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	This is the house I was born in, 184 Palmerston St, South Shields. The left hand green door, It was maroon in those days. Notice the double window to the left of the green doors. That was the room of many hours practicing scales on Trumpets, Cornets, Trombone, Flugel Horn and Tenor Horn. It started with the Salvation Army Band then progressed to The school Band and the Town Brass Band. I also played with Harton and Westoe Colliery Band even in the National Brass Band Championships in Royal Albert Hall with them and at the Durham Miners Gala a few times. And, of course my fathers attempt to be a big music mogul with the Silver Smiths.
	The torment of that room brings back horrible memories. The bottom picture shows the school just a few doors up the street that I used to go to. Barnes Road Infantrs and Juniors. It was all practice practice and practice. Then we moved to Marsden. I eventually made Solo and Lead Cornet with the school Brass Band. Something I was proud of achieving I even managed to get a letter from a head lecturer of Durham University Life was literally:
Monday night Senior Band practice with the school band in Mortimer Road School Tuesday night practice at home for fathers creation Wednesday night Harton and Westo Colliery Band Practice Thursday night Senior Band practice with the school band in Mortimer Road School Friday Was normally spent collecting money from customers of my paper round Saturday morning Senior Band practice with the school band in Mortimer Road School Sunday night Harton and Westo Colliery Band Practice And a paper round as well....... Life was "s***t" When I left school I packed it all in. On joining the army in 1969 (The Light Infantry) I was approached by the Band master and asked to join the Regimental Band, thye seemed quite keen to have me in it. But I refused. I had my belly full of music until I started playing guitar in 1980 when I came out of the army.