Brierly Hill 90210 presents... 2017 v2

Although I didn't know it, the curtain came down on my podcast in 2017, in it's original format at least. After 12 years of reinvigorating my love of discovering new music and sharing it with a small but loyal following, the broadcasts that had become more and more sporadic, finally petered out. Our youngest was now 9 years old and after being continuously ill since he was born, he was finally diagnosed with something; celiacs disease, a major gluten allergy. The poor kid loved pizza and bread and those were things that were killing him. But he adapted quickly to a change in diet and we found gluten-free versions of his favorites. We'll never forget the time he told us, “I never knew you weren't supposed to get sick every time you ate something”. Broke our hearts. Over on the world stage, Britain has voted to leave Europe so is eagerly embarking on their well thought through exit strategy. While, on the other side of the pond, everyone gets behind the orange, small-handed, lying sack of monkey guano that they voted president. The new year definitely signals the start of a new chapter. Whether you're young, dumb, broke or any combination there of, nobody knows how it's going to end. Welcome to 2017.