I do get your drift Lilly. But for me school was just somewhere to go. I could miss those days out and move straight into my twenties. Came to London at 19 and as you say. The streets were a playground.
Loved it ever since.
Not enough to French kiss the pavement kind you.
School I did not go to much in latter years, when I did it was mostly only to register and go to the pub and betting shop
, Teachers would be there too.
Teen weekends were spent in clubs, where as regulars we were treated very well, not paying, not queuing, free drinks at times, and in one, the stage was designated as our own VIP area, simply because we were a big group of lads and it kept us out of trouble
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Would often be around 20, sometimes more, guys in a group, try turning up anywhere these days and getting in
Life was so different from now, would go back in a heartbeat. Money always seemed easier to come by too, and it went further once you had it