MemberD's diary

1980

 * 01 March 1980, Sat. bought ELO's Greatest Hits LP (in Hereford).


 * 16 April 1980, Tuesday bought John Foxx - No-One Driving 2 x 7" single gatefold sleeve.
 * 07 May 1980, Wednesday - Borrowed Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells


 * 08 May 1980. Thursday, bought the 7" of 'Cars' by Gary Numan "and I'm playing it at every possible moment". TOTP was ace - Human League and OMD.


 * 16 May 1980. Friday - last day at QE Secondary School.


 * 20 May 1980, Tuesday Second day of revision for O levels.
 * 27 May 1980, Tuesday Went to Worcester and bought We Are Glass from The Listening Inn (?). It went down in the charts.
 * 05 June 1980, Thursday French dictation and Paper 1 (no TOTP)
 * 10 July, Thursday. Bought NME and Smash Hits 
 * 12 July, Saturday Bought radio cassette recorder Bought NME and Smash Hits (Human League in both - see also 10 July 1980)
 * 16 July, Wed. Last day of strawberry picking, heard Empire State Human on the rado again, put Human League poster on ceiling.
 * 19 July 1980, Saturday Bought Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark LP, plus The Human League - Holiday '80/Rock 'n' Roll and Empire State Human 7" singles.
 * 02 August, Saturday. Week's holiday begins in Bude, Cornwall.
 * 04 September 1980, Thursday First day at Hereford Sixth Form College (introductory course only).
 * 05 September 1980: Bought Smash Hits and NME "which I've now read to death" (see 04 September 1980)
 * 06 September 1980, Saturday "Gary Numan Day". - see record purchases below and 'up in the early hours of the morning taping a 45 min. (Numan) interview'. Bought Telekon LP and I Die: You Die 7" in Hereford. The LP, which also included a free two-track 7" live EP, had just been released, while the single was at no. 6 in the charts. This was my fourth Gary Numan single purchase, and second picture sleeve. The B side of the single is an excellent piano version of the Tubeway Army track 'Down in the Park'. I've often doubted as to whether this was actually played by Numan himself or by D. Haines who is credited with piano playing for the A side. Bought NME. Went to a cèilidh at night at Whitbourne Hall.


 * 23 September, Tues.: Butterflies and Not the 9 O'clock News were both ace.
 * 03 November, Monday: Bought Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Organisation LP (with free 7" EP)
 * 20 November, Thurs.: read NME article on OMD by Paul Morley. (see 22 November 1980)
 * 20 December, Sat.: Saw Gary Numan on OGWT - good, also saw funny Carry On Behind.
 * 22 December, Mon., just managed to tape strange session version of Motion and Heart - brill.

1981

 * 06 June 1981, Saturday Bought The Human League - Travelogue (LP)
 * 21 September 1981, Monday - Peel plays Systems of Romance from John Foxx's new album The Garden - taped it.
 * 27 September 1981, Sunday - taped songs off Top 40. Heard OMD - Joan of Arc (new single) for first time.

1982

 * 08 May 1982, Saturday - Ceilidh at Whitbourne Village Hall


 * 11 May 1982, Tuesday - Play: 'The Caucasian Chalk Circle' by B. Brecht at Nell Gwynne Theatre, Hereford.
 * 20 May 1982 - Bought New Order - Temptation (7"), Hereford

1983

 * 05 January, Wednesday - bought Hello I Must Be Going by Phil Collins (cassette, Malv.)
 * 12 January - bought Kraftwerk Computer World (cass. + KW poster?')
 * 15 January, Saturday Attended Bunnymen concert. "Very atmospheric with smoke and 'monk' music at the beginning and the rest was ace".
 * 19 January: Bought Yazoo - The Other Side of Love (12"), Depeche Mode - The Meaning of Love (12"), Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons (12") from 'Ear 'Ere, Lancaster.
 * 12 February: Disco at The Falcon
 * 16 February, Wed. Bought Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (12"), New Order - Procession / Everything's Gone Green (7") from 'Ear 'Ere, Lancaster. Bought Smash Hits - OMD cover.
 * 19 February - bought new music centre (£100), plus Genetic Engineering 12" and Get the Balance Right 12"
 * 02 March 1983 - saw Airplane II at cinema, bought Dazzle Ships LP, went to U2 concert.
 * 11 March, Fri. - bought Genesis Duke cassette (Lanc.)
 * 12 March, Sat. - bought 'Love Action' 12" (Lanc.)
 * 22 March 1983, Tue. - bought Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (12") and New Order - Blue Monday (12"). Bought a new camera in Boots (£25.00).
 * 14 April 1983, Thursday. bought OMD Messages (10") and Telegraph (7") (Worc.).


 * 14 May 1983, Saturday - * Bought OMD - Red Frame / White Light (7"), second hand
 * 23 June 1983, Thursday - Passed my driving test. Heysham, Lancs. 4.15 pm
 * 23 July 1983, Saturday. Bought Joy Division - Closer
 * 30 July, Saturday - bought Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 12" (M&D on hols, staying at S&R's, swimming with S&R, S, S & C in Malvern, stayed at S&D's tonight).
 * 06 August 1983, Saturday - Bought Cabaret Voltaire - The Crackdown (M&D back from holidays)
 * 27 August 1983, Saturday. Bought Construction Time Again (LP), Bought Catcher in the Rye (paperback), watched Ultravox & Genesis concerts on TV (see page).
 * 31 August 1983: last day of work; went to see Hereford v. Portsmouth.
 * 06 September 1983, Tuesday. Went on holiday to Germany with cousin P. Flew from Heathrow Airport to Zuerich. Stayed at Susanne's.
 * 18 September 1983, Sunday: Returned home from short holiday in Germany.
 * 22 September 1983, Thursday. travelled to Edinburgh to visit Mike L (until Wednesday 28 September)
 * 24 September 1983, Saturday: 22 hour marathon around Scotland on special train ticket: Inverness, Kyle of Lochalsh, Isle of Skye, Aberdeen.
 * 13 October, Thurs.: Concert: Basking Sharks at Lancaster Sugar House.

1984

 * 25 September 1984: Flew to Bologna, Italy to start my year abroad.
 * 26 September 1984, Wednesday. Arrived in Ferrara, Italy where I would spend the first semester of my year abroad.
 * 27 November 1984: went to Depeche Mode concert at Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy. Support: MAtt Fretton.

1985

 * 23 January: Film at cinema: Falsche Bewegung/Falso Movimento (dir. Wim Wenders, 1975)
 * 05 February: Went (with Chris & M.) to see U2 play live at the Teatro Tenda in Bologna as part of the Unforgettable Fire tour and U2's first concert in Italy. This was the second time that I had seen them play live, the first being at Lancaster University eleven months earlier on 02 March 1984 on the War tour. (Audience bootleg recording on youtube)


 * 08 April (Easter Monday): Caught overnight train to Luxembourg and then on to Germany.
 * 09 April (Tuesday): Arrived in Trier, Germany.
 * 20 April (Sat.) Trip to Cochem with CS. on train. Hired bikes.
 * 20 May, Monday - Bought China Crisis - Flaunt The Imperfection (cassette) in Trier.

1986

 * 08 July 1986, Tuesday. Graduation ceremony at Lancaster University

1990

 * 08 February 1990 - travelled to LHR from BLQ BA593 1355-1510
 * 18 February 1990 - travelled LHR to BLQ BA592 1000-1305
 * 28 April 1990, Saturday . Bought ABC - Up! (cassette)
 * 23 May 1990 - saw film When Harry Met Sally
 * 16 June 1990, Sat: bought Scritti Politti - Provision (LP) and OMD We Love You 12"
 * 23 June, Sat: Enjoy the Silence / World in Motion compilation tape.
 * 16 September, Sun.: holidays Punta Ala (until 23 Sept.)
 * 05 December, Wed: flight to LHR
 * 16 December, Sun.: back to Italy
 * 17 December, Mon.: started new job at IJ

1992

 * 25 June 1992, Thursday - David Sylvian, Robert Fripp concert.

1995

 * 10 August 1995: in Manchester. Bought Blue Monday 95 CD single.
 * 19 August 1995, Saturday: in London. Bought (the best of) NewOrder cassette (Victoria Station Our Price, £10.99)

2006

 * Fly to Palma de Mallorca (until 25 June 2006)

2007

 * 15 March 2007 start new job at U.

2009

 * 02 June 2009 - joined Facebook

2010

 * 06 April, Tuesday. Return to Venice from UK (Worcester to Gatwick)

2014

 * 14 February: 50th birthday

2016

 * 20 May, - *OMD - Architecture & Morality - Dazzle Ships (live Royal Albert Hall 09.05.2016) - 2xCD (arrived)
 * 09 July, Sat. - * In Stockholm. Visited the ABBA Museum.
 * 09 July, Sat. - * In Stockholm. Visited the ABBA Museum.

2017

 * 25 February 2017, Saturday: Concert: Samuele Bersani - Teatro Geox, Padova
 * 16 June 2017, Friday: inserted OTD template, bought (used) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (LP, 1980, black grid pink/black insert).
 * 26 July 2017 Bought New Order - NOMC15 (digital download)

2018

 * 21 April 2018: first time at Carlo Mazza for SPAL v. Roma (0:4)

2019

 * 24 February 2019, Sun.: Concert - Tears For Fears, Kioene Arena, Padova.
 * 20 April, Sat: first away game Empoli v. SPAL
 * 14 August: family holiday to California begins, arrive San Francisco same day.
 * 26 August: travel home from San Diego, via London following day.

2020

 * 19 March, Thurs: stayed at home from work, national lockdown already in progress
 * 02 October, Fri.: sworn in as Italian citizen.

2021

 * 08 May, Sat.: bought first Macbook Air
 * 10 May, Mon.: first anti-COVID vaccination

Radio recordings

 * 28 September 2011 - Classic Albums, ABC - The Lexicon of Love.
 * 21 September 2018 - Interpol in session and conversation
 * 03 October 2018 - She Drew the Gun session.
 * 22 July 2019 - Public Service Broadcasting live at RAH

Concerts attended

 * 27 May 1984: Ultravox, Brighton Pavilion, Brighton, UK
 * 19 August 1984 (Sun.) New Order, Gloucester Leisure Centre
 * 27 November 1984: Depeche Mode, Teatro Tenda, Italy
 * 25 November 2009: Depeche mode, Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy
 * 14 April 2010: Ultravox, Vox Club, Nonantola, Italy