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HOPE when I get to 80 I'll be like DJ Annie Nightingale. Maybe not in every respect - that would be weird - but in the sense that I'll still get a thrill from hearing the music I loved decades ago, the way 80-year-old Annie clearly does.
However, I've just watched a preview of a show called PUNK/ NEW WAVEYEARS WITH ANNIE NIGHTINGALE (BBC4, 9pm), looking back at her favourite acts from that era, many of whom were my favourites too - and, oh dear… Most of this music, it's forced me to admit, was rubbish.
It looks as if my mum and dad were right all along. It's a sorry conclusion to have to draw...