I was reading a thing on Yahoo the other week about the number of cities you have visited in your life. Seems that most people, even the fairly well travelled, have rarely visited more than 20. When I tried this little activity with the current Mrs Gibbons, the fragrant Clare Rosamund, it descended into a good tempered argument about what constitutes a city. Is it about cathedrals? Are Manchester and Salford separate cities? Guess it depends which side of the Irwell you are standing on. All became a bit silly so we gave up at around 16 (SAE for a full list).
That is all a bit of a preamble that is getting me to where I want to be. Having been at my Mum's house recently and looking through old photos of myself and family, I have been thinking a lot about my life story, my autobio as I am calling it.1 As I started to reflect back over my life, one of the first things I tried to do was to put together a list of towns and cities where I have lived. It was harder than I thought. So here we go, my hometown CV
1971-1976 Kinglassie
1976-1981 Kirkwall
1981-1985 Leven
1985-1989 Methil
1989-1993 Aberdeen
1993-1994 Bangor
1994-1996 Manchester
1996-1997 London
1997-1998 Manchester
1998-2001 Cambridge
2001- Ely
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| Ready for my close up. To my left, before One Direction, the young Harry Styles. The boy in front is wearing tartan trousers, akin to those favoured by 1970s golfers. |
1 Other working titles include; Dancing on the sideboard, My life as a beach, The death of Seve Ballesteros or Perseverando.
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