Lorrie Millington taking a photo of me taking a photo of her
as we walk in the West Yorkshire countryside
(8 June 1984)
Entry From The Von Hell Diaries: Friday 8 June 1984
Had arranged to go to the seaside with Miss Millington [1].
She was supposed to come round at 9.30 this morning, but, perhaps not all that surprisingly, there was still no sign of her two hours later: not pleased.
Went over to her place in the afternoon to find out what had gone wrong. She said she had no money to go anywhere. Which is fair enough and she did seem genuinely sorry. It was decided we'd go for a bus ride instead into the West Yorkshire countryside.
So, on to the 655 Leeds-Bradford bus, alighting near a village called Esholt, which, apparently, is where they film Emmerdale Farm.
First thing Lorrie wanted to do was take a piss: which she proceeded to do in the middle of a field, laughing. We'd both brought cameras in order to take some pictures of the day, but, unfortunately, I didn't think to record this slightly pervy pastoral scene.
Lots of sheep and cows to look at. And lots of chickens running around (not least of all because Lorrie found it fun to chase them). Bought ice-creams in a village shop, then found a nice spot to lie in the sun and canoodle.
On the bus home Lorrie decided to stick a match up her nose to make herself sneeze; not something I've seen anyone do before.
Back at Bedlam [2], we ate some chips and frolicked on the bed. After which, I walked Miss Millington home.
If not quite a perfect day of the kind imagined by Lou Reed - no sangria in the park - it had still been a happy one and I was glad I'd spent it with her.
Notes
[1] Lorrie Millington: artist, model, dancer, writer; see the post dated 18 April 2015 written in her memory: click here.
[2] Bedlam was the name of the house in the Burley area of Leeds that I lived in with friends Kirk Field and August Finer. See the post dated 9 April 2019: click here.
Musical bonus: Lou Reed, 'Perfect Day', from the album Transformer (RCA, 1972): click here.
