pink (vintage teenage) magazine - issue 174 - july 24th 1976

8/6/2019 Pink (Vintage Teenage) Magazine - Issue 174 - July 24th 1976

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CLOSE SHAVE!De-fuzzing can leave yourskin a bit on the tender side,but Beauty Shave may help!Unlike soap, Beauty Shavecontains moisturtser to helpprevent razor burn andirritation. Which sounds likejust we need! 49p fromBritish Home Stores,Woolworth and Boots.

Coo ... it's a reallytasty Kenny posterwe've got tor you injull double-paqe colouron this week's centrepages (turn to pages16and 17).Feelin'daring, areyou? Then take a lookat some oj oursuper~revealingstiappy dresses onpages 8 and 9 - andgive your jeUa a treat!Then find out onpage 7 aU about justhou: to stand up foryour rights!o/e dareyou to ask him out, too.:.....up, really! - onpages 12 and 13 -.well, seewhat some

The TV Special that theRollers filmed earlier thismonth will be on your smallscreen we're told, "sometimein the last week of J uly" - sothat means any day now! Itwas made by Mike Mansfield- again - who certainlyseems to keep himself busy!In August, the Rollers areoff to tour Australia andJapan ... but we're told wecan hope for some Britishconcerts later in the vear, Atlast!STOP PRESSPinkies have got to sayon the subject,anyway! And we've gotsom.eoj your javestars" Holiday Horrors(all on pages 2.2 and23) - real interestingreading! Ed .

THE WHO are consideringa Christmas tour ... RogerDaltrey is also having a thinkabout a new film role ....QUEEN may soon release'You're My Best Friend' fromtheir 'Night at the Opera'album as a single' ...FUNTLOCK are aU for brain

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ART SPOTWe just love discoveringtalent -:- 'specially yours! Socome on, all you arty typesout there ... help brighten upourdull.1ives! Like JanetMortimer of Warley., whosent us Roger Meadows

Taylor of Queen ( a drawingof him, that isl). We'resending her 2 .

HOTSPOTRE.VIEWSUK turned into one of yourfave groups almost overnight,it seems - and, after aeoupleof knockout singles, nowthey're gonna blast your earswith their first album! It'ssure to be the test of whetherSlik are really here to stay -so it's a must buy if you callyourselfa fan!

power! Mike and John havejust taken '0' levels and theothers are studying for 'A'levels ... A must for allSLADE fans is 'The SladePapers', At 1.95, it's aeompilation of all their fanmags from July 1971 - 1976.... And for BEATLES fans,'The Beatles A to Z' costs1 from PO Box 3, Crosby,,jvprnn.ol L23 3DF.


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Now's your chance to giveyour nails a treat- 'cosMine.rs have got a special'money off' offer on some oftheir nicest coloured nailpolishes, lOp off, infact - soinstead of 33p they're only23p! It's only while stocks lastthough, so get along to yourlocal stockists now!IIR RECIPERobin Sarstedt loves this Applend .Blackberry Gateau! .For the gateau, you need: SozSoi plain flour;, 2.!ozeved icing sugar; 1beaten eggnd a few drops vanilla essence ..For the filling, lib cookingples; ~oz butter; 20zsugar;'2s water and. 80z blackberries,And for the icing, 1 t bsjam (sieved); 4 tbssugar (sieved) and 1 : ! tbswater.

WELLEQUIPPED!We can't guarantee thesecharms will work iisomething needs fixing, butthey're guaranteed to lookgreat hanging around yourneck!1.25 each by Corocraft andavailable from most majorepartment stores. .

BEIIT THE BOREYou seem to have endlessways of beatin' those 01 ' bores!Julie Warn fromBurton-on-Trent has two'keep away' ideas!First, sit down with. penciland paper and design thehouse of your dreams. Youcan plan it right down to thewallpapers,paints andhousehold gadgets,

Rub butter and flour together,stir in icing sugar, Add beatenegg and vanilla essence, kneadinto smooth dough,Divide pastry into three and.[oIl out into 8in circles, Put on tobaking sheets, prick with fork,bake in 375 deg F, gas no 5, for10-12 minutes. Leave to cool.Peel, core and slice the applesand cookgently in a saucepanwith butter, sugar and water to apulp, Remove from heat, stir inblackberries and leave to cool.Sandwich rounds together withapple and blackberry mixture ..Sieve jam into forcing bag,Beat the icing sugar and water toa smooth consistency, and coatthe top of the gateau, Now pipecircles of jam over the icing.

This could take weeks!Finished? Then whip outanother piece.of paper, anddraw the fella of yourdreams! Sketch him anddescribe his personality indetail.Now just lie back, elosey.our eyes .. .and imagine youand your dreamboat walkingon a moonlit golden beach.Finally, he proposes andoffers to buy you your dreamhouse!LEGS ELEVENStockings and suspenderbelts may not be your cup oftea, but how about thesestockings, called HoldUps,which stay up withoutsuspenders - so they make arefreshing change fromsticky old tights, There areseven colours to choose from.50p a pair. By Pretty Polly.

BliCK TO CHILDHOOD'One of our favourite WaltDisney Characters just has tobe Bambi - and believe it ornot, Bambi first appeared onthe scene in 1942!But yO U can see him back intear-ierkingaetion once more

this summer,So if you've got a handyspare afternoon,go and seehim - it'll warm your heartenough to get you in goodstore for the winter!But take plenty hankies!

LEO (July 22 Aug 21)Ifyou'v:e started a projectwith friends- don't'baek outnow. ***IRGO (Aug 22 Sept 22)Don't make a hasty decision- or you could regret itverysoon! Keep your cool.

***LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22). Something slows you down'early in the week .. , but latethings start looking up.*'**CORPIO (Oct 23 'Nov 21)Ifyou want something doihg- best do it 'yourself. Don'trely too much on others,***SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 Dec20)You're feeling a bit moody.but it's a good week forgettio' down to some hardwork!***CAPRICORN (Dec 21 Jan 19)This week you're really outfront, and in control! Othersjust do what you want.***AQUARIUS (Jan 20 Feb 18)A good week. , . provided youmake plans - and followthem thr{)ugh.***PISCES (Fab19 March 20)You're feeling a bit jitterythis week, , . and insecure.Careful- you could frightenothers off.***RIES (March 21 April 20)Could be a very special week,

Out of the ordinarydayto-day scenes .' . romanceon the horizon.***AURUS (April 21 May 20)Aweek where both good andbad influences are around -so choose ;r;*GEMIN.I (May 2.1 June,20)An odd week. Nothing goesquite as planned '_ but it allworks out inthe end!

***CANCER (June 21 July 21). Pretty routine. , . until theend of the week, when you,could have an adventure!3--


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A nn e r.n ak es a s ho ck in g d is co ve ry !elpDle.ne.Ole!

A nne Freeman worshipped Paul Ackland - but he was right outof her reach .. good-looking, _1Ioff , popular and talented.Then, in a sailing accident , Paul was badly hurt. And when Annetelephoned the hospital ..

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HE.'S LUCKY IN O'NE WAY, ISN'THE? HE'S GOT ALL THO'SE FRIENOST O ' B E A SUPPO'RT TO' HI M- AN 0 THATBEAUTIFUL GIRL .. WHArS HERNAME, VIVI EN? ___.~_._,.'"

Vivienl Anne had never envied hermore deeply than ' at that moment

, THAT'S FUNNY. NO-ONE'SEVEN BOTHERED TO' TAKEIT BACK TO' ITS PROPERMOORING. I SUPPOSE THEBOAT ISN'T VERYIMPORTANT ANY MOAE

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COULDN'T YOU FIND '.MR. ACKLAND'S ROOM?IT'S JUST ALONG HERE-

I'LL TAKE YOUI

Next Week: A strange request!


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HELP! Your new shoeshavefallen apart, yourzip's broken and yourhamburger's cold.Should you shout orpout? ..

RIPPED OFF!The first classic situation,which nearly all of us havebeen thru' (unfortunately!) iswhen you buy a dress that's soshoddily made, when we'veworn it maybe just once ortwice the zip busts, or theseams come apart, or the but-tons fly off, or one shoulder ishigher than the other ...Don't try to mend it your-self. Take it back' to the shopand ask for either an identicaldress (minus the faults ofeoursel) or your money back,Don't let them fob you offwith a credit note unless youreally want one. Under lawyou are legally entitled toyour money back if they can-. not offer you identical goodsin exchange, no matter whatthe shop manager claims. If hesays, "It is our policy to givecredit notes," then you say: "Itis not my policy to acceptthem." And you will be in theright.SOLED-OUT!This applies to all clothes andshoes.Shoes are a big cause ofcomplaint these days, withsoles coming apart, bucklesand straps falling off, and soon ...

Serne shoe shops willreplace faulty goods they cansee were bought intheir shops,recently without too muchbother, others won't, so hereyou must stick to your guns- even take Mum along forsupport ifyou think you migh thave a difficult time!Again. you are entitled toyour money back if they can'tgive you the shoes you wantinexchange for the pair beingreturned (and shoe shopsknow this in spite of what theymay say!)It's a good idea to keep aUreceipts for clothes for at leastsix months so you haveevidence of purchase. (Oneshop refused point blank toexchange a top that was fal-ling apart because the receiptwas lost and they said it couldhave been stolen!)

BUSTED!Now on to make-up. And

Do you have your saywhen things go wrong?Can't say we blame you ~ _ - = - 1 I ; ; a . , .if you don't 'cos ~sometimes it's kinda ......_ ...scary to ?Orne face- ~1l1':'-' O ! : t .to-face with some "..lI!tO.v"stone-faced ...manager. It'senough to give youthat "wished I'd never.opened my mouth" and "whydoesn't the ground open upand swallow me?" feeling!But, the fact remains, thereare times when we've just gotto take a deep breath, saywhat's got to be said and stickup for ourselves ... otherwisewe'd end up bein' trodden onleft, right and centre!Of course, it'd help if weknew what our rights were,and, surprisingly enough, a lotof them are on our side! So ifyou ever find yourself inanyof the following situations(and we know from your let-ters that you dofrequently!) from now onyou'll know just how youstand ...

here, we've all had problems,F'rinstance, you've bought amascara where the brush basmaddeningly departed fromthe top after a few uses; ornail polish has' gone thick be-fore it's half used or you'veunscrewed the top and thebrush stays firmly in the jar;or a lipstick won't wind prop-erly and breaks halfwaydown! Well, don't throw itaway (and your precious cashtoo!) and buy another.Take it back and change itfor one that works. Mostchemists and beauty depart-ments are quite reasonableabout this and exchange anew item they can see isfaulty. But if they won't, writeto the manufacturer (return-ing the lipstick or whatever)and they'll willingly refund

your money.They'li be awareof the problems too and willcorrect them - we hope!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!If you're eating out and getcold egg 'n' chips instead ofhot. or a medium-rare ham-burger instead of well done -send it back till you get whatyou asked for!Don't be cowardly about it-why should you have to payfor something which isn'twhat the menu says it shouldbe and it's your money):hey'retaking!'Course we can't covereverything you could com-plain about - that'd fill thewhole mag! But if you'reaware of your rights, arguenicely but firmly for them,and don't abuse the law bytrying to pull a fast one andexchanging something you'veworn but gone, off. (But youwouldn't do that now, wouldyou !).Then - after you stand upfor your rights, you can sitdown and enjoy 'em!


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MYHEBO ....Me and my fella werepicnicking in this field whensuddenly we saw a bullcharging at us! You shouldhave seen the look on his face'(my boyfriend's). Honest,I've never seen anyone moveso fast. He droppedeverything ... leaving me tochase after him!RoUer Fan -CranbrookON THE SPOT!Last week I went out to buya rubbish hin for my mum,On the way home, I put thebin down to look ina shopwindow ..When I lookedround - someone haddropped their litter into it!,.PlnkFan -; Sbaftesbury

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HANDS OFF-.HE'S MINE!This ismy rella - StevelWe've been going outogether for nearly te nm o nth s. H e's 1 '7 and I'm 1 4 ,We're both mad lOcc, andlbert O'Sullivanans .... and we both supportUnited, Steve's amas~ fella - but be's gotne fault! He alwaysgrabsy Pink before I get a chancere ad it!

AMILIAR FACE ....day I was in the localewsagsnt's when I noticedink, issue 164. On the coveras a familiar face .. _actresslie Peasgood,I knew Julie fram theenny Smith Ballet School,d so, of course, Iboughtink - and thought itwasreat! Now Ibuy iteveryeek - thanks to Julie!Karen - Grimsbyvery flattered, Karen!

MBLERS' LUCK!ast Saturday I went with aouple of my mates for a drinkour favourite cafe. Idered an ice-creamwhich coste about 25p.,As soon as it arrived on the'"That's my kind of money," I

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LOOKW H A T 'T H ET I D E ' SW A S H E DINIs it a shark? Is ita lump ofseaweed? Nope, it's just someof us Pinkies enjoying ourselveson the beach! What do you goto (he beach for? The sun. thesea .. _or meyb , , .table,this boy came up to meand said, "I bet you lOp that Ican drink that withouttouching the glass or theliquid, If 1 do it, you pay melOp and if I fail, I pay youlOp."

I accepted withoutthinking. Well, it justsounded so impossible!Then, before I could say'Jack Robinson', he'd pickedup the glass an d guzzledthewhole lot. Grinning likemad, he chucked melOp and sauntered out!-I felt a right fool 'cos I'djust sold my 25p drink for1:Op! Bea.tles Fan - HertfordAre you sure itwasn't Jamie?

VALLI: Igo to get a tan, whatelse} Smother myself in oil, lieona bit of foil and have tenminutes on my front, tenminutes on my back and five 011either side .. (Anybody evertold you tbe you look like aturkey?)JILLY: Last year I went roundwith my camera laking picturesof everybody and try.ing to sell'em ldidn; make a lot ofmoney But this year I'mgoing to put somefitm in first!(You 'neve know, it just mighthelp, . .)ANDREA: Ialways write myaddress on a piece of paper andthen bung it in a bottle andthrow it out to sea - and' Iget a!ot of pen-friends that way _mostly penguins, of course, , ,JAMIE: Iused to be aseven-stone weakling_ andgotsand kicked in my face until Itried the Wonderworker! And '

now ... I've got this terribleache in my back and I have to.lie on my towel and ger sandkicked in my face. , . sig'" ...SALLY: The way 10get a fella onthe beach is to. go ,inthe waterand pretend' you re drown iog.Then thevall come rushing tohelp you Well, my grandaddid anyway .BRIGID: What do you thinkI go to the beach for?

Swimming, of course! It's verygood' exercise ... and besides,you might get lucky and find afella who needs a bit of lifesaving ...KIM: After he's seen you, hedefinitely will! Me, I go to; thebeach so that Ican add to mypric-eless collection of shells,semi-precious stones andlollypop sticks .. , (Now W, seewhat yOIl mean when you say'priceless' __ .)S~OTT: I go to the beach 10took at the gir,15- I.don 'Imin dadmitting: it! What's wrong wilha bit of harmless 100king?lYes,but don 'tyoo think it's going abit far taking the camouflag.e.tent and telescope along?)

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' W H E N T H E :G O I N GG E T S H O TSeems we're set foranother hot 'n'steamy, summer - weU. make

I sure yOt(, look as freshas a daisy all the time. . . w,ith a little coolthinking and a jew ojbeauty's goodies!MORNING'FRE.SHNESSSTART your day with awarm - not hot 7" bath. or shower usmgareally fresh 'n' tinglin' soap

like Shield, which not onlysmells good, but helpscheck the bacteria thatcauses body odour.Next in line is a gooddeodorant And an antiper-spirant deodorant will giveyou extra protection andhelp prevent you perspir-ing - remember ordinarydeodorants will just checkthe odour.Right Guard, Us orArrld, do both types-deodorants and antiper-spirants - and are three ofthe best,Now smooth on lots ofbody lotion. Boots No. 7Body Silk is really cool andsmells gorgeous too. Or tryMarks &Spencer's 21 BodyLotion. .FRESH .FOOTFORWARD

Summer feet need a littlespecial attention to keep'em cool and oomfy too, sosprinkle 'em with talc and aqUick squirt of Scholl's footspray (the handbag size isideal for carrying with

Okay. so you started theday cool, calm and col-lected, but by the timelunch comes around youmay be feeling a bit like aflower out of water - worn'n' wilted, in fact!Well; keeping a deodo-rant in your desk (also alarge bottle o f cologne) isalways a good idea. 4711 ' pHIL LYNQT., of Thindabbed on your forehead, Liz::r:y,s aUfor itlon the back of your neck, . "I, think it'sBsmashin'behind your knees and ideal I'd be so flattered if esprinkled on your arms will girl ever asked me out .. andI'm sure I'd nev'er have theget you looking and feelin' heart to turn her downlas fresh as a daisy in no "It would.gi.ve me a resttime at aU.. Boots No. 7 from having. 10 pluck .up theRosemary ,and Cider Vine- courage, for achange.11 th'inkgar Body Freshener's are it's about tim8 girjs startedreal 0001 treats, tool thinking what a tough timeTreating your teeth to a i us feUas have ... having tobemid-day brush-up will help nice to 'em, a,nd buy axpen-freshen up your mouth and sive meal.s and cinema seatsbreath! If you can't keep aBO'S we ClI,n have the pleas-ureof taking 'em outltoothbrush and toothpaste "No, I'm just waiting forhandy try a breath fresh- the first girl to ask me: it'llener like Binaca Frostly boost mv ego no end'I"Mint - cool and minty, it L' = = = : : : = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ _oes wonders! ~

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.5EVE told us that he. thinks girls. should IIskboys outl "I'd love itl"tte said. I'm not surprised.that tots of them are just tooscared. though. It takes a lotof .gut.s for a boy . . . and weaUknow girls aren't as h,.ave'l"I al.ways,think that it's up"to me to maka the first move.though I've goUa admit that Ialways phone 'em up and ask'smout. I couldn't "'!ike gi,1out to her face, in C3S8 sheturned me dow:n!'1. think it'd be great ifmore girls asked fellas out. I

I h8teit When a girl's flirting.madly With you (no. itdoesn't happen very often!)but she still has to weit foryou to ask for a date. It's .n80 formal!. "If a.girl. 8IIkad me I dont, think I'd evar say 'no'.-"Cos I remllmber how hurt' .I've been when girls hraveturned .me down before . . .and I wouldn't want 1.0 hurtanyone tha,t m.uch."

'WHAT IF HETURNEDM'EDOWN?'ISthe.' s,aine for~el.j.as"it's true. But SUZI waswarned that, if she triedit, the fella would tum herdown!"It would be embarrass-ing, too, 'cos he'd know howmuch I liked him - rightfrom the start, So I'd feel Iwas at a disadvantage andthat I was the' one who waschasing him. . .."I can never tell whether-aboy likes me or not - so Iwouldn't know if be wasgonna turn me down! AndI've said 'no' to boys who'veasked me out before now.'Cos, if you just don't fan


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It's a great idea, , , but would you ever reaUy do it? Wehad to find out, , ,

'I COULDN'TSTOPLAUGHING!'CAROL did ~ty it once, ..for a gl..gle' The troublawaa, though, .he wa.laughing so much the boythought .he wn Juat muck-ing about IHe laughed andbought her a Coke - andthen wandared off to playpinball with hia matel"wen, I couldn't havedone it aeriou.ly," .he toldua. ". don't know how fena.aver have the courage'

'IWAS, SO EMBARRASSED!'A GIRL renny aSked. N. eil..And he was so embar-rassed, he nearly died!"I never re.aUsed what it'slilre to be asked out before!"She's just this girlJ knowfrom the badminton cLub.We've played against herquite a lot - but I'd neverreally thought of her as agirl. Then, out oj the blue,she and her mate asked us(me and my mate) it we'dlike to go to a summer bar-becue with 'em. I just didn't

know what to do. I'm sure Jmust've gone pink. alt over!!'"In the end I mutteredsomethin' under my breathand made polite excusesabout having somethin' elsefixea up. But it's awfuUWe're too embarrassed toever speak to them again!"1s'pose it must be like thatfor girls all the time. I'venever really thought about itbefore. But I'm quite happyto do the asking from now on,thank. you!"

ERIC FAULKNER ofRone,. told whatthought about It."Well ... Idunno. I don't, .. lIy think It'a importantwho a.k. whol If you're

gonna hit If off togethe, -you'll both know i1,anywayl"I think it'. all chaneln'now. Girl. aren'1 beingbrought up 10 sit at hom. andwait to be a.ked any mor.1No matter what ua f.lla. aeyabout h. I think they'regonna atart taking the te.dl"If I really lik girl, ah.doean't need to aak me -'~ I'll uk herl But, If .hedid. I reckon I'd uy 'yea'anywayl"

Maybe I'll try 8.king himagain ..."I a'pose I w . . gigglingju.t 'cos IWo1lS nervous. Butwouldn't you be? Afte, an, hecould have turned me down. . . and I would've di.. I'veliked him for 8gft, and all mymat" would've found outabout it .. ,

"I do think girls ahould askfella., though. We spend allour time dr"slng up to lookgorgeous for them, and then,half the time they just ignoreua. Girl. just can't win withthe way things are now. So.c'mon-Iet'sall ask 'em oud"

'I'M NOTBRAVEENOUGH!'WEN..DY wouldn't dareask a fella out, shetold us!"You'd have to be reallyconfident ... cheeky, even! Imean, if you expected themto say yes!"Only one fella has everasked me out - and I wasreally stunned! 'Who, me?'-Isaid - and he just laughed.We're still going out, though,so Iguess it must have beenalright!"But no, if Ifinished withJohn .. ,Idon't think I'd everbe brave enough to ask a boyout. It's not inmy nature -I'm just too shy.AU" the same though I dobelieve in the idea that girlsshould be able to ask fellasout, if they want to! It's justthat Iknow I'd never wantto!"I don't know any girlswho ever have, either.Maybe me andmy mates arejust or-fashioned!"

B UT BRIAN SPENCE, ofBilbo Baggins hadrasarvations:"it's a sensible idea - forgirls to ask. fellas out too, butsomehow I don't think it'llever really catch on. We're alltoo set in our ways! It just sohappens that I go for girlswho're shy and quiet - 01'-fashioned - and I can't seeona of them ever turninground to ask me out!"If one asked me out . . . I:d

probably be frightened of harl"So pemaps it wouldn't besuch a good idea after all. Ithink it just dapends on thegirl-and the fella who she'saskin' outl"

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"It made me feel great -flirting with Neil, when Iknew Brenda wa.' l Crazyabout him. Iplayed it likea game. WeU ... she'd hurtme~$0 why s.houldn't I dothe same? But I should'vestopped before itgot out ofhand ... before 1hurtBrenda, and Neil ... andmade myself jeellhwerthan lou: .. ,"My best mate, Brenda, wascrazy about Neil from theminute she set eyes on him. Ithought he was okay - weeenough to chat to - but Ididn't exactly fancy him.Brenda obviollSly did,though. And Nell seemedbapP'Yenough to spend histime with both of us!Down at tile club oneFriday, though, there wasthis new feUacalled Steve. Ithought he was great, and .really fell overboard for him.But when I told Brenda, shejust .$aid: "Him?Well,-everyone to her own taste,But I'llstick to Neil, thanksv~much."The way she said itmademe feel about one foot talI!Maybe she was my bestfriend- but I stillwasn't

gonna let her get away withthat.And so, right from thatmoment.J went all out to chatup Neil. Ulirted madly -star-ed tight into his eye:>,fluttered my eyelashes. , .every old trick in the book. 1\.tfirst he acted a bit surprisedbut then he seemed happy to, go along with me. And .Brenda was left righr:out inthe cold.By the end of the evening,I'd almost had enough of i t . -thougb.l'd got my own back,and I would've prepared toleave itat that. But Neilbad other ideas ... He askedme out.What could I do? I mean,we saw him down the clubevery week. H I said no, it

woUld spoij things for all of.us- Brenda, too. So Isaidyes -and just hoped the wholethmg would die a naturaldeath.We went to the picture_s.Well,. at least it meant I didn'thave to talk much! Ya see.assoon as Brenda wasn't thereto watch, well, I wasn't thatinterested. in himl I'd wantedto hurt her - j.ust a little bit- and that's all he meant tome. A way to get back. at _m ybest mate for making me feelso small!And Brenda? Well,. [guess, she must'vefelt terrible. Sheeven asked meli I'd enjoyed, the date, . , well I know Isbould never have gone at allreally. Neil wasn'tfor me!But at least I could answer'no' when she asked..if I was

seeing him again. And thingsweren't so one-sided after all,'cos suddenJy she said to me:"Va knoW, I've changed mymind about that St-eveguy.. Isaw him at the coffee bar lastnlght,and cbatteda bitHe'sr-eailYnice!" Well, after that,we just ended up giggling."We're daft. ya know," Isaid .."Here we are, bothending up with the wrongboy ..It's just as well we're

best mates - or we'd neverget over it. TeU you what -I'll swop you Neil for Steve ..Alright?""Alright!"So now, down the clul), weboth talk to Neil- and weboth talk to Steve. And.believe it or not, things areworking out just fine!

Stacks of dramatic stories, smashingfeatures, quizzes, andgreat summerideas ..Ideas like fun jewellery and a,beachbag to make! Packinq.a picnic, cool recipes,and hot weather beauty tips.There's a terrific text story abouta girl who loves show-jumping,a personality quiz that tells you a lot'about you, and a super colour pin-up ofthe Rollers! That's justa sample of this64-page fun-packed special !Don't miss it !.ON SALE, NOW 25p


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MIDGE ONTBEMENDPoor Midge Ure has baanthru' some pretty rough timeswith that damiilg9d hand ofhi,s."But aftertha init:ial shockwe d,i:;ioQvaredI'hat theinj,ury'wasn't so bad after an:' Midge

told us. "We could get stuckj.nto some of those June tourdates we had tocancet"Just a few shows werecalled ott ... but Slik hope topl.aythose' gigs for the fanswho missed out in September.

veryone's got dreams - andhe members of Child are no.ceptiord 'Course, they

ream constantly of thatumber one record, But itesn.'t stop therel"We dream of'touri'ng all

ver the worldl" Keith Aitackl:d us .."Not just Europe and:he States, but 'Japan andstra.lia! We'd all Iika to seehe wodd. rhoughl'm suree'd always come home toEngland in the end!"We,certainly 'hope sol

D TIMES!rrocadero"album is namedfter "The Troc" ,theirvourite da,nca' haH in theirome town of leicester. Thatas the place where theyaard all the old S'hadows,ank Marvin and Duane Eddymbers t:hat have influencedeir style so much. Itseemshey're getdn' back to theiroots .... end we're happy toalol'lg with 'em. Thoseere great times,aiter aUI

WEST ....he G 'Band are getting aal Western flavour. "Don'tM:ake Promises You Can'tKeep'" is the story ofa red

Indian wilch-.doctor who doesrain dance, but it doesn'tork,and he gets the push! A

ar cry from their GUtter Band

London Weekend televis.ionhave got some super popshows lined up for latar in thesummer ... starting, with theG Band, Fox, .Alvin St.ardust,He'llo, Pilot, Showaddvwaddy.. '. and even more smashers.Granada l'elev,ision are al'soplanning a new popserias.Called, "So ItGoes",it'salate.night cross between "Topof the Pops: and "The OldGrey Whist,le rest.". Soundsgood,eh?

WHO'S STEALINGROD'S BIRD?This is one piccy R.odwoul'drather not see! And can't. say, we 'Illame himl

Rod and Britt were at aparty together .... when whoshould Britt bump into butDavid Essell. And theeonversatlen soon 9,01. going .. 'before Rod could get a'look-in, it seems! We'd I.ovetoknow what theiy were chattingabout - though Rod seemsmore interested in seeing howthe party'sprogf8ssing .. '.no~ surpriisiing,. since It was tolaunch his new album, "ANight on the Town".

ATLAST.....Looks like the Jack.sonFami.ly(formerly the Jackson Fi;ve!) .arefj'nally sorti:ng out theircontract problems, and couldbe recording together in thenear future for CBS. There arerumours, too, that thelegendary Phil Spector hasbeen asked to produce theirdisc,s. Sourtdsreally ;promising .. so forget the J'acksol'l Five ... it's, the Jackson Familyfrom now on. And we're gladto have 'em. back,!

YIlN MAKES IIBOO ..BOO!Van Styles, of Kenny, admitsto putting, his foot in il onma'ny momentous occasiorrslBut the star one has got t.obewhen he went to a frien:d'sengagement party, ,st~rtedchatting up this really tastygir,l.- his mate's fiancee I

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"It was during a holiday Iwent on to Cornwall," ChrisRedburn told us. "Me and amate set off to search for a.seeret cove we'd heard about."We walked along the clifftop and then we made our waydown a steep t,rack fot a swim- it was idyllic."After our swim we had. a liein the sun - we never gave athought to the tide,"But all of a sudden itstarted coming in , .. and be-for.e long our getaway escapeback up the cliff was flooded."I thought we'd had ourchips . , . that we'd be swal-lowed up in the waves, but wewere lucky."My mate noticed anothersteep path up the cliff."Itwas a hair- raising climb,but oh boy, was I glad to get tothe top!"

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"That's what happefu,d tome one year," admitted dishyMike HQloway, drummer fromFlindock..

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CH', 'H, I..S w , ' . , . . ' . . 5 year,. walked back .up to ,the- ,, n. shops to buy a yummy Ice-STRA'- - N ' D - - - E - - D - - - cream. and when I went to put-,_ '. . ' ' . my hand in my pocket to getA N " . ' . 0 T H . . , 'E ' 'my w,allet out I discovered it_ ---_ . ----:--' had disappeared!TIDE WAS , "I felt like b~rsting intoC - O M ' - - I N " ,-C - - IN' tears .. ' Ireally dldl, _. _' , .. ,'" "'tried to work out whe:reI'd dropped it - I searched the

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"Ever sat on the beach hud-dled under a leaky umbrellafor a week?" John Springate.asked when we chatted to himabout holiday disasters."Once, years ago, Iwent onholiday for a week and itrained every single day! Notjust a little shower ... butbuckets of it, all day!"I was staying in a little bedand breakfast place so I had togo out at nine o'clock."There was nothing for itbut to go and squelch about onthe beach, play bingo - andtake up aqua-diving in the in-door pool! I'm not exactlyOlympic standard, though, so,as soon as it was teatime, Iwent back to play cards withme landlady!""Talk about sandcastle ...mud pies was the onlything Igot to make. I had to spend aweek in bed recovering froma streaming cold when Igothome, too!"

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LES'STENTBLEW AWAY.Don' t taIkto me abo ut campi ngholidays." Les Grey yelled.

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you see that everything isn'talways doomed45-80Mmm - You get by! Butsomehow you stiLLthink. that

the world is out to get 'you!Not everything that goeswrong is sent as a personaLobstacle to you, ya' know!Ij you wait fo r good luck tocome your way, you'll waitforever. You've just gottamake the best of things asthey are' And they're neverquite as bad as they seem.Be a bit m07'e optimis tic,and things couLdwork out. Goon - give it a tTY!85110The skies are never doudy fo1'you, that's j01' sure ... !Youmust be the sunniest, mostadaptable gal Q1'()und!You cm'tainly cheeT thingsup for your family and friends- whatever the situation!You're one of those smashin'people who keeps smilingeven if you're caug ht in athunderstorm in your bikini!One'point tho', you've gottabe able to see the seriousp1'oblemswhen they do comeface toface with you - or youmight end up seeing thingscompletely thru'rose-tintedglasses! Then you'd be

kidding yourself!

ke the lads are playing in a giant-sized sausage factory, doesn't it? Or Fancy bumping into Jim McGinley in your High Street!hey're surrounded by monster bananasl Well, we've seen some stage sets These fans got him to autograph everything. in sight,times, but this sure takes the beating! We kinda like the grand statrcese- even theirT-shirtsl And Jim wa~ glad to oblige!estouch, but the rest ... 725


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WIT'SENDDear Sally, Please help me, asI'm at my wit's end!I've been going out with myboyfriend for about twomonths, and I like him a lot.I've been told by his matethat he'll never chuck me, butI'm still very unsure aboutour relationship.You see, we'll make plansto go out and then he phonesup at the last minute andcancels our date. I wouldn'tworry if this happened onceor twice, but it's happened atleast eight times, and I getvery upset about it.. All my friends say I shouldchuck him, but when I'm withhim, I'm very happy andthings are just perfect. I findit hard to get on with boys,and I will be miserablewithout him.Please, would you tell mewhat he's playing at?ConfusedDear Confused, Itseems as ifthis boy is either taking youfor granted or testing you toseejust OOwmuchymi'll putup with before letting himkn(TWhow you feetNomatter h(TWstrong yourfeelings are towards a boy, themost important thing is not togive up your ownindividuality or to surrenderyour selfrespect becauseyou're fearful Oflosing him ifyou don't. Then, instead ofbeing his girl, you become hissLave_ at his beck and coil.The next time this boy calls

up to cancela date, 1feel yousOOuldtell him that it's thelast time you'U accept thistreatment, and that unless hehas an excusable excuse, youthink it's best that you don'tsee him for a while.Now, that's not chuckinghim, but it is letting himknow that even though youlike him, you also likeyourself.SELF-HELPDear Sally, I'm 14 and in the4th form at a girls' school. Iread Pink every weeR andthink it's a great mag.When I read some-of theletters on your page I wonderwhy the writers don't try towork out their problemsthemselves. Some look as ifthey've just been writtenwithout a thought about theproblem from the writer.I have problems abouthome, boys, etc, but I workthem out. At i4, 15 years,we're at the stage-wherewe should stop being childrenand start adulthood. This cancause problems, andeveryone has problems, notjust one person.

Whether your problem's bigor small, it's important joryou to find a solution. Dropme a line, and I'll trymyto help ...I think that some of thewriters should try and worktheir problems outthemselves. (M.aybe not the .hard ones, but some of themare so simple). Maybe theyshould talk to their friends orfamily about them.Joanne, New Zealand

Dear Joanne, There are manygirls who simply can't talk toanyone about their problems_ some don't have any dosefriends; others find it difficultto relate to their parents.Then there are stilf..otherswoo find that just writingdown their problem helpsthem to seeit _ and writingto someone like me, who theydon't kn(TWpersonaUy, is oneway of reaching out forunderstanding. It helps themto know that someone cares.No problem is small to the

person experiencing it. Andit's much better to "lei it out"to someone you trust ratherthan letting it spin round andround inside you.Granted, it's good thatyou're able to work out yourproblems _ it makes youstronger if you can. StiLl,those who can't need a bit oj ahelping hand. And in thisway, too, we can learn fromone another.Th{Jnks for writing andgiving your views. Are thereothers out there in PinkLand

who feel the same way?SO DEPRESSEDDear Sally. Please help me.I'm 16 and a few weeks ago Ifinished with my boyfriendafter going out with him forover a year. Since then I'vebeen so depressed. I feel likecommiting suicide' because,you see, I have no friends andI have to stay in most of thetime.When I do go out, or when Ibegin to like someone else,they always finish with me,and this makes me evenworse.I cry al: l the time and feel as

though there's nothing to livefor because I have no friends.I thought I must tellsomeone or I'd probably gomad. I can talk to my mum,bu t it's not the same astalking to a best friend.Please help me.Very Lonely Desperate PinkFan, YorkshireDear V.L.D.P.F., Everyonegoes thlrough both good andbad times. This seems to bethe pattern Ofmost lives.Some, 01 course, are worsethan others. As you've recently brokenup with your bOYfriend,there's bound to be a periodwhen you feel at a loss:Having a steady ieua gaveyou a sense of security.ActuaUy though, securityshould begin within you andshouldn't be something youlook for in someone or someplace.This means that if you haveconfidence in your own lifeforce, which iswithin you,then you won't be soinfluenced by outside/actorsin your life _ and you'll becontent to be a/,one if thesituation calls jor it. Ofcourse, I realise this isn'teasy, but at least you cankeep this idea in thebackground, knowing thatsituations change, just aspeople do..You feeLnow that you'd liketo meet another boy who'll gosteady with you, but itseemsthat you're looking in thewrong way. You rea llyshouldn't expect to go fromone relationship right intoanother. If you did this, you'dget used to it, and it mightend up as a habit. It's best togo through the unhappinessand to try and understandwhat went wrong. When youcan do this, you'U learn fromthis experience.Then, stop dwelling qn your

misery. Look at your goodpoints and try to find a way tobehappy yau're you.

The depression you'reexperiencing now is [ei: byothers _ especially new boysyou meet. If you can learn tolet this go, to be gratefuL forwhat you are, then the rightpeople will come into your lifeautomatically, without youreven thinking about it.TRIED AVOIDING m.MDear Sally, I'm reallyunhappy. There's this boy atschool called Kevin. I've likedhim. for nearly eight months.The trouble is that we bothliked each other. Then one ofmy friends kept telling himall sorts of things about me.He hates me now. I've triedavoiding him, but somehowwe always bump into eachother.I get on quite well with hisbest mate and he's alwaysnice to me. I've asked himwhether Kevin and I could befriends again. He said:"Kevin doesn't want anythingto do with you."This is the second time mymate has broken up a boy andme. I didn't mind with theother one, but I love Kevin, soit's really getting medepressed.Please can you help me?Sandra, BedfordDear Sandra, You need to geton top Ofthis situation so thatyour friend stops ruling yourlife -'andyou begin to have asay in the way things go.From now on, don't confidein her by telling her how youfeel about things that areimportant to you. Obviously,she doesn't want you to behappy with a boy, for thiswould mean to her that she'dbe losing your friendship.As you're so friendly withKevin's best mate, it's prettycertain that he's told Kevinhow you feel. Still, it wouldn'thurt to ask Kevin if you mighthave aword with him, as youdon't like the tension betweenyou and you'd like to sort outany misunderstanding.Then, put your cards {)n the

table, and ask Kevin to tellyou just what's been saidabout you. You can onlydefend yourself if yQUknowfirst what it is you have todefend.In this way, you'U clear theair, and Kevin wiLl see thatyou're honest andwelLmeaning. And perhapshe'll learn, too, not to believein idle gossip before checkingon whether or not it's true.Send your problems toSally, Pi$ M~gazine.,King's Reach Tower,Stamford Street,Lendon SEI 9LS.

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Surf's up!Itwas a hot day.So hot, in fact, that Kim and-I haddecided to forget our homework (Vallialways gives a little project like, KidnapIan Mitchell And Send Him Round ToMy Place, each weekend) and scive offdown the beach.We were going by train, of course,because it's a long way to walk and Kimwouldn't give me a piggy-back.So there I was, standing on thestation under the clock with a red roseand a rolled-up copy of Pink under myarm (she's as blind as a bat without hercontact lenses) .Then I saw her coming. She waswearing one of those long, floaty Indianskirts with a matching bikini top andshe had a scarf round her head."Got a headache?" I said."Peasant," she muttered.unpleasantly. Or maybe it wasunpeasantly ...I could see things were getting off toa good start Especially when we got onthe train and a young man with a coffeepot asked me if I'd like a coffee."Yes.iplease,' I said.'Well cop 'old of this," he said,handing me a plastic cup, "and hold itsteady ... "So I held it steady and the trainlurched and he poured coffee aU overmy knee."Never mind," said Kim, "it'll blendin well with your fake sun-tan. - ."When wegot to the beach it wasalready very crowded, but Kim said sheknew a good way to get a space toourselves."You go and sit down over there," shesaid, "and I'll come up to you in a -minute ... and whatever I say, don'tlook surprised . _."So I squeezed myself in next to thisfat lady in a pink tank cover and this

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charming little lad who was burying hisgranny whilst she had a snooze. Lookeda lot like Jam.ie actually. _.I CQ4-1dee Kim advancing from ahundred yards away. It's the hair,y'lmow, makes her look like a walkingtoffee apple."Eeeek!" she screamed as she gotlevel with me. She pointed a fingerdramatically (and rudely). "What areyou doing here!" she yelled. "When Irang the hospital yesterday they saidthe spots had gone down but you werestill infectious!"Like a flash the fat lady was up andoff like a one-woman earthquake. Thelittle fella on the other side dropped ahandful of sand in granny's mouth andran off towards the ice-cream van.Within two seconds we had enoughroom round us for Kim to stretchherself out without getting creases inher legs."They won't come back now," shesaid,"and if anyone else comes alongjust froth at the mouth and I'll yell,'Rabies!' ... "She's a friend in a million, that girl.Thank goodness.Her costume was Something Elsethough. Kim's, that is.You must have seen them in themags. They're like bits of black stringknotted in all the right places so thatyou see a lot without seeing the lot. Ifyou see what I mean.My costume? Well, you know me. Notone of those people who likes to show

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herself off or anything.So I just wore myoId costume. Youknow, the one with the little pleatedskirt and ruched top that Ifound in theswimming baths when Iwas nine. Thatone."Great jumping beancurdsl" saidKim when I'd taken my last layer off."You look like Shirley Temple aftershe's been at the chips ... "I did get a bit of a tan, though. In fact,if I roll my jeans up you can still see itnow Look, there it is, just-across myknees Oh, no, it's a coffee stain ...Must have a bath sometime ...I'm Scott - Fly me!Mind you, I'm not the only one whohas problems with her suntan.Our Scott goes a lovely golden brown(naturally, he says) allover except ...on his nose! That delicate part of hisanatomy just curls up and turns pinkand starts peeling at the sight of the sun.So the ingenious lad had taken towearing a large conical-shaped papercontraption on the end of his conk.In fact, he's got so used to wearing itthat when he took some of us out tolunch the other day (a packet of crispssplit three ways), he didn't even realisebe still had it on.Should've seen his face. when this girlhe was trying to chat up in the parkgave him the cold shoulder!"What's up, 01 ' Buddy?" we saidinnocently."Well," he said, looking very puzzled,"I just asked if she'd mind if I swepther off berfeet. Well, you gotta behonest haven't you?""And what did she say?""Well, she just sort of stared right atme and then said, 'Don't tell me -you're the Transatlantic SupersonicConcorde flight to New York!" and thenran off giggling ... Funny girl ...


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