thank you for my 'Happy Birthday' message

Don't check emails…eh  (well, maybe once in a blue moon)

thankfully I bypassed that one.. phew!

this threads so manly…

just to lessen the testosterone 

You are all most likely bored by now, or drunk, so I will skip through the next lot as fast as I can.

I also hit the rise of the Manchester music scene, but not at the same level as Mega, i listened to the usual suspects at this time, and when i was 18 l loved Oasis.  After this I kind of lost my way a bit and didn't overly take to many bands.  I stated listening to Texas, Tracy Chapman and a bit of Macy Grey

When I met Gav, I claimed i didn't like U2, but every time one of their songs played on MTV, I would say ' I didn't know they sang this'… so that started my next phase and I suddenly became a U2 fan.  I still listened to GnR a lot and other artists from my past like Susanna Hoff (Bangles)

Fast forward a few more years and I am now with Gav on the music front, 9 years of marriage and our musical tastes are starting to align, and mellow out.  Now we enjoy a bit of Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, Band of Horses and a little Noah and the Whale

but also influenced by Tom too, he went through a massive Kiss phase, and therefore so did we

This being said, my Mum was big on Motown, 60's and 70's music, and as kids my sister and I used to dance in the living room with my Mum to a number of her favourites, special memories

… approaching the late 80's and on occasions behind the trend, my taste changed again, and I started to listen to The Cure, i had a little thing for Robert Smith even though he was a little on the chunky side. This progressed into soft rock and Poison became my next tipple, quickly followed by Guns n Roses and iron Maiden. My Dad even suggested 'Bring your daughter to the Slaughter' as my walk down the isle song for our wedding!

this went on for a few years and in this time I also found Van Halen and reverted back to 1984 for a while

Well, I have a very embarrassing eclectic musical life journey, ever the 'indecisive', mega will testify to this.

First ever record owed, I won at the grand age of 4 in a dancing competition at a local disco (sympathy win, I'm sure) was by Adam and the Ants, Stand and deliver.  Still can't resist a good sing along to them now!
Adding the links, so you can laugh at me the next time you see me..

My first record player (delivered by Santa) came with my next phase of musical happiness, Madonna (obvious!) Shakin Stevens (I practised dancing on my toes everyday) and Talking Heads (this musical journey really is going to lead you to nowhere… of any interest anyway)

By this time I was truly loving the 80's (and still to this day, it's a massive cheese fest in our house when i get control of the IPOD dock, be warned if ever you come to one of our parties)
I was a HUGE Wham fan, bedroom was decorated with Wham posters, bead spreads and clock, thats as much as Mum and Dad would allow living in an army house, or possibly all they could take!  Besides this I had an infatuation with A-Ha, loved a bit of Tears for Fears and had brief flirt with Bros, there are more, but I feel I have already gone too far.
Wham

A-HA

Tears for Fears

TBC…

Jeff, I think you need to change your vocation in life… to a life coach

Mega attaches the first MBB flasher

Then the professional showed him how it's done…

So we locked him out for showing off 

Up close and personal with the flasher

and with the patch

Mountains of beautiful MBB's

Soda, I've managed to not drink do much soda over the last few months, swapped it for pear cider!

I am giving up Chocolate, crisps and negativity for lent. (negativity because, january blues have turned me into a real grump).  Tommytrons birthday in on Good Friday this year, so what a day to be able indulge in chocolate again