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Dear Holly Johnson, Ive always been interested in horoscopes. I am very interested in yours. Please tell me your birth sign. I hope you have lots of ashes in your stocking.

E. Harris, Glamorgan, South Wales.

Ashes? A couple of oranges wouldnt go amiss. But dont the Frankies all want Porsches for Crimbo?


Dear Holly Johnson, heres a poem for you because you are not my No.1 (though you are Justines of Portsmouth).

Although you pose like a ‘he man

Youre really rather feeble

Youre more like an action man

Youre nothing like a weeble.

Love and kisses, Sgt Ernest Bilko.

Unfair to weebles!


Im not much for words but please tell Mark OToole that I love him loads. Ill meet him somehow, someday, so tell him to have a Birds Eye lasagne ready for me when I do. Hurry home Mark, Im missing you.

The Mad Mohawks No.1 Fan, Southampton.

You must love him if youd put up with his cooking.


Although its raining today I feel very happy. Two minutes ago I was singing ‘Forever Young by Alphaville and now Im thinking about Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Yesterday I sang the latest song by Duran Duran and I realise how lucky I am to have the freedom to choose the music I like.

Im happy these people exist just as Im happy there is heavy metal, mods, etc, even though I dont like them too much.

Maybe tomorrow I would like to sing a bit of metal and I like to think I could do it freely.

Margherifa de Gisi, Milan, Italy.

Go ahead, we wont stop you.


This weeks random readers chart and winner of a £5 record token:

  1. THE RIDDLE Nik Kershaw
  2. BLASPHEMOUS RUMOURS Depeche Mode
  3. THE SECOND TIME Kim Wilde
  4. PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner
  5. POWER OF LOVE FGTH

Jurgen Geringer Taufkirchen, Munich

This weeks coupon is on page 37.