The glory of the 'heavens' above us are real, their starry splendour is visible to those who look up; but the glory of 'Heaven' is a sad delusion of human minds. This is the personal blog site of an atheist astronomer.
Wise words
"Two hands working can do more than a million clasped in prayer."
My first FA Cup Final at Wembley was a memorable affair when Spurs won the Cup after already winning the League:
I missed out on a ticket for the 1962 Cup win and watched it on my friend's parents black and white tv:
After winning the Double, Spurs played in the European Cup. They reached the semi-final and were narrowly defeated over two legs, thanks to some dodgy refereeing decisions in the first leg. I was at the White Hart Lane for the second leg:
When Spurs reached the final of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963, they were the first British team to do so. I skipped my weekly day at college to fly to Rotterdam along with thousands of other Spurs fans and came home very happy:
Watching England winning the World Cup at Wembley was an unbelievable experience. I still have the unpublished photos I took that day. I was at all six of Englands games, including the amazing Final:
Spurs third FA Cup win of the sixties (and my second FA Cup Final) was an all London affair: