The first five music tapes I ever bought, in rough chronological order, are:
- WWF Superstars — Slam Jam (Bought from WHSmiths in Alfreton in 1992 at the same time as…)
- HWA (Hedgehogs With Attitude) — Supersonic (Sonic The Hedgehog Theme)
- WWF Superstars — Westlemania: The Album (Can’t remember where I bought this from. Probably the aforementioned WHSmiths)
- Meat Loaf — Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell (Woolworths, Matlock)
- Gabrielle — Dreams [single] (Our Price, Sheffield City Centre)
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Last Monday I waddled down to Boots for my first weigh-in, fairly confident that although I hadn’t been especially strict with myself I should at least have lost a little bit of weight in the course of my first week of dieting. I was a bit disappointed therefore when the scales informed me I had gained 0.2kg. This wasn’t surprising when I reflected on what I’d eaten that week. I won’t bore you with the specifics but I had treated myself to: fish and chips (Monday), pizza and a few beers (Friday), full English breakfast with black pudding and fried bread, several pints of Guinness, kebab (Saturday), a BBQ and more pizza (Sunday). Writing that out makes me quite ashamed. And a bit hungry.
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