Christmas 1986, I Remember this Time, for a Couple of Reasons!
As it turned out, it was My Father’s Last Christmas, Before Dying!
I Remember what He Brought Me and Susan, that Christmas, Usually Christmas Presents were my Mother’s Job to Sort Out, but that Year, He Brought Us and my Sister’s a “Microwave” each!
Household Microwave’s had not been out that Long and they were still Expensive, I Remember, My First Employer’s at the “Imperial Hotel” in Great Yarmouth, had one back in the Early 70’s, but they were Huge in Size, Similar Size to an Electric Cooker!
So it was a “Surprise” when we see the Microwave that Christmas, in Hindsight, we Wondered if He knew more of His Health Issues, than We did!
He had also in that Previous Year Brought a “Job Lot of Carpets” which we were Given some to Carpet Our Stairs and Hallway, this was Strange Behaviour from my Father, as He was not that Type of Father!
I also Remember during the Summer Month’s of 1986, My Parent’s were having a lot of Work Renovation Carried out on their House in Great Yarmouth, for example, Rooms Knocked into one, a New Stair-Case etc etc.
It was During this Several Weeks Period, that My Parents came to Live with us, it was Alright to start with, but things soon got on Our Nerves!
Me and Susan gave Up our Bed for them, for the Whole Period they were Staying, We Slept in Nathan’s Single Bed and Nathan was Sharing Natalie’s Single Bed, Would they Have Done the Same for us, if We Needed Somewhere to Stay!……….. I Very Much Doubt it!
Plus My Old Boy used to Stay up Watching TV for Hours on End, in the End I had to tell Him, I came down one Night & Switched the TV Off and Told him to go to Bed, He Didn’t Like That Too Much!
So when you Look at these Things that Had Happened (Spending all this Money), as I said perhaps he Knew what was going to Happen in a Few Month’s Time!
Anyway 1987 was going to be a Big Year of Changes for Me Susan and the Kids, Both Work and Family Wise!
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Music Wise, Back in 1980, Jazz Trumpeter “Tom Browne” had Both, His Biggest Hit to Date and His Biggest Hit Ever Released !
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| Cover of Love Approach (24bt) |
On the Grp/Arista Record Label, “Funkin’ for Jamaica (NY)” was from His Second Album Release Called “Love Approach“
It was Co-Wrote by Browne and “Tonni Smith” (the Featured Guest Vocalist)
It Concerned the Area of New York City (Queens), where He was Born and Raised!
It was Produced by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen.
The Track was Number 1 for 4 Weeks on the US Billboard R&B Chart and also a Top 10 Hit in the UK!
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