7. INTERACTION: your presence makes a difference [AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION] OLDTON DEAR TIM, DO YOU REMEMBER THE ALLOTMENTS? I CAN'T PLACE THEM ANYWHERE BUT OUR UNCLES AND OUR GRANDADS HAD THEIR SHEDS THERE, WHERE OLD PICNIC CHAIRS TOOK ON THE AIRS OF THRONES AND DENTED THERMOS FLASKS GAVE OFF A SCENT OF SUGARED MILK. WE ATE PEAS THERE, FROM THE POD. “ THIS PARK BENCH LOOKS REMARKABLY LIKE THE ONE IN YOUR FIRST OLDTON PICTURE. I USED TO HANG OUT ON IT WHEN I WAS A BORED TEENAGER WITH NOTHIN BETTER TO DO THAN DRINK CIDER, SMOKE MENTHOLS AND SNOG THE LOCAL BOYS (THERE WAS A BOY CALLED TIM BTW WHO I REALLY FANCIED)”
8. OLDTON DEAR TIM, DO YOU REMEMBER THE ALLOTMENTS? I CAN'T PLACE THEM ANYWHERE BUT OUR UNCLES AND OUR GRANDADS HAD THEIR SHEDS THERE, WHERE OLD PICNIC CHAIRS TOOK ON THE AIRS OF THRONES AND DENTED THERMOS FLASKS GAVE OFF A SCENT OF SUGARED MILK. WE ATE PEAS THERE, FROM THE POD. “ THIS PARK BENCH LOOKS REMARKABLY LIKE THE ONE IN YOUR FIRST OLDTON PICTURE. I USED TO HANG OUT ON IT WHEN I WAS A BORED TEENAGER WITH NOTHIN BETTER TO DO THAN DRINK CIDER, SMOKE MENTHOLS AND SNOG THE LOCAL BOYS (THERE WAS A BOY CALLED TIM BTW WHO I REALLY FANCIED)” “ I MET A LADY LAST YEAR WHO TOLD ME TO WRITE YOUR NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER, ATTACH IT TO A BALLOON, AND THEN LET GO.INSTEAD I MADE YOU A ROOM, PLAYED YOU SONGS, GOT DRUNK AND IMAGINED YOU WALKED IN AND GAVE ME YOUR JUMPER TO WEAR.” “ OLD MISS SEEWOOD, OVER 150 YEARS OLD AND LIVED BY THE RIVER. SHE CAUGHT ME THROWING STICKS AT HER HORSE CHESTNUT TREE AND INVITED ME IN TO HER COTTAGE. THINKING SHE WAS A WITCH I AGREED.” IS THIS MY DAD HARD AT WORK IN THE BRUSH FACTORY AS A LAD, MAYBE? INTERACTION: your presence makes a MESS [AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION]