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No Greek islands for me at that stage. Having been around Anatolia and the east, the dalliance in Istanbul was but a brief interlude before moving on through the Balkans, an encounter with a young Croatian fellow with a knife, and 10 days stuck with broken wheel bearings and no money. All infinitely preferable to a PE lesson at KBGS. If Christmas drinks at the Brown Cow ever return I may pop in and exchange anecdotes.
The first part of your statement, Vernon, reminds me that once, in my middle school years, I was last into the gym - can't remember why - but Frank had already started our class on its various activities. He must have been in a mood for some reason that day and he decided to take it out on me. He had a sawn-off cricket bat and he belted me so hard on my backside that it brought tears to my eyes; he then began taunting me in front of the whole class about not being able to "take my punishment like a man." The whole situation was so very unjust and I think whatever tears I shed were certainly in anger. So yes, I know what you mean. But, I confess, it was the only brush I ever had with him, though I think I was always wary of him after that incident.