Diary Entries for : January 1976

Filed all my records in alphabetical order in the morning. Did homework for about an hour in afternoon and watched tele. Had a bath. Stayed in at night. Looking forward to seeing Catherine. It’s funny how I’ve missed her.

Had my Tetanus injection in the morning. Swapped two records. Every time I walk near Sutch and Catherine, Sutch say, AH Catherine, just like my mates say, AH Gary , when she comes by. Stayed in at night.

At last break Closey* and Carol* said they were still trying to make Catherine go out with me. I told them I’ve never fancied her. At home time I was talking to that lot. They were taking the Mickey and I said I’ve never liked Catherine and she was there, I still do, I’m potty on her. I’ve not got her by telling her I like her, so I’ll try the other way. I want to talk to her and I’ll have a jolly good go tomorrow. * Lesley Close (one of the Fab Four) * Can only assume Carol …
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Anthony Rae said he talks to Catherine and she always smiles at him but not me. He also said she doesn’t like me and he likes her. I asked him to ask her why she doesn’t like me. Played Soccer 4 a side in the gym at dinner I was goalie , we won 11 nil. Mum and dad went out at night. Colquhoun and Dean came at night. Ant said she probably thinks I’m after what I can get (in so many words). Dean said he asked Catherine and she said she doesn’t like me, he can’t be stirring …
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Good day, the three who came in last night said how quiet I was last night. Gordon said CD doesn’t like me, Dean said she does, Lamby said Dean is telling the truth. At home time Anthony told CD I’m not the naughty type and he said she like me a bit. But Sutch put the boot in when she said do you still Fancy Alison*, I said, no chance. I wonder what Catherine thinks when I said all that because Sutch said to me do I still fancy Catherine, she could have took it the other way. I’ll see …
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Nothing at all happened today to do with me and Catherine. Roll on Monday when the story begins again. It’s the only time in my life when I’ve wanted a weekend to pass quick ready for school. I think I’ll love that girl till the last star burns out.

Went Nan Savages at morning till dinner, then went Nan Wenham’s. Grandad* told me how he won the war! Got home at 2.20pm. Stayed in in afternoon. Revised at night. * Grandad Bill was my dads father and was always telling us stories about the war or ghost stories that occurred in the Howley area of Warrington where my grandad was brought up in the early part of the 20th century. His war stories were legendary although I don’t believe them, nevertheless they were funny. One story that stands out in my mind is that he said he was guarding …
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Stayed in all day. When it’s quiet I think of Catherine, it’s terrible. Mum and dad went out at night. I think Catherine could be with me tonight if I wasn’t so shy. It gets so boring on my own. It’s an awful situation to be in.

This morning Anthony Rae said to Catherine, there’s Gary, he’s come all dressed up just for you, doesn’t he look nice ?, and she said NO, that proves she doesn’t like me. On the way home Sutch and Catherine were dressed in exactly the same clothes, they looked identical. Played football in gym, we won 5-1.

Swapped a few records today and yesterday. Nothing at all happened today involving me and sparrow legs, alias Catherine. I like it when silly situations happen involving me and her, it brightens up my average school day. Never did anything at night.