Found insideOpen Book is Jessica Simpson using her voice, heart, soul, and humor to share things she’s never shared before. Someone is waiting to hear you tell your life story: who you are, how you've lived, what you've learned. They want to hear all the stories that have shaped your life. She earned enough money working in her salon to give her son the privileges of a middle-class life such as a college education, which at that time was difficult for the average person. We didn't have things like the TV to tell us how well others were living. I am sorry I missed your comment when you originally posted it. He was able to afford a home (now valued at 250k), 3 children, a car, gas, groceries, vacations, and retirement savings. It highlights some of the differences with attitudes and work ethics today as opposed to the past. maggs224 (author) from Sunny Spain on February 16, 2012: Hi Val, what a wonderful comment as kids we would often range as far as Radford on our rambling around with friends especially when we were old enough to venture a little further from home. We did not have hot water on tap. Every Saturday morning I would run errands for an old lady. And also we did have the many things that are still entertaining today like tv (black and white) record gramopone players, books and board games and using our imagination was the key thing of our generation.It's sad how imaginations drift away and being replaced with endless graphics mind-controlling you instead of you making things for yourself. Found insideThe Men in My Life is about survival, achieving your goals, and learning to love. It’s also the story of America’s most culturally pivotal era, told through the lens of one insider’s extraordinary life. Reason is is because we had much less fancy technology (no computers, cellphones, HD TV, high-tech cars) we didn't have a lot to pay for, like gas bills, electricity bills. Cloughie (Old Big 'Ead) was one of Teesside's best exports. Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Memoirs of My Life (English Library) Please note I am reviewing the Penguin 'English Library' paperback edition specifically. Thank you for dropping by and leaving a comment I really appreciate it :). They have introduced characters as compelling as any work of fiction - the world is able to know Elie Wiesel, Anne Frank, David Sedaris, and Maya Angelou through the pages of their famous memoirs. HIV slowly attacks and destroys the immune system, leaving an individual vulnerable to a variety of other infections and certain malignancies that eventually cause death. As a teenager in the late 1950s i remember my dad saying how he wanted a car, in our road there were just 4 cars in the whole street of about 80 houses, my dad use to say those car owners were on the fiddle and wondered why they were living in rented houses yet could afford a car. Tammy Cornett from Ohio on August 09, 2009: What a touching hub, maggs...I always feel like I'm right there, living your life with you, as I read. ), no tumbledryer so we hung out our clothes to dry, a small fridge, no frozen goods, only chilled or fresh in those days, vaccum cleaners were carpet cleaners. Slim is an important influence on hip-hop artists. the memories for long time ago. Shue encouraged Beck to write his life story and helped him write drafts. Poverty is usually experienced as a relative thing. Excellent page, Maggs. My late husband lived in St Anns, and like you I liked the Meadows better but that was most likely because I was familiar with my neighbourhood. By 1973, it had been reprinted 19 times and had sold nearly 2 million copies. which for our family was Christmas dinner when we had a turkey. But I don't think I was Meadows area I was Mafeking street area the same as medows area. You do a great job of depicting life in various decades in your native England. maggs224 (author) from Sunny Spain on August 21, 2010: Hi samsons1, I am glad that you enjoyed your little trip down my memory lane, I certainly enjoyed mine down yours on your hub about your first experience of television. Then the slum clearances started, so we had to move. maggs224 (author) from Sunny Spain on January 27, 2012: Thank you so much P.Scully I am so pleased that it brought back memories for you. My Nan and Grandad, and most of my aunts and uncles, lived within 2 or 3 miles of us and all survived the Blitz. Barbara Bethard from Tucson, Az on August 09, 2009: Candie and Tamcor are right on it Maggs!! This is where I'm supposed to say, "Eh, but them were t'days". The book recounts Walls' and her siblings' unconventional, poverty-stricken upbringing at the hands of their deeply dysfunctional parents. One of my uncles had a motorbike and side car back in the early fifties and this was the mode of transport for his family of four. [3] He met Betty Shue, who became his common-law wife and the mother of his three daughters, while he was working as an insecticide salesman. They did such a good job that most of us grew up and have very strong and positive memories of our childhood. People had proper bathrooms, could afford cars, (I read somewhere that in 1959 30% had cars which is totally false. Found insideCharles Perrault, the author of Little Red Writing Hood and other famous fairy tales, was not only a well-known writer in 17th-century France and a leader in the literary Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns, but also an important political ... If it were possible for someone to visit 2018 from that time, today would have seemed like another planet,. [1] After his expulsion, his mother encouraged him to become a criminal lawyer so that he could make a legitimate living while continuing to work with the street people he was so fond of, but Maupin, seeing the pimps bringing women into his mother's beauty salon, was far more attracted to the model of money and control over women that pimping provided. He told me he'd found a desert tortoise in the street and was keeping it in his backyard. We didn't have a back yard to ourselves tho; it was a two streets back-to-back communal yard with an entry at both ends. Laundry was twice a week. Lehman engages with popular culture and an irreverent tone. This was so interesting to read! Look also at how clean and litter free the street is. As a child growing up in the Meadows each the day of the week seemed to have its own structure. This list of popular memoirs includes literary works of art that provide historical accounts and biographies that were written from personal knowledge of historical accounts. [2][5][6] Bentley Morris of Holloway House recognized the merit of Pimp, and it was published in 1967. The big difference is that they were white. Poultry of any kind was expensive. [5][7], According to Beck's widow, Diane Millman Beck, Beck's final years were plagued by financial worries and deteriorating health. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Jane Fonda, in her own words—and now experience the story of her life in the HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. “To hold this book in your hands is to be astonished by how much living can ... The park had a children’s play area with swings, a see-saw and a roundabout. An Experimentalist Father! Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama. Thanks for the links, Maggie. Alan R Lancaster from Forest Gate, London E7, U K (ex-pat Yorkshire) on April 16, 2018: This is like a 'terraces corner'. Once I realised that, I was much happier about the idea of a desert tortoise living in a "backyard". It is funny my dad never showed any interest in owning any sort of motorised transport. Back in the 50's, my grandfather worked in retail. The Greatest Children's Books That Were Made Into Movies, 20 Books That Deserve Much Better Adaptations Than They Got. maggs224 (author) from Sunny Spain on March 12, 2011: Hi Rose, What a lovely comment and it is so nice of you to share some of your own recollections with me. When you look at it from back then the memories just come flooding back and you realise how times were much simpler. The memoir consists of various anecdotes and stories of Frank McCourt's impoverished childhood and early adulthood in Brooklyn, New... Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. At least the Meadows was relatively safe, as I believe. Her back yard backed onto ours, and I used to climb over our back wall to get to her house. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the 1969 autobiography about the early years of African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou. Robert Maupin was born in Chicago, Illinois. Any student who has ever felt annoyed or had to put up with daily frustrations will relate to this poem. Some people used gas for heating. My memories of Old Basford and St. Ann's were of friendly people where most people knew one another.. Bob Black from East Midlands, England, UK on February 09, 2019: That was a lovely trip down memory lane for me. In my street when I was young only one of our neighbours had a car. [5], Scottish author Irvine Welsh said: "Iceberg Slim did for the pimp what Jean Genet did for the homosexual and thief and William Burroughs did for the junkie: he articulated the thoughts and feelings of someone who had been there. I'm not suggesting you're old enough to know anything about this directly(! As children we were unaware that we were poor or that we lived in what some would call a slum. Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House by Billy Collins. 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My grandparents had a settee that transformed into a bed in the front room downstairs. Apocalypse I'm writing about my childhood too and some of your memories match my own. thanks for share. The best memoirs throughout literary history have managed to both educate and entertain readers over the years. Bread and dripping was something I loved to eat. I grew up in a working class district of the city of Nottingham called the Meadows. You are so right when you say that we lived in another world....so very different to that of today.I remember tho, playng with a friend who lived on another street in Radford where they still had only a communal stand-pipe for water in the middle of the back yard and it would freeze over in winter. Most working class families only bought a bird on special occasions. The tills in the places that my mum worked in back then didn’t do the adding up for you. 'Baby' Bell became 'Sweet' Jones, his best friend 'Satin' became 'Glass Top,' and he created composite characters of some of his former 'employees.'"[5]. Iceberg acknowledges that pimping has changed because 'women have changed.' You are about spot on with your discretions. maggs224 (author) from Sunny Spain on March 26, 2010: Hi gramarye, thanks for your kind comments, I'm with you reading always goes well with a big cuppa tea. When verbal instruction and psychological manipulation failed to keep the women compliant, he beat them with wire hangers; in his autobiography he concedes he was a ruthless, vicious man. I felt so lucky that we had a cold water tap in our scullery all to ourselves...even tho we shared our outside, down the yard toilet with another family! Edward Gibbon was one of the world's greatest historians and a towering figure of his age. Iconic music and film legend Grace Jones gives an in-depth account of her stellar career, professional and personal life, and the signature look that catapulted her into the stardom stratosphere. Mother to Son by Langston Hughes My house number was 141 and it was just over half way in the street so in the late forties early fifties only my friends dad owned a car. The washing lines were strewn across the yard and sheets and clothes galore sailed to the wind! Connie Smith from Tampa Bay, Florida on August 09, 2009: I very much enjoyed this peek into the past. My dad eventually bought a car after learning to drive in 1961 and was very proud of it, by then about a 3rd of the working class owned cars. Found insideWith disarming candour, he also tells for the first time the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work, and shows us why the song "Born to Run" reveals more than we previously realized. I was born In Bradford in 1947 and, like you, have seen many changes. prasetio30 from malang-indonesia on August 10, 2009: it looks like reunion. But women, did bring up children in such harsh circumstances. I wasn't born back in the late 40s but I was born in the mid 50s (1956) and that time I was born, everything was changing rapidly. Then the council moved us to Clifton Estate. Your comments transfixed me and took me right back and for a moment I was not at my computer in Spain but back with you watching those women swilling down the yards with the hot soapy water emptied from their wash tubs. I hope you come back some time to this page as I would love a link to your childhood memories when you publish them on the internet :D. Thank you for commenting Steven I am glad that this reminded you of your grandparents home. Apparently, the Americans mean something entirely different by backyard, as it is generally very spacious (being America) and includes a large lawn or garden. Found insideThis book has a name: Bob. Rationing meant that couldn’t buy more than your share of the rationed items. and the back door opening onto a back yard that had a coal-house and an outside toilet. Betty encouraged Beck to write the story of his life as a novel, and they began sporadically writing some draft chapters. Strange things. :) I loved the photos. So he changed all of their names and descriptions. My father Mark worked at the factory for forty years and was presented with a chiming clock as a retirement present. It really brought me back. When she went shopping she would be adding things up as she went. She tells the stories of townspeople who no longer know each other, of high schoolers who want to get away, and contrasts them with the struggles of the few stickers who have tried to put down roots. One of my earliest memories is of our backyard in 1960 (in Newcastle). The factory was like a family where many people from the estate and the surrounding area went to work. I used to visit the Flying Horse on the Market Square, as well as the downstairs bar where Nottingham Victoria station stood. You were right about the Meadows having the feel of being a safe place to walk through. Pimp sold very well, mainly among black audiences. I know first hand because my mum was one of those fantastic women. I also remember PC Tug Wilson the tall policeman who was quite famous and there are photos of him on the internet standing on the Old Market Square where he was a familiar face. I had in my mind our first backyard in Newcastle, walled and tiny, and with a concrete floor. [citation needed], According to his memoir, Pimp, Slim started pimping at 18 and continued until age 42. Love to read your writing!!! He had a push bike when I was young but later on even the bike went. For most people with young children teatime was around five o’clock in the afternoon. You are so right it is sad that bits of paper have become more important a criteria than ability to do the job. Experimenting own ideas in architecture, business Spent he a lot of wealth in his lifetime for his fun...! Poultry back then was not intensively produced in battery farms. You are a fine writer. In Surprised by Joy, C. S. Lewis shares his enthralling spiritual journey through his early life, chronicling his conversion to the Christian faith.“When we set out, I did not believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment I really appreciate that, and it was my pleasure to share this on Hubpages and each comment more than rewards the effort :D. Deonne Anderson from Florence, SC on June 07, 2013: I am happy that I found your hub pages. Thank you so much for the enjoyment you have given me through your comment, I am so sorry I have taken so long to respond, but I missed it at the time you posted it and I am not on the site much these days. Thank you so much for visiting the hub and for sharing some of your own memories, I love it when people do that :). Your tale about being caught out late with your binoculars hanging around your neck had me chuckling to myself I could just picture you in my minds eye resisting the urge to make a smart Aleck reply. Found insideDuring his remarkable life, John Charles Frémont served as a senator for the newly-formed state of California, led Union troops in the Civil War, and was governor of the territory of Arizona. I'm glad I've lived to see more equality for women and minority groups, and I especially love the Internet and all that brings. I felt transported to that time and place. 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