Oh won’t you please take me theeeeere.

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The Needles And The Damage Done

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Wight Lines

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I found school project diary about a trip to the isle of white in 1991 aged 10, it reads like a Tao Lin novel, might post it

Cowes oon Is Now?

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If you want to take a trip to Ryde with me
We 3-wheeling in the fo’ with the gold D’s
Oh why do I live this way? (Hey, must be the money!)

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Remember the big slide you go down in those sand bags?

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Carisbrooke Castle in the clouds
I like to go there in my sleep

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Got some multicoloured sand in a vial from the needles as well

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Alum Chine!

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Another iow anecdote, because my grandparents lived there (and the other set in India), as a kid I used to think grandparents were sent overseas for some reason

I think I remember @meths saying that Ticket To Ride is about a trip to Ryde

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I went to Blackgang Chine in May. It was the perfect blend of crap and awesome. Your entry ticket covers you for the whole week so went back for a return visit a couple of days later. Saw an adder near the pirate boats. Halcyon days…