Saturday January 3, 1987

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Picked up the phone and it was Katie Davina - four today - talking from Kilmacolm. A sweet little girl. Tonight at 9 Ally and I went over to the Stone Trough at Rawdon for Chris Ratcliffe's annual (sic) bash, where I thoroughly and unexpectedly enjoyed myself. Pissed of course. Saw John, Janette, MM, Marita, Chris, Andy and Linda Graham, Carol Smith, Christine Dibb, Laura and Dave Pattison, Jacq, Ian, Tony and Margaret Brotherwood, Martyn and Fay Cole &c. Back to Chris's on Canada Rd (or drive). All stripped pine, and cottage-like. I did my usual 'ice bucket down the trousers' routine, much to Ally's chagrin. Ally sank a fair few Martinis. We dropped the Matthewses at home at 3am.

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Friday January 2 1987

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Bank Holiday in Scotland

Dad enters the 54th year of his age looking well, with fresh complexion, but almost white hair. Everyone says he looks years younger (my customers say that but they are debauched, wrinkled, town-dwellers. Dad kept going until 5am on New Years Day and the women flock to him. Mary Knight would have him tomorrow. No, today, in half an hour. We found a bottle of Asti spumante and had it with our boiled eggs for breakfast. Dad stayed until lunchtime and then went on to Guiseley. Tonight he went out with Sue, Pete, John & Janette to the Indian restaurant at White Cross. _________.

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Thursday January 1, 1987

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

New Years Day - Bank Holiday in UK

I now attempt to revive my limp journal which began on January 1, 1973, and only ceased in August, 1986, when the author, over-worked and flattened, laid down his pen. It has not been easy. I have looked at those blank, white pages and have suffered pangs of torment. So here goes. This day is lost in a painful stupor, an alcoholic haze. The New Years Eve party - a Bacchanalian orgy no less - dispersed at 7:30am.  We'd seen Phyllis Dean's tits. Joe House's knees, &c. I deserted Margaret Milne this afternoon and returned to bed. Fizzy Andrews Liver Salts my only nourishment and then Julie Andrews in 'Mary Poppins'.

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Wednesday December 31, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

New Moon

Ally: flapper.

A New Years Eve fancy dress thrash here. V. successful. Dad brought Sue, Pete and Co this afternoon. A full house. Ally in shimmering pink. A flapper girl. I was in loud stripes and a boater. Up until dawn. Riotous. Janette went to Maria's and John came here alone. Oh God. __________. Phyllis stripped to nowt and then fell over and did her eye in. Joe House, 75, batted until 7:30am.

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Tuesday December 30, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

The Earl of Stockton died last night aged 92. Good old Supermac. Our last 'elder statesman', because surely they won't use this label for a) Edward Heath, b) Roy Jenkins, c) Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, d) L.J. Callaghan, e) D. Steel, MP, f) Janet Fookes, MP

(That's enough elder statesman - Ed)

Friday November 28, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Lynn and Dave emigrated to Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire.

Wednesday November 26, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

The Sam Smith's brewery dinner dance at Garforth. I developed conjunctivits.

Sunday November 23, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Sunday next before Advent

Very wet. To Haworth. Scar Top Pine, &c.

Saturday November 22, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Graham & Gill came for the weekend.

Saturday November 15, 1986

 Moorhouse Inn, Leeds LS11 5NQ

Lynn had a party at Thorpefields. A farewell party before leaving for Scotland.

Wednesday November 5, 1986

 Chillandham Cross, Itchen Abbas

To Beaulieu Palace for the day with Bessie. Samuel loved the experience. Holiday until Nov 10.