Tag Archives: 1960s

Flower Power in the 1960s

Posted on January 3, 2018 by odeboyz
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The White Horse aka The Pig and Butcher

Posted on November 3, 2017 by odeboyz

The White Horse was on the corner of Theberton Street and Liverpool Road. As a sixteen year old it was illegal for me to drink alcohol. My older brother aged twenty-one used to sneak me in the pub on a … Continue reading →

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A job in a million

Posted on September 22, 2017 by odeboyz

When I started work at Hackney Council I quickly realised I was a cog in a big wheel. Lou Olivo, the area foreman, was pig ignorant, arrogant, and annoying to anyone at a lesser grade than him. We were trash, … Continue reading →

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How a ‘tyrant’ did me a favour

Posted on August 25, 2017 by odeboyz

Having completed my five year apprenticeship I decided that travelling all over the country wasn’t for me. Building sites from Scotland to the West Country usually with some grim digs that I had to find for myself all added up … Continue reading →

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