Rebel in the Head

 

A Change Will Do You Good

Gary was promoted now, somewhat belatedly, in his eyes , he had now become the ‘company boy’ he always vowed not to become, the ‘typical civil...
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Bound for Glory (1984)

Gary sat huddled into his leather jacket on the train, his stomach turning somersaults, in time with the irregular rhythms of the train’s movement...

Calum at the Folk Festival (1988)

Calum was nervous, really bricking it, as the young folk at the office often said. He had rehearsed his version of Davy Graham’s ‘Anji’, and had it...

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1988)

Gary had been a rebel, in his head at least, for long enough, about four years or so, and it was becoming boring. At the ripe old age of 25, he...
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Inspirations and Influences (1984)

(Bound for Glory Continued) Now in his hotel room in a small building at the far end of Sauchiehall Street, Gary was settling in. He had bought a ten...
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Oh Mercy (1989)

With Jake now over in Europe travelling under the pretence of teaching English as a foreign l anguage, Gary was glad in many ways to see the back of...
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Results: 1979

Gary trudged the last few yards of his morning paper round. Late July and the rain was teeming down. At 16, Gary was a bit old for a paperboy, and...
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Sally MacLennane (1985)

The Revue was a Mecca for all black clad young folk on a Saturday night, Goths, Punks, Metalheads, all manner of musical ‘tribes’ met, drank, danced...
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Saturday Job (1980)

Saturday Job (1980) School work had improved for Gary since the 0’ Grade results. He had chosen to take 3 Highers -in French, English and Art. These...
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Three Halves to Union Street

It was just before the O’Grades in 1979, and a Holiday Monday, Easter Monday to be precise, a public holiday, a day off school to do nothing, to...
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Walking Through The Fire

For as long as he could remember, Gary had sought solace in music when times were difficult for him.The Bruce Springsteen lyric that mentioned...
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We Are Only Riders

We Are Only Riders By Calum McCallion It has taken me years to get round to this, but I thought I would have a bash at this writing lark like my old...