tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post364129589403592707..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Summer storiesRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-39202036520864827252010-08-23T15:11:26.661+01:002010-08-23T15:11:26.661+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-1881253530621339642010-08-11T21:41:37.826+01:002010-08-11T21:41:37.826+01:00Magnificent! Had a boyfriend with a Maxi.
So many...Magnificent! Had a boyfriend with a Maxi.<br />So many memories evoked near perfectly, particularly loved the slippery hot vinyl. And that penultimate verse.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-74288864489265227132010-08-10T11:35:54.517+01:002010-08-10T11:35:54.517+01:00Thanks for reading, fellow trippers.
xThanks for reading, fellow trippers.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-11611497037147518842010-08-10T10:38:37.173+01:002010-08-10T10:38:37.173+01:00Waaaow I liked it very very much :)
This brings ba...Waaaow I liked it very very much :)<br />This brings back so many childhood memories when we used to go on short picnics :)<br />I used to put my head stuck out of the window n would shiver with pink noses :D<br />Ohh n well my twin-sis used to actually sit on me (n me on her :D)<br />Sometimes we never used to need anybody else...just the two of us :)Erratic Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852558150033296079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-62035706708775972752010-08-09T15:22:21.322+01:002010-08-09T15:22:21.322+01:00This evokes kidhood summer trips perfectly. Two br...This evokes kidhood summer trips perfectly. Two brothers in the backseat with me, too, and yep they tried whatever they could get away with. I did win a window because they knew I would barf on them otherwise.<br />Thanks for the busride!NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-55439492921337381202010-08-09T08:24:19.535+01:002010-08-09T08:24:19.535+01:00We often lived in quite out of the way places and ...We often lived in quite out of the way places and would never have gone anywhere without a car! Plus my Mum was very keen on getting herself (and us) places... I was glad I never had to 'tell her it's time to stop driving/you're past it' (she would have sulked majorly!). As it was she drove right up till she got ill in April of this year. Ok, she was largely in the centre of the road by this time but she was still driving...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-18676554793136268012010-08-09T02:02:15.660+01:002010-08-09T02:02:15.660+01:00Fantastic reading foxo.Still trying to guage those...Fantastic reading foxo.Still trying to guage those yorkshire vowels,I'm still getting JCC and Sylvia, which is fandabbydosee by me!!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45242407638946235822010-08-09T01:57:41.410+01:002010-08-09T01:57:41.410+01:00We never had a car(blimey sounds like Monty Python...We never had a car(blimey sounds like Monty Python 'We had it tough'sketch)and holidayed by bus and train and ferry. But my first car was a 'Morris Marina 1.3 super'(though there was nothing super about it!) lime green with black 'go faster' stripe down the side.Happy days!Great poem too!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-65090158420390501272010-08-08T22:18:44.432+01:002010-08-08T22:18:44.432+01:00my brother used to try to sit on me when I was on ...my brother used to try to sit on me when I was on the phone btw...Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-28748703359124586662010-08-08T22:18:17.034+01:002010-08-08T22:18:17.034+01:00lovely poem rachel - and god yes the seats could b...lovely poem rachel - and god yes the seats could be scorching... and all the car fights - I only had one sibling and that was bad enough!!Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-60603933301278744862010-08-08T12:04:22.565+01:002010-08-08T12:04:22.565+01:00I remember the fun of the Maxi back seat was slidi...I remember the fun of the Maxi back seat was sliding along it (edging someone else into the door of course!) but then we didn't often have as many kids in the back as your family, Martine! <br /><br />I must be getting old if I'm majoring in nostalgia...makes you wonder what today's kids will feel nostalgic about ..? The wii (we don't have one), aeroplanes (our daughter has only experienced these minimally so far), X Factor (we don't watch it)?<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-49021777576005108542010-08-08T11:50:16.839+01:002010-08-08T11:50:16.839+01:00Your childhood holiday experience was very much th...Your childhood holiday experience was very much the same as mine. I have extremely fond memories of my holidays spent messing about on rowing boats, going on long walks looking for berries and reading. This was a lovely reminder of that time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-62110321926918789452010-08-08T11:13:34.649+01:002010-08-08T11:13:34.649+01:00We had a Maxi too and always voted it our favourit...We had a Maxi too and always voted it our favourite car because it had a bench type seat in the back rather than shaped seats, much more comfortable for the four of us ... though we probably fought a lot I remember stuff like taking it in turns to sit on the floor (pre-seatbelt days) so those on the seat would have a bit more room. <br />Lovely nostalgic poem, thanks for sharing.<br />martinemartinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260048849955077472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-16626325877190792302010-08-08T09:49:07.454+01:002010-08-08T09:49:07.454+01:00Yes, it's not often I'm the fashion corres...Yes, it's not often I'm the fashion correspondent but cheesecloth and denim was sooooooo my peak. That outfit had a matching denim waistcoat too (all bought in somewhere with 'boutique' on the sign outside...possibly even bought on that holiday) but I didn't wear that so much. 'De trop' I thought...except I probably thought it in English.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-72910246848463551002010-08-07T23:52:57.638+01:002010-08-07T23:52:57.638+01:00Oh wow, cheesecloths and endless car journeys! We...Oh wow, cheesecloths and endless car journeys! We had hols like this when I was a kid. Six people squashed into a car - no rear seat belt or anything then. Nicely evoked!Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-63619306940894764852010-08-07T21:52:05.081+01:002010-08-07T21:52:05.081+01:00Memories...brothers!
You look very exceedingly gr...Memories...brothers!<br /><br />You look very exceedingly groovy-tastic in your pic. <br /><br />I'm with you on the eighties revulsion - yuck - though it was such a near miss with the Georgian/victorian fashions it was trying to re-invent...could have nbeen done so much better....yeah, well....<br /><br /><br />I like the rolling along with the car window down feel to this poem. It'll resonate with so many people.<br />I remember the smell of manure the most and my brother calling out "sniff up - we're nearly there now"!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-3687418058974366002010-08-07T17:01:43.444+01:002010-08-07T17:01:43.444+01:00We were a camping family - camped at Nashville, ca...We were a camping family - camped at Nashville, camped at Disney World, camped in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I'm pretty sure my dad was just cheap :) My brother & I loved to pick on each other - so your poem definitely brought back memories. My favorite part is that they TRIED to sit on you. That right there describes sibling rivalry quite succinctly!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-12882579869449869252010-08-07T14:27:07.201+01:002010-08-07T14:27:07.201+01:00There are certain things that unify people: the TV...There are certain things that unify people: the TV programmes we used to watch as kids (and how they're so much better than those on offer now), the sweets you can't get any more and car trips with your family. Strange, when I read the title and the first line I thought you were going to make more of the 'some' - we went <i>somewhere</i>, did <i>something</i>, met <i>someone</i>. You get the idea.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-65293093051715775902010-08-07T13:16:02.399+01:002010-08-07T13:16:02.399+01:00This is lovely, Rachel. I love the way you've ...This is lovely, Rachel. I love the way you've written the title and that final stanza! It leads the reader into her/his own memory...<br /><br />Recently, I read some research proving sisters are a significant benefit to a sibling's life, whether the sibling is male or female. (We always knew that though, didn't we?)Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-71381849325868490982010-08-07T10:23:33.410+01:002010-08-07T10:23:33.410+01:00It was the brother 4 years older than me who I rem...It was the brother 4 years older than me who I remember kicking most (and him kicking me!). We get on very well now... mind you he does live halfway round the world.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33057800445526187032010-08-07T10:03:36.494+01:002010-08-07T10:03:36.494+01:00What a memory I so remeber those holidays the call...What a memory I so remeber those holidays the call the staycations now don't they!<br />"Brothers can be bearish<br />Kicking them so crucial<br />Sisters can be sat upon<br />They sat on me (they tried)" this brought back realy memories I only had one brother but he was big and very, much older and yes he sat on me!<br />Really enjoyed this pieceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915236568015079389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-26322845305857686612010-08-07T10:00:58.116+01:002010-08-07T10:00:58.116+01:00Yes, I think in some ways I have never left the &#...Yes, I think in some ways I have never left the '70s!. Would still wear cheesecloth and denim, happily. And I've been quite disturbed the recent '80s fashion comebacks... never liked any of that in the first place.<br />I'm something like 10 years old in that photo. No date on it and I didn't keep diaries then so not 100% sure of the year.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-18543365457665052442010-08-07T09:28:47.669+01:002010-08-07T09:28:47.669+01:00Nice one, Rachel and the photo too, coolness!Nice one, Rachel and the photo too, coolness!Lizhttp://agcaint.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com