Diary Entries for : July 1976
Sunday, 11th July 1976
Did oil painting in morning. Played cricket in afternoon. Neil said Catherine is ill. Went Leisure Centre at night very boring. Mum and dad went out at night too.
Monday, 12th July 1976
Never went school today. Went town got some pants and a Beach Boys L.P. Stayed in in afternoon. Went disco at night. Catherine wasn’t there . Joanne said Catherine doesn’t know what a lad is.
Tuesday, 13th July 1976
Went school in morning. Teacher said I didn’t have to come in anymore. I was dead sick. Come home at 9.30am. Saw Cathy at school. Played cricket all afternoon and night. Been thinking of her all day, GOD when is it all gunna end, when is she gunna leave me in peace.
Wednesday, 14th July 1976
Stayed in all day oil painting on and off. I asked Bones had he seen Catherine lately at school, he said Anthony was talking to her, she said, Where’s Gary?, and she still likes me a bit, don’t know whether it’s true. I’ve been thinking about her all day. Still madly infatuated on her.
Thursday, 15th July 1976
Was oil painting most of the day, thinking of Catherine a lot all day. They used to walk past our house one time now they don’t. Gunna try and fancy this girl called Mary from now on it should be easier than Catherine in more ways that one. OH it wasn’t true by the way what Bones said coz Anthony said it wasn’t this morning.
Friday, 16th July 1976
Did some oil painting in morning a and Guardians. Howard came in afternoon, played loads of records. Went playing cricket at night. Howard, Bren and I went in Bernie’s till about 11.40pm.
Saturday, 17th July 1976
Went work all day. Went library at dinner, got a record and three paint brushes. Walked home watched the opening of the Olympic Games at night. Budge said he saw Sutchy and a blonde haired girl outside the shop, could have been Cathy.
Sunday, 18th July 1976
Oil painting in morning. Walked nans went in Good Companions where they was for about 5 minutes. Had a bath. Neil and Barry came, they said Sutchy’s got an infection she can’t come out for 6 weeks*, that puts yesterday in doubt. Mum and dad went out at night. * Deborah Sutch had the Mumps
Monday, 19th July 1976
Went nans in morning went town with grandad. Mum never went work. Oil painting all afternoon and a bit at night. Never went out at night.
Tuesday, 20th July 1976
Oil painting all morning, playing records all afternoon. Swapped some records with Spinksy. Never went out at night. Still fancy Cathy.