Sunday 16th March 1980

At the Red Welly youth club. 

In the dimly lit music room, a song was playing, a disco track by Fern Kinney, ".. walked into my life... together we are beautiful...". I liked the track but walked out of the room all the same. It wasn't rock music. So it didnt look 'cool' to stick around tapping along... and, besides, I wanted a game of pool.

Out in the corridor, just above the stairwell, I could see the 'new' girl. 

Music: Fern Kinney, Together we are beautiful  

She was blonde. Very (!) good looking. A bit short - but only a bit.
She had denims on. A jacket and jeans. And a white cotton top underneath the jacket.
She was here with a friend - and seemed to know one or two other people.
In the background the music played on.
I looked at her. She glanced at me. She seemed animated. A lively person.
But I didnt go and speak to her. You just didnt do that.
Instead I went into the pool room and started to play a game with Witt or maybe Norm.  
After a game or two, the new girl came into the pool room.
She said something - I think she took the piss out of one of us.
She seemed kind of cheeky for a new girl. She didnt seem to care.
I still didnt speak to her. The night wore on...  

The club opened at 7.30pm and closed at 10pm.
That night, as I waited at the bottom of the stairs for JR, by the open door - the night outside dark and chilly - the new girl came down the stairs.
She stopped. Square in front of me.
She spoke directly to me.
Making some cheeky observation.
I laughed.
We spoke briefly.
Then she left.  
JR came down. "Was that the new girl?".
"Yeah".
"Her name is Julie", he said, "she's really nice looking".
I thought so too.