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@theretrojames75

Designer, Author.. Retro video producer. Former owner of an Aussie accent. Silver medal winner, U13 breaststroke, Oman ‘87 (one of two swimmers)

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knows it's the best part of the UK...😊
(Ok, Pembrokeshire is a very close second) - all subjective, but here's a little retro video about where I spent a decent chunk of my childhood - plus a few '80s adverts. I made this for my village Facebook group. Hope you like it.

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Summer has arrived in Graz - warm until (hopefully) early October, with the occasional weird cold snap no doubt. Hope the sun is shining with you.

Summer has arrived in Graz - warm until (hopefully) early October, with the occasional weird cold snap no doubt. Hope the sun is shining with you.
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No sugar in coffee (or in anything), no more processed foods, substituted milk for Oatly, drink a lot of water or green tea - shock of shocks, lost weight and feel much better about myself. Strange that eh? I was putting a teaspoon of sugar in every hot drink twice a day. Crazy.

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Lake Atitlan, , 92.
I was on a local bus - they’re mostly former US school ones, totally battered, shocking brakes that you can smell when applied). They had lots of graffiti on the back of the seats (“Katie ❤️ Chad ‘79” is one I remember). I got off and took this:

Lake Atitlan, #Guatemala, 92. I was on a local bus - they’re mostly former US school ones, totally battered, shocking brakes that you can smell when applied). They had lots of graffiti on the back of the seats (“Katie ❤️ Chad ‘79” is one I remember). I got off and took this:
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A less hectic Hong Kong in 1978.
HMS Tamar was the land base for the RN, which you can see with a ship alongside. The other ship is USS Hull. The building on the right was (and probably still is) known as:
'The building of a thousand arseholes' 😆

A less hectic Hong Kong in 1978. HMS Tamar was the land base for the RN, which you can see with a ship alongside. The other ship is USS Hull. The building on the right was (and probably still is) known as: 'The building of a thousand arseholes' 😆
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We could probably name 100 songs that take us back, but the one that’s top of my personal pops is a piece of music. I can smell our carpet, hear the kettle, & I can see dad heading off up the road in our old Rover 2000.
So I made this. It’s more than just breakfast telly…

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You better hurry up or you’ll be late for school!
Have you got everything? Lunch money? Homework? Gym kit?
Ok, have a great day….🙂
Welcome back to school in the .

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Here's a map I made showing flights to and from Seeb circa 87-88. I have an idea to make it clearer as it's a bit busy, but the idea is cities in black show the final destinations for international flights. It makes Seeb look like Heathrow! Pharmacist on a Pushbike Stephen Atkins sniktA nehpetS ⚙︎ coyb57

Here's a map I made showing flights to and from Seeb circa 87-88. I have an idea to make it clearer as it's a bit busy, but the idea is cities in black show the final destinations for international flights. It makes Seeb look like Heathrow! @PPushbike @kins_stephen @coyb57
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A BA flight back in the 80s known as the kangaroo special - it was one hell of a journey.
Sydney - Perth - Singapore - Muscat - Dhahran - London
We picked it up in Muscat, it was supposed to leave at 1am, but often 3am. No wonder passengers looked knackered when we boarded!

A BA flight back in the 80s known as the kangaroo special - it was one hell of a journey. Sydney - Perth - Singapore - Muscat - Dhahran - London We picked it up in Muscat, it was supposed to leave at 1am, but often 3am. No wonder passengers looked knackered when we boarded!
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Time to make some tee shirts for the summer. Every year, a new theme. This year, '80s soft drinks I remember from Oman. Might be nice- or possibly kitsch as hell. I will try to make them both!

Time to make some tee shirts for the summer. Every year, a new theme. This year, '80s soft drinks I remember from Oman. Might be nice- or possibly kitsch as hell. I will try to make them both!
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Ooooh I could crush a grape!
Don't mention the war
Hello campers!
I hate that duck!
And many more.
Welcome to TV quotes from the 70s and 80s.

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Summer camp, 1994, Massachusetts.
Coaching soccer but obviously played too much Championship Manager on my old PC. 5 Brazilian boys, all pretty decent players. Put them in a diamond formation. We will dominate every team! Here’s me, halftime team talk, 4-1 down.
Lost 5-2!

Summer camp, 1994, Massachusetts. Coaching soccer but obviously played too much Championship Manager on my old PC. 5 Brazilian boys, all pretty decent players. Put them in a diamond formation. We will dominate every team! Here’s me, halftime team talk, 4-1 down. Lost 5-2!
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1983, Dubai Airport: A Gulf Air Tristar heads to the terminal, as a Sultan's Armed Forces Skyvan waits to taxi to the runway for a departure back to Muscat.

1983, Dubai Airport: A Gulf Air Tristar heads to the terminal, as a Sultan's Armed Forces Skyvan waits to taxi to the runway for a departure back to Muscat.
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Quotes, slogans, and jingles from the late and . I think I've got most of the main ones. Flake isn't there because the song is so long and I only have 2min20 to play with. See how this lot grabs you...

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