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Misplaced Childhood
The Psycho Chicken -- self respect intact Started conversation Mar 10, 2004
With just two hours and twelve minutes left of my twenties, I think it's really important that I spend that precious time wisely. How am I going to spend it? By listening to some of my all time favourite albums whilst luxuriating in a nip from my dusty bottle of 1974 vintage Glenmorangie of course (a particularly good year, even if I do say so myself 
).
Rather appropriately the first CD I've picked is Marillion's "Misplaced Childhood'. Not that I feel my childhood is any way misplaced; misspent possibly, but I know where it is. This was the album that made me realise that music was more than a good tune and some words, and the first time I heard the band I'm still borderline obsessive about today. I was about fifteen and it took my head off at the waist. I played it every day for about a year, and then probably once a week for another two.
Although some of the lyrics seem trite and cheesy to me now, Fish's acid-fuelled trip through his past does still strike a chord, albiet a very different one to the one it struck in an over emotional fifteen year old in 1989. It's impossible to reach a milestone birthday without taking stock in some way - some of it's good, and some of it's bad, but I don't think I've quite finished with that childhood yet.
My thirties? Bring 'em on. It's just another ten years being the kid I've always been.
Slainte
Misplaced Childhood
Big Red Posted Mar 10, 2004
Happy birthday, dear heart. 
My thirties were when I started to relax a bit.
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Toccata Posted Mar 11, 2004
Nothing wrong with the thirties from this side of the fence 
As I see it not only are you allowed to do (mostly)what you want, but you can also afford to do(mostly)what you want!
Happy Birthday 
Misplaced Childhood
Munchkin Posted Mar 11, 2004
What a sentimental old fart you are. Never catch me being that old.
Happy Birthday mate.
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