A day out

Away days can be fun and I did get away at the weekend to Llandudno, North Wales.

Tourism is people is the mantra perfectionists of the photographic or painting sort need to consider - it's why things are there - so they belong in a picturelike this threesome do with the recently restored Grand Hotel that was showing signs of neglect a few years back.

The recent ferris wheel helps pull in interest in what is the most commercial part of this resort town.

The pier itself badly damaged in storms December 2025 has been restored with new facilities making the most of its length and views out, busy on a Saturday.

The was a car and vintage bike display on by the Lifeboat Association that generated a lot of attention.

That's the full length of the Pier with a cafe and area where people fish from as the tide was coming in

Looking across the beach towards the Little Orme and Craig-y-don with children playing while people sat on the ample seating watching the day go by or perhaps recalling the days it was them playing!

Lewis Carroll is linked to Llandudno so it's no surprise there's a trail devoted to Alice In Wonderland and this rabbit that often gets a new jacket.

Tons of children had there photos taken by it as I sat watching by parents and grand parents.

*All photos taken on Sony DCS-RX 100

Now Yearbook 1971

The period in the early 70's when music was taking a big chunk of my interests as a seven year old in Infants still listening on 247 and 208 metres Medium Wave on my handed down portable radio and the family stereogram in an era when pop music was AM only and I plug the Sharp portable tape recorder in the back to copy stuff I liked.

Really this era wasn't much compiled missing 1972's tv advertised sets on Ronco and K Tel so it was re-recording on Music For Pleasure's Hot Hit's and Hallmark's Top of the Pops series each with a "dolly bird" on the cover and eleven or twelve songs and much later on in some "Glam Rock sets" so it's great to have this although there's no Ringo, George and Rolling Stones in this 80 song set.

Disc One opens with Elton John’s signature song ‘Your Song’, followed by Paul McCartney’s debut solo single ‘Another Day’, and Rod Stewart with his first chart-topper ‘Maggie May’ alongside the second #1 for T.Rex with ‘Get It On’. 

U.S. classics also feature such as Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ is as popular today as it was in ’71, as is John Denver’s ‘Take Me Home Country Roads’  that I liked plus country-pop hits for Lynn Anderson and Olivia Newton-John come ahead of singer-songwriter gold from Cat Stevens and Carly Simon.

Diana Ross hit #1 with ‘I’m Still Waiting’ which wasn't an A side in America and the Jackson 5 hit the top in the U.S. with one of their most beloved tracks, ‘I’ll Be There’ all followed by peerless soul ballads from The Delfonics and Al Green along with big pop hits for R. Dean Taylor, Blue Mink, The Fortunes, Sweet and The Kinks before Tom Jones completes the first disc with ‘She’s A Lady’. 

Disc Two opens with Judy Collins’ version of ‘Amazing Grace’ was massive hit and would end up spending an incredible 67 weeks on the UK charts followed by Peter Noone enjoying a big hit covering David Bowie’s ‘Oh You Pretty Things’  from Honky Dory and Cilla Black was back in the Top 3 with ‘Something Tells Me…’.’Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves’ gave Cher a U.S. #1 and comes ahead of a run of pure-pop gems from Clodagh Rodgers (with 1971’s UK Eurovision entry), The Mixtures, Jackie Lee, Lobo and ‘Knock Three Times’, the first #1 for Tony Orlando & Dawn. 

Easy Listening gold up next from Andy Williams, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones and Tony Christie, plus more of the years’ pop hits from Bay City Rollers their first ever #9 hit , Gilbert O’Sullivan, Marmalade, New World, Hurricane Smith and to close the disc a Top 10 hit, ‘I Believe (In Love)’ for Hot Chocolate. 

Disc Three celebrates 1971’s groundbreaking soul, rock and singer-songwriter classics, opening with Marvin Gaye’s landmark masterpiece ‘What’s Going On’, although this wasn't a UK hit single in truth  before the Oscar-winning ‘Theme From "Shaft"’ from Isaac Hayes. Ike & Tina Turner’s electrifying ‘Proud Mary’ is followed by the sublime ‘Spanish Harlem’ from Aretha Franklin, while Diana Ross and Gladys Knight & The Pips deliver two of the year’s finest Motown ballads with ‘Remember Me’ and ‘If I Were Your Woman’. 

The second half of the discs see a superb run of rock classics, from Titanic’s international smash ‘Sultana’ and Deep Purple’s ‘Strange Kind Of Woman’ to Badfinger’s ‘No Matter What’, before one of the defining anthems of the era, The Who’s epic ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’. 

Three Dog Night’s U.S. #1 ‘Joy To The World’ leads into further highlights from Curved Air, Family, C.C.S. and Atomic Rooster, while Redbone’s ‘The Witch Queen Of New Orleans’ and Free’s ‘My Brother Jake’ showcase two more unforgettable rock-oriented chart hits. 

This peerless collection closes with three timeless recordings: Buffy Sainte-Marie’s powerful ‘Soldier Blue’, Joan Baez’s interpretation of ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’, and finally Janis Joplin’s posthumous hit – the classic ‘Me And Bobby McGee’. 

Disc 4 opens with another run of unforgettable chart smashes and #1s from Rod Stewart with ‘Reason To Believe’ and T. Rex with ‘Hot Love’ one three that year , plus early glam-pop favourites from Sweet and Slade. 

Mungo Jerry keep the #1s coming before Dave & Ansel Collins' groundbreaking chart-topper ‘Double Barrel’ became the second ever reggae single to hit the UK #1 spot – and another #1 for The Tams with the re-released Northern Soul classic ‘Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me’. 

This is followed the Four Tops, The Temptations, Bill Withers, The Delfonics, Jackson 5 and The Supremes delivering a stunning run of timeless Soul classics, joined by the Northern Soul favourites ‘I'm Gonna Run Away From You’ from Tami Lynn, and ‘Heaven Must Have Sent You’ from The Elgins. 

Pop favourites from Middle Of The Road with their #1 ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep’whose moves I still remember, Tony Orlando & Dawn and The New Seekers lead into two of the year's most memorable #1s – both tv-personality led - that book-ended the year as Clive Dunn's ‘Grandad’ is followed by Benny Hill's ‘Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)’ - the Xmas #1 for 1971 that many of remember from his tv show - to bring this spectacular Yearbook collection to a smile-inducing close. NOW Yearbook 1971 – a celebration of what was the best musically of a year I well remember in all it's diversity.

Now Yearbook 1999

A changed format for this edition but we've had a new edition to the 1995-1999 arc of the Now Yearbook series which marks the point where afterwards the series for the 2,000nds starts with a four cd set for two years.

It was the last year of the century the point by which I'd moved to buying mainly albums albeit on record, cd or the so 90's MiniDisc that appeared to toss good sound and portability with digital convenience in finding tracks.

I opted for the book version as I no longer have the magazines such as Blues and Soul I used to read during this era and well I don't feel like hunting the internet to check when something was a hit and how high in the chart it got.

All our late 90's favourites are present from Indie, Rock, Modern R&B and Pop like the much talked about B*Witched from Ireland.

In August the now obligatory Extras set with 61 more hits arrived in a card wraparound sleeve that really jars with the quality of the main set.

Electric Barbarella by Duran Duran included in their Decade compilation appears as do so entries by former Spice Girls while brilliant funksters Jamiroquai feature with Supersonic and beloved of furry dice Ford Escort owners Lighthouse Family show up with Postcard From Heaven.

This is a great way to say goodbye to this decade when Top Of The Pop's still was the show to watch even if we had MTV and VH1 for classic shows such as The Lick with Trevor Nelson.

Play as it was

 Despite learning to ape stereotypical "Ugh! you expect ME to like that?" comments complete with actions actually i loved cute stuffies and frilly linen on beds and tables

In era when saying that was likely to see you ostrasized if not assaulted, you learned not merely to keep your mouth shut  but even not show any physical expression of interest never mind actually liking them.

We did play games even if for some of the time you were on the "wrong" side of the playground and even if games were mixed you preferred to play the girls role.

Kiss chase is a traditional playground game similar to tag we played. One player or group is "it" and chases participants of the opposite sex. When a player is caught, they receive a kiss. The caught person then becomes the chaser.

How to Play. Choose Who is "It": One group (traditionally boys or girls) counts to ten while the other group runs away.The Chase: The chasers run to catch a member of the opposing group.

The Catch: Tagging someone requires a quick kiss (usually on the cheek) upon capture.Switching Roles: The person who got caught and kissed now joins the chasing team, or roles swap entirely after everyone is caught

We also played Kiss, cuddle or torture This was simply a game of chases involving boys and girls, usually in the school playground. When caught, the boy would offer the girl a choice: kiss, cuddle or torture. 

Boys frequently played war games that involved torture sometimes getting close to seeing the Headmaster given the intensity of them. Actual military interrogation would of only been marginally worse. 

I totally hated it.

This sort of more romance based play was more my thing.

Life was simpler then.

Changes, the heat and stuff

 This *could* be another heatwave week as I'm still having the odd sunburn related skin lifting experience so I'm having to be careful and not rub it .

There are a few things to mention one is connected around site memberships, I do have a Discord now "TammyGurl" and belong to some sissy discords for chat and the like although that won't affect blogging here as discord doesn't do lots of threads so things soon get lost in time.

The other slightly connected to that is Avatars as sites often have rules around what they consider to be acceptable and with Discord having the profiles not age restricted means what's on their including your avatar has to be safe for work.

It sometimes is the case at other sites you might of had an avatar for a while but it comes to light it's origin may not be entirely suitable so with that I have reset the Sissy Kiss avatar to something far more suited while still being frilled which I was rather more while away a few weeks back.

In this rather hot weather I have been wearing Babydolls with frilly very sissified silk panties which are wonderful.

She may have that look but I'm a fully formed Sissy Gurl  and she might have to get used to it.

Awayweek 2026

Away week 2026 style started last Friday with a detour by a friend enroute despite a silly motorist causing issues outside the house just as the car was being loaded and I was trying to get in the car all ladylike in my black skirt and white long socks as we took a series of A Roads to beat the traffic that causes delays using the motorway to get to our destination for six days of fun.

We stopped off a few times for a break and stretch the legs before arriving and unloading in our respective rooms with me way up in the Gods in the attic room requiring two stairways to climb.

Given some business that by co-incidence was moving to a final determination just as I was away I really needed a break beyond just having more child-like totally innocent fun.

The overall theme of the get together was Movies and that was well weaved into things and out with individual event organizers. 

We did some arts drawing or painting miniatures based upon favourite children's movies we loved so I went for the St. Trinian's Great Train Robbery  where the girls made their way up the railway line.

There was decorating so inspired by a light I used pink icing and aniseed sprinkles to cover the sweet wafer carefully spreading the icing all over. 

I'll be honest and say cookery isn't my strong point but that worked out just fine actually.

Then in crafts we made paper airplanes from card, decorating  where they were judged for travel that was tested in the grounds, decoration and originality

A few jigsaws were made such as this Mr Men one  on a table by several of us.

There was a movie themed Treasure Hunt with clues and some singing of songs from The Sound of Music.

My friend organized some games with movie themes as did another a day later which I didn't do too badly at given my wobbly lower paws and damaged upper paws.

The All Purr-Puss Nekimimi Music Quiz was run by the resident catgurl which went well given the mice ate the wifi so unlike previous years this all had to done by pen rather print outs with some film related questions.

In addition a general knowledge quiz also with links to movies that went well while over three nights storytime happened which was super cool.

A variety of meals were prepared by the assembled although on days where there wasn't any organized activities people fixed their own on the Tuesday we went to a hotel that does meals open to non residents where I really enjoyed the Turkey and Leek pie  with chips and veg.

The cooking standard was one of the finest I've ever experienced.

Thanks to everyone who did something such as organize an event, prepare food, clean up and generally help out as it doesn't happen with everyone mucking in.

Thoughts while away

 Well we are away this week so no live posts having a more little time of it with friends for the fun of it, just like Summer Camps always were so we're really reflecting a bit on things here on the blog and in real life.

Whatever the dinosaurs say if I bloody well want to wear a skirt cos I feel myself in it I darn well will and that doesn't mean I stop being a gurl

I'm just a feminine sissy who is wired a bit different compared to most and I certainly don't want to be a girl or regular boy just the "sissy gurl" self I am.

If I want to wear more feminine  flowery shorts that so I can cos you're still that Sissy  and no boy would EVER want to be seen wearing them!

Although this blog and much of me is that more younger take on being sissy, perhaps reflecting the real life turbulence of those years it doesn't mean I can't present more as a young adult sissy gurl would, more kittenish than really provocative.

One doesn't negate the other however some peoples narratives and that run.

RE:Peter

While after next week where we are treated to a repeat of Joel's last challenge and see if he does get replaced, Blue Peter takes a break on CBBC for the summer returning in September.

Given the sheer number of Blue Peter related entries on this blog and the other I can't say for certain where exactly it is but there are a series of posts related to Blue Peter Books, issued in time for Christmas that very late in the day got titled as "annuals".

Annuals as any Brit knows are a massive thing and not just for Children although that was always the bigger market.

RE:Peter is about this borrowing the title given to re-runs of classic 70's esposides shown in the 1990's because we are stepping way back in time as the series I have runs from Book Four around 1967 to 1998.

I don't have personal memories of the earliest episodes although it would of been on for my older brother who around this period would of been six or seven years old but it was before what many see as the classic John,Peter and Val team came together.

While Val is on the left the man on the right is Christopher Trace, the first ever male presenter the show had who left at some point in the mid to late 1960's.

The first ever and harder to find Blue Peter book came out in 1964, a little late in the day and not as fully BBC controlled as later editions were to become but in an age without video recorders at home never mind the iPlayer it was a useful reminder of what you'd seen, a bit more about topics from the show  and things you can do.

This proved to be such a success that the second volume was issued in 1965 for 1966.

The then trade mark Blue Peter pets star on the cover while the contents are a resume of highlights from past shows, short stories and quizes.

By the time the third book came out in 1966 things were beginning to change, not least the set attire was more casual, no ties for men, Valerie can wear a dress showing her arms reflecting changes in british fashion and social ideals.

We also see on the far left a youthful John Noakes who had just joined and was to make a large inpact on the show as the years went by,

Programming while still very much scripted was a little less school Marmish and  overly educational  although factual content continued but represented to appeal to a more modern and less regimented child and as ever it featured pieces about much loved show episodes, stories, puzzles and makes to have a go at.

A common issue with the earliest books is the spines soon show damage to both the printed card  with the title on and the actual binding being handled not always with the care a book should as much as that child clearly loved having it.

Seeing these books gives me an idea of what my Brother saw back then and how the show was developing into what has become the longest running childrens tv show in the World.

For now this is the end of my collection annuals that means something to me

Being out

 Well, it looks like we're set for another scorching week here so best get things done first thing before we start to flag.

We established an Imaglr given another social media site wasn't working very well and while there won't be lots of posts on it most will be originals rather than  my curated collection of other folks posts.

Going off with a mate to play and have fun together was always a part of this life even though modern day gaming was very much in its infancy with small 8 bit consoles that hooked up to your tv and computers were not Personal more corporate back then.

It is interesting that some see our life as a shut in fantasy world but actually with a bit of care you can be quite open about it, even going out in public so long as you do think a bit about just where you are goind and be prepared to talk with people.

Here I was in a bit of woodland after a three mile round trip walk one morning, just getting on with being me with a couple of friends in tow, cars passing down the road, talking with people as we encountered them and it was just fine.

Just don't put anything "adult" in public spaces

The thing we need to break is this cycle of "only real boys/gurls do" which places artificial limits and often gives comfort for homophobic, transphobic and sexist hating attitudes and aggression.

Girls and Sissy Gurls game too.

BP Presenter leaves

Friday saw Joel MaWhinney's final Blue Peter show where he attempted with varying degrees of success to do everything on the show.

For this final show he scaled Spinnaker Tower using suction cups as part of Superhero Challenge which was fun.

Joel was Blue Peter's 41st presenter, and he has brought a touch of magic to the show! He first came in as a guest on the show back in 2018, and by Decemeber 2022 he was officially part of the team.

Born in Northern Ireland in 1997, Joel isn’t just a magician - he’s a creative powerhouse. Whether he’s making things disappear or stunning stars with his tricks, he’s always is practising to 'wow' the Blue Peter audience.

And when the magic curtain closes, Joel swaps playing cards for piano keys, winding down by playing music.After all he's been doing magic shows for years so knows how to handle nerves.

Joel presented this year His Majesty King Charles III with a BP Gold Badge for his work inspiring people to care for and protect the environment.

Joel’s passion, positivity, and love of learning make him the perfect member of the Blue Peter gang taking part in many memorable activities such as absailing, traing with the Royal Marines, bob sleighing  and the like.

While some new trends on the show aren't to my tastes, I feel he did the job of relating  to and inspiring children explore themselves and achieve well.

Presentation 2026 style

This last week has been trying from the very hot weather to losing a friend who was more on the little girl side of things bordering on parts of the sissy aesthetic but not that way when it to sense of gender but by the same token not transexual either as they didn't see that would you'd gain by that really played out in terms of how they were.

With me there are two sides to matters, the more adult side of sissy that's talked about on another blog openly and with respect and what is really more the LG side of Sissy which is about being more of that child, having a childhood in this moment now so much of the other just isn't appropriate in that headspace.

Looking at bits around this presentation would seem to me be good way to mark their sad passing although they liked more frilly dresses and petticoats.

The school look is common in the UK, aided by being a point many of use realized we were not like those of the same sex as us and that we really wanted to wear the girls uniform and this is easy to get without lots of questions asked whereas more "replica" uniformed presentations with unique badges and branding some more on the school role playing side favour.

That's a Navy-Blue one which is a colour very popular in UK schools.

Black was common place at a number of state high schools but has been dropped off for plaid prints and branding as part of the upscaling of awareness by modern Academy groups and also has been part of secretarial wear for girls in their first job.

For school wear high schools are moving more towards 40 denier tights while knee or ankle length socks still prevail in junior or primary schools, some of which may feature bows.

I'd wear more patterned lacy socks with them for a more little sissy presentation on ankle socks with pretty bows while length just below the knee remains decent  for play while on the floor or climbing things.

Haircut 100 are back!

1982, the year Status Quo named an album after it it was that cool with all sorts of music from Post Punk via Funk and New Romantics to Heavy Metal vying for your wallet and chart positions, a World Cup like this week and a conflict thankfully won in the South Atlantic.

 Was it really all those years ago the original chapter of Haircut One Hundred beamed briefly yet brightly not to be seen after October as we followed the solo fortunes of Nick Heyward?

Haircut 100 achieved the kind of success that they could have only dreamed of: four UK Top 10 hits, all of which were definitive '80s classics - 'Love Plus One', 'Fantastic Day', 'Favourite Shirts (Boys Meets Girl)' and 'Nobody's Fool' - followed by a debut album, 'Pelican West', which peaked at #2 during an eleven week run in the Top 10, in the process reaching Platinum status.

I remember well tuning in on Radio One for the premiering of that album and been amazed at the musicianship, tight, mainly recorded live to digital tape performances and, not for the first time, going with the influences of the girls I knew for tips on hot musical acts.

That was 42 years ago and where have those heady years gone? 

But now after a lengthy absence, Haircut One Hundred are back fuelled by the power of friendship, a love of adventure, and the simple joy of seeing wherever their unexpected next chapter will take them. 

Their return now gathers pace after releasing their first new music in 40 years with the new single 'The Unloving Plum', more new music and this album in released last Friday.

An advantage of sorts is having this long for a reunion is following on a few years ago from the release of a BBC concert recording from 1982, this their new album is on vinyl too and cheaper than many other new releases.

'The Unloving Plum' sparkles with the exuberant joy of a band loving what they do. The joyous, brass-assisted, instantly unforgettable pop that they're best known for is still their most compelling trait, but it's a natural evolution that takes in touches of jangly, Beatles-esque pop and an anthemic Britpop-flavoured power. 

While vocalist/guitarist Nick Heyward explains what it means to him, it also speaks to the universal experience of something great in life emerging from what you initially thought was the worst possible outcome.

Musically this album follows a similar freespirit jazz-funk lead feel as that debut filtered though a pop presentation, mature pop without being too pretentious, easy to hum along or start moving to but having substance.

Playing it was a blast!

This has been something I've been so looking forward to.

Interuptions

I was reading on site about the second time a Sissy in their late teens got rumbled by Mum where hur stash of clothes and other accessories tm was found in the wardrobe of the guest rooms when this room seldom gets used.

To me the easier thing is get the point you manage your own room and Mum agrees to ask first before entering it. I mean respect of privacy really ought to be a given at that age.

Sadly some Mums and Dad's too think they can "barge in" whenever they like as you're "under their roof" in which instance a situation like that can easily happen and whatever your folks own views, you should be able to dress as you're comfortable in your own space.

Other rooms in the house and situations like coming down for evening meals can be more awkward as they just say "We're not comfortable seeing you like that" and in practice unless you can stopover with a mate or have Uni accommodation there's little you can do about that.

Being sissy 2026 style

 It's the second longest battle I have fought over identity issues over the one bought what my real age is and its implications when it comes to what I can be expected to do and and the degree of supervision I need in everyday life is when essentially you're still a child. 

Having the confidence to express how you feel not just in words but also in how you present such as your dress and for it to be respected is very important. 

It does not matter how much I have masculine traits, how happy I was to play rough and tough with the boys I have a sizable feminine side running through me that at the time was never able to be let out as the whole me.

Within age dysphoric life inclining playing I need to be able to play feminine games and undertake those activities as a part of being still a child amongst children.

I need full access to the whole range of children's clothes of my era and specific time devoted to being in skirts and dresses and more feminine underclothes not just to express the here and now of my gender but as a therapy for past issues.

I struggle with stockings but these would do the trick being more a patterned stocking but in below the knee which goes will just over the knee skirts or dresses, more down the sissy side without getting into ything overly bedroom fun and games.

I think there are some just over the knee ones too - I probably need to look more into that - but given these days I'm in satin and frilly panties this sort of dressing makes sense where if I'm just playing dashing about cotton socks with cute characters are great and school wear is all big proper knickers and three quarter length black, white more often or grey socks as a matter of course.

As a little sissy gurl, it matters to me that I express this side of me, being more open about as some have tried to say I can't be a little as an age regressed adult and even bullying me over it.

I can be cute as a feminine little sissy gurl in a pure age regressed side with nothing sexual in that space and I have every right to be that person. 

That's what matters.

Summer Special 2026

Last week was badd...very bad for the super hot drying up conditions we endured as we went over 30 degrees and felt by Thursday night really off so Friday's cooler temperatures, fresh breeze and even some thunder was welcome.

And that was Spring!

Now this month we enter Summer officially where you might it expect it to be warm, where in the past we looked to Summer Vacations and no school for seven or so weeks before we got crazy, stomping our feet saying "I'm bored!" 

We didn't bother with the Dandy Summer Special as like last years it another set of Jamie Smart era Desperate Dan reprints from 2007-2010 not a proper Dandy Summer edition that we've had since 2013 and the ending of the weekly print edition.

Okay, you could play with your Chromebook, Tablet or Smartphone all day which isn't that good for for other reasons, run about like crazy playing weird games which is what I did with mates or read a comic or book.

That's where summer special comic editions with more pages came in coupled with puzzle books that remain big with modern children.

While the world of children's comics and magazines has changed a lot in forty odd years - and not necessarily for the better - The Beano Summer Special, today styled as a Summer Activity Special remains available and is out...NOW!

This years plot revolves around the notion the Beanotown children think they’ve bagged the perfect getaway, a dream holiday to a seaside caravan park in Beanotown-on-Sea. 

However this is Beanotown so of course nothing is what it seems! Their hoped for R & R (rest and recreation) turns out to be more like run-down and rotten - and the weirdness doesn’t stop there. Something fishy is happening both at the seaside and back home… and the kids are determined to uncover the truth!

Packed with mysteries, mayhem, jokes and puzzles it takes you back to those times even if the world is very much the modern one with enough to keep you occupied indoors or out and doesn't require a connection nor recharging.

With this weeks weather recharging is what I need!

I loved rope climbing and exploring back then so that kind of adventure is so so relatable.

Identity and rights of the sissy

I used to do things like Tumblr in connection to this life but changes there plus attitudes within and beyond the community when it came what we could show even play or comfort items made trying to post their and not either have your account banned or people just block you made it hardly worth the effort.

I did look into what I consider to be the rights of the sissy,

The right to be addressed as hur/she/hurself and all other sissy pronouns to emphasize hur own identity

The right to have their gender affirmed, being referred to unambiguously as a Gurl

The right to single gender spaces

The right to wear girlie shorts or a skirt at school and at work.

The right of sissies  to adult Female input throughout hur life including spending time just with women and other sissy gurls in female only activities together to help hur grow and find hur sissiness.

The right not to be discriminated against in any programs and employment opportunities, being assessed purely on hur abilities compared to others for the task and nothing else.

It doesn't matter that I and others may have a feminine side because that doesn't invalidate his rights and our existance should not be used to question hur and because I may wear a skirt doesn't make me a girl demanding her privileges. 

Just to be with and of use to her.

Outdoor maths lesson by the very kind of man or woman most of us would look up to in flash.

“For Sissies”  is an electric sign we need to be prepared to stand up for because whatever certain usually people say, Sissies ARE are Gender distinct from Girls which while individual variations exist, in general they graduate toward similar hobbies, interests and like the company girls they do not see themselves as being or wishing to take the role of girls.

Your role is to help us be who we are.

To me it is sad that we seem to be going backwards in this regard. 

When I was growing up in the 70’s, the goal was to achieve a society in which a male or a female might do or become anything they wanted, without their sexual identity being questioned. Boys could play with dolls, girls could climb trees, anyone could wear anything they wanted or do anything they wanted, without it impacting what we now call “gender.” It was a great goal. 

I could and have every right to wear a skirt and to play with dolls as part of expressing the more feminine side  of me as much as I could the rough and tough side cos they're all me.

If you want to get a feel for what that movement was about, listen to Marlo Thomas’ , Free to Be You and Me, a famous series of songs recorded to help introduce children to this concept. Boys can cry, girls can compete in races…nothing you say or do changes what you inherently are.

Our conversation about gender appears to have taken a step backwards. Once more we are talking about ‘male’ and ‘female’ behaviours, and suggesting that if one gender does something associated with the other gender, the gender must be wrong. Once more we are creating boxes to define and contain gender identity, and if you step outside the box, it is deemed a denial of that identity.

Some men like to wear women’s clothing. Some girls disdain traditional “feminine” activities. The first group are still men, and the second still girls. We don't see ourselves as girls trapped in boys bodies but a species apart that share much with girls to the point we may be more effeminate than the way females may act upon.

We do them a terrible disservice when we read deeper things into that. 

I did have a love of flowers and some collectable porcelain dolls of various girls which in that era wasn't very cool to admit to other boys which was a shame, I liked to wear skirts as much as shorts but that didn't mean I had a deep seated need to change my sex because I was happy with what I had but needed the gender space of the sissy I am to be me.

We may present more as "Little Girls", School girls or our older more mature sisters depending on what is within us. And that's okay.

Making space to be...US

The world we may want to live in may be different to where we are able to be at because of health or disabilities related reasons or it might be with difficult situations you are having to share space with people who don't necessarily understand that we are sissies and need to be ourselves.

Is it wrong then to think a bit about what we'd like and how we might find a way of expressing ourselves as challenging as life can be?

That might be how we'd like to have our bedrooms, full of cute stuffies, figurines and draws to keep our frillies in.

Is it possible to have a small space for some of your own with maybe a strategically placed covering we can be pulled down when others who aren't so appreciative might be around or a cleaner might come in?

Perhaps look at a more concealed wardrobe space where our dresses and uniforms might be hung  out of sight of visitors or window cleaners,

It's not that anything is wrong with us, far from it, but about looking at making being us more possible in the world we're living in.

Now Yearbook 1972

After 1976 in September 2025, the juggernault that is Now Yearbook resumes with this much anticipated volume available in deluxe 4 cd form with book, a cheapskate card cover and a trunked 3 lp version as we revisit the early 1970's.

1972 was very much the year of Juniors with me, moving up, listening to Radio One and Luxembourg in the evenings when I could and watching shows on tv such as Hughie Green's Opportunity Knocks on ATV and when I had a stereo portable radiogram for playing my meagre collection of 45's and dolly bird fronted Top Of The Pops albums with remakes of the years hits.

1972 was the year of the TV Advertised lp and the likes of Ronco and KTel catered for that but many of them  had 24 tracks on a single record so they sounded thin and were brutally edited so the remakes sounded better.

Opening with an all-time favourite, usually reserved for Christmas-time listening, ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’ by John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono & The Harlem Community Choir – and it leads an opening run of classics including Rod Stewart’s #1 ‘You Wear It Well’, Don McLean with ‘American Pie’, ‘A Horse With No Name’ from America and a song by the same name ‘America’ from Simon & Garfunkel, released as a single in 1972 to promote their ‘Greatest Hits’ collection. 

More legendary U.S. artists follow including Carly Simon, Bread, Harry Nilsson with his #1 ‘Without You’, and Neil Diamond with one of his signature tracks, U.S. #1, and the title of recent biopic ‘Song Sung Blue’. Gilbert O’Sullivan enjoyed his first chart-topper with ‘Clair’ while Colin Blunstone hit with ‘Say You Don’t Mind’ and Cat Stevens scored a Top 10 hit on both sides of the Atlantic with ‘Morning Has Broken’… 

Ten years before ‘Thriller’, Michael Jackson had his first solo hit with ‘Got To Be There’, and is followed by timeless ballads from Bill Withers and Labi Siffre with ‘It Must Be Love’. Johnny Nash enjoyed a massive hit with ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ and leads into Disc One’s closing run from four of the most celebrated artists of all time; Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney (& Wings), and finishes with Elvis Presley’s Top 10 ‘I Just Can’t Help Believin’.

1972 saw Glam Rock become hugely popular, and CD2 kicks off at the rock end of glam with Alice Cooper and the anthemic #1 ‘School’s Out’, and followed by the superb art-rock of Roxy Music on their debut ‘Virginia Plain’ – and Mott The Hoople with the David Bowie written and produced ‘All The Young Dudes’ hitting the Top 3. Ahead of their biggest commercial year in ’73, Sweet scored their third Top 5 hit with ‘Wig Wam Bam’ and Slade follow with the second of two #1’s in 1972, ‘Mama Weer All Crazee Now’. Elton John had a huge year and Top 5 smash ‘Crocodile Rock’ is up next alongside another glam-flavoured chart-topper ‘Son Of My Father’ by Chicory Tip and co-written by Giorgio Moroder. Jeff Beck had a hit with the re-released ‘Hi Ho Silver Lining’ and Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs made #2 with ‘Seaside Shuffle’.

The second half of the disc celebrates the year’s biggest rock-pop hits including from Blackfoot Sue, Family, Argent, Free, Lindisfarne, Marmalade, Jo Jo Gunne and The Move – plus the debut hit from Electric Light Orchestra, ‘10538 Overture’, which reached #9 and became the first of 13 Top 10 smashes they would enjoy in the ‘70s – and the huge ‘Silver Machine’ from Hawkwind featuring a pre-Motörhead Lemmy on lead vocals. The disc ends on a lighter note from a Rock ‘n’ Roll legend Chuck Berry, who hit #1 in both the UK and US with the novelty track ‘My Ding-A-Ling’.

Moving to CD3 we mark ‘72’s easy listening and pure pop classics opening in style with Shirley Bassey and her second ‘Bond’ theme ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ ahead of Andy Williams’ ‘Speak Softly Love’ – the theme from the year’s biggest film ‘The Godfather’. ‘The Way Of Love’ from Cher comes ahead of joyful pop nuggets from Sammy Davis Jr, Tom Jones and Tony Christie with ‘(Is This The Way To) Amarillo’ reaching #18 in 1972, Middle Of The Road had a Top 5 hit, while The New Seekers’ ‘Beg Steal Or Borrow’ reached #2 and came 2nd at 1972’s Eurovision Song Contest, losing out to Vicky Leandros with ‘Come What May’ which is next… 

It was a great year for soul music on the charts with Love Unlimited’s sublime ‘Walkin’ In The Rain With The One I Love’ leading an incredible run that features The Stylistics, Diana Ross, The Supremes, Jackson 5, The Drifters and The Staple Singers, plus Northern Soul favourites Donnie Elbert and Archie Bell And The Drells, with ‘Back Stabbers’ from The O’Jays announcing their ‘70s Philadelphia International era, while the disc closes with ‘Family Affair’ a huge hit and a massively-influential track from Sly & The Family Stone.

We conclude with CD4 is packed with huge hits and launches with one of Elton John’s signature songs, the #2, ‘Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long Long Time)’ while Rod Stewart provided the vocal on Python Lee Jackson’s ‘In A Broken Dream’ and Slade’s other #1 in ’72 ‘Take Me Bak ‘Ome’ is next, alongside a second appearance from Sweet. 

More second features from Elvis Presley, Gilbert O’Sullivan and Michael Jackson are included along with #1’s from Don McLean with ‘Vincent’ and The New Seekers with their massive selling ‘I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing’. Melanie enjoyed a Top 5 hit with ‘Brand New Key’ – and Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show reached #2 with ‘Sylvia’s Mother’.

Artists enjoying a later-in-career renaissance included Johnny Cash, Faron Young and The Fortunes with 'Storm In a Teacup' whilst newer artists Junior Campbell and Hurricane Smith are up next. 

The disc closes with singer/songwriter Peter Skellern’s ‘You’re A Lady’ reaching #3 and featuring backing vocals by The Congregation who are featured next with their own Top 5 hit ‘Softly Whispering I Love You’. U.S. talk show host and actor Les Crane’s spoken word reading of the poem ‘Desiderata’ was a Top 10 hit both here and in his home country.

 An instrumental that closes this 4 cd set, 1972’s biggest selling single featuring The Pipes and Drums Of The Military Band Of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards celebrated a huge selling version of Amazing Grace’ complete with bagpipe solo.

While playing as a record ties more into the experience I had in 1972, the 4 cd version provides a broader selection taking in follow up singles although there is no T Rex, David Bowie or Rolling Stones.

This set brings back much of that time and the memories I associate with it.

Come FridayJuly 3rd, the new legendary extra edition for cd came out in it's plain card tri-fold packaging which is a pity as a digipac with an insert talking about the selection would of been more fitting.

With this extra volume we gain 61-tracks celebrating more magical hits from a interesting year in pop.

CD1 opens with The Osmonds’ huge hit ‘Crazy Horses’ a really heavy track track, ahead of glam classics from T. Rex with the #1 ‘Metal Guru’, and Slade’s ‘Look Wot You Dun’. 

Elton John features with ‘Honky Cat’, while Sweet hit the Top 20 for the first of three times in ‘72 with ‘Poppa Joe’ followed by Paul Simon’s enduring ‘Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard’ sitting alongside pop gems from Lynsey de Paul and Colin Blunstone. 

Legendary artists Carly Simon, Neil Diamond and Rod Stewart feature before Bread’s timeless ‘Everything I Own’ a song which would give both Ken Boothe and Boy George #1 singles. 

This is followed by more chart hits follow from The Kinks, Gilbert O’Sullivan and Hot Chocolate before the disc closes with two all-time classics: The Chiffons with the re-released ‘Sweet Talkin' Guy’ and Michael Jackson’s Top 3 ear-worm ‘Rockin’ Robin’. 

CD2 begins with one of the defining soul records of the era, Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’, followed by the sublime duet ‘Where Is The Love’ from Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.

 Michael Jackson appears once more with his version of ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ a Bill Withers number, ahead of standout soul cuts from The Stylistics, Gladys Knight & The Pips and The Supremes. 

The Temptations feature with ‘Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)’ before Bill Withers’ classic ‘Use Me’, plus smooth-grooves from Sly & The Family Stone and Jr. Walker & The All Stars. 

We then move to easy-pop hits from Middle Of The Road, The New Seekers and New World lead into U.S. smashes from Sonny & Cher and Buffy Sainte-Marie before the disc concludes  with Engelbert Humperdinck’s final Top 20 hit (to date) with ‘Too Beautiful To Last’. 

CD3 opens with one of Elton John’s most celebrated songs, ‘Tiny Dancer’, followed by Bread with ‘The Guitar Man’ and Blue Mink’s ‘Stay With Me’. 

The Moody Blues, a second appearance from Rod Stewart and Lindisfarne's famous Meet Me On The Corner are joined by more standout tracks from the Strawbs, Duncan Browne and The Hollies’ U.S. #2 ‘Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)’. 

Glam heroes return with T. Rex’s second #1 to feature in the 1972 edition with ‘Telegram Sam’ plus Slade’s #2 ‘Gudbuy T’Jane’, ahead of rock-oriented hits from Mungo Jerry, Argent and C.C.S. 

Elvis Presley’s live version of ‘An American Trilogy’ hit the Top 10 in 1972 and features ahead of a run of reggae-infused pop from Greyhound, Johnny Nash, Dandy Livingstone and Bruce Ruffin before the collection closes with an evergreen festive favourite from the Jackson 5, ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’. 

While some the decisons about what to include seem baffling the Osmonds surely belonged on the main volume and 1972 was the year Gary Glitter broke out with massive hits regardless of his crimes so really ought to had been included for the hits they were, the whole set does do justice to 1972 in a way few other series really got into in any great depth.