Remember Brylcreem? Dusty Springfield? Ford Cortinas? The Twist? Knickerbocker Glories? Radio Luxembourg and Horace Batchelor? Old Spice? George Best? Round the Horne? Winkle Pickers? Ready, Steady, Go? Sunlight soap? They're all here, in this happy-go-lucky tale of some likely lads in the mid '60s. Nick and Steve are just 17 and best mates. They're both Mods, and as with most lads of that age, they're keen on girls, clothes, music and football. A meeting with a gang of Rockers is nearly disastrous but takes a surprising twist. Their own band, Modern Edge, goes on tour to the West Country so obviously there's fun with local lasses and uncompromising landladies, not to mention some chaotic gigs. Later they're asked to play Rhodes, though none of the group has the faintest idea where Rhodes is. They still have a hilarious time. The book is seen through the eyes of the well-known railway author, who lived through and enjoyed the sixties. Anyone who was around in those exciting years will instantly recognise so much of the story. And even if you weren't there, you won't be able to suppress the smiles as you enjoy Alan's unaffected, racy style.Absolutely unputdownable, as the best blurbs say. This will interest anyone who remembers the sixties; areas mentioned in particular include London, Essex, Suffolk, Kent, Sussex (especially Brighton), Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Bristol and the Midlands.