Today I am recalling a painful experience from a few years ago. I was having my two upper front teeth significantly repaired because they had never recovered from an unfortunate incident that happened in my youth when the world was certainly a very different place. As I was waiting for treatment I started to flick through a magazine. I found an article on Fever Pitch the film. You might or might not know the film was based on Nick Hornby’s book of the same title about supporting Arsenal FC.

It seemed that that my teeth had come full circle following the “incident” of  September 1974! I was at Arsenal watching my beloved Hatters and in those days there was no segregation at grounds. Throughout the first half the Arsenal “hard man” Peter Storey was consistently battering our “fancy Dan” Australian forward all over the pitch! I think I may of been a little loud in voicing my opinion that Mr Storey was really a gorilla! At half time with the Hatters a goal down I left my mate Paul to get our half time refreshment  “hot dogs” while I visited the Gents. To this day I don’t know what happened but I found myself on the floor with blood pouring out of my mouth. I sought help from a policeman whose comment was “Good grief did you meet Mohammed Ali?”and I was dispatched in an ambulance with flashing blue lights I was with an unfortunate victim who had been hit by a brick! Paul meanwhile was back standing on the terrace with two hot dogs (remember no mobile phones) He ate one and then as the second half progressed he ate the second one! At the end of the game he caught the train home without me! He thought I had possibly met a friend  from college! I was having my bloody mouth examined-my two middle upper front teeth had been knocked back and was now at a horrible 45 degree angle. and I was in agony! (This story will be continued tomorrow and Friday-wait till you hear some of the responses!)

Yesterday’s answers

a) Spitfire was powered by a Merlin engine  b) Concorde first flew in 1969 and the final flight was 2003   c) Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St Louis  d) A Vickers Vimy was the plane Alcock and Brown flew over the Atlantic.

Today’s Quiz – On Seas

a) The River Danube empties into which sea?    b) Vladivostok stands on which sea?   c) Which sea is between Australia and New Zealand?  d) What is the smallest and shallowest Ocean?   e)  Which straight provides the only sea route out of the Persian Gulf?