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Today's Daze

Wednesday 5 April 2006: Medellin, Colombia

For security, in case a plane went down Rodrigo was on later flight joined us after Clara, fresh from her class on the history of music in Russia, Borodin did she say? … got a real empedernido smoker’s room which with incipient flu sore throat various beers made for full-stomached hard pillowed restless fitful night.

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One Year Ago Today

Tuesday 5 April 1994: Santiago, Chile

Richard joined me up on roof for swimming this morning, I put in 30 or more leisurely lengths. To office for 9, meeting in Osvaldo’s side-office (the board room) with Nicola … of Greig at 3 a cheering feature. OK, fartig.

ERUV – area where orthodox Jews can forget about some of their normal Sabbath restrictions

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Two Years Ago Today

Friday 5 April 1974: Outwell

Jo stayin agen I must remember to wake up & see her soon. Went to the disco at the White Hart but she wanted to come home early at 12 becos she was tired. Now Im in bed waitin and shes downstairs watching TV with ma & pa Ill be with her soon tho

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Three Years Ago Today

Saturday 5 April 1980: Outwell

just past Franny’s Frankie … drove up took me up town. Blackfriars for darts then Angel for pool. On drive extraordinarily elated, naturally enough suppose with prospect another boundless drinking session before me. In fact only about 4 pints even left Angel before closing time! (Frankie gone earlier, to take his bird a red rose).

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Four Years Ago Today

Friday 5 April 1985: Quito

Visited with Wendy Fernando in Clinica San Gabriel close to our homes, where he had a cartilage operation Thursday afternoon – out Saturday. No lunch wrote over two beers over two pages of romance to tide me up to this Sunday when I should do some after completing this entry. Gustavo arrived not very late but

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