The Val Hennessy Review (Critics Choice),Daily Mail, Fri. 23 Feb. 2001

Authors comment Please note :
The word Bint that I use to describe young females in the 1950’s was as street credible as the word Ladette is in the year 2000, Val apparently didn’t know this. (After 1955 the word does not appear in Teddy Boy)
Val also refers to the thud, thud, thud, of dropped names, Naturally I have always known that certain critics might be tempted to single out this aspect of the book , So I took a view that rather than refer to the wonderful people and characters that Have shared my adventures as "this bloke" or "that person" I should to be fair to the reader use real names, and then only when I was fortunate enough to be in a one on one situation with the celeb in question.
Val is quite right I have described my gate crashing exploits in my youth, and my eager eye for a deal in my working life, and indeed making the most of my friendships with influential people, Journalist’s of course do not do this in the course of furthering their careers.
Apart from these comments, I must thank Val for an excellent summary of my of "Diary of a Teddy Boy"
in her review. Mim Scala
"His book is an in-yer-face celebration of all that was excessive, anarchic, Socially disruptive, and wildly exciting about the fabled youthquake that began in the 1950’s"
Val Hennessy Critics choice Books on Friday The Daily Mail 23 Feb. 2001
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