The author has written a mixture of nostalgia and personal experiences. This book covers childhood (born in 1942) and schooldays then continues into working from 1957 and the Rock'n'Roll years and love of that music. In his twenties he got restless and worked at a Holiday Camp before moving to a Swinging London until the end of the 60s. The book touches on the the following (and much more): Sweet rationing/Playing in the street/School playground crazes/Festival of Britain/Comics and catapults/The Goon Show and other radio programmes/Canvey Island floods/Holidays at Butlins/Failing the 11...