number 16 (email)

Hey

Thanks very much for your message, it was great to hear from you again!

Cool to hear that you have been catching up with Stef & Rob on Facebook, i'm more of a Myspace man myself ( see http://www.myspace.com/dothedogmusic & also http://www.myspace.com/thebakesys - lots of funny old photos of the band in the "Pics" section ) although i have recently set up a Facebook page for Do The Dog.

Good to hear that the "ska education" we forced upon you years ago has had a lasting effect & that you are still going to lots of ska gigs!

I'm currently living in your old stomping ground of Thatcham with my wife K & 2 daughters, Rachel (6) & Sarah (4) - see attached piccies!

I'm still publishing my skazine - 105 issues to date! Since 1996 i have been working full time on my own ska label Do The Dog Music. K teaches at S Primary School in Thatcham.

Its funny that you mentioned The Hotknives gig in Oxford, i was just thinking about that the other day. Wasn't that the one when Rob got a bit confused on the way home & insisted he was driving towards Newbury when he was actually heading north out of Oxford on the A34!!??!

Thanks for the photos, yeah i do remember playing Blockbusters with your dad, but i don't remember how Rob got the black eye!

I still see Colin & Stef fairly regularly, Colin's wife G is my wife K's best friend (they went to secondary school together). Haven't seen Rob or Stu for absolutely ages! I heard recently that Stu has just become a dad for the first time though.

Anyways, thanks again for your message, yeah it would be cool to keep in touch!

All the best, K

number 15 (letter)

Alright there my darling, well finally you have received this letter, the hassels of getting a stamp. Well I'm very happy you've found yourself a man (even if he is a rugby player - a good bod I hope) I'm having a very boring life at the moment, work , work of and work, still I'm having quite a good time just working. It's only 4 weeks till easter - excellent hopefully after that I'll be ale to relax because all the application forms will be off. Interviews start April 1st but mine will probably be later. Anyway like I said on the phone I could come and visit you then. It very hard for me to think of anything to write as I've done nothing and more importantly met no one - this I'm pissed off about my stars and tarot cards said to concentrate on my career for the next month, but I want a boyfriend. My tarot cards also said that I would get back together with DT so I think much of them?

Anyway my new name and address is officially:

C Boring P

Boring Halls of Res

Boring St

Boring Town

I love you lots and I expect you're thinking about C a bit like me. Say hello to the 'man' Hoping your sex life's looking good. And tell this man if he shits on you I'll be round to cut of his toes.

Love

CP

Numbers 11,12,13,14 (postcards)

If you are in we might see you before you get this - if not see you soon.

Love Mum & Dad x

Hello M

Big kisses from Spain where the weather is beautiful.

Say hello to your family

Sophie

Dear A

Hi. How are you. Are you going to write. Have not heard from you for some time. I have a lot to say and thank you for.

Love Paul xx

A

Hang in there babe, miss ya heaps, loads of love & hugs & Kisses!

C

x

number 10 (letter)

Dear A

How's it going Darling? I hope you had a romantic Valentines nights. I'm postponing mine til the weekend. Everything down this end of the world is going well. C is looking for a job in London at the moment, his agent thinks he'll have no problems. He'll be moving up pretty soon so I'll be able to experience domestic bliss!

College is going well, term is flying by, its hard to believe that we're half way through the first term. Easter Term is nearly finished so I'l have 5 weeks holidays, so hopefully I'll be up to see you and your pad. Get those parties arranged girl. Mark and Jules are coming up on Thursday so I'll have to get my party head on. We're going to an acid jazz thing should be good. I am sure I'll know all the Newbury gossip by the time the weeks out. I hope all's well on the job front, have you heard anything more on the London front? It would be fab if you came back to London for a while, loads of shopping and long lunches.

Anyway homework is calling aren't I responsible. Love to the family, take care, write soon.

Loads of love

K

xxxx

number 9 (post card)

To my Darlings I & M

Having Fun

Women Lush

See you soon

R xx

PTO for parachutist

number 8 (post it note)

A

Where are you? Why you're sooo late? Guess who pass by again about 6.55?

Jean Louis!!! Surprise!!!

number 7 (letter)

Well if I knew the point of anything I'd be God!!

The reason I'm writing this now is that I reckon I'm in a bad mood just like your letter. Ahhhh!!! I'm so fucking stressed. College is stressing me. There's a guy following me around who's stressing me and I want to go home. I have a mock interview on Tuesday and I have to give a 'presentation' on Friday. Fucking Friday the last day of term!!!

This guy hasseling me is such a pain the arse. Every fucking night he comes down and sits there. I suppose its me own fault, I mean about 2 weeks ago he asked me out and being the gutless bitch I am said yes. At that point I didn't really mind going out with him. Now its just a hassel, I have no money and I want to work!! He wants to go the cinema - £6 you have to be joking. Oh he did offer to pay for me. But I hate that thing where guys pay, I mean there's no way I would ever offer to pay for him. We both students so why the fuck should he. I want to avoid him so much that last night I went to the pub with no money just so I wouldn't see him, then I found out that when I got he'd come down to find me. So I went straight to bed and locked my door. There was a fucking note under my door when I woke up saying we're going out Tuesday/Wednesday NO fucking chance mate. On Saturday night I felt really ill so I went to be early, he came down and wanted to wake me up but someone stopped him thank God. At the moment I'm hoping for a miracle, like I get the flu till friday morning so I can lock myself in my room and be alone. I'm going home on Friday so this means that I can actually personally speak using a phone but not my phone bill Yead!! Hows the man? The latest gossip that I heard from D - D"Dickhead"T (I'm not bitter) has dyed his hair PEROXIDE BLONDE. I laughed my tits off when I heard. Maybe I'll see him at Easter so I can laugh in his face. Its pissing down with rain right now so that pisses me off. In fact everything is pissing me off right now.

LIFE'S A BITCH

I think you may be in touch with my emotion how about we run away together in to the sun (the Bahamas sounds quite nice, what am I talking about, lets go to Malaysia and see out little pink friend!!! then take her with us to the Bahamas).

I don't want to go to college (its 9.10 and I have to go in 10 mins)

Anyway I've moaned enough to you as usual so I'll say Adios Amigo, I hope your M&D & S are alright and babe remember

STAY PINK - if nothing else.

(my theory is that you find out 'the fucking point' the second before you die and you ente the next world truly enlightened)

Then again maybe not

I love you lots ring you soon

Love CP

number 6 (letter)

Dear A

It's such a shame that I missed you when I went up for interview on wednesday. I expect you're wondering how I got on. I had such a good interview that if I don't get a place I'll be even more upset than if they hadn't liked my work.

Basically she's (head of painting/printmaking) really got my hopes up now. I'm trying not to be negative but it's common that people who have crap interviews quite often get places, and those who do have good interviews don't get places - I'm just hoping that that doesn't apply to Sheffield.

In the end I got D to go up with me, we stayed the night in this hotel in Chesterfield (just south f Sheffield) it was so excellent, really romantic, we got pissed and I was a little bit hung over but not top bad, it was all so exciting that I didn't think too much about being nervous.

The head of painting really liked my work - found it exciting etc. At one point she actually said "you'll really like using the printmaking facilities" So I said "can I have a place then?" I think that was probably a bad move.

If for some unknown reason they don't offer me a place I'm going to write them a letter asking them why not after giving me the impression that she wanted me - she even told me I stood a good chage however she also said that there are 130 applications for 32 place. Nice eh? NOT

Anyway I expect you'll find all this quite boring

How's it going with J still excellent. D and I are still totally in love and all that soppy crap.

CP and I make a package for C I wouldn't recommend it my first quote was £8 then he let it got as a 'small packet' for half price but still £4 is a hell of a lot of money - I expect she'll really appreciate though I know I would.

Actually I feel a bit sick I made myself an omlette and put too much oil in the pan - it was gross and I couldn't eat it all.

I'm supposed to be going out for a drink tonight but its already 9.30 and my friend hasn't come over- she's waiting for her 'new' man to come over but I don't think he's that reliable.

Hi well perhaps they are reliable after all. Just had a pint it wasn't exactly a full on party I feel quite nice and relaxed now, I'm lying in bed listening and partially watching the telly, nice! I wish D was here, I'm totally alone now its so nice when someone so specials is around you all the time.

I feel so relieved not that my interview is over the next two weeks are going to be hellish, problem is I'm probably going to be in Florence, Italy when the result arrives bummer!

Did i tell you I'm going to Florence I leave on the 7th of May - a week today thats something to really look forward too. I'll write and let you know how it was.

Take care

Love

P xxx

Number 5 (postcard)

A

You should know

Love

C & CP

xxx

number 4 (postcard)

A

How's the cold sore? Hope you're having a swinging hols.

I don't phone - but I write.

Ciou

N

number 3 (postcard)

A

Good flights, good hotel and the weather is very warm. We have hired a car and will be doing a grand tour. Trust you & I are well.

Gramps

number 2 (letter)

Dear A

As promised a shirt note from me to you.

It was great to speak to you again today. Everything here is ticking along nicely now that he problems I have had been resolved. As I mentioned S is no longer with me. This is due to the fact that she tried to do to me what she did to C and also she was fiddling her flexi-time. Knowing me like you do I stamped my little feet and demanded action. This was duly given and I now have working with me a lovely lady called JB.

Now for other things apart from work. J is doing really well at school and he sends his love. Do you remember 'Andrew's Restaurant'? I was there recently and they asked after you and sent their regards. Life at home is as hectic as ever although I could do with a man.

Well I better go as I am writing this at work.

Best wishes

Cat

number 1 (card)

Dear A

It was great to talk again. This is to remind you that I still love you lots.

Takes care

Stay Pink

C x