The Day My Car Alarm Went Haywire and Made Me Look Like a Car Thief It was embarrassing at the time, but it makes me laugh today

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#funny #truestory #embarrassing

"The Day My Car Alarm Went Haywire and Made Me Look Like a Car Thief"

Yes, it was embarrassing. But it's funny to look back on today!

I've just updated this story and republished it on Substack.
(Link below.)

A hand holding a copy of David Pogue's book, Apple The First 50 Years.

At first glance, this looks great! There's a lot to read, but I'm looking forward to it!

#apple

Goodbye to My Ford Fiesta ST150 After owning it for almost 17 years, it's no longer mine. What have I done?!

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Goodbye to My Ford Fiesta ST150
After owning it for almost 17 years, it's no longer mine. What have I done?!

I wrote about it on Substack. (Link below.)

#ford #fiesta #st150 #fiestast

Well, that was unusual!

I walked past a poster about Easter, and it included the word extravaganza, without spelling it as eggstravaganza!

Visiting Caister Castle Car Collection My final July 2025 travel story; I took many, many photos!

In July 2025, I visited Caister Castle Car Collection with my son.
We also had a look at the castle, and I went to the top of the tower.

I've finally written about it and shared photos on Substack.

#cars #classiccars #vintagecars #motormuseum #travel

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Gimme All Your Lovin' YouTube video by ZZ Top - Topic

Gimme All Your Lovin' – ZZ Top

1983

At the time, I never paid close attention to this track's blend of drum machine and human drummer. But the machine's consistent rhythm does drive the song along.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#bluesrock #hardrock #rock #pop

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Billy Joel - Tell Her About It (Audio) YouTube video by billyjoelVEVO

Tell Her About It – Billy Joel

1983

Another great track. This got to number 4 on the UK chart.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#pop #rock

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fprp...

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (Official Audio) YouTube video by billyjoelVEVO

Uptown Girl – Billy Joel

1983

Such a memorable song, and a good year for him on the UK chart with two top 10 singles. This was his first (and only) number 1 here.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#pop #rock

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0O...

Iron Maiden - The Trooper (Official Video) YouTube video by Iron Maiden

The Trooper – Iron Maiden

1983

Sometimes it's nice to clear out the cobwebs by blasting this out at high volume!

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#rock #heavymetal

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Bad Boys YouTube video by Wham! - Topic

Bad Boys – Wham!

1983

The catchy tune and rhythm guitar hooked me with this song.
As I go through my favourites for 1983, it's just a coincidence that I picked it today — Mother's Day here in the UK!

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#pop #synthpop

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG8R...

Whatever (Radio Edit) YouTube video by Ideal - Topic

Whatever by Ideal

2000

(Samples Get Down Saturday Night by Oliver Cheatham.)

#hiphop #funk #soul

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Get Down Saturday Night YouTube video by Oliver Cheatham - Topic

Get Down Saturday Night – Oliver Cheatham

1983

I don't remember hearing this until years later. It might have been in 2000, when it was sampled in 'Whatever' by Ideal (posted below), which led me to this original.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#funk #soul

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qEP...

Nile Rodgers Tells The Story of "Let's Dance" | Fender Artist Check-In | Fender YouTube video by Fender

The story of Let's Dance, in under 6 minutes.
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David Bowie - Let's Dance (Official Video) [HD] YouTube video by David Bowie

Let's Dance – David Bowie

1983

I only found out years later that Nile Rodgers worked his magic on this track, like so many others I like.
(There's a great video about it, which I'll post next.)

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#funk #soul #rock #pop

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbD_...

Car Memories: Ford Fiesta XR2 (1982) — Owned 1989–1991 The Mk1 XR2 was my first performance car, and it's still one of my all-time favourites

Memories of my 4th car — the Mk1 Ford Fiesta XR2. Mine was a 1982 model, and I owned it from 1989 to 1991.

#cars #ford #fiesta #xr2 #hothatchback #1980s #nostalgia #memories

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ORANGE JUICE - Rip It Up [single edit] (1983) YouTube video by boytronic66

Rip It Up – Orange Juice

1983

At the time, I mostly just liked the tune. But listening today, the lyrics also catch my attention.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#pop #rock

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywMH...

Great Yarmouth and Caister-on-Sea A nostalgic trip to a place with my son; I last visited 42 years earlier with my parents.

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In the 1980s, I went to Great Yarmouth with my parents.

In 2025, I returned with my son during our trip to visit Southwold nearby. It was a very nostalgic experience for me!

I finally wrote about it on Substack today — about 8 months after our trip. I'll leave a link in the first comment.

#travel

Give It Up (7" Version) YouTube video by KC & The Sunshine Band - Topic

Give It Up — KC & The Sunshine Band

1983

This was at number 1 in the UK for three weeks in August '83. Great track.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#disco #funk #soul

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Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (Official Music Video) YouTube video by CultureClubVEVO

Karma Chameleon – Culture Club

1983

Although I didn't fully appreciate the song's meaning when it was first released, I've always loved its warm vocal harmonies.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#pop

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmcA...

Drop The Pilot YouTube video by Joan Armatrading - Topic

Drop The Pilot – Joan Armatrading

1983

I've always loved the energy of this song, and it still sounds great today.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#rock

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak_C...

Men At Work - Down Under (Official HD Video) YouTube video by MenAtWorkVEVO

Down Under — Men at Work

1983

Back then, my mind substituted "piece of my sandwich" in the line that mentions "Vegemite sandwich". No wonder it seemed confusing! Well, I was young, and you couldn't look up lyrics online.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#rock #pop

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9...

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (Official Audio) YouTube video by Fleetwood Mac

#ExitMusic
#MusicChallenge
Unranked
Day 10

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
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David Bowie - Let's Dance (Official Video) [HD] YouTube video by David Bowie

#EmojiSounds
#MusicChallenge

Day 10 -👠

I know I won't be alone in choosing this, so put on your red shoes and dance the blues...

David Bowie - Let's Dance
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Heart - These Dreams YouTube video by HeartVEVO

#MarchMusicChallenge
#MusicChallenge

8 | A song by a women's band

Heart/These Dreams/1986

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ABC - When Smokey Sings YouTube video by ABCVEVO

#EmojiSounds
#MusicChallenge

Day 9 : 🎻

"When Smokey sings, I hear violins"

ABC - When Smokey Sings
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Marguerita Time YouTube video by Status Quo - Topic

Marguerita Time – Status Quo

1983

I remember playing this a lot in '83. It takes me back to a moment when I was 15 years old, carrying a radio around the park with my dad, to test the range of a small transmitter.

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#rock #pop

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David Joseph - You Cant Hide (Your Love From Me) YouTube video by MsCharlieBrown78 (Charlie Rae)

You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) – David Joseph

1983

Such a funky track! I remember playing this at high volume as a teenager when testing an experimental graphic equaliser circuit. (Random, I know!)

#80sMusic #NowPlaying #SkyMusic
#disco #electronic #funk #soul

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