the big freeze
Early 1963 was the coldest winter on British record. Records had been kept since 1659.
During a cold winter people try all sorts to keep warm. One result of ‘all sorts’ was that myself and most my secondary (US = High) school classmates have birthdays during the Autumn. In 1981 the autumn babies turned 18. A fabulous autumn of parties. Myself and my best friend, born 7 days before me, shared a party with buckets of big hair, lip-gloss, bouncing and upbeat music.
Altered Images frequently bounced around to Happy Birthday that autumn. Unfortunately, or not, my dance style hasn’t evolved since my early days of copying Clare.
