Today I added another annual ring to my gnarled trunk making a new total somewhere just over half a century. Yes, this English oak is slowly getting older - and debatably wiser. I find it hard to believe that more than fifty years have passed since I came into this world but I was lucky enough to pop out in the 1960's.
OK there were downsides for children during that decade: freezing school shorts, terrifying 'magic' gas at the dentists, grainy black and white TV and the humiliating school nit nurse, but these were a small price to pay for the countless upsides: comics, Instant Whip, the Space Race, Marine Boy, Action Man, tank tops, parallels, Spangles, Survival, Thunderbirds, Shoot, TV21, Creepy, Eerie and Project SWORD to name but a few Sixties childhood gems.
I remember it all with immense fondness and thank my late parents for making it extra special. It was their gift to me and eventually, half a century later, it made its way into the world in the form of a blog in the hope of reaching out to kindred spirits with similar 'gifts'.
So, readers, I raise my glass to you all on my birthday and wish the very best of Christmases just like the ones we used to know.
Signing off as my Mum and Dad did on their Xmas cards to each other,
B.O.A,
Woodsy
My parents on deck chairs, somewhere, circa 1971
Happy Birthday Woodsy! All of the team at Celtica Radio and our friends at Radio Hafren wish you the very best of birthdays.
ReplyDeleteFrom one of those kindred spirits out there, who understands how magical the 1960's were.
Many Happy Returns, Woodsy. Have a smashing day.
ReplyDeleteTank tops? Maybe not wiser mate, but certainly funnier! Thanks to ma and pa woods for giving us one of the warmest, wittiest, most generois and thoughtful people its been an absolute blast to talk to, moan at, rant with, work with and be continually inspired by. Roll on the 22nd century and we can get you cloned - every home should have a Woodstock!
ReplyDeleteBelated Birthday Wishes Woodster!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great day!
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