ISBN is: 9781838129965
A5 150 pages plus cover
396 in stock
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From Glam To The Jam
By Step Taylor
Forget the hectic, instantaneous, downloadable nature of today’s modern society (complete with throwaway manufactured music and phoney sporting giants) and cast your mind back to a time when everything was wonderfully simple. People out and about didn’t have their vision obscured by small electronic devices permanently fixed in front of their faces and actual face to face communication was commonplace. Failing that letter writing or the frequent use of one of those red steel and glass boxes (providing you had bulging pockets of two and five pence pieces and it hadn’t been vandalised) were the means to contact friends and family alike. Television coverage, particularly with regards to sport and music, was limited and treasured. Early May was always eagerly anticipated by footy fans as you were guaranteed two live TV matches on consecutive Saturdays in the form of The FA Cup Final and England V Scotland. Nothing could get in the way of those including weddings..We survived comfortably on a mere three TV channels. The launch of Channel 4 was bordering on revolutionary This short semi autobiographical account relives those times but from a Suffolk school/area context focusing heavily on the obscure aspects of sporting and media coverage and the music genres of the times. Be ready for a few obscure charts too. Who cares about the antics of Suella Braverman when we had Floella Benjamin!
ISBN is: 9781838129965
A5 150 pages plus cover
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Met the author on a golf break and found that we both had similar interests in the music of the 70’s and early 80’s that had populated our lifestyles. This book is a highly enjoyable read that plots Step’s journey through that period in his life. Somewhat cynical but links well with his humour and zest for life. Well worth a read.