Dad on a quiz show - Jan 25 1975

Who remembered my Dad had appeared in a quiz show on Radio Leicester? Not I. Though I do remember he was on some sort of board or other, as a result of which we used to get a free Radio Times every week.

And as if that weren't starry enough, check out my description of the work on my forthcoming feature film: "..typed the shooting script for my latest film, Blunderbirds. ...I started planning it earlier this month. So far I've worked out the casting and shooting plans." The film did get made, and I have it copied to VHS somewhere. Sadly it's not made it into Youtube yet. But someday I'm sure we'll all get to see it.

In my Records For The Day is Look Out For The Giant by The Wombles, which I can safely say I have not heard once in the intervening 45 years.

Kev F Sutherland, as well as writing and drawing for The Beano, Marvel, Doctor Who et al, runs Comic Art Masterclasses in schools, libraries & art centres. email for details. Facebook, Twitter. Promo video here. 

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre will be touring near you sometime. Catch up with them on Facebook for the latest. 

Mr Curtis - Jan 9 1975

An interesting little portrait here, of a "student teacher" called Mr Curtis, of which I have no memory. If he's out there anywhere, this is for him. In these early days of my diary (which I had started the previous summer) I was endeavouring to illustrate parts of my life, a tradition which soon evaporated. But here it continues, with me dressed as a tramp for a Tramps Supper, whatever one of those might be (at which I won a bar of soap, do people still run events like that these days?). I've also drawn myself in the bath. There are a few of these bath drawings in my diary, a very perplexing sight.

My Records For The Day run the gamut from maudlin to classic. Kevin Johnson's Rock And Roll I Gave You All The Best Years Of My Life is an odd one for me to relate to at the age of 13. Bizarre to see that the guy is singing about his musical career being over when, by his description, he's only been at it for about a decade ("bought all The Beatles records, sounded just like Paul"). That makes him younger than most of the acts on Jools Holland this year.

Kev F Sutherland, as well as writing and drawing for The Beano, Marvel, Doctor Who et al, runs Comic Art Masterclasses in schools, libraries & art centres. email for details. Facebook, Twitter. Promo video here. 

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre will be touring near you sometime. Catch up with them on Facebook for the latest.