Those Were The Days

Cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Mon, 23 Dec 2019
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Just a dear diary entry and a bit of fun inspired by the I P, about meeting

with a Hawkwind freak at the Bristol Locarno when I was a teenager.

 

 

 

Do you recall Locarno...our brief encounter?

In the bar over drinks we had a lot of banter,

Hawkwind's playing we agreed didn't falter

hitting floor as on stage the band did enter,

 

we climbed aboard the great silver machine

feeling like passengers in a place to dream,

our long hair to envelope this freaky scene

those pure golden days when I was a teen,

 

of course back then we were highly addicted

to letting go, headbanging was not restricted,

crazy synthesizer's sounds left our spirits lifted

taking us to far out places as we instantly drifted,

 

then we felt like masters of our hippy universe

performing their space ritual gave words to verse,

liquid colours and space sounds were interspersed

Lemmy's voice...then Stacia's dancing was diverse,

 

as they left the stage sadly we never wanted it to end

it was so good to meet like minded Hawkwind friend,

though we never got to meet again, I like to still pretend

you are somewhere out there now who can comprehend

 

 

Picture by pixabay free images.

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Comments

Submitted by celticman on

wow, groovy. I guess that word has grown old, like the rest of us, no longer bold, to think you were a teen, a dream and then reality is how we see what has been and on that I'm keen. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thanks for reading Jack, and I like your rhyming comment, gave me a smile. smiley

Over the moon with the cherries, what a nice Christmas surprise, thank you so much.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

Similar memories of doing my thing, whatever it was, to Hawkwind, Jenny!  I love the last couple of lines.  I sometimes think about people I shared moments with and wonder if, while they're cleaning their kitchen or standing in the queue at the supermarket, they ever think of me.

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I'm glad you agree airyfairy.

Arn't we lucky to have had those special memories to look back on, and weren't we extra lucky to have been teenagers in the early 1970s when there was so much great music around?

Yes! I do constantly wonder whether young people I knew back then are still around and ponder what they are doing now, whether they're still living in England or have moved abroad.

As we used to say back then, it's all so mind blowing. smiley

Hope You Have A Great Christmas And A Healthy,  Peaceful New Year.

Jenny. 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Dear Jenny, this took me back to my own teens when I too had long hair. It was a time when it was compulsory to be unconventional.

My very best wishes to you and yours for the festive season.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Luigi,

I'm so glad I could jog your own memories. I think the rage of men having long hair back then was the best, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

Thank you for reading and letting me know.

My best wishes to you and yours for the season too.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Like the idea of a 'hippy universe' and 'liquid colours'. Some lovely images. :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Onemorething, Glad you liked the images, they were wonderful crazy days back then that will stick in my mind forever. I think you would have enjoyed them too, they were very inspiring times when bands like Hawkwind and Pink Floyd who were at their peak of creativity gave us visions and stimulated the imagination that was out of this world.

Thank you for reading and your kind words.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Yes! I am sure I would have done. I was born in the 70s and a teenager in the 80s, more Spandau Ballet less Pink Floyd! :)

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Catching up - what a great read Jenny. You've really managed to convey in words the sheer joy of that fleeting moment. And who knows, maybe one day you'll find your fellow headbanger! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas smiley

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading insert. Glad I could convey the enthusiasm I felt at the time in those wild and wonderful days.

I appreciate the comment.

We had a nice Christmas, hope you did too.

Jenny.