Category Archives: random amnesia

not quite fever pitch

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Mark Rossiter

Today is Cup Final day, Ian’s first: Chelsea v Liverpool. He is 19 days younger than I was when I watched my first, in 1971: Liverpool 1 Arsenal 2, with Steve Heighway, in flaming red, scoring from near the corner … Continue reading →

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49 and counting

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Mark Rossiter

Tonight I start my 50th year. When I was a kid, 40 was one thing, but people in their 50s, well, that was old… and now there’s a 5 hovering over my 10’s column: still greyed out, but looming into … Continue reading →

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random amnesia

Posted on January 20, 2005 by Mark Rossiter

Why do some things survive and not others? Some say there’s an order to memory: you keep what’s allowed, or joyous even, and let go what screwed you up. Well, sure, I remember my wedding day – but I also … Continue reading →

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