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From 'Shy Boy' to 'Show Off'

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From 'Shy Boy' to 'Show Off'

By: William Freeman
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 Tony Benn, the Labour politician was a great diary keeper. When asked why he did this, he observed that keeping a diary means that you experience life three times. Once during the experience; again, when you write about it and a third time when you later read it. That partly explains why I wrote this book. Be aware, though, that it isn’t a diary; it isn’t a eulogy and it certainly isn’t a novel. You'll read some character-forming memories of a wartime baby who became a cripplingly shy teenager and, eventually, a slightly egotistical performing show off. Chapter Titles 1. EARLY ARRIVAL 2. DAD, CAPTAIN MARVEL & FREDDIE FREEMAN 3. MAKE DO AND MEND 4. ‘NO PUDDING UNTIL YOU CLEAN YOUR PLATE’ 5. THIS LITTLE PIGGY … 6. PRIMARY SCHOOLDAYS 7. NETTY, PRIVY AND NIGHT SOIL 8. FIRES FOR WARMTH, HOT WATER AND COOKING 9. LIGHT, SOUND, VISION 10. NORMAL DANGEROUS CHILDHOOD PLAY 11. THE KNIFE CARRYING CULTURE OF MY YOUTH 12. BIRDS OF A FEATHER 13. UNWANTED ROAST CHICKENS 14. SEGREGATED SEA SWIMMING 15. CHRISTMAS TIMES 16. MY UNAPPRECIATED HOME TOWN 17. THE AIRD FAMILY 18. SCOUTING FOR BOYS 19. NORHAM 20. CARTOONS AND CARTOONING 21. HOLIDAYS BEFORE PACKAGES 22. SPORTING DISASTERS AND DECEPTIONS 23. EDUCATION AND THE ‘SLIDING DOORS’ IMPACT 24. MY SPORTING LIFE 25. HOLIDAY CAMP WORKING 26. AND HOW IT ALMOST BECAME REAL LIFE 27. FRIVOLITY TO FRIVOLITY VIA A PROPER JOB 28. A TALE OF TWO WINE BARS 29. MY MUSICAL LIFE 30. BETTER THAN ANYTHING YOU’LL SEE IN THE WEST END 31. I ONCE MET… 32. HOSPITALS 33. BECOMING A ‘CABBAGE’ 34. THE THINKER 35. BIRCH HILL CARE HOME 36. SIXTIES ‘COOL’ 37. MY ECCENTRIC HOBBIES 38. JOB DONE? NOW WHAT? I want my children and grandchildren to understand aspects of my life history and experiences and to know the kind of man that their dad / grandfather was. I’m not portraying myself as an ideal role model – far from it – I’m just giving some background information that could explain my behaviours and the things that influenced me. Entertainment & Celebrities Superhero
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