While my daughter was at a workshop this morning, I sat in Rough Hands in Stroud and got lost in one of Iceland’s digitised newspaper archives.
I was surprised to come across several clippings featuring my dad. I have most of these in the attic already, but it was still a nice surprise to find them online.
Next step is to track down archival TV footage. There’s one news reel I’d love to find — my dad stepping off a tour bus with a band (I think it was Whitesnake), wearing a suit, long leather jacket and Ray-Bans.
I remember my friends saying,
“Emilie, pabbi þinn var á sjónvarpinu!”
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