When my friends and I were making Mean Streets, 1973.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When George, Shirlie [the Wham! backing singer, whom Ridgeley dated] and I were knocking about as teenagers.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗
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On holiday in Spain with my family about 20 years ago. Sad, but true.
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A few years ago in Vermont, when I eloped with Trish to have a civil partnership ceremony.
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Getting older doesn’t scare me.
I don’t think I care.
That further lessons await.
That rather assumes I have grown up.
My local Tesco stopping stocking Häagen-Dazs Peanut Butter Crunch.
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