The Right Decision

Vic Galloway

1985

We had a quandary. One was in Dundee and one in Edinburgh, but the choice between the two was tough. It was to be our first time and we wanted it to count; to be exciting; to be worthwhile and most importantly, to be cool! Which should we go for? We had to discuss it and pace about a lot. After much deliberation... our minds were made up! We hoped we'd made the right decision.

James and I were best friends, having known each other since the age of three when his large, catholic family of nine moved into the big house across the road from me in the village of Kingsbarns, in the East Neuk of Fife. We played with our toys together; we rode our bikes all around the countryside; we laughed a lot and occasionally we fought. But it was music that had really brought us together. It became our entire focus. The centre of our lives. Funnily enough... it still is. ... (continues)