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Carl Halling. Christian actor, singer, songwriter, writer, other. I was born on the Goldhawk Road, W6, in the Chiswick/Shepherds Bush/Hammersmith district of west London, UK. CD (Tasman Records) A Taste of Summer Wine - James Hughes, Carl Halling and the

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Remembering my childhood: 38 of 40
Introduction: These two pieces set the scene for the entire work to follow, a kind of experiment in memoir writing with a spiritual core. Both deal with my childhood in London in the 1960s. The first was adapted from a Christian testimony dating from 2002, the second from an unfinished short story penned in the mid to late 1... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Lonely: 196 of 198
In such a state As this I could fall In love With anyone. The night Before last I went to the ball Couples Filing out I wanted to be One half Of ev'ry one But I didn't want To lose her. I've done Little today Except mope Dolefully around I'll get over How I feel now, And very soon. Gradually I'll freeze again, Even assuming ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Childhood memories: 390 of 391
I was born in the autumn of 1955, close to the undistinguished source of west London's famous Goldhawk Road, and my first home was a distinctly cramped menage, occupied by my parents, a violinist and singer respectively, and some artistic friends, in Bulmer Place, near Notting Hill Gate. My brother was born two and a half ye... More..
Travel > Europe Travel experiences: Germany: 21 of 21
My time in Hamburg as a sailor in 1974 Once in Hamburg, one of the NCOs, a Chief Petty Officer I think advised me to latch onto a group of older seamen while on leave, for fear of what might happen to me. I duly attached myself to a group of about three or four sailors, and on the first night ashore we set off on a nocturnal... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) You know you were part of the 1980s when...: 13 of 13
I was a New Romantic Camp Follower 1981 was the year in which I was most active as an enthusiast of the New Romantic movement, this having been initiated some two or three years earlier in reaction to the increasing uniformity of Punk. The New Romantics embraced a hyper-nostalgic devotion to diverse eras past which they inte... More..
Arts & Humanities > Playwrights & Plays Playwrights: Harold Pinter: 6 of 6
Acting in Harold Pinter's "The Hothouse" I successfully auditioned at a newly formed fringe theatre group known as Grip, based at the Rose and Crown public house in Kingston, Surrey, for the main part of Roote in a relatively obscure play by Harold Pinter, the monumentally successful British dramatist, screenwriter, director... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports Celebrities Biography: James Hunt: 2 of 2
James Hunt (1947-1993). Formula 1 world champion. Born in London, and educated at Wellington public school, the son of a succesful stockbroker. Arguably the most glamorous and charismatic racing driver in the history of the sport, a romantic and colourful figure and passionate lover of the high life. Won six Grand Prix in 19... More..