Pink & Music Star (Vintage Teenage) Magazine - Issue 109 - April 26th 1975

8/6/2019 Pink & Music Star (Vintage Teenage) Magazine - Issue 109 - April 26th 1975

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. . .'Did we eve tell you about the time we discovered apiccyof our Bpgid in her school togs? Looked verymuch like our cute little friend above, she did -. .pigtails an'all! But, of course, nobody turns up for. school looking like that any more _. schooluniform can look pretty presentable nowadays,which got us wondering what you lot really thinkabout having to wear the same sort of gear everyday ._ are they sad or glad rags? Read about thefors and againsts on pages 32-33.

" "=Just glance across to the next page and feast yourpeepers 0"," the first part of Pink's A to Zof the Rollers ... and don't ever say we don't giveyou Pinkies what you ask for! _. Ed. .

..SLIP .IT ON!

Most of us really love old-fashioned, feminineunderwear ~and when it'seasy-to-wash, non-iron, andanti-static, too, then it's twiceas good!This waistslip's nice 'n'

SWirlyand comfortable towear, too. It comes in darkbrown with cream checks andcosts 99p from a selection atmajor branches of BritishHome Stores. Perfect forwearing with summer skirts!

-KEYCROSSWORDAU the words in the KeyCrossword are of three .letters. When you havecompl,eted it, add theLetteTS.from -eacn of thesquares marhed. '"to thefo/.Lowing- a, d, e, m, 0 &r. That's the key! Nowun.1umble them - andyou have the name of awell-known pop star.

CLUES -.Across:-1) Purchase for money.S) Man"s (or woman's) bestfriend,5) Another name for beer.6) _.-- Jones, the singer.8) You have to get the ballover it in tennis.10) Old name 'for a hotelwhere travellers could stopand rest.12) A snow runner worn onthe foot,14) If you _. -- some moneyyou are in debt.15)What you have to obey tobe a good citizen..16) A word from the missingletters in M-RVI- GA-E.

Down:n Used to hit a ball.2) A root from a month speltbackwards.3) A Han's home.4) Have or obtain.7) If something belongs toyou, you --.-. -. it.9) A very large deer with bigantlers found in N. America.10) Not well.11) At the present time.12) A large expanse of water.13) Climbing plant - or agirl's name.

GOINGS

For anyone who's interestedin photography, there's agreat show on at the HaywardGallery, London, until 4thMay..It's an exhibition ofBritish photography from1840 to 1950 - and even if allyou've got is an Instamatic,

it's worth a look to see howmuch photography'sdeveloped over the years. So ifyou're in London, why notdrop in and have a look?

TIED UP

We all love getting tied up inscarves from time to time.Wear'em round your neck,threaded through your jeans,on your head or just tied toyour handbag. Choose onewith a pattern to suit yourmood! This one, .from aselection at British HomeStores, costs 75p,


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STYLISHSANDALSWe reckon these sandals areetty smart for summer.hey come in a seleetion ofotton floral prints, so you canhoose a pair to tone withour dress - andthey'd lookood with jeans as welL

hey're built up on platforms,'s you won't get your feetet in those summerowers! Altogether theyould put you in the rightame of mind for summer.rom leading branches ofarks and Spencer's, theyost 4-.99.

ADOG'SLIFEere's something different toear when you take your do gor a walk round the block!s in easy-wash CourteHe,nd it comes in electric blue,reen, wine or midn~~hL Bynitcraft at Morley, It costs6.30, from Selfridges, Oxfordtreet, London WI;ackson andons, Reading; Millicentolds, Plymouth; Binns,ull; Charles Scotney,eicester; Rackhams,irmingham.

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A Z.'OFTHE:

. ROLLERSHere's the very thing all youRollers fans have been waitingfor . . . an A "to Z of BCR facts tocollect over 12 weeks. So grabyourself a pair of scissors an d stickthis first little gem in your

I crapbook, right now!

IWe need hardly tell you that A is forIAlan. Judging by your lettersI that's one name you certainly know. how to spell! Alan Langmuir wasborn in Edinburgh on 20th June,which makeshim partGemini andpart Cancer.

PINKPENNYSAVERSTo keep your clothes lookinggood they need a good brush-

down from time to time -and the best way we know toget rid of all those bits of fluffand hair is simply to useSellotape!Just wind the Sellotape

round a thick pencil, stickyside out, with the edgesoverlapping. Now brush itover your clothes and watchall those bits of fluff andstuff come away like magic.Couldn't be simpler

especially on those difficult-to-keep clean colours like

black and dark blue.One thing we never seem tohave enough of is containers.Which is why you shouldnever throw away thoseempty coffee jars .. ... They're great for keepingall sorts of things in - cottonwool balls, bath salts,beads - all sorts ofdifferent things!Or you can just f i l l 'em with

pretty pebbles for decoration!Soak the labels off first,

then if you like you can

decorate them with transfersor cut-outs - just use yourimagination!

8 is for boots -those big, clompy II colourful ones, II hat all the IIRollers love to l'Iwear. Great with ,. I

- ,stripe y socks! .. __ JL.... .__ . ._... _

SHINEON

DEARUNCLEBULGARIA ...Treat yourself to a Wombleswriting case - or, if you'refeeling generous, it wouldmake a smashing present forsomeone! There are fourdifferent designs to choosefrom - Wellington, Orineco,Tobermory and, of course,Uncle Bulgaria. From W. H.Smith's, they cost 68p each.

These bright rings are reallychunky - they look a bit likejigsaw pieces, too! They'resilvery to go with all sorts ofclothes - from jeans tosummer dresses .. From aselection of modern jewelleryat main branches of Boots,they cost 95p.

AlI prices quoted in this is'~uewere correct at time ofgoing to press.

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D oily 's las:t m om ents ... w ith Alan!I n,e Iv a nd m_ is er ab l e ,L Dolly Davidscn had

writt1!n 1.0 Alan Elliott ,the famous singer, askinghim to m eet he r. To heram.,zement, he d:iddo -an d told he' he wouldmake' her a s ta rt ButAlan was really onlvusln9 her to test his 9 irltrian d, Thea Bla ir, ."ndwhen he wassatisfiedthat Tnea neally did lovehim for himself, hedropped Dolly. But D.ollynOwknew the truth ...

ALAN MADE A FOOL OFME- BUT I CAN'T DO IT I

CAN'T TEL.L HIM THATHIS PRECIOUS TH EA JUSTWANTS HIM FO R WHAT

SHE CAN GET OUT OF HIM .JUST LI KE HE SUSPECTED ..

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Someone who'salways seemed to goagainst you couldsuddenly turn rightround and becomeyour best friend!

Or I could always give 'em atouch of th e' Du an e Eddy'swith me guitar. It was just aquestion of choosin' meinstrument.I decided to hot-foot it

down to the local MusicSchool right away. The man atthe information desk gave mea bit of a funny look when Iadmitted I didn't know whichinstrument I wanted to play.

"Here's a list of all theinstruments we teach," hesaid. "Perhaps sir would careto look it over and make uphis mind."Well, I had to hand it to

'em, there was a fair choice. I

A problem from thepast reappears, butdon't worry. You'velearned fromprevious mistakes!

The other day I suddenlyrealised where I'd been goin'wrong. For a while I'd beensuspectin' there must besomethin' la.ckin' in me image(how else can you account forthe treatment I get from thislot in the office?)' ... then, ina flash, it came to me!We were sitting around

having a coffee break(actually it was Jamie's fifth)and listening to the trannyblaring out the Rollers' latest

single. You eoulda heard a pin I'::::::::~drop. IIThe crunch of aniseed balls

from Kim's corner hadsuddenly stopped and Brigidhad even given up moon'elastic bands at Jilly's posterof Robert Redford. Only thesound 0' Jamie slurpin' hiscoffee broke the magic,And, lookin' round at their

rapt faces, I suddenly knew.What was missing from meimage - was music!Somethin' would have to bedone.Well, I gotta admit it,

singing's a bit 0' a problem. Iwouldn't say I've got a badvoice - but even the catwalks out in disgust when Igive the old vocal chords a bitof an,..airing in the shower.k. would have to be

somethin' else ... I'd learn toplay a musical instrument.Already I could see meself

... the Gilbert O'Sullivan ofthe Pink office, strummin'away 00 the old keyboard, thefloor strewn with avid fansaaspingtn awe at me prowess.

TAURUS GEMINI CANCER(April 21-May 20) (May 21-June 20) (June 21-July 21)

A happy, easy-goingweek. Friends areparticularly helpfuland vou'll feel good.

BQSCORPIO(Sept U-Nov 21)

You're pulledbetween work and

home, but you can'tchoose betweenthem. Learn to livewith both!

SAGITTARIUS(Nov 22-Dec 20)

CAPRICORN(Dec 21-Jan 19)

You're worriedabout something,

but the solution isclose at hand. Justtry to be patient. Agood time for travel.

Don't let yourself betalked out of adecision. Spend timewith your family atthe weekend.

decided against drums, tho'because of the risk of asprained wrist and I didn'tfancy chokin' meself to deathin one 0' those French hornthings, so that was out as well.In the end I had it down to

the cymbals or the slidetrombone. I decided on thetrombone. I've always fanciedmuckin' about with that bityou slide in and out ... So Iwent along to the admissionsdesk and signed on.Well, I've had my first

lesson ... I won't go intodetails, tho'. It'd be tooembarrassing. Besides, itwasn't my fault if the bloke

who was standin' in front ofme while we were practisingthe slide bit was wearin' awig. I'm tellin' you, iflooks could kill ...

Anyway, I've decided togive up the trombone. It's notreally the image I'm after.Maybe I should try the organor the trumpet instead, or getmyself a glittery suit anda star-shaped guitar! Jamiesuggested I settle for the

triangle ... but he's got noimagination, that boy.Maybe I'll try singin'

lessons after all ... I alwaysreckoned that cat of mine wastone deaf anyway!See ya next week!

LEO( Ju ly 22-Aug 21)

LIBRA(Sept 23--0ct 22)

Someone vou'haven't seen for awhile has beenworking for yourinterests in thebackground.

VIRGO(Aug 22-Sepl 22)You're feelingrestless, but this isnot a good week formaking changes.You can startmaking plans,though.

Suddenly, there'slots going on. Makethe best of it and goalong with the tide.Don't try to plan.

AQUARIUS( Jan 20-Feb 18)

PISCES(Feb 19-Mar 20)

ARIES(Mar 21-Aprll 20)You're feeling .footloose and fancy-free. A good time toaccept invitationsand meet newpeople. An old

problem is

You're enjoyiIlgyourself, but it couldbe at someone else'sexpense. Don'tforget an old friend.

You're overdoing it.Try to get some restand give yourselftime to think. Goodnews from abroad.

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Next Week: A great, NEWP~nk s 'tory!


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Let's start from the outside,'cos, after all, the way youlook is what people tend tonotice first ... So, one sureway to make your fella proudof you is to make sure you'realways looking good.That doesn't mean dressing

up all the time. You can wear. jeans and.a T-shirt and stilllook great if you know how toput 'em together right. Somake sure those old jeans arealways clean and pressed and

your hair shiny and wellcared for.

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w.ant to be the apple of your [etui's eye?Want to make his heart positively swell withpride just to know that you're his giTl? Well,maybe there's a coup~e of things you shouldstart finding out. . . 'cos really there '3nothing to it when you know how. So, read onand arm uourseij with these handy hints.'

And, if he's got a specialhobby. try to take an interestin it. He'll enjoy havingsomeone to chat to - and,who knows, you could end upbeing hooked yourself!And, remember, something

a Number One Fan shouldnever do is side against herfena when he gets involved inan argument. That's not to sayyou've got to agree witheverything he says or does,

And be sure to smell nice,too. Invest in some specialperfume (get him to help youchoose it if you like) and use itevery day. Then paint on ahappy smile - there'snothing a fella likes more thana girl who's fun to havearound.

FRIENDS 'Nt FOLKSSo, now you've got himfeeling pretty pleased aboutthe way you look, what elsecan you do? Well, one thing

you can be pretty sure isgonna be important to him ishow you get on with hismates.Always try to find

something to say when you'rewith them - but don't get toofriendly! Remember, you'rehis girl - so no flirting.And, when you're out in a

group, stick with him. Showhim you'd rather be with himthan with anybody else - andboost his ego and hisconfidence!

Naturally, he'll want hisparents to like you, too, sowhen he eventually invitesyou to meet them, rememberto be on-your best behaviour.And don't forget that 'thank

you' note when they'Ve askedyou round Iora meal. Thatway you're bound to be askedback again - and he'll beproud to have a girl asthoughtful as you.Try to take an interest in his

family, too. Help himremember his mum's

birthday (you know whatIellas are like n and offer togive him a hand when itcomes to choosing herpresent. He'll reallyappreciate that.

ms NUMBER ONE FANThat's you, of course! Andyou can prove it by goingalong to cheer him on whenhe's playing football orwhatever. Who cares if it'sfreezing cold and your feetare like ice ... ?Just pull on a

couple of sweaters and a thickpair of woolly gloves and lethim know you want him towin.

books, either. He's gonna bepretty pleased when you showhim you can come top of theclass, too.Well, by now, we reckon

you should have his heartpositively swelling with pride.Looks like he's got himselfa girl in a million ....Good for you ~ you really

have got 'im feeling proud as

Punch!

just that it's best to keep youropinions to yourself untilyou're on your own with him.When you're in publictogether, let folk see thatyou're 0.0 his side! 'Cos, y'see,sometimes being loyal ismore important than justbeing right!

The same goes if he's failedan exam. Tell him it was onlybecause he had 'flu the week

before or that you reckon theexam paper was unfair. Inother words, help to cheerhim up a bit. . . then makeabsolutely sure he passes nexttime!

And if that means he has tostay home a couple of extranights a week studying, don'tcomplain. Get yourself a goodbook from the library to whileaway the lonely hours - ormaybe even doa spot of

studying yourself!THAT'S MY GIRL!

=....... -'1 Well, so far you're doingpretty well. Reckon he shouldbe proud of you already, butthere's still more you can do.AUthose things you used to dobefore you met him -likebadminton or sewing orplayingihe guitar - carry onwith them'! He'll be proud tohave a girl with special talentsand interests of her own .After aU, it makes you more

interesting!And just think how proud

he'll feel when you turn up atthe youth dub hop lookingfantastic in a dress you madeyourself. Bet none of hismates' girlfriends are assmart as that!

And, if you're a bit of awhizz with the old pots 'n'pans, invite him round for asumptuous meal cooked byyou. (If you're not, then getout Mum's cookbooks andstart learning - after all, theyreckon it's the quickest way tohis heartl)Don't forget the school

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There must behundreds 0' things

that you keepmeaning to do - butsomehow nevermanage to get roundto " .. Admit it! Well,now's the time tostart organisingyourself and get 'emdone!The trouble with puttingthings off till tomorrow isthat, somehow, they usuallyend up never getting done.And it can get to be a habit,too ... Pretty soon you've gotso many things that you keepmeaning to do that you justdon't know where to begin.It's no good trying to forget

them tho' - they'll just keepnigglin' away in the back ofyour mind, making you feelguilty, till you've just got todo something about "ern.So, why not get yourself

organised and start filling upthat "out" tray for a change?Pretty soon you'll be feelingso proud of yourself you won'teven want to stop!

FIX IT!Right, let's start with all thoselittle jobs that are needingdone ... like that parr oftrousers with the broken zipyou've stuffed away in theback of a drawer somewhere.Get 'em out, thread thatneedle - and in next to notime you've got yourself anew pair 0' trousers.Or how about that old pair

of shoes you keep meaning todye? Do it now. And whileyou're about it, grab thephone and make thatappointment you keep puttin'off , .. Could be with thedentist or the hairdresser.You'll know!And those eyelash curlers

you've always meant to buy- what are you waiting for?Then, while you're in a beautymood, take half an hour togive yourself a really thoroughmanicure (you could even doyour feet as well'),

Bet you're one of thosepeople, too, who keeppromising themselves they'll

go on a diet - tomorrow.Then. when tomorrow('omes .. , well, -you know thestory - so stop kiddingyourself and start right NOW!

HELLO, THERE!There must be somebody youkeep meaning to get in touchwith ... Could be that oldschool chum who moved toanother town - or maybeyou've got a couple ofoutstanding "thank you"letters you really ought towrite. Okay, sit down and putpen to paper now!And what about all those

birthdays you keep forgettin'?Get out your diary and make a

note of 'em before you forgetagain!You know that fella at the

bus stop you'd love to say

hello to, but somehow you cannever: quite get up the nerve?Well, next time you see him,just take a deep breath and do

it. It's easy - and you'll bavemade yourself a new' friend!Ever thought of getting

yourself a pen pal? And whatabout that youth club you'vealways wanted to join? Orthat pony trekkin' holidayyou've fancied finding outabout? Do it - you'll be gladyou did!And, come to think of it

isn't it about time you wentand gave Gran a visit? She'salways glad to see you, youknow!

YOUR MOVEThere must be lotsa gamesyou've often wished you could

Ilay - like chess or gin

rummy ... Maybe even darts!Well, if you twist his arm,

maybe you can get your dador big brother to show youhow. It's lotsa fun, and, whoknows, maybe you could getto be an expert!Ever felt a pang of envy at

those nimble-fingered typeswho can tum out suchbeautiful crochet andembroidery. Well, maybe it'stime you started to learnyourself. Nothin' could bemore satisfyin'.And if Y9U haven't got a

handy mum or auntie to show

you how, you can alwaysborrow a book from thelibrary.It won't be too long till

holiday time, you know. Andif you're goin' abroad youreally ought to start swottingup a bit on the lingo ...Nobody expects you to be

fluent. but the odd arazieor s'i! vous pl.ait goes a longway.And, talkin' about holidays,

isn't it time you learned to. ?sWim . ...

OWN UP!There must be somethin'you're just dyin' to get offyour chest ... Wen, now's thetime. It doesn't do you anygood to keep things all bottledup inside, y'know. So, justchoose your moment (couldbe with Mum, your fella oryour best friend) and get itouta your system once and forall. It'll do you a power 0'good!And, something else ...

What about all those nastyhabits 0' yours that you keepmeaning to break? Like bitingyour fingernails, or saying"Urn, er" at the beginning ofevery sentence, or slouchingor standing with your hands inyour pockets, or ...Well, start summoning up

all your will-power andactually do something aboutit! After all, you know it's inyour own interests anyway.A ll those bad habits aren'texactly flattering, are they?

Like we said at thebeginning, "Never put off tilltomorrow ... " Instead, getweavin' and do it n01l !

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Everybody bas secrets -secret loves and bates,fears and joys .- andMud are no exceptionlTheir recent single, "TheSecrets That You Keep",prompted us to ask 'emto le t us into just a few oftheir deep-down, well-hidden secrets. . !

The Mud lads are quite a mix-ed bunch, really. Les Gray isthe noisy one, who squeezes alaugh-a-minute outaeverybody within earshot, andconsequentely the mostoutgoing when it comes todigging out those little 01 'secrets ...

''I'll admit this," he told us,"if there's one thing I'm pret-ty scared of it's creepy-crawlies ~ things likespiders! Ohh, th e verythought of 'em makes myspine feel all prickly. Butdon't let on to Dave or he'll beputting spiders in my bed!"Les also admitted another

Ha,ve you noticed . ' '. 1Suddenl,y the shops arejust bursting with all sortsof new and exciting things.So we've been having alook around ~ and we'vepicked out a couple ofthings that we think you'lllik.e - some are useful,some are just.fo,rfun. Herethey are .. _

secret that he has to keepquiet from the rest of the lads.Y'see, he's really very roman-tic underneath,"If I get a crush on a girl

she really gets the flowers andboxes of chocolates treat-ment. But i f the others knewthat I'd never live it down."

Above,. left 10 rIght:Dave. les,. Rob and Ray'.

Les also re ckon s t ha thei finds it very hard to keep

. other people's secrets - es-. pecially i f it's good news."I nearly burst trying to

keep from teHing

squiggle po.d

sometimes," he told us. "Andhere's another secret - mysecret desire ... It's to open alarge tin of pineapple, stick anenormous dollop of cream on

top and hogthe Jot!I 'd hate tolet anyone else see me at ittho' ... They'd think I wasa regular pig."

GROOVYGROCEFtThis friendly littlecharacter's just what youneed to remind you of al].that shopping you've got todo! The Squiggle Pad(right) has lots of pages -and a hole at the top so youcan hang It up

bythe

telephone' if you like. Froma range of [otters at Boots,it costs 1Sp.

CHUNKY CHOKERClose up, this toothsomenecklace (above) lookspretty primitive - butwe've got a sneaking suspl-cion that it's really made ofplastlcl It's nice and long,so you can sllnqlt roundyour neck - or wind it

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Dave Mount says that he'sgot lotsa little secrets from hischildhood ... but he's not let-ting on!"One thing that I've never

told anybody about, 'cos I'vefelt so guilty about it, is thetime I pushed a little girl offher bike. I was about eight at

. the time. It was a nasty thingto do even tho' she wasn't

really hurt ... but she wasteasing me to distraction -honest!" Dave smiledsheepishly. "We're the best offriends now, tho'."Dave's got a strange fear ...

of going upstairs on buses."1 don't know why ... It's

completely stupid, but Ialways think the bus is goingto tip over!"Ray Stiles is very open

when it comes to telling hissecrets. He reckons he hasn'tgot any."I may look pretty moody

and secretive hut basicallyI'm a very open kind ofbloke," he told us.

But we did manage to eekjust a teeny one out of him.

"One night backstage I wasfiddling with Rob's guitar,when one of the stringssnapped. I felt terrible, but Icouldn't bring myself to tell .Rob that it was me who brokeit. He 11be mad when he hearsthis sudden confession . . !"

Soft-spoken Rob Davisfound it very hard trying tothink of all those secrets he's

kept for years - on the spurof the moment ... But he didadmit to one.

"I've always been a bit of aone for soft toys and luckymascots and I've still got myvery first teddy even now.

"Oh, and I've neverforgotten the time I went onholiday with some mateswhen I was about eighteen ...

"I lay on the beach sunningmyself for days but I was stillsnow white. In the end I'gave up and covered myself intan from a bottle."Then when I got home I

kidded everybody it was thereal thing . . . and I've neveradmitted to anybody beforethat it was home-made! '.'Bet you feel a lot better

now you've got that one offyour chest, Rob!

round your wrist for a thick,thick bracelet. From aselection of jewellery atmain Boots branches, 45p

pretty - and practical, too.It 's made of flower-patterned plastic with abroad elasticated band thatreally holds it in place. Andit's even big enough soyoucan wear rollers un-derneath. From a selectionof colourful shower caps atmajor branches of Wooliesthroughout the country, itcosts about 35p.

GOOD HEALTH

This painted mirror (Jeft) istaken from a poster that

was going the rounds wayback in 1925. (Bet youdidn't know Andrew's LiverSalts had been going thatlongl) It costs 5.99(including p.&p.) from An-drew's Mirror Offer, Sterl-ing Health Products.Trafalgar House, 715 NorthCircular Road, LondonNW1.

BUBBLE BONNET

Here's how you can reallylap up the bubbles - andstill protect those preciouscurls at the same time. Ourshower cap (right) is really

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P"MY ThOn'1son had moved tnto a~u,e 0 nee owned by Ju IieAm t> er s, a f am ou s "inger. Five yearspr8'JioLt,ly, Juli. had mysteriouslyvani shed , l e.v ing beh ind in the houseonly one thing - a plant she hadloved. Penny loved plants, too - ifshe spoke to them, they grew. Thisone had grown with P&nny'. loveand, as it bloomed, so more strangethings happened to Penny .


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YOU MEAN,. ITGAVE YOU ALLTHIS KNOW"LEDGE-TOT RA P R AY

AND MAKEHIMSPEAKl

Mexl Week: A freqtnewPink story!


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(In case you've got anydoubtsl) The crafty wench who'.alwaye giving your fella the

The mean 'n' wickedthoughts that well upnside you when she does. Time - when you'reryi to get ready for thataplecial date andeverything's going wrong. A mum who moans 'n'nr."Ar'A that you haven'tclear,ft_CIup your room forweek., especially when it'sruel . The 'friend' ho comesup and says: "Really, Iwouldn't worry - you'dnever know you've got aload of spota underneathaU that make-up " Ratn that pours downand turns your hair to rata'-ails when you've just spent

an hour washing andsetting it. That irresistible eheebar that makes your mouthw ter when you're on adiet. Your best mate - whenyou both fancy the samefella, that isl The dreaded spot thatalwaye pops up just in timefor that all-Important date. . A dad who won't let yougo out till you "take an thatmuck oft your eyes"

.. 'The Lads' whenyour boyfriend says he'sgoing to have a night outwith them - not youl

"I'm a thief! It was aterrible thing to have toadmit - even tomyself ... But there wasno getting away from it,.'cos that's exactly whatI'd become!"I'll never know what made medo it ... A moment ofweakness, I suppose - but

it's a moment I'll alwaysregret.I remember how it

happened. I was in thecloakroom-at the disco, busydrying my hands, whensuddenly I noticed somethingsparkling by the wash-handbasin .... At once I recognisedit as Julie's ring.My first Impulse was just to

pick it up and take it out toher - she'd obviously taken itoff while washing her handsand forgotten it. But as I

picked it up, this funny feelingcame over me ... I can'treally describe it - a kind ofexcitement ...There was no-one else in

the cloakroom - no-one totell I'd even seen the ring, letalone picked it up. I could justslip it in my pocket andnobody would ever know.Suddenly, I just couldn't

resist the temptation. I didn'teven look at the ring. I justtook a deep breath andslipped it into my pocket. I

remember my heart wasbeating like a hammer.I was back in the disco with

the .others when Juliesuddenly realised she didn'thave her ring. Instantly shewent into a panic. Someonesuggested she try thecloakroom and I just stoodthere and watched her rushoff to look for it, feeling asthough I was in a dream orsomething. Honestly, it justdidn't feel real.She came back looking close

to tears and I very nearlyowned up then. But .something held me back. Iknew it was a terrible thing I

What sort of clothes doesDonny like girls to wear? we

wondered. So, we asked him!."I dunno, really," he told

us." I suppose as far as I'mconcerned, th e mostimportant thing is beingdressed for what you're gonnado. Like, if you're going to thecountry for the day, youshouldn't turn up in a glitteryhalter top! Or wear jeans toa flash party! Personally.though, I suppose I do preferfeminine clothes on girls."

wa:sdoing, but somehow I justcouldn't stop myself.It wasn't till I got back

home that evening, though,and faced myself in themirror, that I had to admit

that I was a thief. Just thesound of the word in my headmade me feel all cold inside.And the sight of the ring

didn't make me feel any ,better either, I can tell you. Itwas really beautiful - goldwith a lovely tiger's eye stonein the middle. No wonderJulie treasured it.Well, I knew I couldn't keep

it ... certainly never wear itfor risk of being found out. Infact, I knew I'd justfeel awfulevery time I looked at it.

I remember I really had totake my courage in bothhands when it carne to makingthat phone call to tellJulie but I had to do it.

" I don't know whatcame over me," I told her,"but I completely forgot I'dpicked it up. It just went rightout of my mind."It sounded pretty lame, I

know, and maybe she didn'tbelieve me. But the relief inher voice was enough toconvince me I'd done theright thing.

But I'll never forgive myselffor stealing like that. Evennow I feel ashamed.

"What's your favouritecolour?" we asked RoUer,Alan Longmuir.

"Definitely yellow, and thebrighter the better. It's sonice and sunny. I've got myroom painted in yellow, sothat when I wake up in themorning it makes me feel allbright 'n' full of the joys! It'sjust not possible to feel downin a canary-yellow room!

''I've got lots of yellowclothes, too - mostly shirts

and jumpers - and socks! Ihaven't got yellow shoes yet,though! But there's stilltime ... "

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Asurprise for two girls lost in the fog!

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But what wasn't aMAYBE WE'LL STUMBLEON A SHOP THAT SELLSBATTERIES FOR THE

Next Week: An offer, out of the blue .. for Mum!. .2 5


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It only costs a jew pence to drop u~. a li'(le.-~but you courd earn yourself a qU1.df we prmtit. (Two quid if it rates as a Star le tt~T !) No ta bad investment eh? So why not wn.te to usat Pink Post, Fl~etway H01J,se,FarringdonStreet, London EC4A 4A 0 . , . right away'!

POP WAWWhy doesn't someone invent"Pop Star" wallpaper? As Iam not allowed to havepictures of my idols on mywall "because it ruins thepaper," I think it would be avery good idea. ~So, come on, all you

wallpaper manufacturers, youtoo can cash in on the world of

pop. I'm sure it would sell, asmany of my friends have thesame problem.

Scott Fan ~ SwanseaSounds like a reaHy greatuie, SP. Just imaginebein' completely

Bk P, ..Le t IeAGL I T T E RGIRLWhen I read the article in

Pink called "Do You Love'Em Enough?" I had to writeand let you know about howmuch I love Gary Glitter an d

surrounded by all those the Glitter Band.d is h~1 ie lias ! I've met the Band several

times. They're great -MAD FAN everything I expected. J wasDear Jamie, I'm writing to the second member of theiryou through Pink Post to' fan club, and so I'm veryconfess my undying love jor proud of my membershipyou. card.

Each Friday I dive for my I haven't met Gary yet _Pink and thumb through it but it's the main aim of m.ylooking for your column life, and I'm still trying! Hope

which is one of the two things you like this picture of me inI look forward to every week. my glitter suit!The other is the visit from the Angie _ Leedslittle men in white coats, from W07P, that's some outfit,the big, blue van, who.. . AnniE" Reckon 1I0U do

BCR and Kenny Fan - lope' 'pm enough ..Lanarkshae L ~ ___

I've GOT frKJRl3 SPOTs Tf-IN\/ A1Ycw:-tv1A71-41V!AND BOB'S TAI.SK FROM .ANNE FRENCH. ITKEEPS MY CJtV\PLE'XION B6O>JJl1RJLAND ~THYL.COI


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KOJAKED! strange symbol () on it, to NEW LOOK NEWSBoy. are we being overcome swap fora letter I had Here is the greatest idea ofby that bald-headed, lolly- written" It just wasn't the year. From now on, tellysucking Kojak! Imagine my Rrigid's Week! Can you news readers will wear partysurprise when I saw this help? hats and plastic flowers whichnotice posted in the window Brigid _ Paisley will.squirt water. All picturesof my local record shop "Free It's on its Ipay' of politicians will havelolly with every Telly Savalas moustaches drawn on them.single bought here". Seriously though, wouldn't'David Essex Fan - Scotland it brighten up the gloomy.PINK TREK headlines?What terrible Goings On, David Essex Fan - Derby

I was walking along the road WHOOPS, SORRY!looking for the Swap Shop, When I was on the bus, Iwhen It Ha.ppened to Me! I overheard a conversationsaw a great, hairy monster between two women. One ofahead, but no, it was Just them glanced at a couple ofJamie. I asked him WheTe' young people sitting oppositeIt's At and he told me I'd her and said to the other lady.

find it round the corner, past "Young people! I can't eventhe Pink Post box, 1 did a tell if that scruffy one onBac k Track to the shop and the right is a boy or a girl."inside was my friend, Dear The lady next to her said,Sally. But she didn't have "Wen, I can, because she's mywhat I wanted - a crisp, daughter!"green bit of paper with a Ruth - Wellingborough

0~ ~ ~ r. ; - 3 - - - - - - -~~~ - -~- liiC . .. '. :;~~G. " ~ ~ ~ ~ :" d Bt2 ! ! J~ :W ~ " ~ ~ ~ :: .~j~ ,~ ~- .:..,... _...". ~ 'f>~ "",",r,.. '-- __ ___.J

-c i ! ! .C ' 1 I . ~~Cl- ..,~~~1". . . - . .. . .-_ - ......._

: i J OG !I love doing your quizzes, butI was a bit upset by one of thequestions in the "Are you aShy Baby?" quiz in issue 93 .. Itasked what you should do if,at your first dance, a spottyyoung fella 'asked you for adance. One answer was thatVall should "Tell him to buzzoff .or dance with him onceand then disappear."

What's wrong with spottyboys? You make it sound as ifthere is something terriblywrong with boys with spots.And in your mag you're

always saying that it'spersonality that counts.So please, don't let people

think there's anything wrongwith people with spots. I'vegot some myself!

Yvonne -- WestonS~Mare

VAli: I play basketball everySaturday mornlng..Me and theother girls (six foot, twenty-stoners. all of 'em) have made upa team and we call ourselves theFarringdon Ftopsies . "..TheHarlem Globetrotters havenothing on us!

!JII)..Y: I have developed thesevery strong and flexible wrists byplaying tiddley-wfuks whenever Ican. I'm always saying, "Ol, whotancies a quick tlddley then?" Iget some very strange looks attim es ...ANDREA:Well, naturally, I 'm abit of a gymnast, what with mydanNn,gan' all. I mean, that OlgaDoorbutt just wouldn' t stand achance with me on the Olympicbean. (Don't you mean beam?)N o. bea.n ...JAWE: I go out for a run everymorning. It's not that r want to.~tayfit, it's just that everymorning my grannie yells,"Who's been at me wine gumsagain?" and I shoot off down the

, road ...

How do us Pink peopie manage to stay soincredibIu slim and fit ? WeIl, 0 1 'course we'renil natu:rnlluunbelievably oeautiju! - uutapart from that ...

. SALLY; I have got the mostbeautiful little skating dress witha short pleated skirt and a tighttop with sequins an d red tightsarid lovely white boots. Anyonehappen to know where there's,mice-rink ... ?BRIGIU: Sport? Sport? Ah yes.Well I have been known to runfor the bus, but really mystrongest sport is archery. Now,if I can just get Kim to act as atarget ... I've tried bribing herwith a bag of apples.but so farno luck ...KIM: Does aniseed ballcrunching count? No? Wen,.howabout flicking nasty objectsagainst Brigid's wall with anelastic band. Last week I gotBrvan Ferry bang on the nosewith one of my halt-suckedsob-stnppers ...SCOTT: I keep slim by runningaway from my fans. Mind you,I've been getting a bit tubbyrecently .. I've stopped running,v'see .. It's more fun thatwav.. Heh. heh,

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It m ight be a g oo d _ idea to .cu tout this week's column andkeep it. Then, w hen (or if) you

want to get married one dayyo u can tak eit out and readit.You'll f in d it incrediblyuseful. Or else you w on 't.T he se cret of a suc ce ss fu l

w ed din g is go od plann in g.This should start before youare bo rn, really .Try toarrange to have a richd ad 'c oshe's the one w ho's supposed

, to pay for the reception andstuff. Having done that, therest is quite easy .WEDD ING INV ITAT IONSYour mum will insist youinvite thousands of aunts anduncles you 've never seen,somake sure you send theinvitations early to all therelatives w ho live m ore thantwo hundred m iles away ..They m ostly w on't attend butthey will send presents ..

Post the invitations to .n earby relativ es too late forthem to be able to attend.

start a Ieud.she'd start aWorld War.A fter the cerem ony you'll

have to stand outside thechurch for an hour or so in ther ain /w ind /s now /s le et /b ail,try ing to lo ok incredib ly

That way you 'll endup with happy fora photographeronly those_guests you really who 'II probably discover latwant. But you 'll get lots of that he fogot to put any film

presents. h is camera. .BEST MAN Don't let your RECEPTION This Is heldgu y choose his best mate as in ahall, or hotel or at hom e.best man. Get som eone who is If yo u are in cred ibly po or

calm a nd never flustered. you can bold itin a f ie ld ,Your local m ilkm an m ight do. bu t this is not recomm endedH is job is not to lose the ring as there may be cowsand not to let yourguy get so about and you know whatnervous while he's waiting in cows are like.the church that he jumps A t the r eception everybodthrough a stained glass eats, drinks and talks. Youw indow .lf you let him h ave must remain radiant andhis mate as best m an they 'll . . even thougb.by thisprobably both get nervous time your shoeswill be k illin gand jump o ut of the iyou. W hen you cut the cakew indow. - - avoid slipping and slashingCHURCH The important ,~ :ob an a r tery~s this can,b e m~ssything is to remember whichC 1 ... . Q C 1 t>Q and som ~hm es fatal. It m ightchurch the cerem ony is being 0',,- Q- e ve n sp oil the cake.held at. If you don't you may left hand seats and his fam ily A fter the cake-cutting,find yourself getting married to right hand seats. This is to .' everybodywill drin k y ou rto a complete stranger in the prevent fam ily feuds from health and prettySOOn afterw rong church. starting .If you 've got a gran that you can sneak away on

You'll also need to arrange like m ine you can't risk your honeymoon. But donfor ushers at the church.Their getting her m ixed up w ith the forget to take your newjob is to guide your fam ily to other fam ily. She wouldn 't husband w ith you.

NEXT WEEK'A LL YO U ,H AVE EVERW A N T E D T OK NABOUTb u t w e r e

A great 4-week pull-out, fold-up, and keep, booklet onboys-how to catch them, keep them, and chuckthem-can be yours when you get MATES, startingwith the issue on sale Friday, .2ndMay.

ROM.ANTIC FICTION!

GREATFASHION! I ()F FUN . !

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T O P P D PF E AT U R E S !

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Cood-lcokin' Iellas can bevery deceiving. Not in a nastykindaway ... but simply 'cosas long as they keep theirmouths shut and stand therelookin' gorgeous most girlstend to think that butterwouldn't melt in theirmouths. Seems they can't do athing wrong, just 'CQS they

look so perfect!And if they happen to bepop superstars like theRollers that can make matterseven worse!So do the Rollers reckon

they live up to those angeliclooks?

"Not likely!" Eric laughed."The last impression we .want to give our fans is thatwe're little Mr. Perfects to beput ana pedestal ... honest!We're only human, y'know,and we've got the same faults

as anybody else!"And the other lads canvouch for that, too!

"Cor ... you wanna seeWoody in the morning. Likean angel - he looks 'n' actsmore like bloomin' Dracula!"Alan kidded. "We can't evenget him out of bed withoutusing all kinds of strangetactics ... like slipping a bagof ice-blocks down the sheets. . . or shouting, 'BrigitteBardot's come to see you,Wood!' "Both Alan and Derek

reassured us that neither ofthem is heaven-sent either!"Alan's a real so-and-so

when it comes to helpin'round the house. When wewere both living at home hehad this crafty habit ofdisappearing every time therewas any washing-up to bedone. So , guess who ended updoin' it ... !"But Alan's not the only one

who has his irritatin' littlehabits .. In fact, he can think ofhundreds of little things aboutDerek that get him going."Derek's the kinda fella

who can never be on time -He'll leave you standing on achilly street corner for hoursand then turn up as ifnothing's wrong. It's enoughto drive anybody mad. I keepbuying him watches but he .a lways manages to lose 'em!"The Longmuir household

had a lot to put up with beforeboth the lads made it to thetop."The Rollers have had so

many different line-upsthrough the years; and theysometimes used to come and

where he'd got to."Then, with just five

minutes to 0, he turned up,half-way thru' knoekin' back aChinese take-away. He'd felthungry all of a sudden andnipped out for a nosh ... withnot a thought 'bout uswon derin' where he'd clearedoff to!"Les's brother Ronnie, is

somebody else who's prettysure that Les isn't half asangelic as he Looks!"You've gotta 'be joking,"

he told us .."Of course, Les is agreat bloke. I'm bound tothink that because he's mybrother .... but he's got hisfaults all the same ..'iHe's a great one for doing

things on the spur of themoment ... but if somethingdoesn't work out the way hewants he can get veryimpatient and blow his top!"Eric looks like he couldn't

A R E T ltE VRE~llV U T T L E A N G E L Sdo a thing wrong with thosebig innocent bush-baby eyes.... but even he slips up everynow and again.

"I'll never forget the timesome smashin' fan sent us anenormous chocolate cake,"Woody told us. "We were allreally looking forward totucking in, but decided tokeep it till after a gig.

"But when we went to diginto it, it had disappeared -and so had Eric! Yup, he'd

, decided just to have one littleslice to try it out . .. . andended up woIfiil' down thelot!"Sounds like thekinda thing

any of us might do in amoment of weakness, doesn'tit? ... Livin' proof that thelads are just like anybody elsewhen it comes to humanweaknesses.Thank goodness. It makes

us feel much better!

They're tasty 'n' talented - nobody's denyin' that -. and to us theylook like little angels. But can they really be as 900d as tneu look?Or do th~y have just a jew oj those little vices that the rest o] usare lumbered with ? _ \V _ easked around and ,{ound. out! .

practise in our front room,"Dad Longmuir told us. "Notthat I minded, of course .. ,but the neighbours playedhavoc. The noise, y'see - youused to be able to hear it rightdown the street!"We used to get folk

bangin' on the doors telling usto turn it down. They thoughtthe Rollers were anything butlittle angels, I can tell you!"Les is the Roller who can

realty get Tam, the boys'buddy and manager, ontenter-hooks wondedn' whattricks he's going to get up tonext."Les is as nutty as a fruit

cake ... and sounpredictable," Tam joked."He had me in a right state ata gig recently. Twentyminutes before the lads weredue to go on stage hedisappeared! I nearly had ablue fit. I couldn't imagine

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Poor Vic Faulkner of Hello gets horribly teased by therest of the lads for bein' too soft with his female friends."But I can't help it," Vic told us. "I'm a born romantic.Anyway, the other boys may laugh, but we reckon mostgirls like a bit of romance, don't they?" Too right ViclAs far as we're concerned, you're doing fine!

We're always getting lettersfrom readers asking us whatthey can do about theirfreckles. Well first you've gotto face the fact that they'realways going to be there. So,just be glad - and make themost of themlMake-up wise, use a light

foundation, then just take abrown eye pencil andemphasise those frecklesacross your nose and cheekbones (like in our piccy). Seehewpretty they look!Lots of people with pale

skins have a bad time whenthe sun comes out - theytend to burn rather than tan.So, if you're a bit of apaleskin, the best thing youcan do is just leave aU thissun-bathing lark te thenatural brownies - andreally play up that pale skininstead?Is your problem fuzzy, wavybair? Have a perm. They'reall tbe rage and it doesn'tmean you've got to have yourhair really short either.So, find yourself a good

hairdresser and that wavyhair won't be a problem anymorel

You don't have to be anaspiring pianist to make themost of long, thin fingers. Ifyou're lucky enough to have

P R E T T Y N IC E

T O O S O F T

Dishy Peter Oliver's beenbusy since The NewSeekers broke up. In fact,he's been practicallyhalf-way round the worlddoing his own thing - andvery successfully, too.He's hot back from

Australia right now ...and we mean hot. Be's gota smashin' tan from allthe Aussie sun. Luckyfella.

Whenever he gets a spareminute David loves to gofor a ride round thecommon. He's no ordinaryrider tho' ... you canhear him comtn' a mileoff. Y'see, some folks singin the bath - but Davidsings when he's onborseback! Talk about thetravelling minstrel! Betthe horse enjoys it!

Have you got freckles?Fuzzy hair? GapsbetJween your teeth?WeU, count yourselfluck.y indeed. 'Costhese are all bigbeauty plusses - ifyou know how to makethe most of 'em!

long fingers remember tokeep your nails at areasonable length - longtalons will tend to make your -~ IIiifingers look bony. Then '~~ i i I make use of all the super us smile with closed lips o rjewellery that's about now, hardly smile at all) in anand wear as many rings as effort to hide 'em.you can lay your hands on. But if you're one of thoseYou can get away with it! people with gaps betweenAnd make sure you keep your teeth then you've got a

'em soft 'n' smooth, too, with lot to smile about, 'cosregular doses of hand cream. nothing could be more

Very few people have attractive! So, justforget allperfect teeth and too many of about braces 'n' things to pull

'em together - youcancelling out a bigplus.The same goes for teeth

that overlap sligbtly - orthat are a bit uneven. If youonly knew it, it just adds toyourcharmlSee how lucky you are!


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B IG H E A D E D ?Question: Is Steve Harleyas big-beaded as rumourshave it?Answer: No .... we don't

think so. He's just aconfident sort of bloke wholikes to make his pointclear, and then forget it.

'I'm just the ktnda fcllawho gets taken the wrongway," he told us .... andwe believe him!

RED AND YELLOW GLOVESABBREVIATIONS: K, knit; P,purl; st(s), stitches; inc, increase;st.st., stocking stitch.MATERIALS; 1 ounce each fedand yellow DOUBLE knittingwool. I pajr each knitting needlessizes 10 and 11.

SIZE: smaUl.medium; medium/large.

RIGHT HAND GLOVEUsing size 11 needles, cast on 36

(40) sis. Work k2, p2 rib as fol-lows. 4 : rows red, 2 rows yellow. 14r~w.sred, 4 rows yellow.Change to no. 10 needles and

, red wool, st.st 4 rows. Continuestripes of 4 rows red, 4 rows yel, low throughout work.

T'ffUMB SHAPING1st row: 1d8, inc. into next st.,kl,

, inc. mtonext st., kI5.; 2nd row; p. B rd row: k.. 4th row: p.5th row; k18 sts, inc. into next st.,: kl, inc. into next st., k15.

Continue in this way, increas-, ing on every 4th row adding 2 sts,between each inc. (5,7,9. ,11) untilthere ar e 46(52) s15. on theneedle,Work 3 rows Without shaping.

NEXT ROW: k31(35} 5tS., turnand cast on 2 sts, P14 (16) sts,turn and cast on 2 sts, Work onthese I6(18} s15, for 6 rows, cast

R IG H T C H A R M E R !"My luck's changed,"shiny headed TeUySavalas grinned. "Y'see,Ior years I was typecast asa baddie! Every role Iplayed was nasty, y'know,a real heavy sort ... AndI'm not really like that -

honest. But all my fanswere beginning t .o think Iwas a real meancharacter! Now at lastwith Kojak I can playapart a bit closer to thereal me .. _ That's right.toughlOokin' on the outsidebut witba hearto'gold,"

F E E D IN G T H E F IR EIf you're a genuine Slade fan, then you'll have alreadyseen the lads in their film "Flame"(here they are On theway to the premiere). And you're probably frothing atthe mouth tor loads more info .. Well, here's just thebook for you:! It's"called "Slade in Flame" and ,it givesyou the hili s tory of the fi.lm -as well as lots of tas.t.yblack and white piceies to real'ly get those eyes a-poppin'.Written by John Pidgeon and published by Granada in lhePanther series, il costs 50p. Ha.ppy reading, Slade fans!

Get out those needles and start knitting you.rselfsome trendy mitts for s,pring!

sts for 4 rows. Work in st.st, enthe remaining 10(12) sts for 4rows. Complete as 1st finger.Turn and. press I1ghtly.

LEFT HAND GOVE;With no. 11 needles and yellowwool, cast on 36(40} s15. Work ,...-~ribbing as rigbt hand glove butreversing colours.

. off loosely. Sew up thumb seamand tum thumb to right side.

NEXT ROW: pick up and knit 4s15from the base of th.e thumb, k,(Q the end of the row, Work onthese 38(42) 8tS. ior 8 rows,changing wool colour after every4th row.

1ST FINGER NEXT ROW:k24(27) st , turn, cast on 1 st.

NEXT ROW: Pll(1a) sts, tum.cast on 1 st Work on these 12(14)sts for 4 rows, cast off and sew upside seam. Turn to right side.

2ND FINGER: With right bandneedle pick ll;P and knit 2.sts fromthe base of the first finger .K!:i(5), sts, turn,cast on 1 st.PlanS} s15, turn, cast on 1 st,WOrk on these 14 sts for 4 rows.Complete as tst finger.

. 3RD FINGER: Pick up and knit 2sts from the base of the 2ndfinger, l!:5(5), turn, cast on 1st.P13(13) sts, turn, cast on I st.Work on these 14 sts for 4 rows.Complete as Ist finger.

4TH FINGER: Pick up and. knit 2sts from the base of fhe Srdfinger, k4(5). Work on these 14

low and Red gloves but changing

colour as follows:'6 rows PINK (PR)2 rows WHITE (WH)4 rows PK)2 rows wa6 ro.WsPK

THUMB SHAPING:1ST ROW: k15 (17) sts, inc. intonext st, k:I, inc. into next st,k18(20).2ND ROW:p.SRDROW: k.4TH ROW:p.5TH ROW: K15(7) st s, in c. in tonext st, kl, inc. into. next st.,kI8(20). 'Continue shaping on every 4tb

row as for right hand glove until46(52) sts, on the needle. Work3(1) rows. without shaping.NEXT ROW: k32(28) sts, turn,cast on 2 sts, P14(l6)sts, turn.cast OIl 2 sts, complete as for righthand glove workip.g from ... .. .'" to.i:ti+;4I;,.

Change to no, 10 needles andst.st, 16 rows PK (continuingthumb shaping).

Continue stripes as follows:2 rows WH.2 rows PK6 rowsWH2 rows PK6 rows WH2 rowsPK

2 fOwsVVllcast .off in WH making 3 rows.WR in all. Sew up side seam andpress lightly.

PINK AND WHITE GLOVESFolloW the instructions for Yel-

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GftTINGA GOOD

RECEPTION

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C iSchool uniform. ...either you don't careabout it, or you feellike curlin' up withembarrassment everytime you think J boutit ... So do you thinkit aug ht to beabolished (as someschools have done)OT are youquite happy to(10 on uiearin'it? Weaskedarourui ...

"I'm an anti-uniformisl! Well,maybenol quite as drastic asthat, but I must admit I usedto hate wearing mine. II mademe feel such a charlie,'specially if I was meetingsomebodY I knew outa schoolon .my way home or

something like that. I alwaysused to think it was so silly,too, that we couldn't weartrousers when It was very cold.My legs used to freeze uplike icicles in the winterl

"1 s'pose I don't think ithurts to wear a uniform whenyou first go to secondaryschool, tho' ... it gives you afeelin' of identity. But whenyou get into the third, fourthand fifth years, it's a bit sillyreally, I think.

"Still, a lot of achools arechanging their .rules now andleing the older studentswear variations on theiruniform ... like differentstyles of shirts or skirts - aslong as they're in the schoolcolours. And that can't bebad, can it?"

It's not just us lot who hadsuffer school uniforms,y'know. Most of the stars wespoke to had to go through thestraw boater 'n' blazer bit,as well!David Essex had to go back

to wearing school uniformfairly recently when he wasmaking his first film, "That'llBe The Day" (see our piccy)and it brought back all kindsof school-day memories.


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oR'S OU(OR IS I n

"I don't m indw earing m y school

uniform at all, tho' 1suppose I'm l ucky bec au sem ine's quite nice really ..1think some people make a .fuss just for the sake of it .Af ter all, think how many

different clothes you 'd needfo r all the days in the weekifyou didn 't have a uniform .There 'd be nothing fresh tow ear at w eek en ds!"Besides, 1 fin d th at g ettin '

into my school uniform getsm e in the right frame of m indf or s chool.A s long as the restof you looks alright a schoolun ifo rm can lo ok perfectlyokay."

"II's net the tin'iform, I objectto so much, juslthe way theycomplain about the leng.lholmy hair! I mean, honesUy, Ican't see the point in It., . Mybraln's going to work just aswen whatever the length Of myha,ir,. isn't II?

"Dh, and having to we a"

those stupid caps tharsdaft, too. I mean, whal girl'sgoing to look at you with one01 those perched on top ofyour head? Sure, they mightlook - but only for a goodlaughl

"I think in a way uniformdoes serve a purpose .. 1 f tkeeps everybody'lookingreiilsonably lidy .. an.d,afte.r aU,. school's nol afashion show, is it?"

A.lex,17ngela, 16.

I

ever that keen on vaultingover those horses and thingsanyway!

"I s'pose, really, that it is agood thing. It 's cheaper, and_ it m akes you all the same -.~so you don 't worry what youlo ok lik e."Alvin Stardust went toboarding school so schooluniform played a pretty bigpart in his youth.

"I must adm it I got used to. it in the end,tho ," he let on tous. " I mean after a while Ijust took it for granted. We

, "I just can'lsee the point inwearl'ng school unUorm -honestly Ii can'I And I'mnot j:ust being stroppy either!

"So many of my mates hatewearin.g ii, 100. II makes them

fee.1so awful. Imagine if you'remeeting a fel la afterschool it's enough to puta,nybody off, if youa.sk me:1

"It kind. lakes yourconfidence away, knowing

"I always had to wear schooluniform , and I'm glad! Oh, Iknow it seem s a drag whenyou have to wear the sametogs day in and day out,butit 's all for a good cause, youknow."Y'see, 1 think wearing a

u nifo rm m akes ev ery bo dy

you look like hundreds ofolhergirls all from the sameschool. Like a lot of sheep.Yes. that's what schooluniform does to you, 10 meanyway it takes all your

individuality. ."I, take my stuff off theminule I gelhome and I eel a,different person. I.ike a humanbein.g aga.in.

, "I'd like to see the teachets'faces I,f they were lold tha.tthey had to wear a uniform!I'm just k.eepin.g my fingerscrossedlhal my school will beone of the ones to startslacking'onschoo.1 uniformrules."I'm not saying everyo.ne

should start wearing lill theirbesl togs 10 school -'but

'I'don't really think that wouldhappen anyway, exc,apt ,maybe lor the first couple oiwee.ks. We'd just wear whatwe feel comlortablein .

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equal, so there can be no pettyjealousies over w ho's got theprettiest and m ost expensiveoutfits."Whe n e ve ry bo dy 's a llowe d

to wear what they want, a lo tof 'who looks the best'com petition springs up, andthat can make school lifep retty n asty if yo u d on 'thave lots of nice clothes." Hav in g sc ho ol u nifo rm

saves a lo t of tim e and energyw ondering w hat you're goingto wear every day, too.I meanit's bad enough finding adifferent outfit every tim e yougo out som ew here special, letalone every day of the 'week,isn 't it?"

Sally

BACKN THE OLD SCHOO"I'd forgotten just howawkward I used to feel in myscho ol gear un tilI had todress up for the film .Everybody on the set waslaughing their heads off -they" sa idI o ok ed like B en nyH ill m uc kin g a ro un d!"When I was at sc ho ol, th o',

I remember I was always int ro ub le 'c osI used to do funnythings w ith m ytie - tying it

like a kerchief, or round mybooks to carry 'em hom e!"Mmm .... we can just

im agine D avid in shorts!

Lynsey de Paul m anages toforget her school uniform -until she looks at her oldsc ho ol p ho to s."WeIl, w hen I look at those

p ictures of m yselfat school,it 's terrib le! B ut,I mustadmit, at the t ime it didn'tseem so bad.I hated the hatst ho ' ..1 used to spend hours infront of the m irror trying toarran ge m in e to loo k sty lish !"

she told us."But the rest ofit wasn'tbad. 1s'pose, Except for thegym shorts. Not that I was

YARDused to be able to dress upinour own gear out of schoolhours."Some blokes used to m ake

a right fuss aboutwearin'their school gear. . . theywere always gettin ' to ld offfor no t lo ok ing righ t, bu tI ustused to conform .It madethings much easier in the longrun!"A nd, w hen you think about

it, it 's only for a few yearsyou have to put upwith itanyway .... Then you can

. really go to town!"

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MAD OVER THEMDear Sally, I'm absolutelymad over the Bay CityRollers. I just can't stop -thinking of them, especiallyWoody.I'm going off my food and I

can't concentrate on myschool work. Also, I lie in bedfor about an hour, stillthinking of them.This is beginning to worry

me, as I'm afraid I'll makemyself ill over them. If there'sanything you can do to help,I'd be very grateful. I'm 14.

One Lovesick B.C.R. Fan,Kent.

Dear O.L.B.C.R.F., AsI've said before to otherlovesick fans, it's fine to .admire your hero orheroes from. afar andrealise that they'reentertainers, doing a job.Bui it does get a bit off-balance when you beginto pro.ject aU youremotions towards them.You build up animpossible image in yourmind, no-one could liveup to.

I'm not saying to forgetWoody - you couldn't,anyway - but I amsa11ing to put your Lovefor him in its properplace before you reallydo become sick.

Begin to think of him ashaving a l~fe apart fromyou with friends. andfamily. He's keepingbusy, so why don't you dothe same?

When you go to bed,read a book, listen to theradio until you get sosleepy, you can't keepuour eyes open. Whenyou wake up, jump out ofbed right away and get

going. Find things youlike to do - things thatlDill keep your mind andemotions busy ..

There's always a way out oj a problem if youreally look jor it. But if you need some heLp infinding it, drop me a line. OK?

Dear V.D.G., I'm neverin favour of havingfriends delivermessages, nor do I likelistening to rumours.Somehow, in the telling ofthings, the completetruth. never comes out.

As Pout did make thefirst. move towards you, Ithink it's worth a tryonyour part. Don't put himon the spot, but the nexttime you're chatting ius:mention that you're sorryuow couLdn't accept hisoffer of a date before butthat now you're free, youcan.

Then leave it to him. Ifhe's still interested, he'llcertainly take the hint. Ifnot, then let it be. Someboys just don't like to beturned down and areafraid of puttingthemselves in theposition of being rei ectedagain. A Jew words ofencouragement from you'won't hurt anyone, but ifyou Leave it to your[rierui, there's always thepossibility of somemisu nderstandi ng.

ANOTIl~R CHANCE? .Dear Sally, About a monthago I was still going out witliDave. A week later he left mefor someone else: During thatweek Paul asked me out and Ireplied that I was stillwith someone.

Now, of course, I regretsaying that. Please help me .How can I get Paul to ask meout again?

I've heard rumours that hewants to go with a girl in myform, so I was going to ask my

~ friend to ask him if he would

th~re's no reason to have I still like to go out with me,thM ~xtra burden, too. Do you think this is theJYIUS1C ~hould be f un, and right thing to do? Please help.tf you fmd 1 . tsuc h a heavy Very Depressed Girlchore, then you shouldnot continue but findsomething that does giveyou satisfaction.

Your parents don'tsound unreasonable, andI'm sure that ~f you givethem ha(f a chance to'understand your feelingsnow, they'll come .through for you. Eventhough your dad hashopes for you as a

, musician, these are hisambitions. not yours.

Be straig ht.forward inyour approach to yourmum and dad. Explain tothem iust exactly howyou feel - that you'1'edepressed and unhappy agreat deal of the time,thea playing the clarinetgives you no pleasure atall. In fact, it's only, adding to your overallfeeling now. Ask them ifthey'd mind if youstopped for the timebeing so you can sortyourself out.

Give your parents achance to understand youand you might. besurprised at the outcome.The pressure you feelnow may well vanish.

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I Oh, sure, listen to yourraves when you have amoment, but don't letthoughts of them stop you

\.from living your own life- which could be just as! stimulating and excitingIas you choose it to be.

IMUSIC MISERY

Dear Sally, I'm 14 and I'mI always crying for no reason atI all. The littlest thing upsets

Ime 'because at night I'llremember everything that'shappened that day and startcrying. I do have the oddargument with my mother,but that's only natural.Otherwise, I get on very wellwith my parents.I'm sure all this is caused by

my having to play the clarinet,because I hate it. I neverpractise and I bave to stay in

once a week in the dinner

Ihour at school to play it and atI orchestra after school. Then, Ihave to miss lessonssometimes.I've told my mum that

when I go to the next school inAugust, I'm going to stopplaying, but I just can't waittill then. My dad has highhopes of me playing myclarinet in a famous orchestrawhen I grow up. He's not oldfashioned or anything and I'msure if he knew how

depressed I was about it, hewouldn't mind, but I justdon't know how to tell him.There are times when I

wish I were dead, honestly. Iknow most of this depressionis because of my age, but Iwould really be a lot happierif you would tell me how to goabout telling my mum anddad about my feelings.

Very Dedicated Pink Fan,.Leicester

Dear V.D.P.F .. I don't

feet that your having toplay the clarinet is thecomplete cause of your

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On the tra il of the ancien t book ... that stea ls TIM E!

There is no other booklike The Book Of TheHours - that is what Jillfound out! But Paula andRObbie had saved tier frombecoming i ts vict im, only tofind that the Book hadchosen another . . .

THE TIBETAN. BOOK OF TH.E.HOURS! THMUSEUM WERE MAD TO PUT SUCH AN EVI LTHING ON SHOW - AND NOW THAT POOR

FOOL HAS STOLEN IT!

YOU SAY THE HOUR-GLASS ONTHE COVER HAD FILLED UP AGAINWITH SAND, PAULA - THAT MEANS

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FOR SALE: One pintof Ieeble blood. Willaccept cup of tea and abiscuit or nearest offer

Stockists for fashion on pagesl!0-11 .

PLAZA clothes available atbranches of Miss Selfridgeand Irving Sellers.

Wbat's red, and goes roundan d round?"Well." said this lady in awhite dress, "what group areyou?""Well actually," I said..

"I'm not in any group. I do

look a bit like Kiki Deethough, don t I?""Blood group. blood

group," she snapped, "What'syour blood group?""Oh, I don't know. Very

rare r expect. Blue even. ""Well, we'll have to take a

little test and see won't we?"The nurse disappeared

down the corridor and I wasleft sitting on a trolley,wondering why I'd deci.ded tobecome a blood donor in tbe

place.

Actually, it was so that, if Ihad an accident, they couldgive me my own blood back.After all. you don't knowwhere that other stuff'sbeen. do you?And my mum told me to."Your country needs your

blood." she said, "and besides,they give"you a cup of tea anda biscuit afterwards ... "So I'm still sitting there

wondering when the nursecomes back.:'Thumb," she says.I xtend my digit and before

I can say something witty like,"Give us a lift to Ward 10?"she's plunged this needle intoit and there'sa big drop of myprecious red stuff on the endof it.r can't tell von

what happened nextbecause J fainted andwhen I came round I was ly -ing on a white bed in a whiteroom. Not a cup of tea or abiscuit in sight.The nurse walkedcin."You can go home now, but

take these with you". She

'handed me a bottle of tablets."And take them three times aday after meals."

"Eh?" 1 said."You have an iron deficien-

cy and we can't use your.blood until you've had a fewof these tablets - perfectly

useless it is ... ""Oh, No tea and biscuitsthen?"

"Nope. But if you pop alongto the kitchen they might giveyou some spinach."That's all I need, muscles

like Popeye. Heigh-he.

. Take a Deep Breath ...

.I was leaning out of thebathroom window yesterdaymorning, watching one of mycats stalking a milk bottle andshouting encouraging thingslike, "Yer silly great mog!",when suddenly I smeltsomething.

There's lots of interestingsmells around where 1 live.

There's the waftlof sweetand sour from the Chinesetakeaway down the road. Thedcllcate atoma of burnt toast tas my fiat-mate makes .

breakfast and then, of course,there's the cats ....But this smell wasn't like

any of the usual ones. It wasdifferent.Light an d refreshing it was,

with a hint of summer flowersand new-mown hay.

I snifredagain .."Er. don't dothat, Here

ha&'emy hankie," said myflat-mate.

"No, no," I said. HIhaven't got a cold. I'm justsmelling the air - summerhas come!""Oh, do you mean that light

refreshing aroma with a hintof summer flowers and new-mown hay?" she said.I was astounded. "That's theone l "

"Yeah, it's not bad is it?"she continued, "Only cost me20p in Boolworths. Y'knowit's one of those things youbung down the 100 to make itsmell nice . " ."There's no romance left in

the world, is there?

. And ....I feel maybe I Should have aword about Valli.

I mean, she is our Editorand I never say very muchabout her (not to her face,anyway). So now I'm going tosay a few words, just to setmy conscience at rest. It'sbeen bothering me, y 's ee ,Sleepless nights and all that ..So. here we go ..."Hello there, Valli. H_ow

are ya, gel?" .....

Ah, that's better.Much, much better. ."

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