Adrian Stern's Page

"You don't need a scooter and for us oldies I think this may be the approaching future: "

"Mail on its way Rob!"

"I think we've all met him!"

"Cool!"

"I don't know if you know this but the word vespa means wasp in Italian. Lambretta simply comes from the name of the suburb in Milan where they were made - Lambrate. Did you know with inspiration from HD?"

"I found some RSG clips on youtube - by searching for ready steady go. Too easy. Not many but absolute gems. I seem to have a vague memory of having to audition to be on the show. I do remember what I wore though - and it may not sound too mod…"

"Must have been the time of day eh, Rob?"

"Not in a million years! The right have turned everyone into capitalists! You have to buy a house to have somewhere to live, manage your own pension in unit trusts making everyone a market player, setting inflation trgets lower than the…"

"High Beach? On a scooter? I've only ever been there on a horse - really!"

"Let's deal with the easy bit first - before Thatcher the Hatchet there were universitites and polytechnic schools, degrees from uni and diplomas from polys. Basically unis were centres of learning and polys more practical places where one could…"

"My interpretation I know, but the whole "Swinging London" phenomenon was only possible because we had a labour gov't, full employment, had started cutting our defence costs etc etc. We were so f****** lucky mate! and I feel so sorry…"

"Not stupid at all and I'm a little surprised you've had no comments yet. England in the time of Harold Wilson -  at last a labour government after years of "you've never had it so good". Well now we did and if I…"

"but the other two are hot!"

"is that really true? wow! some repect at last for the Monkees"

"You're joking aren't you? I thought those vanished around armistice day. I'm pretty sure I have a knitting pattern somewhere so let me know your address and I'll send it - you can knit yout own."

"This too I'd forgotten! I also used to always have 1/4 irons on my heels - mad a nice clicking sound when you walked pls the fact that the heels wore down so much more slowly! Fashion certainly has a price!"