On 3-4-2015 22:21, Doctor John wrote:
> On 03/04/15 12:35, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 3-4-2015 9:57, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 03/04/2015 08:16, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>> I heard rumours about them when I resided in Morden about 55 years ago.
>>>
>>> Morden! "The Town of the Moor". ;-)
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morden#Origin_of_name
>>>
>>> Now I understand where your inspiration comes from. :-)
>>>
>> LOL
>> That must be it indeed. That photograph of Morden in the 60th is what I
>> remember. I said 55 years ago, it must have been 50 rather as my stay
>> must have been in 1965. The Rolling Stones were singing "Satisfaction',
>> to the great scandal of the lady of the family I was staying with. ;-)
>>
>
> ... I'm driving in my car
> and a man comes on the radio
> he's telling me more and more ...
>
> My stepmother hated it. I rather like to think that my natural mother is
> still dancing to the rhythm.
>

<grin> It was a typical generation thing. I remember the worried, lost, 
gaze of my landlady when commenting the song on the radio. What could I 
say? I was 17 and she served me beans and kidneys at breakfast. :-)

-- 
Thomas

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