Clubbing

By Louise’s 18th birthday she was already well established as a DJ. With her friend Kylie she performed all over London playing their versions of ‘dirty electro’. They called themselves “Pure Filth”. One of their friends did a great photoshoot including the pic below. You should be able to find more on this site.

On her 18th birthday – 14 years ago today – Vicky and I trooped down to Sin nightclub in Charing Cross Road to witness a set for ourselves. We were definitely the oldest couple in the room and probably the most underdressed but still impressed to see how Louise and Kylie could get the place moving.

Nudie Sailors

On a recent sailing trip with old friends John and Hil we reminisced about a great family holiday in Corsica where the spend the first week sailing around the north of the island – in fact there was hardly any wind so more motoring than sailing.

We were fascinated to find that not only are there nudist beaches dotted in secluded spots around the island but also that some boats (I think French?) like to sail entirely nude! Louise would grab the captain’s binoculars and inspect other boats that we approached. Every now and then a cry of “nudie boat” would go up followed by the kids collapsing into fits of giggles.