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Today's Daze

Friday 17 July 1992: Rugby

8e. Brian Stockins’ leaving do, upstairs then Mitre with Al, Mike & Michelle, Ray, Grahams … Paul Matthews, from whom won tenner on toss of a coin (actually he won it gave me double or quits I then took third leg too to end up up). Needed it for £14 taxi back home from Coventry.

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One Year Ago Today

Sunday 17 July 1977: Freiburg

Good Lord I’ve ballsed it up again. This entry is for July 24th
Phoned Vivienne, she probably won’t be leaving until Wednesday on her tour if weather remains so glum so no chance meeting her Hamburg Tuesday… promised visit me late Sept. on her way to Wales but I’ll never trust in a woman’s oath.

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Two Years Ago Today

Wednesday 17 July 1985: Quito

… read an Asterix to put off the evil moment but … wrote page of German, my 41st. If I’m not careful … another novel of extended short story length, but I’ve decided to just hammer on if not loading every rift with ore at least cramming as much glister as possible into every side.

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Three Years Ago Today

Monday 17 July 1995: San Juan, PR

My normal working day practice is to go back to sleep until 7.30 or whenever Wendy brings my cup of tea, but today sorted papers, diarised, had a glass of water – no, tell a lie, first off I phoned Val’s had a fair chat wi Ross about football once he’d confirmed my dears arrived safely,

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Four Years Ago Today

Monday 17 July 1995: San Juan, PR

Woke about my normal sober working day time, i.e. between 6.30 and 7, with the luxury of not having to go to work since we’re celebrating Luis Muñoz Rivera day – either P.M. or governor here in the forties and a leading figure for decades after that, the father of modern P.R. I think I can

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