Ive always loved wild people and wild places, always been drawn to them, and here are some of the stories. Now if youre reading the above and are thinking this was some kind of school reunion with a bunch of old codgers on Zimmer fames, playing inflatable ball games and drinking Dandelion & Burdock, mate, youve got it all wrong! If youve worked holiday towns as a seasonal worker, either in the UK or abroad, then youll get it or if youre looking to work a season in Spain or Portugal or the South coast of England, then these are the tough but crazy times you can expect. There were even people whod missed each other first time around, yet all of us have a very rare and exceptional connection. And do you know what, it was as if we hadnt skipped a beat. This book recalls those days and tells the story of bringing a special group of people back together again after almost 40 years. We lived off our wits and, yes, from time to time we were rogues, but we had each others backs and we had some laughs. Many worked the deckchairs, some worked hotels, pubs, bars, or nightclubs, either as bar staff or bouncers. We were seasonal workers during the late 70s and early 80s in Bournemouth. Bournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls - Were the oddballs, weirdoes, comedians, eccentrics, head cases and hard cases, and this book is for those who get it In the lead-up to a recent reunion party, many of the old stories came out.
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