I remember I used to get Bose and Bang & Olufsen mixed up. I think I even thought they might be the same company. Probably because of the B and the O,and I even think their logo was a B and an O together. But they’re not.

I remember a girl called Jackie at work who used to be able to get hold of albums really cheap. She had a list which we would pick from and then she’d bring them in. I think it was something to do with her boyfriend, who was a roadie. I am sure it was all above board – there were shops starting up where you could buy cheap records. It might even have been around the time Richard Branson opened the first Virgin record shops. Just to put a date on it, I am sure I bought Judie Tzuke’s Welcome To The Cruise.

I remember a madrigal that I sang in the house madrigal competition being called something like ‘Do not misconstrue my meaning’. My house was Kingsley/Montgomery.

I remember my crown falling out again. This time (a fortnight after the first) while chewing a ham sandwich, made with sliced bread just to make it softer…