And to Thursday 7th

In 1927 Basketball superstars, The Harlem Globetrotters played their first game.

This one brings back memories as I once went on a school trip to see the Harlem Globetrotters at Wembley Arena. In fact, apart from a very boring and sick making trip to our local sugar processing factory - this is the only school trip I ever went on. I really like basketball at school and I wasn't too bad at it. It was one game where I was not one of the last to be picked and I was quick and tidy on the court. Not the best at shooting the hoop! as I was always a bit under tall (now only 5 foot 2 3/4 inches) but I could get it forward and somebody else could always score.

It was the only sport I really enjoyed at school mainly because the horrid girls, the thick legs country girls, the bullies - couldn't give me a hard time over it. Anyway I digress, the trip was good, I went with my mate Angela and the boys PE teacher (who was also my RE teacher) and with whom I was madly in love. My first proper crush. It didn't matter he had a wife who taught Sewing or that he was Welsh. I actually found a photograph of him that I managed to sneak on that trip and he now reminds me of a 70's porn star with a proper curled down bushy moustache and sort of crimpoline beige trouser but hey it was in fashion at the time. I remembered he drove and really cool car - a red sports saloon and seemed much cooler than our other teachers.

Anyway the Harlem Globetrotters were just proper amazing - what they could do with that ball and the show was really entertaining. They were also so very tall. I remember having a good time and thinking it would be great to see them play (or perform) again. I never have - Yet.

Anyway the coach trip back was typical of my school, the cool kids on the back appeared to be a bit drunk, the popular girls sat on the back seats with the popular boys and one couple appeared to be actually having sex. I was so embarrassed (I was only 13 and not really ready to understand it all yet). I think me and my mate just tried to ignore the giggling, the groping sounds and general sex sounds and tried not to choke as the coach filled up with Embassy No 6 (green and blue packet) smoke.

I saw the guy who had sex at the back of the bus not long ago - his name was Richard ? and he looks really old now. God know what has happened to the girl, can't even remember her name. Guess she didn't end up as his wife!!!!

It's funny what things jolts our memories. Anyone else got strange memory connections?

And the quote for today

Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.

Maybe sometimes its the landing gear that pulls us back to earth so quickly that we crash away our dreams.

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