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| 1.Q |
Tell me
about the first time you remember being thrilled. |
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| 1.A |
Probably
watching my first fireworks (although I would have been very
young); or watching Charlton Athletic for the first time |
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| 2.Q |
What’s the slightest thing
to have thrilled you? |
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| 2.A |
The sight
of a Wessex Gremlin tourbillion |
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| 3.Q |
What’s the most frightening
yet thrilling thing you’ve done? |
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| 3.A |
Driven
at Brands Hatch – or firing my first Maltese, metal cased
(!) shell |
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| 4.Q |
Tell me
why you’re not completely sensible. |
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| 4.A |
It’s
more fun to be a fanatic and fanatics aren’t sensible |
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| 5.Q |
What’s
the most uninhibited thing you’ve ever done? |
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| 5.A |
It would
have to be after I’d downed a good number of Old Peculiers.
And I didn’t remember the aftermath. I don’t do
more than a couple now! |
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| 6.Q |
What have
you considered doing for pleasure but were too concerned about
the risks? |
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| 6.A |
Flying
in the face of my wife’s advice |
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| 7.Q |
Describe
the event in one sentence (there’s time to expand later) |
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| 7.A |
Watching
Charlton win the Play off Final to achieve promotion to the
Premiership in a match generally described as the most exciting
seen at Wembley. |
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| 8.Q |
Tell me
a bit about yourself around this time. |
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| 9.Q |
List the
sequence of events leading up to your thrill. Try to remember
how you felt at each stage. The smallest detail could be important
(this is your chance to expand). |
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| 9.A |
Joined
my family; traveled to Wembley among Sunderland fans telling
us how they were going to beat us easily |
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| 10.Q |
What were
your thoughts and feelings at the precise moment of thrill? |
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| 10.A |
It had
8 goals and 13 penalties so there were 21. |
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| 11.Q |
What did
you do afterwards? |
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| 11.A |
Went to
hospital with my friend who had collapsed with the strain of
the match.Wembley Hospital had many similarly affected. |
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| 12.Q |
What were
the risks? |
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| 13.Q |
What did
you imagine other people thought of you during and after the
event? |
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| 14.Q |
How often
do you think about the event, and why? |
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| 14.A |
Every time
I go to Charlton, because it brings it all back. |
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| 15.Q |
Some people
probably don’t understand how such a thing can thrill
you; explain it to them. |
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| 15.A |
Can’t
explain. Just go to The Valley and the feeling will take you.
Then imagine that atmosphere writ large |
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| 16.Q |
What three
changes could have made the experience better, and why? |
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| 16.A |
Well, I
could have celebrated in the evening instead of spending it
in hospital; I could have been playing; I could have joined
the celebrations on the pitch. |
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Is there
anything you want to add? |
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No –
sorry it’s not about fireworks. |
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