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Things explored this week in pursuit of entertainment and diversion \\u2026

\\u2026 Neil Tennant interviews Malcolm McLaren and other delights in Smash Hits, January 1983.

\\u2026 \\u201cthere\\u2019s no such thing as a finished record!\\u201d

\\u2026 the link between Cliff & the Shadows and the Merry Pranksters.

\\u2026 a touching interview with Jim Morrison\\u2019s father and sister about the son/brother who cut them off completely - plus would Jim Morrison have made it in the age of social media?

\\u2026 pop stars\\u2019 school reports.

\\u2026 when did the \\u201860s turn from black and white to colour?  

\\u2026 and when did people start talking about old records as if they were like old books - \\u201cfirst pressings\\u201d, \\u201cimprints\\u201d?

\\u2026 Muriel\\u2019s Wedding, Priscilla Queen Of the Desert, Strictly Ballroom and the return of Abba. 

\\u2026 the pure unalloyed joy of rubbing a shrink-wrapped box-set against your cheek.

\\u2026 Jack Charlton\\u2019s high-rolling \\xa3100 spending spree.

\\u2026 guess the \\u201880s fan club from its address!

\\u2026 and birthday guest Sandra Austin.

Smash Hits Jan 1983 \\u2026

https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Smash-Hits/1983/Smash-Hits-1983-01-06.pdf

Jim Morrison\\u2019 father and sister \\u2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz63-q8otYM

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